#that has been my benchmarck for good writing

[sunlightnmoonshine]

As a writing choice it just seems stupid that they added in things from season 2 without focusing on the important parts of season 1.

I guess the gang won't end up chased by a knowledge loving creepy owl that detested his knowledge being used for war, again a core part of the story. Getting to see the scary owl (Wang shi tong) in the live action felt so unnecessary that if they actually have him show up in the library (if they even visit a library - I have a feeling they won't) I won't feel even mildly the same kind of terror I felt when I saw him in the cartoon. The live action doesn't even emphasise his love for knowledge which was a core part of his character in the original instead they make a joke about how only aang can understand him :)

I'm assuming we will still be returning to Omashu but I guess no cave of the lovers then, no special moment between aang and katara, no sokka losing his mind over the lack of common sense, no extensive probably on drugs singing, no foreshadowing to the role of the badgermoles (that basically set up toph) and how the music was what calmed them down because they listen first (the essence of book two) instead hey katara and sokka sibling moment, the badgermoles can sense your love yay the audience needed to know you guys loved each other woohoo, wow ya'll got to aang just in time to save him from crushing bumi, wow, standing ovation, incredible writing.

I was going to write a long paragraph about how they are revealing too much about zuko too soon which significantly takes away from his season 2 story line but just no. Zuko was supposed to be the villain of season 1, it's what made his redemption arc so poignant. The audience through season 2 with just one episode on his past were in tears, the live action does not need to shove how sad and depressing his story is down anyone's throat. His story was appreciated because it made you think.

The more I think about this live action, the more angry I get because pls don't call it a good adaptation, it's not. It's a fine and enjoyable (arguable) story if you can't remember the nuance of the cartoon but that's it.

#avatar the last airbender #atla #natla #i hate that a story #that has been my benchmarck for good writing #was translated into this.