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Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender Dishonors the Original Series

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It’s fair to say that live-action adaptations of beloved animated films and shows haven’t had the best success rate. For every one successful adaptation like Alita: Battle Angel there are multiple extremely disappointing examples like 2017’s Ghost in the Shell, Netflix’s Death Note movie, and more recently, that same streamer’s live-action Cowboy Bebop series. Still, when Netflix debuted its excellent live-action adaptation of One Piece, there was a glimmer of hope that there would be a brighter future ahead for American remakes of cartoons. Then, everything changed when Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender attacked. Simply put, Netflix’s take on Avatar: The Last Airbender is bad. At best, the show serves as a constant reminder of how amazing the original Nickelodeon cartoon was. At worst, it makes M. Night Shyamalan‘s 2010 The Last Airbender film feel like a mercy because at least that poor effort was only 2 hours long. Granted, there are some saving graces. Most of the cast is good,

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest WhatsApp Email It’s fair to say that live-action adaptations of beloved animated films and shows haven’t had the best success rate. For every one successful adaptation like Alita: Battle Angel there are multiple extremely disappointing examples like 2017’s Ghost in the Shell , Netflix’s Death Note movie, and more recently, that same streamer’s live-action Cowboy Bebop series. Still, when Netflix debuted its excellent live-action adaptation of One Piece , there was a glimmer of hope that there would be a brighter future ahe

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