Film Theory: Avatar and the Science of Waterbending (Avatar the Last Airbender)

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  • @landonsalazar461
    @landonsalazar461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8714

    You should definitely do another theory on Avatar because it’s beginning to become popular again

    • @OrigamiAhsoka
      @OrigamiAhsoka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Yee

    • @jovaniguzman1865
      @jovaniguzman1865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      There needs to be a season 4 which talks about the fire Lord's mother and what happened to her.

    • @itsjustjo1909
      @itsjustjo1909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Jio read the comics

    • @crispymarshmellow3874
      @crispymarshmellow3874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      It’s cuz of Netflix and people get to watch it again

    • @Gamerdog-io3ow
      @Gamerdog-io3ow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yes I started watching yesterday

  • @thatlycantomboy
    @thatlycantomboy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3254

    “Science of waterbending”
    I swear to god, MatPat, this better make my lifelong dreams come true

  • @angelvisto2768
    @angelvisto2768 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9210

    you know a show is good when everyone is still hyped up about it 10+ years later

    • @applebeezez5142
      @applebeezez5142 5 ปีที่แล้ว +199

      I remember watching it at 6am while getting ready for school in elementary lol

    • @hatredisvengeance5777
      @hatredisvengeance5777 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@applebeezez5142 same

    • @ram89572
      @ram89572 5 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      Hard not to like it. It had good goofy humor, magic, and action. Oh and it was a grand adventure too. The characters had a lot of development instead of just being good at something for reasons. I enjoyed Legend of Korra too because it was the sequel, but ultimately it was nowhere near as good as Avatar TLA.

    • @jasonliriano1858
      @jasonliriano1858 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I remember watching it every weekend from 3pm to 6pm

    • @patchwork_asylum
      @patchwork_asylum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Ha I only found out about in september last year and netflix made it my life, people are still obsessed with it 10+ years later

  • @harrycrossland2841
    @harrycrossland2841 ปีที่แล้ว +945

    The reason Avatar Roku found water bending difficult was because he was a natural fire bender. Fire bending and water bending are opposites like earth and air hence why Ang found earth bending difficult. This opposite element thing is also seen in the actual techniques for the bending like the quick, nimble, dexterous movements of air bending which parallel the grounded, rigid, brute-force earth bending techniques.

    • @gamestarkarthikeya0843
      @gamestarkarthikeya0843 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too

    • @wolfy973
      @wolfy973 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      actually its not because of that its because of the personality's of the avatars .

    • @superpingu2593
      @superpingu2593 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@wolfy973 easiest way to spot a korra fan

    • @_Zephster
      @_Zephster ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Wolfy not quite personality but mindset

    • @imaperson610
      @imaperson610 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It really to do with personality, mindset and emotions

  • @seanmorton4689
    @seanmorton4689 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2838

    Now do a film theory on what was in that cactus juice. I’ve heard it’s the quenchiest..

    • @khameronwright4265
      @khameronwright4265 5 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      It'll quench ya

    • @syrusangi8743
      @syrusangi8743 5 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      NOTHING'S QUENCHER

    • @TelekinesisT
      @TelekinesisT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      easy, it's definitely san pedro
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mescaline
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinopsis_pachanoi

    • @chunkicholde
      @chunkicholde 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Cactus juice. It’ll quench ya. Nothings quenchier. It’s the quenchiest.

    • @bigsmoky4729
      @bigsmoky4729 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      👏Q👏U👏E👏N👏C👏H👏I👏N👏G👏

  • @rhproductions9874
    @rhproductions9874 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1445

    decade later and everyone still loves the child show. what a master piece it was

    • @grantbaugh2773
      @grantbaugh2773 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      There is no such thing as a perfect television show, but by golly this comes close.

    • @axz647
      @axz647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Decades? Nah you smoking I remember it like it was yesterday

    • @veritas5089
      @veritas5089 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I thought Death Note might be a contender for a nearly perfect show. Then episode 26 happened...

    • @katakanakitsune5286
      @katakanakitsune5286 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@veritas5089 you just had to remind me😔

    • @lyghtable
      @lyghtable 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *is

  • @mennoberga4133
    @mennoberga4133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +845

    Good video! A few notes from a fanboy:
    1. Bending is explicitly stated not to be considered magic in the world of Avatar. In the first episode of the show, Katara gets angry at Sokka for calling it so.
    2. Water benders don't fully lose their powers during a lunar eclipse, i don't think. After all, the moon isn't around during the day, but that never seems to be an issue. This can be confusing, since the S1 finale included an event called the Lunar Eclipse, which prevented benders from waterbending. However, in that case, the moon itself straight up died, and had to be reincarnated to be restored.
    3. While Iroh invented lightning *redirection* by studying water bending, lightning *bending* itself is not based on waterbending. It's an extremely pure version of firebending, that requires the bender not to use rage as a fuel, which is why so many benders (including Zuko) can't learn it. Lightning redirection has a lower entry bar, since the user only has to understand energy flows - like a waterbender.
    4. Finally, Roku didn't struggle with water because water is a particularly hard element to learn. He struggled, because it was the element opposite to his own (fire). Mentality plays a huge role in bending, and Roku grew up as a firebender. We can see Aang struggle similarly with earthbending, as he has an airbender mentality. Korra seems like an exception to this, since she's a water tribe girl who mastered fire quite easily, but that's because she never really thought like a waterbender per say. Instead, Korra struggled with airbending, the most spiritual element, since she was so focused on becoming a better fighter, as opposed to a better person.
    *[Edit]* Since you read to the end i'll recommend the youtube channel Hello Future Me. It's a guy that talks about principals of storytelling, but he also has a whole bunch of Avatar lore deep dives. I recommend his video on Energybending, which explains some more about bending in general!
    This concludes my essay lol

    • @aaronkisitu4855
      @aaronkisitu4855 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I was thinking about some of these but you went in depth so thanks

    • @sammie_dot7542
      @sammie_dot7542 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I thought i was a huge fan if the show... You just changed how i look at it now 😂😂

    • @exec_rigveda8299
      @exec_rigveda8299 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Pls dont use korra as an exemple.
      Id rather forget she exist.

    • @aaronkisitu4855
      @aaronkisitu4855 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@exec_rigveda8299 tbh korra was pretty disappointing but other than the end it wasn't all garbage

    • @Mufflin
      @Mufflin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Didn't bending come from some life deity. How isn't that considered magic.

  • @anaki567
    @anaki567 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Oh MatPat PLEASE bring this series back! 🙏🏾😭

    • @kelvisaisawesome
      @kelvisaisawesome 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Exactly!

    • @dani_thereal_1
      @dani_thereal_1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Farwa_2012I hope that Lee will do some episodes on this

    • @Comicbookguy226
      @Comicbookguy226 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Plz

    • @dani_thereal_1
      @dani_thereal_1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Also I think Lee likes ATLA because in a short I remember him saying that’s it’s one of his favorite shows ever

    • @lunselene2502
      @lunselene2502 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I so agree with you :( I want the science of airbending

  • @sirbeksoniv2907
    @sirbeksoniv2907 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1484

    Avatar Roku has a difficult time with water because it’s his “anti-element” like the same reason Aang had a difficult time with earth bending

    • @grantonator3884
      @grantonator3884 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      "Even Avatar Roku had trouble with water-bending." Well he is from the Fire Nation so...

