tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post5315268919274382536..comments2024-02-12T15:15:51.364+02:00Comments on The Five Year Project: What I've learned from The Last AirbenderMisha Gerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-71111845908043730892011-09-16T05:58:02.188+02:002011-09-16T05:58:02.188+02:00The cartoon has way more depth. (I can't belie...The cartoon has way more depth. (I can't believe I just wrote that) I mean I only saw about half of the movie and didn't want to see any more. The script was lame. i think the beginning moved too fast. there was no time to connect with the characters.<br /><br />Also, the kid in me would have loved to seen a blue force field around Aang when he went into Avatar-state... (like the cartoon):)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-91216328012729745982011-07-09T13:03:49.145+02:002011-07-09T13:03:49.145+02:00Movies that influenced my writing? I think "...Movies that influenced my writing? I think "Pulp Fiction" taught me that cubism has a place in storytelling.<br /><br />Interesting post!Dr. Mohamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673867214475179890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-43323325549166493732011-07-06T10:18:19.372+02:002011-07-06T10:18:19.372+02:00When I first saw it, I loved it. My kids and I wat...When I first saw it, I loved it. My kids and I watch the cartoon at home and the film had a lot of potential. But in retrospect, I see what you mean... there was something I couldn't quite put my finger on, and it wasn't that the concept was bad, it was the execution of the story on film. M. Night has a tendency in carving out hollow stories... most of his films are that way... missing something you can't quite figure out.<br />Someone else said the fact the cartoon characters are all Asian and the main characters in the film were not, was a total sell out.PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-63102251226881294532011-07-06T02:43:10.343+02:002011-07-06T02:43:10.343+02:00I've been going back and forth about whether t...I've been going back and forth about whether to rent TLA. I guess I won't. Too bad. When I saw Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, I thought he be such a great writer/director, but...Connie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-87573479659165398992011-07-05T16:06:42.940+02:002011-07-05T16:06:42.940+02:00I have not seen The Last Airbender. I have noticed...I have not seen The Last Airbender. I have noticed that if I don't connect with the main character(s) in either a book or a movie, then I just hate it. Great post.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-64700554055231707852011-07-05T03:25:28.910+02:002011-07-05T03:25:28.910+02:00If you don't care about the characters, it is ...If you don't care about the characters, it is not a good story. The worst thing is a bad film with good actors in it.<br /><br />Hope you had a wonderful Independence day.anthony stemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666462157746049139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-14060491728809981402011-07-05T03:25:01.569+02:002011-07-05T03:25:01.569+02:00Yes. I agree with you. The Last Airbender sucked. ...Yes. I agree with you. The Last Airbender sucked. Actually I fell asleep in theater after the first thirty minutes and woke to watch the last half hour. That's how boring it was to me.shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-88256045845858722432011-07-05T01:33:50.781+02:002011-07-05T01:33:50.781+02:00I really didn't like the movie, either. I ADOR...I really didn't like the movie, either. I ADORED "Avatar: The Last Airbender" the cartoon that the movie was based off of. Whereas the movie version taught me ways how NOT to write a story, the cartoon had gorgeous storytelling, beautiful characterization, an amazing world, and the creators of the show blew me away time and again with their awesome skills. Not sure if you've seen the cartoon or not, but I highly recommend it to ANYONE.Laura Josephsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239501665574945313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-65508678844704969032011-07-05T00:51:31.798+02:002011-07-05T00:51:31.798+02:00I heard a lot of people trash the Last Airbender b...I heard a lot of people trash the Last Airbender before I saw it so I wasn't expecting much. It did have so much potential and it did disappoint. It looked pretty but that's like reading a book with pretty descriptions and no story. EW. Great post.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-21254305418235837702011-07-05T00:17:56.309+02:002011-07-05T00:17:56.309+02:00Hi Misha. Thanks for the holiday greeting. It'...Hi Misha. Thanks for the holiday greeting. It's 107 here in the High Desert of SoCal. Staying inside till it cools off.