I think they did as good as possible for a PG-14 live action adaptation of this show. It's a little more serious than the cartoon, but still captures most of the charm.
The costume and set design were vibrant and accurate to the cartoon. The acting was surprisingly not terrible (child acting is usually the downfall of any live action adaptation). The CGI throughout was very impressive. They managed to convey all of the major themes of the cartoon, and no character was butchered (Bumi was understandably hard to adapt). There are even aspects of this show that ADDED to the cartoon
Some are complaining about the fire, but there are several scenes where people are straight up burned to death, so its not like they completely neutered the fire bending. It would be difficult to have every instance of fire bending result in cosmetic burns for every scene.
Compared to the M. Night movie, this show is a 20/10. Compared to the cartoon, 8/10. Very enjoyable for fans of the show. I would definitely watch a season 2.
The costume and set design were vibrant and accurate to the cartoon. The acting was surprisingly not terrible (child acting is usually the downfall of any live action adaptation). The CGI throughout was very impressive. They managed to convey all of the major themes of the cartoon, and no character was butchered (Bumi was understandably hard to adapt). There are even aspects of this show that ADDED to the cartoon
the conflict between Zuko and his ship crew, and eventual reveal of them being the 41st division that he saved
Some are complaining about the fire, but there are several scenes where people are straight up burned to death, so its not like they completely neutered the fire bending. It would be difficult to have every instance of fire bending result in cosmetic burns for every scene.
Compared to the M. Night movie, this show is a 20/10. Compared to the cartoon, 8/10. Very enjoyable for fans of the show. I would definitely watch a season 2.
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