    • @causticx-jpeg
      @causticx-jpeg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @Lehi Greening toph?

    • @TechnologyWitch
      @TechnologyWitch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @AC - 08JS - Eldorado PS (1505) It seems to have more to do with the anti-element of a given bender's mindset than anything else. Still, Korra is kind of a special case, since she was a noted prodigy with the physical aspect of elements who was bending three different kinds from such a young age (fire included) that she probably didn't really get locked into the "water" mindset. (Each element seems to benefit from a certain mindset in order to operate it; air = grace/evasion, earth = stand your ground, water = flow/change, fire = force/life.)

    • @JubeiKibagamiFez
      @JubeiKibagamiFez 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @AC - 08JS - Eldorado PS (1505) Legend of Korra doesn't actually go into how hard or easy it was for her to learn Fire Bending. They just sort of glossed over it in one episode. It may have been significantly more difficult for her to learn than earth bending.

    • @SomethingSordid
      @SomethingSordid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      its said in a korra episode that avatars find elements that are most unlike their personality are the hardest to learn or master for them

  • @ellis_ellis361
    @ellis_ellis361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2081

    Katara said to Sokka:
    “It’s not magic, it’s waterbending”
    Well, now we know she ain’t wrong

    • @joshuapoe3867
      @joshuapoe3867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @Da Random Thing And townspeople made fun of Sokka because he knew science could explain everything!

    • @altoriarucker3070
      @altoriarucker3070 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      It's not Magic, it's Science

    • @joshuapoe3867
      @joshuapoe3867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@altoriarucker3070 It isn’t murder, it is slaying

    • @altoriarucker3070
      @altoriarucker3070 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@joshuapoe3867 Period!!

    • @skullmastergamer
      @skullmastergamer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ITS NOT MAGIC ITS TRAGIC
      *Bob’s burgers reference*

  • @FTStudios1422
    @FTStudios1422 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1406

    me in 2019: so, are you gonna do air bending next, or earth?
    me in 2020: he probably forgot about this now, oh well.

  • @takedown205productions6
    @takedown205productions6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +460

    Correction: Avatar Roku had trouble with water bending, because it was in direct conflict with the philosophies he was raised with in the Fire Nation.
    Much like how Earth is resistant to air (and air unyielding to Earth,) water is smooth and subtle, malleable; fire is directly derived from passion and stubbornness. Aang had to overcome overthinking Earth bending, and Roku had to learn to adapt to change, in order to water bend.

    • @LittIeRoo
      @LittIeRoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      whilst i agree with this, also has to do with personal philosophy, like avatar korra, personality wise she'd be a much better fit as an earthbender by nature as she's stubborn and set in her ways, struggling with learning air whilst learning fire and earth with relative ease.

    • @thatgirlfrommn6249
      @thatgirlfrommn6249 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@LittIeRoo but didn’t avatar korra have fire earth and water mastered by the time she was like three like isn’t how lok opens

    • @Lyokoheros-KLPXTV
      @Lyokoheros-KLPXTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thatgirlfrommn6249 wasn't she more like 5-8 at that time? (I mean that would be somewhat believable... and I wouldn't call it "mastered", just "learned")

    • @thatgirlfrommn6249
      @thatgirlfrommn6249 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Lyokoheros-KLPXTV I dunno I havent rewatch lok after i watched it when it came out and when it came out I was like 9 so I just know a lot of people in the atla fandom don’t like it cuz it apparently sucks

    • @Lyokoheros-KLPXTV
      @Lyokoheros-KLPXTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thatgirlfrommn6249 Legend of Korra Sucks? Naah... I actually watch it only recently and I would even say that at Book I it seems it could be better than Legend of Aang but later it imo got worse = the direction it all was going and new worldbuilding was kinda questionable, but in the end despite some flaws it was a good show (In my personal ranking system it got a score which put it on the top of B-tier)

  • @davidyun8396
    @davidyun8396 5 ปีที่แล้ว +539

    Mat: “how to water bend”
    Also Matt: just bend magnetic fields

    • @rightfulfuture4
      @rightfulfuture4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      it's called a magnet suit, duh

    • @cyco5400
      @cyco5400 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just thinking, wouldn't it also have an effect on the bender themselves? Cuz humans are water too.

    • @mateusmundstock8225
      @mateusmundstock8225 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cyco5400 If the magnetic field is precise enough, you may avoid it. At least that's what I understood

    • @richardconaway9720
      @richardconaway9720 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cyco5400 plus water is highly dia-magnetic, meaning it's so non-receptive to magnetic manipulation that any such magnetic field would literally bend/attract everything around it INCLUDING the water, there would be no element specific benders if magnetism truly were what was behind bending (we also see benders PULL water toward themselves, which is essentially overriding the diamagnetism of water), and fire is just released energy in the form of ionized air as plasma. so fire bending "might" make sense with the magnet theory as ionization does play well with magnetic fields and in some instances is even the result of localized magnetic fields, but outside of earth and fire a magnetic field driven hypothesis is fairly flawed.

  • @samied632
    @samied632 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2119

    “It’s theoretically possible to bend water.”
    9 years olds rushing to take notes

  • @beetzkidabop579
    @beetzkidabop579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6362

    ok matpat, it’s been 4 years where are the other 3 elements

    • @chadvanniekerk1279
      @chadvanniekerk1279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      I guess he's got a lot going on😅

    • @JohnKrakatoa
      @JohnKrakatoa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +310

      I WANT EARTH BENDING EXPLAINED

    • @LNW_-
      @LNW_- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      YES

    • @d5tr0yr17
      @d5tr0yr17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      YIP YIP

    • @d5tr0yr17
      @d5tr0yr17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      OR HIP HIP IDK

  • @pandaxianrain
    @pandaxianrain ปีที่แล้ว +115

    About that,aren't you going to make a theory on how Aaing the avatar managed to survive in Ice and keep his youth..

    • @ashmondthesoutherntrashmon2210
      @ashmondthesoutherntrashmon2210 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      his episode that talks about frankenstein being possible mentions stuff like this! preserving cells with cold temperatures.

    • @harpastanman8952
      @harpastanman8952 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean the idea of cryogenic chambers for NASA's deep space travel has been talked about for years, and in a dozen fictional movies. Freeze your body, sleep for a few hundred years in a coma, wake up and continue your life 🤷‍♂️

    • @user9267
      @user9267 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It would be very short.
      "Aang would die due to the cold. The end."