<br /><br />I haven't seen Airbender. I like the way you nailed what the problem/problems are with the movie. If I don't like a movie, I usually won't keep watching it even if I could learn what not to do from it. Good for you for sticking it out!LynNerdKelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167392990015741278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-59277884824724832532011-07-04T20:43:54.274+02:002011-07-04T20:43:54.274+02:00I wasn't big on the movie either but loved the...I wasn't big on the movie either but loved the animated series. I'd recommend that over the movie any day.Patricia JLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582005500429122486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-33884723422685957802011-07-04T18:41:55.736+02:002011-07-04T18:41:55.736+02:00Great post Misha! I wasn't a huge fan of the m...Great post Misha! I wasn't a huge fan of the movie either, even though the special effects were great. <br /><br />One of the things I like about M. Night Shayamalan's movies (past ones anyway) is that the stories are all interwoven and make sense at the end. I love reading and writing tales like that.<br /><br />Happy 4th of July! :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915440989018472093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-17689932755592984012011-07-04T18:00:46.136+02:002011-07-04T18:00:46.136+02:00I was unfamiliar w/ airbender and hated it. My hus...I was unfamiliar w/ airbender and hated it. My husband is airbender crazy and hated it. Seeing a pattern here?Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962862566388212238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-14816457216240960962011-07-04T17:22:02.281+02:002011-07-04T17:22:02.281+02:00didn't go see it and heard it's the worst ...didn't go see it and heard it's the worst of all his movies. He needs to remember what made him successful/good; #1 great characters and #2 a fairly simple plot: kid sees ghosts, aliens arrive, a man cannot - literally - be broken, to list my 3 favs.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-7164146264837014802011-07-04T17:19:37.753+02:002011-07-04T17:19:37.753+02:00I didn't watch the movie, even though I loved ...I didn't watch the movie, even though I loved the animated series it was adapted from, mostly because of the white-washing that went into productions. However, after various reviews popped up, I was glad I didn't see it.<br /><br />I can definitely see what you're saying, however. They tried to do too much, insert in too many scenes, that they failed to capture our sympathies for any of the characters.Emy Shinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109925009902220083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-89386367605522350042011-07-04T17:00:35.700+02:002011-07-04T17:00:35.700+02:00Nope, didn't see it. But I think your best poi...Nope, didn't see it. But I think your best point was that if the reader/viewer doesn't care about the characters, then it's all over. (And I enjoy hating a character as much as loving one. Make me loathe someone, and I'm glued to the page/screen.)Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-73250052819680899222011-07-04T16:58:51.102+02:002011-07-04T16:58:51.102+02:00Thanks for the Happy 4th!! I have not seen the mov...Thanks for the Happy 4th!! I have not seen the movie and I'm thinking I'm not gonna now!<br /><br />I hate movies and books that can't draw me in and make me care about the characters. <br /><br />Great tips for what to NOT do! :)Jessica R. Patchhttp://www.jessicarpatch.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-25608413871160613282011-07-04T16:43:44.195+02:002011-07-04T16:43:44.195+02:00I have learned so much from watching movies. It...I have learned so much from watching movies. It's like a writer course in 2 hours. I haven't seen this one and don't want to now!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-19094507147343722922011-07-04T16:06:25.213+02:002011-07-04T16:06:25.213+02:00Poor M Night Shyamalan. Basically, he's never ...Poor M Night Shyamalan. Basically, he's never done anything that was loved as much as Signs and Sixth Sense. The critics hate him, and the movie-going public aren't too keen either. I, however, love him.<br />The Last Airbender was not the best movie ever, but I really enjoyed it. Plans to make the rest of the series are on indefinite hold after this one flopped.Spanjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893837904669368614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-61318102019501789872011-07-04T15:57:20.331+02:002011-07-04T15:57:20.331+02:00When my brother and dad went to go see The Last Ai...When my brother and dad went to go see The Last Airebender, I was smart and saw a different movie. ;) I did hear it wasn't very good at all. I just watched Beastly the other night, and though I do not applaud the plot, the character Kyle was three dimensional because a different situation showed the other layers of him. Happy 4th!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com