The Reel Rejects - AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER LIVE ACTION 1x01 REVIEW!!!

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Starting point is 00:01:39 I wait a little bit more to see if things get better or improved over time. But right now, for the positives that I would say, production design is excellent. I think the fight choreography, while sometimes the way it's shot could be a little bit less like kinetically handheld. I think the choreography, they do a really great job at where you have a nice blend of martial arts and the bending abilities as well. I felt like I kept feeling, you know, I think I said at one point when we were watching it, when you see like a, like a, even just a trailer for like a, when Japan does like a live action adaptation of one other animas, that was the vibe I kept getting when I was. was watching this. It kept reminding me of that. A lot of seriousness to it and at times where it's cheesy where I'm charmed by the cheese and at other times I can't tell if it's unintentionally cheesy, intentionally or unintentional. And of any of the dynamics that I think they brought to

Starting point is 00:02:48 life in a really strong way, even if I hadn't seen the original animated show, the part where I felt like, oh, there's actual real chemistry here. It comes in the form of Zucco and Iro. Like, there's an actual dynamic blend between the two of them. And so, yeah, I think, like, it looks cool, looks pretty. I like the prologue. And it's so far light years better than the live action. Nice job. A lot movie. So they pass that bar. And as long as you pass that bar, I feel like you're in good graces. But there, there are some things. that I am a concerned about that I will get into it's not even like a comparison to the original show honestly it's just as a television show itself that I I wasn't too keen on but just first episode

Starting point is 00:03:39 what you think what a fascinating turn of events here because please put it in my closer to your face I'm very critical of the animated show and I think it's because I had everyone was telling me how great it was. So I went into it with like super high expectations. Whereas here I went in with little little expectations, nothing. So she really liked the animated show. I do like the end, but I was also very critical at a certain point. Yes. I was a very, I think we both were. I was a little softer on it. And I think it's because I had such high expectations, whereas here I'm forgiving. I really liked it. I honestly, the only complaint I have is the special effects, especially for the air bending, which is my favorite in the animated show. I think it looks really sloppy here,

Starting point is 00:04:28 but then I feel like for live action, how else could they have done it to show that the air is moving? I have some real critiques with the special effects at certain moments. When he goes into the avatar state, it looks very cartoony for me at the end. Like at the beginning, it's fine, but then at the end, when it's like close up on him, it's very cartoony. It just looks super fake. I can't get over. I don't know if they're wearing prosthetics, but a lot of the noses look like whoville noses. And I can't not see it. A lot of the water tribe people, they have whoville noses. And I'm like, is this like a prosthetic, a choice? Or is this, then I feel bad. I'm like, what if that's the actor's nose? You know? Like, I feel awful. But it's multiple

Starting point is 00:05:11 people within the show. So I'm like, I feel like this is a prosthetic. Unless a lot of people have whoville noses in real life. I don't get it. But I really like the actors. I think we haven't seen Qatar so fleshed out or Asaka, they've changed his character a little bit, which could be concerning down the road, because he's supposed to be that lighthearted feel to the show. But Ang, the actor is doing a really good job, in my opinion, of that childlike essence, of that naivety, you know? I feel that with him. I really like Iro and Zucco, the actors they chose there.

Starting point is 00:05:47 I do wish they had done a bigger scar on Zucco. To me, it looks like makeup. Like, hey, he just got punch in the face. It doesn't scream like he got burned, if that makes sense. Yeah. It looks like a typical Saturday night with me and Greg, you know? But storyline-wise, for the pilot, I love that we got to see the aeronomads and the slaughter of them because it really puts you in the perspective of Ang is completely alone.

Starting point is 00:06:16 Yeah, I really enjoyed it. I think it's a really first, it's a pilot. But it's going to be like campy at times. And what's the word I'm looking for? They talk too much to explain. Heavy exposition. Heavy exposition, but it's a pilot. I really wasn't a fan of that.

Starting point is 00:06:35 I honestly hate justification of, I mean, I'd say the same thing when I was watching Last of Us. I'm obsessed with the Last of Us video games. But just because something happens in the game does not automatically mean that, oh, because they did it in live. Like, I hate the justification. People go, it's how it is in the comics. It's how it is in the animated show. It's not a one-to-one translation right away. Like, there are physicality qualities here that would bother.

Starting point is 00:07:00 And I think, like, this first episode did kind of suffer from exposition in the animated show translates so different than in a live action show. It does. The way it happened here, I could feel the, this is the problem when you try to condense a bunch. I forget how many episodes the first season was. But they not only expanded with the first, like, 20 minutes. minutes here, but then they're also condensing like two to two episodes into into one as well, right? So then it becomes like repetitive. And they're adding scenes. Yeah, exactly. And

Starting point is 00:07:31 they're like, let's really hope the audience gets us. I'm like, you've been repeating so much information. The information can overtake emotionality sometimes when you're doing that. And I think the actors that they got for like Ang, uh, Katara and Suk, uh, not. Saka, the three of them, I think they're good actors, especially Ang, and I feel like they're at their best, and I tend to be significantly softer when they are child actors, because I feel like it's not right to, I just personally can't be mean to a child actor. I think. I will be mean to them.