    • @k4ttz528
      @k4ttz528 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MatPat still mentions that there is magic in the show

    • @kelvisaisawesome
      @kelvisaisawesome 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It makes sense. Don’t question it

  • @marzizzo
    @marzizzo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +467

    "even avatar roku said that water bending was particularly hard for him to learn"
    cuz he was born a FIREBENDER

    • @onigiri2659
      @onigiri2659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      That has some correlation, but the real reason was that it was the polar opposite from what he was originally capable. think of it as a born-given talent, you were born with it so that naturally means that you're good at it, but just because you already have one doesn't mean you can learn more. and also, in irl cases, some people have an ability to learn other talents really easily, mainly because they have really good listening skills. and if you rewatch all of Roku's interactions, you'll know that he isn't the type to listen to what his sister says. Sure, he does listen to his master, or does he? In a couple of episodes, we can clearly see him disobeying his master. Roku just isn't the type to really listen. I can prove this by using Aang. Now, Aang IS an Air Bender so that means that he can just learn all of the elements really easily, but even he has a hard time with Earth bending, mainly because of two reasons. One is that Earth Bending is the complete opposite of Air Bending, just like how Water Bending is also a complete opposite of Fire Bending. And for the second reason, he's just really stubborn. you can see him be really stubborn in some episodes. Because of this stubborness is how he has a hard time learning it. The only reason he eventually got the hang of it isn't because of the training he did, but it was because Air is all the other elements weakness, Air could easily control all of the other elements. So in Roku's, and all the other character's case, literally everyone could learn all of the other elements in the show. It's just because that the elements are weakened by other elements on the table. But that's just a theory, A MICRO THEORY. AND CUT. (you get it? Like the film theory thi- ok, I'll leave)

    • @NuggetGX
      @NuggetGX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Utsubyō Nikorasu that deserved alot more than 2 likes lol

    • @radhikaparkhi1856
      @radhikaparkhi1856 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Utsubyō Nikorasu woahhhhhhh I bow down to you, Sifu Long Paragraph.

    • @marzizzo
      @marzizzo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Utsubyō Nikorasu okay so the first part: yes, that’s the point i was trying to make by saying that he’s a firebender, water is his opposite so it’s especially hard for him to learn. secondly, i don’t actually remember roku’s sister or really much of his master, although i could just be forgetting things? thirdly, ya aang had an especially difficult time with earth bending because it’s the opposite of air bending. that’s why he was stubborn. water and fire came so easily to him, so the second he couldn’t just effortlessly do something, he lost all momentum and faith in himself and was convinced that he’d never be able to do it (similar as what happens to kids in gifted programs who grow up believing that they’re smart and things coming easily but not developing a good work ethic because of this so when they don’t immediately understand something, it’s shattering). as for your last points, i don’t get what you said about airbenders being superior and uhhh are you saying that anyone could learn all the elements? cuz nope just the avatar has that ability as per the show’s canon. good comment though, i enjoyed reading and responding

    • @carndela7032
      @carndela7032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Holy cow this is the big brain comment section I’m only halfway through ep3 and can’t really go crazy over this

  • @zm4362
    @zm4362 4 ปีที่แล้ว +630

    ALSO: The type of bending that is hardest for an Avatar to master isn’t necessarily their opposite element based on Nationality and ethnicity but rather the OPPOSITE from their individual character and mannerism. Aang was born into the Air Nomads, SURE, but he’s a very soft one and one that’s constantly moving and redirecting himself {who ran AWAY and lied to himself about being the Avatar} so naturally a head-on hard and immovable rock style is his opposite. The Earth Kingdom also has a lot of rules that the fun and free at first Aang doesn’t live by. Korra is very stubborn and focuses more on tangible, physical results so spiritual connection and airy movements were hardest for her to master. Ofc not everyone with geographical similarities got the same personality traits. I’d say a very free, untethered and restless fire bender will find air to be easiest from the other 3 elements and probably find stable fixed and square earth bending most difficult. It’s also why Korra uses a lot of fire bending cuz she is not only attracted to a fire bender, but very offensive and destructive in her techniques and doesn’t have much self control at first {and her natural instincts are to shift the blame on someone else when she messes up her bending to spare her own pride. Which builds character as she becomes a more well rounded and open minded character as the story progresses}. Going back to Aang’s opposite being Earth, he was raised primarily with pure Air Nomad mentality where as in the LOK’s setting we see the more modern mixture of nationalities and therefore mixture of traits and cultures. Individuals are exposed to different mannerisms and ways of life. Also explains why the very soothing nature of hot water tea loving badass healer IROH finds it easy to learn from water bending styles as a fire bender himself and discovers lightening bending... but idk😂 HEY it’s JUST A THEORY, A FILM THEORY

    • @zm4362
      @zm4362 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Kanga Ruuu
      I’d be happy if u read it all!!!!!

    • @oscaraugustoarangocabrera3835
      @oscaraugustoarangocabrera3835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Yep, you're totally right. Tenzin explained it to Korra. It's not about the element you were born. It's about the opposite of your personality. That's why Aang struggled so much with earth bending (and yeah, a coincidence that it seems to be the opposite of air bending). But when we see Korra, she struggled with air bending and that (following the aang example) seems wrong, because the opposite of water should be fire. But, Tenzin explained that it's about the opposite of the personality

    • @zm4362
      @zm4362 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      OSCAR AUGUSTO ARANGO CABRERA
      Dude thanks for bringing it up cuz I just realized Tenzin isn’t a very free spirited type of air bender he’s more about hard cold solid facts and getting things done irl and he has a lot of trouble spiritually

    • @insertusernamehere8324
      @insertusernamehere8324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I swear I went cross-eyed barely five sentences through...

    • @pinkdandelions3982
      @pinkdandelions3982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@zm4362 Well, i had a fun time reading all that

  • @metro_5017
    @metro_5017 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2015

    Matpat: NOW is when i need you the most
    Me watching thid 8 months later: whoops

    • @deemo607
      @deemo607 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      My exact reaction

    • @leoramiro7864
      @leoramiro7864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      same here

    • @mogi_2749
      @mogi_2749 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lmaooo me

    • @OrigamiAhsoka
      @OrigamiAhsoka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Sameeeee
      Watching this cause quarantine but at the same time waiting for Netflix to release his new one lol

    • @luvbear4432
      @luvbear4432 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lol same😂

  • @WeirdKidzXD
    @WeirdKidzXD ปีที่แล้ว +209

    The hardest thing for an avatar to master is their opposite element. Roku was a firebender. ( Thank you so much for all the likes )

    • @alanrodriguez233
      @alanrodriguez233 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Not true. Air was Korra’s most difficult element to master and it wasn’t her opposite element. They have the most trouble with the element that opposes their natural personality. Most of the time it is the opposite element, but not always.

    • @stevenbobbybills
      @stevenbobbybills ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alanrodriguez233 correct.

    • @nexuscross3233
      @nexuscross3233 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@alanrodriguez233 We don't talk about korra here.

    • @arend2178
      @arend2178 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@nexuscross3233 Korra honestly wasn’t that bad of a show. I feel like the network was kinda shutting it out

    • @timgorg1919
      @timgorg1919 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not their opposite but rather their previous. Aang struggled at fire most I think though not sure

  • @stahpg5430
    @stahpg5430 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1030

    16:15 Actually Avatar Roku’s hardest element being water has nothing to do with water bending being difficult and more to do with the nature of the person. This is similar to how Aang’s hardest element to master was Earth as it is based in being rigid and steadfast while Aang’s personality is more free flowing as an Airbender.

    • @ethannewland3109
      @ethannewland3109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I came down here to comment this exact thing. It bothered me a bit when Mat tried to pass it off as if water is just hard for everyone.

