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The Avatar Remake Doesn't Understand Avatar (www.youtube.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by Prunebutt@slrpnk.net to c/avatar@lemmy.world

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Didn't watch it yet, as I'm only 2 episodes in and Idon't want to taint my first view too much.

But from what I've seen of the show, I understand how they reach this conclusion. And Jessie Gender usually has quite a good grasp on these things.

Edit: Kind reminder that this post is for sharing/discussing the video, not for dunking on the Netflix adaptation.

Edit2: Watched it now. Spoilers for the first 2 episodes and light spoilers for the rest of the live action show, season 1.

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[–] WidowsFavoriteSon@lemmy.world -2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm not talking about not doing the element effects with CGI. I'm talking about shooting some martial arts so that you can actually see what's going on. You know, like the original show did.

Or maybe something like they did in the Matrix movies. Competent shots of martial arts, enhanced with CGI elemental effects. The fight scenes in the live action version are boring.

[–] WidowsFavoriteSon@lemmy.world -2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Boring? Really? Because you can actually see the different styles of martial arts being done. I guess you're just used to all the pizzazz and twirly shit.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 1 points 8 months ago

I'm sure the actors put a lot of effort in the martial arts scenes. It's a shame I can't see shit with all the cuts they do.

Compare these scenes with the Matrix movies' martial arts scenes. Or Jackie Chan movies, or Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Or ATLA/TLOK.

You never see the motions play out and cut away too quickly, the fight scenes just get tedious to watch.

I guess you're just used to all the pizzazz and twirly shit.

Umm... Have you seen the martial arts styles the original show used?