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“This is its own thing! If I want the cartoon, I’ll watch the cartoon!” 💯💯
Exactly. This is the right way to look at it
Facts
Yep
This! No matter how many different adaptations there will be in the future, there will always be the original cartoon series😊
Yezz
I didn’t like the way sokka looked at first in the trailers but after finishing the season I can confidently say sokka and zuko were by far my favorites and they really felt like the OG characters
The opening scene with the Earthbending is incredibly well done. My only real nitpick with this episode was Gran Gran's actress was... not good. Beyond that, I thought it was awesome, if a little rushed. Also, they sold the relationship between Gyatso and Aang so well in such a short time, I straight up had tears in my eyes when Aang saw his body in the ruins of the Southern Temple
Agree with the Gran Gran. That's what I'm talking about when ppl focus a LOT on the cultural background of the actors and not with their acting skills and how they embodied the character.
Ppl are complaining for not getting a real Inuit ppl to act as Southern water tribe. Sokka's actor getting a backlash of it whether he was faking his cultural background or not tbh idc, bec he nailed it!
my nitpick is uncle iron not doing the voice.. or at least attempting,, he sounds too young and not as wise and soulful
@@marvelousmia I heard that he didn’t want to do the voice out of respect of Mako. I think his voice is still fine for Iroh! Hoping for more metaphorical wisdom from him lol 😆
I’m wondering if it’s just because of how indigenous people tend to talk. In terms of physical acting I think she was great, but just line delivery fell a bit flat. But she talked exactly like how I’ve heard many indigenous elders talk, so I don’t know if I can really fault her for that? Probably just that you and I aren’t accustomed to their way of speaking, it’s like a foreign accent
26:24 they replaced Katara learning to freeze the crew all of a sudden, with Katara learning to pull water up that high all of a sudden. The animated series had her learn a move in the heat of the moment, so did this. Although, the animated series had her fail once, and this had her showcase the water pull move on a small scale beforehand. So the pros and cons balance each other out.
I am fine with it. Dodging the use of the Avatar State just yet gives more weight to the Avatar State destruction in the Southern Air temple. The way the showrunners kept it here, we see the Avatar State's useful side and deadly side in the first 2 times Aang uses it.
I actually love your honesty, and I really respect that; I also agree with you about the Gran Gran part, but I do not mind that at all. As for Katara's acting and visual arts, she gets better later in the rest of the episode. Plus, I really love this new live-action, although it felt weird watching since I'm used to watching the animated version of Avatar; this is really good, and the emotions felt so real as well. Besides that, they did well with Appa and Momo designs, which look very realistic.
Realistically good about the animals. It's not too real like the lion king cgi which they have no emotions at all lol. They still have the same character and attitude as the cartoon
I would say this is WAAAAY better than that non-existent movie, but that's a low bar
I thought it was weird that he was complaining about people defending the series, as he says mostly good things about it this video, because I've not seen people defend it to death like he's claiming. If anything, I've seen the opposite be more out of control, the people hating on it no matter what
absolutely love the criticisms. they need this so the other seasons can be much better.
It was never named in the show, but later on the OG creators revealed names for specific places, and one of those was Wolf Cove, which is of course where the Southern Water Tribe is.
Before some immature person starts something, it's an ADAPTATION, not a replica.
And they did good for a live action.
THIS, such a simple thing to understand yet so many people are flaming it for not being an exact 1:1 replica of the cartoon. There were a lot of changes but IMO a majority of them make sense, it’s overall pretty great!
Why aren't they two dimensional?
Real, my only issue in the adaption was it being a little too info dumpy. And some changes are a but shaky, but is fine for me as long as it makes sense.
@@MrQuantitySquare Yeah, they had 8 episodes to explain a lot of that stuff they dumped in ep1. A little mystery is a good thing. Gran Gran knew too much about everything.
what is this script you're all reading from? Calling it an adaptation doesn't make it not bad, you know
Zuko and Iroh are probably hands down my favorite thing about this show. And that’s coming from a person that really enjoyed this for what it is and can’t wait to see what they do with Book: Earth.
Love the honesty. Don't like it when other people are just "omg it's perfect!!"
I agree as much as I am in love with the new show even I have some nitpicks and problems here and there with it.
Yeah, and sometimes (sometimes) people aren’t being dishonest, just off the hype and seeing something that’s pretty good they initially feel like “omg it’s perfect” later they will know how they really feel.