    • @axz647
      @axz647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Maybe it's just a sub conscious and it kinda reflects of some part of personality like earth fire yada I'm sure you guys get it

    • @endorb
      @endorb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@axz647 The show does point to the opposite bending (IE the one across from it in the 4 point circle) to the one the avatar is born into is the hardest for them. As a natural fire bender, Roku would have trouble with water

    • @atlas4263
      @atlas4263 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Well technically they explained Aang's difficulty with earth bending as it being his 'opposite element', Katara made the connection 'if I were to try to learn fire bending it would be just as difficult because they're opposite elements'

    • @axz647
      @axz647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@endorb yea I know I'm just adding more of logical reasoning as to why instead of just personality like how uncle iroh was able to learn redirection of lightning from the water benders and how he has changed etc

  • @Kunalsingh-wm2ds
    @Kunalsingh-wm2ds 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1457

    *We need a theory on the lead character- THE CABBAGE MERCHANT*

    • @tsuki.sadboi887
      @tsuki.sadboi887 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      MY CABBAGES

    • @wingsnotcool2765
      @wingsnotcool2765 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      He Is A Cabbage Bender

    • @CyanFlare
      @CyanFlare 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Didn’t he become a tech company named cabbage corp

    • @shapelessshark6376
      @shapelessshark6376 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@CyanFlare he did. in legend of kora, not the last airbender.

    • @trjsquad9720
      @trjsquad9720 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Betyeah hello You

  • @agentmichagan3222
    @agentmichagan3222 5 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    I love how people are still talking about ATLA in 2019. It really shows how great this show is.

    • @tinytuzi8167
      @tinytuzi8167 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @AgentMichagan,
      It was a masterpiece!

    • @williamsmith1213
      @williamsmith1213 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I've now got the urge to watch it again

    • @GnogginGnome
      @GnogginGnome 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      William Smith same but it’s not on Netflix or Hulu 😭

    • @beard6329
      @beard6329 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GnogginGnome other stream able platforms/websites do exist that are free.

    • @holczy0
      @holczy0 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GnogginGnome Its on HBO so i can watch it anytime, consider buying it if you like ATLA or LOK

  • @veritydoyle7886
    @veritydoyle7886 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Pov: Film/Game Theory once again teaches three years worth of science in 1-10 minutes max
    This is why I love these guys. And also because they're just genuinely awesome people

  • @aidyplays1013
    @aidyplays1013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1440

    I like how Firebending is about powerful voice, Earthbending is physical strength, waterbending is patience and then you got Airbending. Newton's worst fear.

    • @sapphirethegrrem
      @sapphirethegrrem 2 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      Newton: *Running away*
      Airbending: "Why are you running? Why are you running?"

    • @aidyplays1013
      @aidyplays1013 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@sapphirethegrrem Haha, very funny!

    • @pineforest1442
      @pineforest1442 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ha!

    • @lsaua
      @lsaua 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Ironic because airbending is about peace and being not threatening

    • @sunburststudi0s224
      @sunburststudi0s224 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Airbending: hello there!
      Newton: OH GOD

  • @kevinjensen4438
    @kevinjensen4438 5 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    I grew up watching Avatar. Can't believe it's been 14 years since it released.

    • @kooldude2003
      @kooldude2003 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same. Damn, I was 5 when it was released. I started watching it when Avatar: The Legend of Kora came out on TV.

    • @lemoncardboard4354
      @lemoncardboard4354 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same even tho it was a language that I didn't understand when I was 4

    • @thalmoragent9344
      @thalmoragent9344 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Soheila or SIM Mahmoudi
      Ah, English is your second element? What’s your first?

    • @chloesavannahcummings7982
      @chloesavannahcummings7982 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're making me feel old man

    • @nicaln5104
      @nicaln5104 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kevin Jensen Jesus 14! It feels like 3 years ago.

  • @arttukettunen5757
    @arttukettunen5757 5 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    This was basically my favorite animated show when I was a kid, I just didn't realize it until now

    • @TheRibottoStudios
      @TheRibottoStudios 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      For me it was this and Danny Phantom. I'd love to see MatPat do Phantom theories.

    • @emlynselene1096
      @emlynselene1096 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I liked this, Dragon Ball, and Fairly Odd Parents.

    • @emlynselene1096
      @emlynselene1096 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheRibottoStudios Yo, Danny Phantom was awesome. I forgot i liked that show...

    • @strongfish9198
      @strongfish9198 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Avatar was my favorite too
      I watch the whole series every year as tradition🤣

    • @nixian_zwaylus
      @nixian_zwaylus 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      it is my favorit show to date.

  • @lyra6096
    @lyra6096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Hey Matpat, do you think Firebenders can tap into their opponent’s thermal energy, amplify said enemy’s body heat and trigger spontaneous human combustion?

    • @agamikhwana8596
      @agamikhwana8596 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i don't think so, they can't control other human body heat

    • @ramaziotivegito6853
      @ramaziotivegito6853 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sozin did show that he can take the heat out of lava and drop the temperature. Who is to say that a firebender can do similar to a bloodbender and reach into the human body and move your heat up and down?

    • @crustyratkid
      @crustyratkid ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh, gosh. I never thought of that. It makes a lot of sense though. I reckon it SHOULD work. Also it would be cool if they did that in the show

    • @ramaziotivegito6853
      @ramaziotivegito6853 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@crustyratkid considering the show is still mostly PG rated I don't think we'll see much graphic violence. But one can only hope

    • @crustyratkid
      @crustyratkid ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ramaziotivegito6853 true…. But there are also bloodbenders and water benders that tap into the water in their opponent’s body, and the bloodbenders virtually torture their opponents, so it wouldn’t be unheard of. However, if they decided firebenders having an ability like this was going too far for a PG film/show, they could make a movie with firebenders able to adjust their opponents body heat and just make it a higher rating if they so please. This way, they can add another fascinating feature and even have an entire movie about this(e.g. main character is firebender and they realise this power and have to decide what to do with it or who to tell or how they feel about this conundrum ect.)

  • @waxalmighty6355
    @waxalmighty6355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1371

    My history teacher bought the whole show on disc so whenever we watch a “documentary” we are really watching avatar

    • @sealdew5348
      @sealdew5348 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      That is amazing

    • @Rex_o_roar
      @Rex_o_roar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      You have the best history teacher ever

    • @jarathedragon4175
      @jarathedragon4175 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      because thats what heroes do

    • @Blanks8
      @Blanks8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I doubt my little brother would like him
      Ps I’m 99% sure he’s not right mentally

    • @silversonic99
      @silversonic99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      As a kid, I would love this. As an adult, I would be pissed this is how a teacher uses class time.

  • @ZolisterOLD
    @ZolisterOLD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    *holds a magnet up to some water
    Matpat: WATERBENDING!!!

  • @AustinJASMR
    @AustinJASMR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1112

    Matpat: "I'll do a theory on each bending style."
    Also Matpat: "Waterbending's the only style, right?"

    • @vincentfreddoyle7555
      @vincentfreddoyle7555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      yeah WE NEED EARTHBENDING!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @omanai
      @omanai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@vincentfreddoyle7555 YES

    • @moussaahmed6662
      @moussaahmed6662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@vincentfreddoyle7555 we don't need just earthbending, we need everything

    • @vincentfreddoyle7555
      @vincentfreddoyle7555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@moussaahmed6662 well we’re doing it in order of the intro right?

    • @ErisEntropy
      @ErisEntropy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I mean, to be fair, this is film theory and The Last Airbender died at book 1.

