All those people who went in expecting it to be just like the animation were deluded. Yes there are things that could and should have been done better, but this movie was amazing in its own way. Its hard to turn a t.v series of anything into a movie because there is so much happening along the seasons period that you just can’t fit it all into a reasonably timed movie.

M. Night put in what he needed, and I think that the people he casted really did it justice. And for all those who think the personalities were off..? If Aang was a bubbly little boy, the movie would not have been as good. It would have seemed childish. If M. Night spent the whole film having Aang care only about games and have such careless ways the movie would have been boring. It would have just been another movie aimed at kids. THIS was aimed for everyone. If you want childish, then go back to watching the animation.

People should really think about what it takes to be in the position to turn something with such a high fan base into a movie. The pressure is HUGE. Take the Twilight Saga for example. The books were amazing, and then they got turned into movies… Same with Harry Potter. Such excellent reads, yet some of the movies are a waste of time.

Of course, this is all just my opinion. Everyone is different. If you think I’m wrong than thats fine. Flame me if you wish but it’s just freedom of speech. Just remember, if you can comment about hating all this, then I can certainly comment about loving it.

Peace out
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Air = Yellow “race” = Males = Scholars.

Water = Small Browns = Females = Shamans.

Earth = Blacks = Lesbian = Social Ubuntu Business Class.

Fire = Whites = Gays = Military, Militant Business Class.

Ether or Metal = Big Browns = Bisexuals = Working Class, Bi-military
(females & bis go together like Katara & Sokka or brown females and males).

Therefore Aang should be Chinese.

Katara should be a Malay like a Filipina.

The Earth Kingdom should be African.

Zuko should be White like Hitler, Alexander the Gay or Gen. Arthur McArthur.

The Fire Nation’s army should be like the fiery Sacred Band of Thebes (an ancient elite gay army that Don’t-Ask-Don’t-Tell troops would be envious of) or the Sturmabteilung, the much-feared homosexual stormtroopers of Hitler.

And the Slumdog Millionaire (casted as Zuko) should be Sokka.

This film is just as messed up as the movie Angels and Demons. The branding of the priests were incorrect.

But anyway, from the guy who gave you the Sixth Sense, which did not portray childhood schizophrenia accurately or anywhere near the real world, what do you expect?

Bisexuals love horror and terror. They also scam people, just like the Wizard of Oz. The old Oz film which is also about the Elements is understandably all-white because they were ignorant back then. People have higher standards now, and realism is a must.

But M.Night, the Wizard of South Asia also has lessons for everyone after conning them:

1) Clearly, when people don’t play roles that fit them, everything is messed up. (e.g. “male” clergy in what should be a female realm, forbidding gays in the military which is their territory)

2) Whites are not fit to play the leading roles of Air and Water in the world scene. Leave that to the ASEAN+3 (China, Japan, Korea and South East Asia).

3) Arabs are not necessarily the greatest evil in the world. Occasionally, they float like Ether to the ranks of Water. It is fiery whites that fit the role of Lucifer or Satan.

4) By acquiring objective reviews from leading critics, they have agreed themselves that these are all factual objective realities.

Thus, the Wizard, even if he is a con man, is also an accidental pseudo teacher. Partly, it’s called sunyata or “emptiness.”

P.S. – I’m NOT a huge fan of M. Night Shyamalan’s work…with the exception of this movie. I will totally be getting this on DVD.

The point you mentioned is the thing that bugs me most about the casting. The fact that most of the Asian or dark-skinned actors are Fire Nation. Personally, I think it would be more along the lines of this: Air Nomads: Asian. Water Tribe: Inuit. Earth Kingdom: Asian, Caucasian, and African American. Fire Nation: Asian and Caucasian. As for which Asian nationalities, I’m not positive. All the bending styles are Chinese, I believe. The Fire Nation has some similarities to Japan.

And yes. The tattoo and scar need to be darker.

As for Jackson Rathbone…from the interviews I’ve seen him in, he’s a pretty naturally funny guy. He’s the only choice I’m actually happy with, because I’m pretty sure he can pull it off. He also was already a fan of Avatar. Dunno which other actors were too.

See, the ethnicity of the actor wouldn’t bug me AS MUCH if I thought the actor was a good choice for the character. Jackson is a good choice as far as I’m concerned, I don’t know too much about Nikola Peltz or Noah Ringer though. This might sound weird, but I wished that some of the voice actors would play their characters. I mean, Zach Tyler Eisen looks more like Aang than Noah Ringer. Would have to shave that great hair of his though . Dante Basco and Mae Whitman could work, though they might be getting up there in age. Jessie Flower…erg…I’d want to say yes, but I’m afraid she’s a bit tall. The only ones I can’t see would be Greg Baldwin for Iroh and Mark Hamill for Ozai…*blink*

This obviously was the introvenious and evil little work of some Green back Yuppies who saw a cash cow in this film. Yeah mainstream let’s ‘milk that mooovie’, ah the butchery and money brained bastards never cease!

Wait…. I take it back, I hope he does make an appearance as Momo. That would be epic coz he just has to glutonize fruits and STFU!