I used to have my LJ name set to Shyamaladenfreude, which I'm sure was from a review after his last bad movie came out.
Wow, you've really mastered the power of positive giving-up.
Cordelia ,'End of Days'
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Dana - Jul 01, 2010 8:27:23 am PDT #9474 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
le nubian - Jul 01, 2010 8:45:09 am PDT #9475 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
§ ita § - Jul 01, 2010 8:50:19 am PDT #9476 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, that blog was written by a real nitpicker. It didn't seem like he cared as much about a movie as a reproduction of the cartoon--but you already have the cartoon. Some of his points felt esoteric.
Polter-Cow - Jul 01, 2010 8:54:02 am PDT #9477 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
14. Shyamalan envisions the Avatar as a non-violent figure of peace, which fits its similarities to the Dalai Lama. On show, though, Aang kicked all kinds of ass — it's hard to see how a pacifist Aang makes sense.
Huh? Aang in the show is also clearly pacifist. He spends the entire third season struggling with his desire not to kill Fire Lord Ozai!
16. When Zuko kidnaps Aang, he mentions that his sister, a firebending prodigy, is the favorite of their father, the Firelord. In the show, Zuko says, "Father says that she was born lucky. He says I was lucky to be born." It’s a better line than anything in the film, but Shyamalan doesnt' include it.
Aw, that's one of the best lines in the show!
JZ - Jul 01, 2010 8:55:15 am PDT #9478 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I'm completely boggled that they changed the pronunciation of most of the names. I don't even...what's more than boggled? Croggled? Floggled? What on earth purpose could that possibly serve, other than to totally alienate whatever fans of the series were left after the racebending fail? How could anyone, let alone someone who claims that he mostly did the movie because his kids are such passionate and devoted fans of the series, think that was anything but an insanely bad idea?
Polter-Cow - Jul 01, 2010 8:57:50 am PDT #9479 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
What on earth purpose could that possibly serve
It's more ~*authentic*~.
Jars - Jul 01, 2010 8:58:55 am PDT #9480 of 30000
Maybe the changed pronunciation fits with their pale pale skin better?
tommyrot - Jul 01, 2010 9:03:28 am PDT #9481 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
t's more ~*authentic*~.
Yeah, that can be Shyamalan's latest defense of his movie. His changes led to a more accurate depiction of real Airbenders and what-not.
Polter-Cow - Jul 01, 2010 9:06:10 am PDT #9482 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I think he said that was the more Asian pronunciation.
Volans - Jul 01, 2010 9:08:04 am PDT #9483 of 30000
move out and draw fire
I'm...speechless.
I was just talking to my best friend at work about the train wreck that is TLA.
And he said "Yeah, but c'mon. The source material SUCKED!!!"
I need to go lie down.