I don't think there is a way to please or appease everybody. The movie was so hyped up and then such a let down...this has been hyped up and people are annoyed it isn't like the cartoon. If I want the original, I'll watch the original. I want to see the heart and message of the original story captured, the scenes and characters well performed. The show isn't perfect, but I think it's better than a lot of people are giving it credit for. I don't think anything could ever live up to the original series.
@@maureenseel118 There'll always be complainers. If it was more like the old show, people would compare it too much and complain it's not its own thing. If it tries to be different, people will complain it's not like the old show
Honestly, I think the problem is more the opposite, the people who'll nit-pick and hate on it no matter what
Aang : im gonna be the king of pirates i mean Avatar at early stage .. like he was struggling to choose that part, but in this episode goes fast on his decision
Watch the rest of the show if you think that. He's bitching out throughout the whole season
as a big avatar fan, i want to say i loved the live action adaptation! they kept the original "soul" of the show and the bending was phenomenal!! it's clear how much love and effort went into it! but ofc there are those who will nitpick every frame, but personally i enjoyed this a lot ☺😊
edit: also they kept the ending credit music which made me S M I L E W I D E!!
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It's that day and age we live in, NO MATTER WHAT, whether it's decently well-liked or not, there's always be a crowd of people that'll have something bad to say about it
@@ashhabimran239the story is genuinely bad and convoluted. You do realize aang doesn’t waterbend in the entire first season right
Zhao comes in later and is not part of Zuko's crew. But overall I'd give the live action is 7/10.
I’d say 7/10 too, but if they can improve on what they’ve set up, s2 and 3 have a STRONG opportunity to be an 8 or 9. I thought it was a strong adaption of s1 though, despite its glaring flaws.
My problem here is Katara’s acting is a bit off. She’s like 🫥
nah
This, example was at episode 7 when she and pakku was dueling, the line "Is that all you got?" was terribly delivered and in episode 8 where she was emotionally calling for aang, they need to put a fake tear in her eyes because you cant see a drop of water in those eyes
yeah like I know she's still a new teen actor but surely you would expect her acting to her a lot better. She has a lack of screen presence cause she's immensely lacking in energy and expression. Its just feels so obvious shes reading out lines. I'm sorry but she has barely any reaction to anything and it made me so bored whenever she was on screen. It may also be because of faulty writing cuz it feels like they really diminished her character by making her more timid and passive (which i dont know why since her fieriness and headstrong, maternal behaviour is such an essential part to her character and assistance in pushing aang forward?) . She feels like a totally different character compared to the other main figures who do somewhat resemble the original characters. Hopefully in the future seasons she gets better and they make her character more passionate and lively as she grows in confidence. The actress definitely fits the appearance of Katara though and looks similar to Sokka's actor. She also seems super sweet so I do feel bad saying this :/
"This whole episode is going to be about the flashback! I love this! Going into detail" oh we wished
I binged the full show today and I think your reaction is fair. Overall I was happy with how the show adapted Book 1. That being said, there are A LOT of events that are moved around and some things are taken out completely. However I think the story still progressed pretty close to the spirit of the show. Actor wise, Sokka's actor and Zuko's actor are by far my favorites. I think Aang and Katara were a bit weak but it may have just been the dialogue they were given. And they do improve as they settle into their roles. Commander Zhao comes in later. The character you mistook for him works on the ship under Zuko's command. The Live Action may not be perfect but I think it did the show some justice.
it does move really fast but it's working somehow. the only problem i had with this episode was the grandma scene.
well 8 episodes they can only do so much
I agree except episode 3. Combining the mechanist, Jet and Omashu into 1 episode was a bit much
honestly i hope they take the constructive criticism well because there are a few things that can be changed for later seasons such as pacing in some parts and the line delivery but either than that im really happy with it, and i honestly feel like its gonna get better. also i loveeee how they giving us some things we never saw in the animated series but always heard of.
I just finished the first episode. My heart is pounding I’m so pumped. The dialogue has got some problems, but hopefully it will improve once they get past the exposition. So unnatural. For the most part, though, I loved this so much. I’m super excited to see where we go from here.
Loved this version too. And enjoyed your enthusiastic review 💯 and honesty 👏 Love how they executed the bending, the acting, the cast 💯👏 the CGI locations and APPA! 🥰
They can all fly when The comet is in the sky. ☄️
I just watched the entire series and honestly I think you're going to really like this. I feel like it gets better and better by every episode and some of the creative changes get really cool actually. I would love to see you reacting to the rest!
I really fw the video bro you keep it 100. There’s some nitpicks I have with the show and some goofy looking/feeling scenes but overall I absolutely loved what they did with this show and I can’t wait to see what’s next for book 2 and 3. U can tell the people working on it really love the OG and wanted to do it justice.