  • @SliceOfLifeJ
    @SliceOfLifeJ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

    who here in 2024 after MatPat Retired?

    • @sebreynolds9293
      @sebreynolds9293 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Me

    • @_DaBirb
      @_DaBirb 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Here

    • @J-A-R-C-123
      @J-A-R-C-123 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me 😢

    • @hannahday5887
      @hannahday5887 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me😢😢😢😢😢

    • @ashleymetzel7817
      @ashleymetzel7817 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me ahhhhhhhhhhh😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @10.ikadekanandadwipayadnya83
    @10.ikadekanandadwipayadnya83 5 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    Well if everything in this show can be explained
    The we need a theory about combustion man (the guy with an eye on his forehead that can shoot lazers)

    • @vawnfaux8080
      @vawnfaux8080 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Extreme focus, on the photonic scale. The beam of electromagnetic stream so strong it focuses light and air into one line creating plasma, a higher state of gasious matter

    • @alamb245
      @alamb245 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Go check out Hellofutureme

    • @christalcavanaugh
      @christalcavanaugh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Sparky sparky boom man

    • @IronMaws
      @IronMaws 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@christalcavanaugh only true intellectuals will understand

    • @challengesawake7788
      @challengesawake7788 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He studied the philosophy of 2|ck0 M0d3

  • @hawk_ish2265
    @hawk_ish2265 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6219

    Instructions unclear, I accidentally bent fire and now everything is burning.

    • @powerthunfischdesdonners3086
      @powerthunfischdesdonners3086 5 ปีที่แล้ว +223

      good, now you can try it again with purpose.

    • @gonerofsavers3813
      @gonerofsavers3813 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Lol

    • @HunterTracks
      @HunterTracks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      Use all that water around you to snuff it out and try again. Or just become a pyromaniac. Preferably the second one

    • @stefanbroers8146
      @stefanbroers8146 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      instructions unclear dick stuck in water

    • @slyceth
      @slyceth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      fuck last aircanc3er

  • @blankclips
    @blankclips 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1000

    “Write that down. Write that down.”

    • @armancole2781
      @armancole2781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Blank Clips *plays tic tac toe*

    • @armancole2781
      @armancole2781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      potato cat farmer what does that even mean?

    • @liu2435
      @liu2435 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @potato cat farmer hi earthquake.

    • @chazzanb2160
      @chazzanb2160 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello

    • @imvic99yearsago62
      @imvic99yearsago62 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your comment reminds me of deku

  • @swagmonkey2531
    @swagmonkey2531 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    i saw this when reading the captions 😂
    "Its's literally the first waterbending move that *bang* learns"
    *bang* is officially my favorite character

    • @drippymario2830
      @drippymario2830 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Didn't he get recalled?

  • @kai_824
    @kai_824 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    16:11 Well actually I believe that's because hes a Fire Bender and Similar to Aangs struggle with earth bending. Those two elements oppose each other

    • @F30KoZy
      @F30KoZy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Delta _ You’re right, it’s actually confirmed in the show, I was hoping someone noticed it 😂

    • @conservativeliberal
      @conservativeliberal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Team KoZy me too he explained it better than I could of

    • @tajkeogh1093
      @tajkeogh1093 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you I was going to say that myself

    • @ultraburstchara3662
      @ultraburstchara3662 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eyyy someone said it

    • @Troll_vs.
      @Troll_vs. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I thought it was the element that opposed their character not necessarily the opposite element? Aang struggled with earth because standing firm and taking things at face value goes against his teachings, roku with water because he wasn't open to the change of the world and getting himself killed because he couldnt let go off his friend, and Borra because she was very closed and weak minded jumping into situations instead of being patient and thoughtful?

  • @ouvia2170
    @ouvia2170 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3760

    Sokka: "My first girlfriend turned into the moon."
    ...
    Zuko: *"Thats rough buddy"*

    • @haweyahussein4291
      @haweyahussein4291 5 ปีที่แล้ว +189

      Mako: At least your exes didn't end up hooking up.

    • @dimitris1601
      @dimitris1601 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@haweyahussein4291 hahahahah😂😂😂

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Too Moon, Zuko
      Too Moon.

    • @baysusstudios59
      @baysusstudios59 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ouvia WAIT KORRA WAS LESBIAN I didn’t finish the second saga yet

    • @passerByL
      @passerByL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@baysusstudios59 it didn't end

  • @DurdenTyler001
    @DurdenTyler001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +734

    Mat Pat is going to be the Bill Nye to the kids that see his show on Nickelodeon

    • @batandcat0508
      @batandcat0508 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He even quotes Bill Nye in the Appa Segment. It's great!

    • @leonardusrakapradayan2253
      @leonardusrakapradayan2253 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The next Bill Nye

    • @spaceguy5547
      @spaceguy5547 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      MatPat the Theory Guy

    • @MrMrdreary
      @MrMrdreary 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree, a new science guy is required. And Nickelodeon could make it happen

    • @Rezumi
      @Rezumi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The show even feels like a bill nye spiritual successor.

  • @WanderingSkullkid
    @WanderingSkullkid หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You can just create opposing electromagnetic fields, and trap water between them. From there, you apply pressure through the fields, onto the water, from all directions, condensing it. What happens when we condense liquids in an environment where heat can be transferred? It rapidly cools and solidifies. Its how water condenses on to a glass, but just the next step in the process, which is a weird concept to put to words.
    The really interesting thing, to me, is that if they condense the water quickly, very quickly, before the heat can dissipate, then that can explain the steam clouds they can make.

  • @kingkung995
    @kingkung995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    If mat pat was my science teacher I'd never wanna leave

  • @abyssalblade7507
    @abyssalblade7507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +656

    Next vid: how to firebend
    Sponsor: join the fire nation

  • @pythonl0rd584
    @pythonl0rd584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +629

    *So you’re saying splashing water with my hand in the pool WASN’T water bending??*

    • @zeusesparza1291
      @zeusesparza1291 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Samuel Ndisa we all loved the same child hood

    • @kryptoes14
      @kryptoes14 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Y E S S I R

    • @gurtsgh
      @gurtsgh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Connor Orchard yeah :)

    • @hxpeskis2988
      @hxpeskis2988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah

    • @justicemirasty6056
      @justicemirasty6056 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or water running down my arms in the shower

  • @melindaandrews8503
    @melindaandrews8503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It was challenging for Roku because he was working with his opposite, just like how Aang was having a hard time with Earth.

  • @foriobobgaming6612
    @foriobobgaming6612 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1733

    Near the end of 2019
    Me:still waiting on the other 3 elements

    • @teaeniee
      @teaeniee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Yo same

    • @klynb6753
      @klynb6753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Me too...

