Wednesday, December 02, 2009

No Way Will the Movie Measure Up-

to the cartoon "Avatar: The Last Airbender."

This music video-- fan-made-- shows some of the characterdevelopment of a major villain.  (Fits Zuko's story pretty well, too; father issues, refusal to live a lie, attitude, and "I bring the FIRE!")

I just know they're going to use slow-mo to death, and I wouldn't be shocked if they messed up Uncle Iroh.  (Sean Connery, if he's able to not take himself seriously, might be able to pull it off...)

The cast is kinda screwy; the only one of the folks I care about that I can "see" managing the role they've been cast in is Sokka, so far.  Looks can be overcome if they end up with the right... oh, I don't know how to put it, aura, projection, attitude... but my faith in modern acting is rather lacking.

Oh, and Zuko is supposed to have a top-knot for a very long time-- instead, he has Twilight hair. -.-

I don't have much faith in folks who would mess up that.  (It is actually important, symbolically.)

They really should have gone with some form of CGI instead.