It's not terrible. There is a between. it's a 6-7/10
I'm so glad you're reacting to this. ATLA is one of my favourite series. My step-brother plays Hakoda and I laughed a little too hard with the comment of being excited to see Sokka and Katara's dad and him being a dilf.
i binged the whole thing. it's very different but i think a pretty solid story. definitely made me cry more than the cartoon did at this point at the series
I can’t wait to see you react to the rest of it 👌🏼
It was a good first episode
Was good IT’s awesome
At this point you gotta have 70 alternative accounts
THIS GUY AGAIN?!?! HE’S EVERYWHERE!!!!
ep 3
Feel like they did ok with the pacing. It's only really the first 3 episodes in this and each cartoon episode was like 20 minutes. That and they managed to get a 20 minute prequel in at the start at the cost of a few fluff scenes (penguin sledding, Sokka trying to make Aang feel better at the air temple.) The changes are a bit weird if you watched the show but a lot of them make sense, especially in later episodes. Just have to be open minded and think about why they changed it after the nostalgia bias passes. Great reaction though, you'll love it if you keep up this mentality!
I've watched it once now, and I think my experience would change a lot on a rewatch, because unintentionally I was constantly thinking abouit what was different, but now that I know what happens I could judge the show fairly on a rewatch.
@@ri3121 yea, I found myself seeing a change and being very “that doesn’t make sense, why are they changing that?” Then by the end of the episode being happy with the direction they took it. They’re basically taking a slightly different path to arrive at the same destination.
The pacing in 1 and 2 is weird for me
Love your reaction man
"It's different, but its supposed to be different"
THANK YOU!!!! a lot of people are expecting a 1 to 1 shot of the show, and that just setting yourself up for disappointment.
Came from your Patreon just to say that me and I’m sure many others would like to see more reactions! Love this show and love your reaction!
Luv ur reaction dude thank you for keeping it real. I was iffy on the grangran scene 😭 but the rest satisfied me and the pacing bec it made sense and i gotta give props to the ppl who were able to risk cutting some scenes from the cartoon given that this season got only a few ep its a tough job
Thank you for a great review! The best one I’ve seen! It’s ok to be critical, buts a different thing! Give us more episodes!
That gran gran speech made me cringe so hard. I was laughing then I was like "eeehhh whyyyyy" xD but regardless.. great. It isn't the best, probably it really could be better but I learned from One Piece - you change stuff for the live action. So cool, they missed few things and changed some details... still, having input from countless hours of watching the cartoon over and over again makes huge difference for the experience for sure.. at least for me, But I wanna see what they did with it. So far it's good.
I had small issues (other than gran gran). I wish they showed Aang playing with other kids instead of the flying stuff.
@@Zanroff oh yeah, that flying stuff .. that's kinda.. umm.. knowing Korra where it was a huge thing (spoiler, damnit)... but ok, I guess I'll let it slide..
@@Daesma999 It's kind of cool, and makes sense that an air bender can fly to some degree. However, they didn't establish any limitations on it, at least in the first episode. I'm guessing he can't fly as fast without the glider? Maybe gliding long distances is easier. I'm only one episode in.
@@Zanroff seems still like he's just bending enough air around for him to glide in the air and stop the fall as much as he can like he does in the show. So far I also only watched the first episode, not sure when I get to the rest
@@Daesma999 Aang had entered the void
I agree with you if you want to watch a shot by shot just rewatch the animated series. Like the stuff is still in there you just gotta look and listen for them. Some of the stuff they added I don’t see the big deal, I guess people just want to complain about something. First and second episodes by far has to be my favorite.
Just finished binge-watching the Netflix series last night, and I honestly enjoyed it overall with some nitpicks like you did.
The first ep was a bit clunky for me, but the ones in the middle part of the season are really where the show shines for me.
Hope to see more reactions from you bro!
Watched a vid of someone who went to the premier who talked with the crew and creators and said the creators were pretty self-aware regarding the first ep. They all thought it was their weakest. Personally, it's probs a 7.5 for me. I have another episode that's a bit lower but I enjoyed everything nonetheless.
This show was WILD!!!! I loved it. Of course there were changes made, but even those changes i loved.
Speed of story- yes it feels a bit faster, but remember that they reach the Southern Air Temple in episode 3 of the cartoon, or after about 45 min of air time. If you check the minute mark of the live action, it's probably about the same time. It feels faster because we're not a having a break every 24 minutes. The pacing is necessarily different.
