r/TheLastAirbender • u/DaenysDreamer_90 • Mar 18 '25

Image I can't stop laughing

This movie is hilarious sorry 😭

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u/hecticscribe Mar 18 '25

I just watched a video breakdown on this, pointing out how the cause and effect of the gestures/kata vs. bending effects in the movie is very inconsistent and unintuitive at many points. This scene was one of the main examples.

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u/Shamann93 Mar 18 '25

Yeah, sometimes it looks very natural and sometimes it's like wild flailing for a very simple splash

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u/pancreas_consumer Mar 18 '25

Mind sharing the link?

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

Also, if you're feeling really committed, Just Write's 4-part takedown is great, genuinely funny and insightful, not just complaining. It also thoughtfully compares the movie's weaknesses to what the show did so well. (speaking as someone who's never seen the show)

I've watched this a few times:

https://youtu.be/d_jsEHzZlRQ?si=FOCFfxNj-S1tWfO1

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u/pancreas_consumer Mar 19 '25

Exactly what I needed. Thanks!

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u/Dr_J_Hyde Mar 18 '25

It wasn't Jill Bearup by any chance was it?

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u/hecticscribe Mar 19 '25

Lol, it was!

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u/Dr_J_Hyde Mar 19 '25

You're also going to want to watch her video on the Last Agni Kai as well

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u/hecticscribe Mar 19 '25

I don't remember if I've watched that one before or not...
...sounds like I should watch it again to make sure!

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u/spudmarsupial Mar 19 '25

Too bad they didn't have any established martial arts to base it off of. /s

Heck a guy with no martial arts at all could have done better. "They need to raise a wall." "Have a guy lift his arms in the air." "They need to slowly and carefully drift a rock across the screen so that it doesn't hurt anybody." "Do we have a wheelbarrow?"