Starting point is 00:08:10 Yeah, let me tell you, you got to learn now. No, and I think some, but I, I, just from certain scenes, I could see that it was also coming down to not just acting, but also the way they're being directed. I think like Aang is great when he's just being his sincere child, right? But then there's other parts where I'm like, and I could say the same, I say the same for the other two as well. Sometimes though I do feel that I could hear them line reading if that makes sense. Like I could hear them reading from a script and I could, and I feel sometimes there's a bit of stiffness at times when this requires a little more emotional depth. And I will notice that especially, again, I say it comes down a direction because when you throw them

Starting point is 00:08:55 into certain environments, but they don't feel like they're actually a part of that environment, then suddenly it feels fake and they're just being told to like deliver the lines. Like take the one scene when they are flying in the sky with APA, Katara and Saka, this is their first time up in the sky like that. And they're not responding or reacting. And the way they go to like the next scene doesn't often feel like they just endured the events of what just went down. like, oh, we just went after, uh, took you away from the fire nation guy and you escape from

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Starting point is 00:13:12 because I feel like children move on from things quickly and also have a harder time understanding a high emotional impact on things. The line delivery is very childlike to me. I'm like, okay, I mean, I've worked with kids. I could 100% see that in everyday life, a child struggling with their emotion so it comes off as like a line delivery, even in real life with events, you know, heavy events like this. They don't understand the high emotional toll and they're kind of just thrust into this new event and they kind of roll with it. Kids are more

Starting point is 00:13:45 forgiving that way with real life events. So I'm more. more forgiving of it here in the show. I am not forgiving when it comes to the grandma, who I couldn't stand. I couldn't stand that grandma. No, she's literally reading a script. It's a book in front of her. Oh, my God, there's like nothing there. And I couldn't stand the grandma acting here.

Starting point is 00:14:08 I really couldn't. That's fair. I just think, like, kids today and in situations today is not equivalent to this world where you've got these kids who have been forced to be adults at such a young age, you know? With guitar and Saka, but Aang is still learning to be an adult.

Starting point is 00:14:28 That's what his whole journey is. That's why I'm saying a lot of his lines when he is just, I think a lot of times he is very natural. It's there's certain weighty scenes where it does not translate. He's literally been awake for like a day. I know, but he gets to deliver to heft of

Starting point is 00:14:45 information. And it's the chemistry between the three. I don't think any of them have chemistry. I don't buy the chemistry between the three. And that's why I keep going back to Saka. And if they had chemistry, it would be different. Yeah. Whereas like Saka, the good name is all confused. Zucco and Iro, I believe the dynamics. I believe the chemistry. That is a young actor with an older actor. Exactly. Well, I mean, I've seen plenty of movies where children still have chemistry. And I think there's a lack of chemistry between your three leads. And maybe that'll, and the reason why I don't want to be harsh on that is because I'm like, that develops. Chemistry can develop. They probably shot the first episode first. So it takes time for chemistry to develop. I'm forgiving of it here because, and I'm forgiving the exposition here because it's the first episode. I'm letting it. I give a lot of passes. Yeah. I'm letting it build. If the exposition continues throughout the show, it's going to be a big problem, obviously. It just depends how you do. But I think we're supposed to watch their journey of bonding together. Yeah. So it wouldn't make, I'm forgiving of it for at least like the first two episodes. But then I want to see. see bonding. I want to see that connectivity happen, you know? Kind of like with

Starting point is 00:15:51 Iro and Zuko, you see them throughout the show get closer and closer. So I want to see those moments. I don't want those moments to be taken away storyline-wise. I think sometimes when they try to go for more realism, though, they can sometimes lack

Starting point is 00:16:06 expressionism with performances. You didn't have a problem with goddamn grandma, with her straight-faced... I don't even remember the grandma from the animated show. No, I'm talking about here. The grandma I hear? I don't know. I believed her. Oh my God. I did. See, now I question your taste of everything. I play it back. I reasonably believed her whereas I know it's so bad. Whereas like a lot of this is working for me from oh yeah, that shit I saw years ago. Like it's work. It's good. But it's still

Starting point is 00:16:39 been so many years that I can still watch it as like a new show. And I think as far as a new show goes, I am wondering, like, if I didn't see the original animated series, would I be into watching? Yeah, will we be, let's watch the second. Yeah, that's the concern that I have right now. It's like, all right, going to keep it open-minded. I liked it. I didn't love it. And I'm not just saying that to be nice.

Starting point is 00:17:07 Like, I liked it. I do have my concerns about how it would progress. But, yeah, right now it's like. no one piece and watch that so I don't know well if he said I don't know actually all that lead guy is but he's supposed to be a kid I don't know if it might be an adult playing

Starting point is 00:17:25 I was gonna say I've seen pictures he doesn't look like a kid whereas these are clearly children I like I see that's one thing I like though is that they actually cast at least for the Aang for sure Aang's a kid you know and I'm assuming Qatar is a kid too and and I like that they actually cast

Starting point is 00:17:43 a child actor for A That scene where Aang is talking about he doesn't want people, he doesn't want to be alone because he doesn't want to be treated different for being the avatar. He's got tears in his eyes. I totally believe that. I thought he was really good there. Yeah, I thought he was, I'm not saying, I don't think he's bad. The reason why I could feel there's a lack of, why they can be a little stiff is not

Starting point is 00:18:03 due to individuality performances. It's due to ensemble. Yeah. And I think, honestly, that's so important, though, for a show is like you need The songball cast have chemistry, yes. But it is the first episode. So, yeah, let's see if it develops. It's the first episode.

Starting point is 00:18:21 I'm forgiving, but I 100% agree with you. If I hadn't seen the animated show, I would not be interested in continuing. Number one, I probably would never watch it in the first place. But we'll see. We'll see. Maybe it gets better. Maybe it gets stronger, I would say. But what did you guys think?

Starting point is 00:18:37 Did you love it right off the bat? Was it everything you hoped it would be? Did you have your qualms? Looks good. feels good looks cool yada yada yada and so far generally good cast all right

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The Reel Rejects - AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER LIVE ACTION 1x01 REVIEW!!!

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