Nick, you're my favorite reaction man on UA-cam. I will agree Avatar is visually stunning, but I can't swallow this monologue tone writing that dumbs it down a flawless piece of art.
Bro, as an og fan, i’m really liking this show, hope to se you at least satisfied with it!
Really loved this reaction and how much common sense you have about it. It’s not perfect but it’s really good on its own! I finished the series, and honestly loved almost everything about the show, other than some pacing but again, it was changed for a reason and I don’t entirely hate their choices
I absolutely loved the show! I binged it when it came out here in South Africa and I'm a fan. I also had my thoughts about some things but overall I also have it an 8/10 if I were to rate it. Cannot wait for season 2
Lieutenant Jee is a crewmember, Zhao is a commander. You'll see em soon
Great reaction! Ok i am subscribing
I've heard and read that the Fire Benders are able to use the fire to fly in someway when the comet is out since their power is increased but idk how true that is.
I binged all the episodes
This sh made me cry multiple times
I like how it was the memory of Gyatsu that got Aaang to calm down from the avatar state. Not some girl he had a crush on but rather his old mentor and father figure telling him that he is good.
Based. I have seen it all and I think it is good enough to have a much improved season 2 with all the feedback and criticism from the community. It has flaws but it can improve.
No because I hope to see season 2 for improvement
@@kiliemorton2849 what you mean by no?
@@beovulf7241 ??? It’s just a way of speaking I do. Like “no, I completely agree” I don’t know why but I just put no in front
I enjoyed the first episode. I'm excited to watch the rest.
this reaction is hilarious af lmfaoo
Thank you Nick for giving this a try. Because some ppl just hate it for no reason without even giving it a chance because of the thinking, all live action is bad.
Waiting for your next avatar reaction! 🤙🏼
26:17 “You’re a wizard, Katara.” That made me fucking HOWL 💀 😂
Tbh I love it! The phasing is just fast😅😅😅
9:13 😂 Nick is me fr fr I laughed so fuckin hard when I saw this scene... Bro highkey tacking of like a rocket ship 😂😂😂😂
Letssss gooo 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Need more reaction
i just watched episode 2 and i’m amazed..
Bro, "leaves from the vine" was played in ep4, I was crying on ep4 bro.
The Firebenders all being able to fly makes sense in the opening as the comet is there but if they do it at any other time it would be ridiculous
Everyone stick with it to the end! All of the changes/shifts make sense and are pretty balanced and I love the depth they added to characters that didn't get much love in the animated series. I think they definitely delivered everything that was essential and were still able to add more lore into it. I think people are also forgetting that season one in general isn't as exciting as the other two. I think they did a great job getting as much as they did into 8 episodes and I hope they have more to work with for seasons two and three 🎉
I have so many nitpicks for this but it is a thousand times better than the last live action.
It feels fast because everything was contained in a single episode,however,it still somewhat matches the pacing of the show if you watch the cartoon episodes back to back,everything on the netflix version 50 minute runtime is comparable to the average of 20 minutes runtime (minus the opening and ending credits) of the 3 episodes of the cartoon where these things took place,with the exception of the Zosin flash back wich we cant deny had some really cool scenes and helped showcase just how brutal things were and how deadly fire benders are when they have the upper hand,all of that was around 10 minutes,10 minutes that the cartoon spent with Aang messing around the village just to fill the runtime of the cartoon episode and entertain the kids watching it,there were also way less comedy bits (if any) that were a big focus on the cartoon,especially on the earlier episodes because it was a comedy-adventure kids show,like Aang just playing and messing around during half an episode or katara an zokka arguing a hell of a lot more.
It is not perfect by any means (personally i just dont like how Aang's tattoos look at all,or the fact that they once again white washed zokka and katara but atleast they arent bad actors) but it got bending right and that in it of itself is enough.
18:55 as long as in further episodes, this speech is from Katara's voice, i am fine. Gran gran giving this speech in episode 1 kinda fits in because she would be the most knowlegeable on the war stuff, and she is kind of the elder, so it makes sense she would be the one to tell all this. Doesn't explain how corny it sounded, and the subtly wierd way She seemed to speak like those motivational speeches where the speaker raises his hands and emphasizes every other word with an accent. That's the one gripe i have.
But if its always her voice, ehh.... Would put me off a bit.
I love how much you enjoyed it.
Do not agree about Katara knowing to much.
But yeah watching the 8 I like how this book was handled.
Fave episode... "Into the Dark" You'll see if you have not yet.
Poor Cabbage man.
