The Avatar Remake Doesn't Understand Avatar

Yeah. I hated how they cut that part.

They replaced Sokka's character growth with teenagers wanting to fuck. (they even added a scene were both of them lie on top of each other while training and then blushing) 🙄

Ehh… the benders do a lot of hand-to-hand fighting. Like actual martial arts fighting. In the middle of bending, when they get really up close.

The bending not being martial enough is not one of my complaints.

They just murdered all the characters imo. Aang is a caricature of a children’s show protagonist, giving “life lesson” speeches at the end of every episode. Katara is a perfectly caring and thoughtful wise woman. Sokka is extremely understanding and open. Zukko is hurt but from the get-go is made out to be “actually a really good person”. They are all basically flawless besides minor issues of self-doubt.

All the major character development beats were just removed… Aang hearing the council speak of removing him from Gyatso’s care and running away before Gyatso comes and says he will never let that happen… Sokka being bigoted and learning to be more accepting by seeing the world… Iroh being aloof, wise but distant, and learning to be more honest (with himself) after losing Zuko, and that he must be an active person in the world after meeting the Gaang. Zuko being misguided and cruel, and learning to connect with who he was, his mother, after losing everything once again…

I hate this remake man. It removes all the best parts of ATLA, and doesn’t put in anything new or better in their places.

What on earth are you talking about? The different styles are clear as day. Of course when you get an avatar you're going to get a lot of CGI, what did you expect? Kyoshi winging around ribbons on a stick?

Yeah, way too often does it feel like they are going "now this important moment happens, then this important moment happens" in their scripts without a good way between those. That's better in some episodes than in others, maybe some individual directors were able to make more out of that than others.

So, you haven't watched it. Yet here you are.

I don't think it makes sense at all if you didn't watch the cartoon.

I had this exact thought after I finished episode 4 (my current place). While I am impressed by the technical aspects of the show, the pacing and exposition is poor and depends entirely on the audience already knowing what's happening in order keep up. And that's entirely putting aside specific plot issues.

There's simultaneously too much and too little happening. The Bumi, Mechanist, and Jet stories are happening at the same time (too much) but separately, instead of one at a time, and Team Avatar experiencing them together (too little team development).

There was hardly any chemistry in One Piece as well. That stuff can't just manifest out of thing air. It takes time.

I don't even get the idea of a remake. Why telling me a story I already know and love? This can never work.