    • @pigfacebug9749
      @pigfacebug9749 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @zru0
      @zru0 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sameee

    • @Magneekic
      @Magneekic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I don’t think it will ever happen

  • @quacker7581
    @quacker7581 4 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    When I was a kid I would stand in the shower and stick my hand out and water would trickle off my fingers thinking I was the secret first water bender and didn’t tell anybody because I was afraid the government would take me away and experiment on me

    • @afeatherinthewind
      @afeatherinthewind 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I felt that way whenever it got super windy while I was moody or playing with the wind between my fingers on car rides with the window down lol

    • @echorolls7186
      @echorolls7186 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I used to blow on fire and I thought I was a firebender

    • @ro9542
      @ro9542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I used to throw rocks and think I was a earth bender

    • @lucasbwh2664
      @lucasbwh2664 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I used to throw a boomerang and think i was sokka

    • @YeetBS
      @YeetBS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Watr bendr

  • @sundusrawahi1960
    @sundusrawahi1960 4 ปีที่แล้ว +472

    Avatar Roku said it was hard for him because water is the opposite of fire, hes from the fire nation. It was hard for Aang to master earthbending because its aparently the opposite of air, hes an air nomand.

    • @AGwS
      @AGwS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      yeah i think i remember katara saying that to aang when toph tries to teach him

    • @thelolim___ster
      @thelolim___ster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Actually, in LoK, Tenzin said that it's hard to master bending opposite of your *personality*
      For example, for Korra it's hard to master airbending because she has rough personality.

    • @menthesimon
      @menthesimon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah DUHH he knows that it was a jóke

    • @sundusrawahi1960
      @sundusrawahi1960 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@thelolim___ster Oh ok that makes sense. Thanks.

    • @VenomQuill
      @VenomQuill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@thelolim___ster Yeah, Korra was a pretty sharp fire bender, wasn't she?

  • @hadrianleif3914
    @hadrianleif3914 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    pls do another part! I've been waiting for years!!! Pls do an Earth bending, we earths need to show how much we rock!

  • @korvexus9922
    @korvexus9922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2407

    When the water comes of your fingers when you’re showering
    Wutyr bendir

    • @CutiePie-ev5gg
      @CutiePie-ev5gg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Christabel Syalom N I don’t think you understand the joke

    • @jellyboi1738
      @jellyboi1738 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Christabel Syalom N you are an actual idiot

    • @iighost.leonii2554
      @iighost.leonii2554 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Christabel Syalom N yeah you don’t get the actual joke

    • @iighost.leonii2554
      @iighost.leonii2554 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Aaron Wilson its a meme. Basically, if someone says something as basic as possible that anyone can do and they portray it to be beneficial in a funny way. They purposefully misspell just what they have done as a joke.

    • @korvexus9922
      @korvexus9922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      iiGhost .Leonii u know the meme man face. My friend sent me that and i just thought it was funny to post it here

  • @batguy39
    @batguy39 5 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    OK the fact you collaborated with Nickelodeon is pretty sweet and epic not gonna lie

    • @kharerishit
      @kharerishit 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait if he collaborated with nickelodeon then why tf did they make this 0:46

  • @juliansamek2555
    @juliansamek2555 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6316

    Isn't it also interesting that the waterbenders live at the poles, where there is a stronger magnetic field... just an interesting thought...
    Edit: holy f*** how did this happen... senpai noticed me!!

  • @kristadavis6801
    @kristadavis6801 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I really hope the new Avatar studios looks at this video and considers it for modern series - there's got to be a scientist that discovers electrons and begins to bend elements as a non bender

  • @tmdtommy
    @tmdtommy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    "Screw gravity"
    -Aang the last airbender.

    • @german_pretzel3195
      @german_pretzel3195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well he isn't the last airbender anymore

    • @Nani-yd1hq
      @Nani-yd1hq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@german_pretzel3195 the last good Avatar so far

    • @kahiraaa
      @kahiraaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ~zaheer from legend of korra

    • @aisha5156
      @aisha5156 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sad Frog and Abigale Cooper
      Lo, why though?

    • @gogozeppeli9512
      @gogozeppeli9512 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gravity? Who gives a crap about gravity?

  • @whoknow5
    @whoknow5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    Waterbending. Style: Tai Chi
    Earthbending: Style: Hung Gar
    Airbending Style: Ba Gua Zhang
    Firebending: Style Northern Shaolin
    Toph. Style: Southern Praying Mantis

  • @zantheros4927
    @zantheros4927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +706

    When you realize you can also ruin food by bending the water out of them.
    "MY CABBAGES!!!"

    • @twbillionare9568
      @twbillionare9568 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I always feel so bad for that guy

    • @shebehere2452
      @shebehere2452 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ohhh I miss this fandom

    • @Rusty_Spoons3492
      @Rusty_Spoons3492 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I love all of you.... You remember this show.... Noone at school knows this just "tHe BlUe PeOpLe"

    • @mosessandoval4500
      @mosessandoval4500 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like this I like this

    • @kayyl680
      @kayyl680 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The cabbage man!!! We stan!!

  • @firegirl4707
    @firegirl4707 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    hey matpat? remember how you said you were gonna do an episode on each bending? is lee doing that now? cause i'm stiiiiiill waiting...

  • @redflare4367
    @redflare4367 4 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    So if I can strap enough magnets to myself then I can repel anyone that tries to talk to me? Awesome

    • @reentrysfs6317
      @reentrysfs6317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Water has feelings

    • @reentrysfs6317
      @reentrysfs6317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Frozen 2 doesn’t care about the moon

    • @chaosstatus
      @chaosstatus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The magnets would also repel you, so you’d be kind of compressed. Fair price to pay to avoid people 😂

    • @alexcrazy1492
      @alexcrazy1492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But you’ll repel yourself too

    • @ahmedemad3273
      @ahmedemad3273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I can do that without magnets ......

  • @Ella-bo8dm
    @Ella-bo8dm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    Matt: But really? Really?! You expect me to believe--
    Me: Dear god here we go

    • @mordredpendragon1235
      @mordredpendragon1235 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ah *flashbacks to all of his FNAF videos* good times

    • @scribbler1316
      @scribbler1316 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      J Ben don’t worry it’s matpat sooner or later we will get more fnaf

    • @mordredpendragon1235
      @mordredpendragon1235 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scribbler1316 I know

  • @adelinejohnson2491
    @adelinejohnson2491 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    When I first saw the title I was like
    “Are you serious what could possibly be wrong with Avatar the last Airbender”
    And then I watched it and was like
    “ okay nvm this is freaking AWESOME!!”

  • @ImFeelinXtra
    @ImFeelinXtra 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mat would be such a fun science teacher bro, for sure a god level dad able to teach science to his kid in a cartoon form.

  • @bun37yearsago61
    @bun37yearsago61 4 ปีที่แล้ว +366

    Matpat: that’s a theory for another day
    Also Matpat: never does the theory

    • @theoneandonlyquasarsaurus
      @theoneandonlyquasarsaurus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Rip the dream

    • @phinexman
      @phinexman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I just want to bend the nature of mountains and break down the conventional plates. Tearing them down and forming trenches deep in the lowest sea level.
      Cant wait for the theory matpat :)

    • @Dragoninja26
      @Dragoninja26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's because he actually discovered how to do the other bending styles for real while researching and of course that can't go public, imagine what would happen if it did, don't forget that there are a lot of stupid people, if you need any - Reddit has a lot of examples.

    • @ARCAlpha12
      @ARCAlpha12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      hey, don't lose hope! It took him about 2-3 years to finally release Part 3 of his Doctor Who theory. the other bending styles could still happen!

  • @malcolm5875
    @malcolm5875 5 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    I suddenly miss watching the avatar every afternoon, good old days...

