Members Sylph Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 The critics are hating The Last Airbender! The critiques are as follows: "an insult to anyone with a triple-digit I.Q.", "sounds what should be the death knell to M. Night Shyamalan's career", "enormously disappointing", "agonizing experience", "overproduced, stilted nonsense", "an orgy of exposition"... Well, I expected people to hate it, but not for it to be this bad! I was never a fan of this guy's work and never really understood the hype so it might be good for him to step away from films so that we can rest from his 'talent'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 One hit wonder. Hate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members detroitpiston Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 After the racist sh!t he pulled with this movie, I hope he never works in Hollywood again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 2, 2010 Members Share Posted July 2, 2010 If the movie were a success then the press would probably end up praising him for his bravery in whitewashing his film. The reviews really are nasty. I guess a lot of critics had been sick of Shyamalan for years and had no more patience. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/06/30/the-last-airbender-review-revue/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted July 2, 2010 Administrator Share Posted July 2, 2010 Isn't this based on a cartoon? The trailer looks cool though. What did he do? (without giving any spoilers away) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MichaelGL Posted July 2, 2010 Members Share Posted July 2, 2010 Yes it is, on the show "Avatar" which aired on Nickelodeon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members detroitpiston Posted July 2, 2010 Members Share Posted July 2, 2010 He cast three white kids as the leads even though they were obviously of Asian and Inuit descent in the series, and the main reason he got involved with the project in the first place was because his daughter loved the fact that a girl who looked like her was one of the main characters. And he made all the villains and background extras minorities so he could pass the movie off as "The most culturally diverse film EVER!" Also took out all the Chinese writing and replaced it with gibberish, and did the same thing with the martial arts that the characters studied in the series so they could bend(they pretty much just flail their hands around in the movie). Basically, he got rid of all the Asian culture that made the cartoon special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted July 2, 2010 Members Share Posted July 2, 2010 Wow, I thought cuz it wasn't an original idea of his (and I like the cartoon) maybe it woulda redeemed him. Guess not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted July 3, 2010 Administrator Share Posted July 3, 2010 That's a shame. But yeah, if race is plays a big part in the character and story, it shouldn't be changed. If it's an adaptation, I don't think it's too bad (for me....I guess I don't care enough). But if race doesn't play a big part in the character or story, it's okay - like with Nick Fury or Catwoman, or Donald Glover "wanting" to play Spiderman/Peter Parker. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted July 3, 2010 Members Share Posted July 3, 2010 the racially diverse cast is the best thing about it. ive only seen it here and there, so idk how much it plays into story but its a shame he felt the need to make the leads white. and yes, i do think it was him not the studio. this guy, for whatever reason, tends to get what he wants and how he wants it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lovely_m Posted July 3, 2010 Members Share Posted July 3, 2010 http://img.photobuck...78040471700.jpg ETA: Here's the link to the guy who drew that picture- http://limey404.deviantart.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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