Avatar: The Last Airbender

[AYHJA]

I don't watch this, but my kid swears by it...I saw the trailer for it last night when I went to see G.I. Joe though, and it looked like it could go either way...It can either be CTHD, or it will be a Jet Li film like Hero that nobody will remember...

Linkage: http://www.thelastairbendermovie.com/

[Skinny Bastard]

I admit to having watched the cartoon saga from time to time with my kids... this could be interesting.

[¡ñ±£¿®∆L Ф¶†ïς@п]

I've seen this "American anime" from time to time, I even caught the finale of it, I think, last summer.

The musical score was epic; if the cinematic version can be half as good as the last two or three episodes of the series, then it can and certainly will lend itself as a great success. What surprised me even more is that they follow the formula of Japanese manga/anime heroes quite closely, due to the fact that the main characters and "supposed saviors" of their world are all children under the age of sixteen. Why is that? Must be "children our are future, therefore they need as much power and skill to destory a village with their fighting techniques"... that makes sense.

One thing to note: why is the director of "Titantic", James Cameron, I believe his name to be, making a movie to be released within months of this one entitled "Avatar" as well? It's about a race of blue aliens, and starship troopers, and i saw the trailer for it yesterday, and from what I glanced, it looks to be heralded as "the most expensive film ever made". Weird coincidence, and it irks the hell out of me.

[Skinny Bastard]

The word "Avatar" is often used to denote or imply a deliberate descent from higher spiritual realms to lower realms of existence for special purposes - This is likely the origin of the use of the word in the airbender series... The last airbender is more than just what he appears; he embodies the potential of something higher to unite all the bending powers in a single form. The word "avatar" itself I believe comes from the Sanskrit for "descent" (from heaven to earth), from the verbal root "to cross over".... so the whole idea of descending from heaven to earth makes perfect sense to me that it would be applied to a movie about aliens....

but you are right... the timing of the release for two similarly titled movies really sucks.

[raum]

The reason it is called an avatar is because the blue race is a primitive race on a planet humans are trying to colonize on - and the humans have generated a bioorganic vehicle for of one that a crippled war hero is INSIDE. He is supposed to be learning about them, or infiltrating them, but he apparently "goes native", and the tribal princess shaman and him fall for each other.. I personally am wondering how much like The Last of the Mohiccans is will be.

[Sir Jig-A-Lot]

hey! Hero was good!

[¡ñ±£¿®∆L Ф¶†ïς@п]

i totally forgot to address that veiled reference that Ty snuck in: Hero was a masterpiece.

[cs_cdkey4]

I saw the preview and cant wait to see it...

And hero kicked ass

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Whats wrong with HERO? :(

[AYHJA]

It BLEW..!!! I seriously don't believe anyone liked that film..!