    • @joshuachoy7887
      @joshuachoy7887 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Get a vpn and set it to Canada. It’s on Netflix. It’s way worth watching. Every time I visit Canada I rewatch Atla and it’s such a masterpiece

    • @isa-belva
      @isa-belva 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i used to watch it routinely every breakfast from my local channel. the next show was spongebob so when i turn on the tv to spongebob instead of a:tla you bet your ass i'm late to school (and sad i missed the episode)

    • @rand_mperson463
      @rand_mperson463 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same bro same

    • @masonlord3533
      @masonlord3533 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joshuachoy7887 Just the last airbender or does it have the legend of korra aswell?

    • @parikshitrao4208
      @parikshitrao4208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@masonlord3533 we don't mention that name here.

  • @rosalieessink2277
    @rosalieessink2277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    waterbending was especially difficult for Roku because fire and water are opposites, the same way Aang had trouble with earthbending

    • @itstotalynotme8255
      @itstotalynotme8255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Do you know why he had trouble just read my comment

    • @thedis-swanner3759
      @thedis-swanner3759 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mad Mat 108 he had trouble because earth bending requires you to be forceful while air bending you have more freedom with your choices (I think)

    • @user-qo3re6ds2u
      @user-qo3re6ds2u 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Adamz Swan I believe it is that air is more free, while earth is more stubborn

    • @sullivanoharrow4434
      @sullivanoharrow4434 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol I put the same thing

    • @sullivanoharrow4434
      @sullivanoharrow4434 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doesn't tof explain it

  • @ZJ4LOSER
    @ZJ4LOSER 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I learned more in this video then I ever did in my 12 years of school.

  • @killeramphibians
    @killeramphibians 4 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    You’re saying that me positioning my arms in a certain way in the shower so the water would appear to come out of my fingertips WASN’T waterbending?

  • @jhettislost
    @jhettislost 4 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    Matpat: Even Roku said it was hard to learn waterbending
    Me: It was hard for him cause it was his oppisite, since his default bending is fire. Just like for Aang, it was hard for him to earthbend cause it was his oppisite, since his default bending is air

    • @elizabethrudolph7087
      @elizabethrudolph7087 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep

    • @Meidoification
      @Meidoification 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Aaaand they ruined it when Korra had a hard time with air bending.

    • @starramazing9646
      @starramazing9646 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Meidoification for real that was a insult to bending

    • @a_friendly_cup_of_coffee7003
      @a_friendly_cup_of_coffee7003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But that didn’t apply to korra, as her default was water, but she had trouble with air, not fire.

  • @themcflurryman2525
    @themcflurryman2525 4 ปีที่แล้ว +844

    The most under rated line on the show is:
    I laugh at gravity all the time, ahaha gravity

    • @AyubuKK
      @AyubuKK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      And how the storyteller indirectly calls the air nomads “air walkers”.

    • @puffy_doritos_gacha516
      @puffy_doritos_gacha516 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I rlly Thought for second that you commented that 19 years ago

    • @Cr0wM0ther
      @Cr0wM0ther 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      hmm... delicous tea or a terrible poisoning?

    • @AcePlayzRBLX
      @AcePlayzRBLX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *standing on the ground

    • @mr.fishstick_yt9955
      @mr.fishstick_yt9955 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dapper Magikarp hmm... delectable tea or deadly poison

  • @RandomRocketGuy
    @RandomRocketGuy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This completely off topic but when Matpat was explaining bending water inside of things I just died when he said human bending💀

  • @jacksonstein809
    @jacksonstein809 5 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    Me: You can’t kill the moon, it’s an inanimate object.
    Avatar: Hold my yin yang fish!

  • @davidnguyen5183
    @davidnguyen5183 5 ปีที่แล้ว +603

    Shit last time i was this early, Zuko didn't have a scar...

    • @tomperzelan5775
      @tomperzelan5775 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      But he did have a pride.

    • @HandmadeGoose97
      @HandmadeGoose97 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh no......

    • @liborkozak8938
      @liborkozak8938 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@tomperzelan5775 but most importantly he has his HONOR

    • @lowkeyretarded9244
      @lowkeyretarded9244 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That's rough buddy

    • @seanmorton4689
      @seanmorton4689 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      KINGVIPPER TK “LEEEEEAAAAAAVVVVVEEEEE” -Zuko

  • @Wikwil
    @Wikwil 5 ปีที่แล้ว +362

    8:01 Everybody gangsta until Aang starts T-Posing

  • @BlazDragon2418
    @BlazDragon2418 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    we miss you mat

  • @crystalkitty9746
    @crystalkitty9746 4 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    *"That's rough buddy"*
    Still my favorite quote in the show

    • @Enderia2
      @Enderia2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      “MY CABBAGES!!”

    • @vorvix8199
      @vorvix8199 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow really

    • @doriangrayapologist
      @doriangrayapologist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      “thats all i got. that’s pretty much my whole identity. sokka the meat and sarcasm guy”

    • @botsatthesource6789
      @botsatthesource6789 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Drink cactus juice, it’ll quench you! Nothing’s quenchier! It’s the quenchiest!

    • @Tired_Coffee
      @Tired_Coffee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I like Uncle Iroh's quotes. They make me a better person.

  • @alichehab5804
    @alichehab5804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +868

    "Why did you order so many magnets"
    "My actions are beyond your understanding"

    • @Username-le4eq
      @Username-le4eq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      NOM NOM

    • @HuneeBruh
      @HuneeBruh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      It was actually “my *goals* are beyond your understanding, but it’s still funny

    • @pidgeonsofthegods1482
      @pidgeonsofthegods1482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@HuneeBruh his goals are beyond your understanding

    • @yerikmacielolivas8275
      @yerikmacielolivas8275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@HuneeBruh his sentences are beyond your understanding

    • @gemeraldsouls125
      @gemeraldsouls125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      time to surprise my brother
      *BECOZ IM ABOUT TO CELEBRATE BECOMING THE ONLY CHILd*

  • @hey_lavenderboy4208
    @hey_lavenderboy4208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +540

    2020 and we only have 1 of the so called 4 part series. Big sad

    • @elpaublo3420
      @elpaublo3420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Just like the movie

    • @starryjeongyeon
      @starryjeongyeon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@elpaublo3420 we disowned the movie, it has no right being related to avatar seeing how trash it was

    • @roboknightt04
      @roboknightt04 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@elpaublo3420 there is no movie in ba sing se

    • @tya7664
      @tya7664 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      DrBleh In Ba Sing Se we are safe from the movie

    • @19martincito73
      @19martincito73 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@roboknightt04 *Jet and Joo Dee intensify*

  • @musicyak3471
    @musicyak3471 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    We need more Avatar videos, Matt!!

  • @sapsap4733
    @sapsap4733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    I'd like to see Matpat do a theory on Azula's blue fire and her psychology as well as the rest of the royal family. just an idea.

    • @Goose5050b
      @Goose5050b ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I think Azula's blue fire was fairly well explained in the show. If I remember correctly, fire bending powers are amplified based on the bender's desire. So Zuko used to fuel his rage and hate because he wanted to capture Aang to restore his honour - but later when he became friends with Aang, his fire started to weaken because he lost that particular source of desire. After meeting the dragons, he found a new source of desire. But going back to Azula, her desire came from rage, hate and cruelty (she was often laughing or smiling at other people's suffering). Using matpat's theory on molecular movement, you could argue that she was simply moving the molecules faster because her desire was MUCH stronger than (pretty much) all firebenders, causing a hotter flame which would result in a blue colour.

