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Avatar: The Last Airbender

In this post I will go through the animated TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender and why it is my favourite animated show of all times. I first watched the show around 8 years ago and rewatched it again recently.

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Short plot summary
Avatar: The Last Airbender is portrayed in a world where people are divided in four nations: Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation, and the Air Nomads. Each nation has benders, who possess one of the elements (waterbenders, earthbenders, firebenders and airbenders). The story goes around the main protagonist Aang, who is The Avatar, meaning that he is possessing all four elements and his task is to establish harmony between all four nations. The Fire Nation has engaged the world in a war that lasted for 100 years and it is Aang's mission to defeat the Fire Nation and restore the peace.

This is the intro part of the series:


Why I love it
The best aspect of Avatar: The Last Airbender is the complex storyline. It is a kids show, but it is sophisticated enough that it has attracted also many adult fans. When I started to watch the show on TV it didn't really attract my attention that much, but then I realised that I am anticipating new series with more and more impatience. The world and the overall style of the show is fairly simple, but behind that it is a complex world with its own history and an intricate society living within. Each character has their own story and it develops step by step as the series go. They are being introduced as the series go and each of them has their own struggles, uniqueness and abilities. As the characters are growing as the series go, the characters and the plot take a more mature angle to it as well, which is why I think I would watch it over and over again. There are also a couple of inside jokes in the series, such as cabbage man (his cabbage is being thrown all over the floor by other people in all the series) and an awkward cough whenever it's required. The ending series of the show reveal quite a lot of unexpected plot twists, which made me to engage in the show even more and keep watching it.

I know that a lot of people do not know about these animated series and some might even confuse it with Avatar movie about green aliens. Also there is another set of series, which followed The Last Airbender, which is called Avatar: Legend of Korra. However I would recommend anyone to watch it and let it captivate you as well. :)

Comments

  1. AksuOctober 29, 2018 at 11:30 AM

    I absolutely love that someone made a post about A:TLA! It's one of my all-time favourites too. I wholeheartedly agree with what you said about the storyline being complex enough to attract adult viewers: the writing is so dynamic and the characters each have their own stories that develop naturally throughout the series, and you learn to care for each of them. Even small side characters that are on the screen less than 5 minutes can have extremely touching backstories.

    Such a great show, 10/10!

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