To those of you who don't know me well I am a very passionate person. I put that passion in and towards many different things. Just to name a few: Hockey, The St. Louis Blues, Hockey, Harry Potter, Film, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Now some of you might have heard that a little film called "The Last Airbender" was being released this weekend. Of course I was excited and had preordered tickets and just ready to see some live action bendification on screen... little did I know how disappointed and pissed off I was going to be coming out of the theater with a VERY pissed off, and rightly so, Maxwell.
Avatar: the Last Airbender was a cartoon on Nickelodeon for quite a while before talks of a live action movie started. It had a successful 3 seasons that covered a wonderfully spun story about a world where people (Benders) could manipulate the four elements of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. But the Avatar was a member of one of the four nations (Fire, Water, Earth and Air... if you haven't caught on...) reincarnated for thousands of years, he/she alone could master all four elements and communicate with the vast and mysteriously powerful spirit world.
I started watching the cartoon with my little brother about 5 years ago when I was a sophomore in High School. I saw it from the beginning and fell in love with the characters and the story and the world itself. It was a beautiful mastering of a serious and dark story blended with a layer of humor and pure entertainment value. I diligently watched every episode after the pilot premiered. When I started College the series was in its third and final "Book" and went through a brief hiatus because of a little dispute between Nick and Disney over the rights of Dante Basco's contract. After watching Cloverfield one night I tried to find one of the newer episodes of Avatar to watch. I happened to make a new friend that day that was actually on a mission to find the exact same episode. Of course that friend turned out to be Max and we bonded over Hockey and Avatar. So last night Max and I trekked out to the Midnight showing of “The Last Airbender” since we both had high hopes after seeing several previews. Afterward wasting 2 hours away at the theater we both came out extremely ready to start a baby punching rampage.
