So
basically this is a review about my childhood right? Well I first got
hooked on these series when I was much younger and was all like hey
there's this remote thing that has buttons on it... Let's try it out!
Eventually I found the glorious channel of Nickelodeon, home to shows
like iCarly and fairly Odd Parents.
So
as great as these shows were, they paled in comparison to the epic
Avatar the Last Airbender. Like even the title sounds cool! So this is
the time in my life where Hannah Montana was just starting out, like way
before scary Miley Cyrus went all crazy, unlike Hannah Montana who as
much as I loved her all she really did was sing and say sweet nibblets,
Avatar actually had an AMAZING story line, a bunch super awesome strong
and smart female roles (who were literally my idols), and probably like
THE BEST art in an animated series that I have ever seen! (And I watch a
lot of cartoons people, like a lot)
So
if you don't know about Avatar you have probably be living under a
rock, but anyone if you haven't seen it WATCH IT! AND KORRA! If you
don't want spoilers STOP HERE! LIKE HALT RIGHT NOW! GO NO FURTHER.
But
anyway time for the actual review. So Avatar got so deep and made me
think as a kid, the bad guys were actually not all that bad when you
thought about it, then they became the good guys too! The good guys
weren't invincible as much as others wanted them to be. And the good
guys got beat up, like A LOT. But that's ok because they fail so
spectacularly that you are on the edge of your seat WAITING for it to
work out!
And
bending, don't even get me started on how AMAZING SPECTACULARLY AWESOME
THAT IS! I don't know any kid who didn't want to be a bender when they
grew up like I still think wouldn't it be nice to just throw a giant
boulder at that guy? And I was totally convinced I was a fire bender one
time, I was staring at a candle and it like flickered, and I literally
spent the next hour staring at it trying to make it move by thought!
Anyway the art of how it was animated! Like it still blows me away! Like
the artists made it so that they used different styles of martial arts
for each bending style and each bender! HOW COOL IS THAT!!!!! I could
probably rant for hours about how beautiful the background and
characters were made, but I think that would bore you guys so let's move
onto some of my favorite characters, shall we?
So
Aang was like soooo cool! He was really young and had tattoos! But
unlike the youngsters that I know who have tattoos he totally was all
peaceful and innocent! Like a kid should be! You really watch Aang grow
up throughout this series which is really a great thing! He's so funny
and takes nothing seriously at first, but even as he grows up he never
loses his goofyness! That's a word right? Goofyness? Oh well, it is
now!
Now onto my favorite...DRUMROLL PLEASE!!!!
KATARA *thunderous applause*
She
was my IDOL she had long brown hair (like this gal) and had an older
brother who she yelled at a lot (like this gal) and had amazing powers
of WATER BENDING (ok maybe not EXACTLY like this gal but I sure hoped
I'd get it!) So of course, I thought I was basically Katara and became
obsessed with her in everyway! She was very girly but still beat
everyone up! That's something I really appreciated because girly girls
can be seen as weak, but I've always been girly and very in people's
face and bossy (in a good way... I hope). She traveled around the world
with her best friends and beat up bad guys learning valuable life
lessons! What more could I ask for in a role model?
Sokka,
what can I say other than that you and your boomerang is such a better
love story than twilight. Like on so many levels! And your sword, I
almost cried during the finally dude, I almost cried! That was worse
than like the fault in our stars dude! Anyway Solka is amazing and every
time I see a guy who shaves the sides of his head and pulls the rest
into a manbun I think of Sokka and smile.
Toph
was so incredibly strong and independent, but she had a lot to learn
from her friends still, like the fact that she needed to depend on them,
she couldn't just be alone her whole life and not be really happy. I
loved Toph so much, and the choice of the creators to make her blind was
a great call, I loved how she depended on her Earthbending to "see" and
her disability really made her stronger. It was nice to see a
children's show acknowledging such a touchy subject.
And
Zuko, Sifu Hotman, what can I say, I totally hated you as a child! You
had that creepy ponytail and sad backstory, but I never got how Katara
and Sokka with their sad backstory were good, and you were bad with
yours. But then you went from ROAR FIRE GRR to LESS RAWR STILL FIRE LESS
GRR. And I was cool with you! Mainly because Iroh. And let's face it
when Katara forgave you so did I!
And
there are SOOO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE IN THIS SHOW I could rant for days
about cabbage guy! But I won't b/c as amazing as Avatar was, it ended, I
cried, and then, Korra came.
At
first I was all no way Jose that is not for me! Because not only was
this show telling me Aang was dead, but that a hot headed and sorta
selfish girl is his reincarnated self! I had a few issues to say the
least. But I came to terms with myself and was SOOO glad that I did!
So it was only like a year ago I got really into Korra, I found all the episodes on nick.com
but then they took them off, but luckily the library came to the rescue
and had them all!!! Woot woot! So I watched them and fell in love! This
show was so incredibly funny, well written, beautiful to watch, made
you think, got really dark, and related to current events!!! What more
could anybody ask for?
Like
I really loved how the seasons progressed, unlike Avatar, Korra had a
completely different enemy every season, Aang had the fire lord the
whole time, but lots of enemies scattered around, so I never knew if
Korra would be renewed for another season! Which was a serious factor
for stress! I love how in the first season she traveled to a new place,
got new friends, and then there were terrorists! Like really terrifying
terrorists! It really seemed to relate to current events with all the
craziness in our world! Than the second series had levels of deep
thinking and spiritual stuff that Avatar was never able to delve into!
All of a sudden the whole Avatar universe made perfect sense! Season
three was heart wrenching and I finally saw Korra growing up to be more
level headed and mature! It was a relief because even though I loved
her, I worried she would never be as intelligent as she could be. And I
loved seeing the air nation being rebuilt so much! And then season four,
how do I begin?!?! Korra has to face all of her demons, big and small,
and everyone got so much older! And the ending was so perfect to me!
Only I misinterpreted it...big time.
So
apparently Asami and Korra were dating? I really didn't catch that,
mainly because they were acting just like I do with all of my friends.
Don't get me wrong, I think it is great for a show that means so much to
kids really emphasis that being gay or bysexual is great! I have
actually been wanting for more shows to do so! But I always liked the
ending I first understood, I thought that the fabulous team avatar:
Korra, Asami, Mako, and Bolin ended this story as best friends! I really
don't care for romance in any form so I was so excited to finally watch
a show that had a happy ending with everyone as FRIENDS! I mean I still
think that the intended ending was great, it's just not what I got at
first.
Anyway,
I love all the characters so much and feel no need to describe them any
more because I love them all SOOO MUCH!!! Just know that they are all
so so so great!!! Plus
there are like too many and I would forget to write about one and feel
awful! But a special highlight on Ikki! She seriously talks just like I
do and I love her for it!
I
feel like this review was very long, so if you've read the whole thing
thanks! I hope you enjoyed it because this is a show that is really
close to my heart! And I hope you've enjoyed these series as much as I
have!
Oh
and there is an AMAZING comic series about the adventures of The Gaang
that you should also check out! The first is called The Promise and it's
really good so check it out! It is really fun to read about them!
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