It was sooo good, a tiny few changes but overall it was amazing
Kind of wished they didn't show the opening yet. Also, alot of hand holding and exposition so far, like not leaving things to mystery (not just for us but for aang too). The bending is awesome though.
Lol 😂 I said the same thing!?
"Is that Zhao?" LMAO
Literally my reaction when katara blocked fireball 😂
in the beginning of the episode fire benders were able to fly only because of the comet, just like Ozai in the original
The kids were better earth benders throwing those rocks than the actual earth benders in the live action movie lmao!
7:40 he was using his powers, he's not afraid of the powers, he's afraid of the responsibility of being the Avatar. if your grand dad showed up one day and said you had to go away to another city, to be it's only police officer, because you're the next of kin for the previous officer, would you go?
I like this. I'm happy. It looks great. 😊💖🔥
that "Shamalama Ding Dong", just killed me 😭😭
One of the big things people don't point out,
Gyatso was a rival and friend to Avatar Roku, So when he talks about always being Aang's friend, he's speaking of Roku as well
All the fire benders could jet boost because of the power of the comet
12:33 definitely my same reaction to this scene! it's fvcking perfect! i can watch it a million times
If you react to all the 8 episodes I'll will watch them all Bro! Go on! 😎
All the episodes are great!
Some things that should happen very later in the show, ends up in Omashu, that feels kinda weird but still very cool.
"lord of snow and ice" Got me dead! LOL
I think people forget that when sozin destroyed all of the airbenders, the fire nation had a numbers disedvantage. Its not like they brought all of the firebenders there. It was a skilled group hand picked my the firelord. Can't wait for more zuko
Katara: *Lifts water*
Nick: "SHE'S OP!'
how do you get the transparent non copyright thing on the show??
when you are such a big fan that you are excited to see the airbenders get killed
I know exactly what you mean when you were talking about Man of Steel, I actually liked those movies and I can’t understand why people were hating so hard
Your saying Sokka is immature rather than sexist honestly makes a whole lot of sense! Never thought of it that way before, but you're totally right. Hence why this show has toned that content down a bit, this is definitely a more mature Sokka, even if he still has a little ways to go.
Love or hate the live action, everyone gets excited when the end credits music comes on.
Zhao was never part of his crew. They're both commanders of different ships. Lieutenant Jee has always been in the animated series but I don't think he was ever named.
I think the intro part where the elements are being introduced was intended to look like that just like how it is different in the animated one 🤷
I did watch the whole cartoon and understood it was a masterpiece but it was a long time ago. As someone who doesn't remmember all the details this was so good. For example I don't remmember sokkas sexist commets and his character development but what they did in this version was ENOUGH for me. The music the effects and the soul of the og is there and you can see that and thats what matters. Just wish there was no corny moments but lets be real in every show there are scenes that we skip
I am agree with you! This show is enjoyable, if we want that like the cartoon, we'll watch the cartoon!
The backstory of the Comet and how Sozin started it all are really great, the fact that Sokka is less immature doesn't bother me, I think the Katara "OP"'s moment, is just like in cartoon, she did her waterbending movement clumsily but she nailed it. Appa still the cutess sky bison alive and Aang is the real Aang we always know and not Oong!
My favorite reaction! 🤣
i wasnt planing on watching this shit cause i wanted to keep the anime serie good image but after watching the video I kinda changed my mind and gonna give a chance to the live action maybe i'll update later
Nick, have you read the kyoshi books? U should do a vid on them
28:00 yes, but we know gyatso way more here than in the cartoon, at least at this point in the series
I think katara is a little less motherly, but I think that’s just because of the sibling dynamic being different. Sokka being more mature makes it a little different.
Thank you so much for saying that, I’ve been dying trying to explain it in simple terms and that’s exactly what it is. Sokka being more mature means there’s no need for Katara to fill in that role early on- but I actually LIKE that, she’s depicted kinda timid naive and idealistic (her speech to sokka about helping people and hope) She’s timid here cz she feels powerless after what happened to her mother and her guilt from not being able to save her. THAT set her arc up nicely where she can grow into the motherly confident Katara we all know her to be. In the cartoon she doesn’t change all that much in personality, aside from her bending journey. She was always confident, it just took a couple life death scenarios to get her there.
This first scene is the probably best scene in the entire show.
I just hope they give the greenlight for season 2 and 3. Despite its flaws i would love to see the conclusion to this story.
9:38 na na i did too when i saw all of them jet upwards 😆😆
the usopp pirates got me🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He was like: We gonna see the air nomads genocide yess😂😂