    • @azuregriffin1116
      @azuregriffin1116 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      the psychology was done by Hello Future Me very well. I hope you've seen it by now, but, if not, get on it.

  • @TheTurtleGirl
    @TheTurtleGirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    *A whole film theory series on A:TLA bending?* _Brb gotta grab my cactus juice...._

    • @thecrappyportalmaster2963
      @thecrappyportalmaster2963 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don’t forget the cabbages!

    • @ryebread69
      @ryebread69 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      AND ALLLL THE TEA

    • @ryebread69
      @ryebread69 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Glenn Stork and of course be indoctrinated into the order of the white lotus!

    • @amdoick
      @amdoick 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ryebread69 Why not the Dai-Li? *nudge nudge*

    • @ryebread69
      @ryebread69 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@amdoick No! I wish not to become just another ju-dee!

  • @eaglest0554
    @eaglest0554 5 ปีที่แล้ว +828

    "I laugh at gravity all the time.
    Hehe gravity"

  • @JakeyzPlayz
    @JakeyzPlayz ปีที่แล้ว +6

    WAIT… what about the HEALING!

  • @PosthumanHeresy
    @PosthumanHeresy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +543

    So wait, does that mean that Magneto could theoretically do anything a waterbender can do?

    • @mide2476
      @mide2476 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Maybe.

    • @thatguy3658
      @thatguy3658 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      He is a metal bender and water bender. Pretty neat

    • @almightysanchez8658
      @almightysanchez8658 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, he can bend metal with magnetism but if he wanted to bend water he would need ELECTROMAGNETISM

    • @Wesley-of-224
      @Wesley-of-224 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Magneto!
      Magneto!
      Magneto!
      Anything you can do, he can do better!
      He can do anything better than you!
      Even bend water.

    • @bananabuttersomethin
      @bananabuttersomethin 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What about Pyrrha Nikos?

  • @NickDe3
    @NickDe3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Matpat finally does videos one ATLA? I didn't know how much I needed this! :o

  • @AmnaAleem2845
    @AmnaAleem2845 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2228

    Water : we cool
    Fire: We Lit
    Earth: we ROCK
    Air: We high

    • @MegaMoh
      @MegaMoh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      ^ comment theif

    • @burcopresents
      @burcopresents 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      MegaMoh ikr 🤣

    • @joesean204
      @joesean204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@MegaMoh lol

    • @jian8813
      @jian8813 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Earth: I made you
      fucking assholes

    • @Square1nes
      @Square1nes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      For all of you saying this is copied so what? The internet is always reusing things like if you watch a meme compilation you're bound to find the same memes

  • @kammy6340
    @kammy6340 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We need the other 3 elements MatPat. It's been 3 years. Let's go!!!

  • @daltonberry42
    @daltonberry42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1376

    Who else waiting for those other avatar theories 😂

    • @quixilver6177
      @quixilver6177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yep! Just finished watching the series for the first time. I need MOAR

    • @izak5775
      @izak5775 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      WHERE ARE THEY

    • @Chazcam_Gaming
      @Chazcam_Gaming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me

    • @djgameing3852
      @djgameing3852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep

    • @geekoutnerd7882
      @geekoutnerd7882 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Everyone:”I cant wait for the other FT episodes on Avatar“
      MattPat: “FoOd ThEoRy XD”
      I have enjoyed the food theory channel but still don’t forget film theory. I also want to see a film theory on 7 deadly sins.

  • @OliveLeader
    @OliveLeader 4 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    The Avatar seasons were amazing but everything changed when the live action film attacked

    • @soupismultitasking144
      @soupismultitasking144 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      there is no film

    • @OliveLeader
      @OliveLeader 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@soupismultitasking144 There is

    • @soupismultitasking144
      @soupismultitasking144 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@OliveLeader there is no movie just like there is no war in ba sing se

    • @OliveLeader
      @OliveLeader 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@soupismultitasking144 Haha. Well there isn't a good film of Avatar The Last Airbender

    • @umar3507
      @umar3507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The live action film: -😖
      The cartoon last airbender: -🙂
      Legend of korra: -🙃

  • @zacharykung3895
    @zacharykung3895 4 ปีที่แล้ว +304

    MatPat: I'll make another vid about the other bendings
    8 months later, still no sign of any avatar vid coming out

  • @k1lw4
    @k1lw4 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "Game.
    Film.
    Food.
    Style.
    Long ago, the four theories lived in harmony. That was until the Film Theory Nation attacked.
    Only the Theorist, speculator for all 4 theories, could stop them. But when the world needed him most, he vanished.
    A hundred years passed, and two of the Style Theory Tribes discovered the new Theorist, a Game Theory man named Mat Pat. And while his Game Theory abilities are great, he has a lot to theorize about before he can save anyone. But I believe that Mat Pat can save the world."
    *Theorist, the Last Game Theory*

  • @blackfyre1351
    @blackfyre1351 4 ปีที่แล้ว +853

    "Multi episode journey"
    **never posts about the topic again**

    • @tchgs11zdok15
      @tchgs11zdok15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      IKR 😕

    • @mr.crossing5384
      @mr.crossing5384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That sucks

    • @kingkenri_rec
      @kingkenri_rec 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yep

    • @Chazzyfield
      @Chazzyfield 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He posted the other ones on Nickelodeon's Facebook page a long time ago...

    • @MrChampionchimp
      @MrChampionchimp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      *Sad Mass Effect pt. 2 noises*

  • @adeleaslan8182
    @adeleaslan8182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    I watched the last Airbender this week, I’m almost done
    I’m sad. This perfection needs to go on longer

    • @PxndaCakes
      @PxndaCakes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You're literally me.
      On the same day.
      I finished it a few
      Days ago. Stop
      Being me. 😑

    • @alamaniac2954
      @alamaniac2954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I finished it in 3 days lmao

    • @jackreilly7255
      @jackreilly7255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      bruh same her i finished it 2 days ago and now i’m sad

    • @kaitlyn5082
      @kaitlyn5082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I bawled for hours after it finished I'm not kidding it felt like I lost my bestfriend

    • @CarlosPerez-id2be
      @CarlosPerez-id2be 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BenDBeast You are the Messiah.

  • @josephschroeppel852
    @josephschroeppel852 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2022

    Due to past circumstances I once thought changing the comment was funny. I have know decided to say sorry for I will not say the comment again but give you my deepest apologies that if you just scroll by you will never know what i said (not that I said anything profound) but my fellow friends please have a nice day and live life call your friends and tell them you care. I hope my comment can give you a little joy. Tell we meet again

    • @nicknack512
      @nicknack512 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      That’s literally my favorite line from the show

    • @harrylane4
      @harrylane4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This sounds sarcastic but I know it isnt

    • @arifhossain9751
      @arifhossain9751 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I uh...
      I got you to 666 likes

    • @personifiy7284
      @personifiy7284 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *Gets a magnet to water bend*

    • @nov934
      @nov934 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Look at the replies

  • @melodygarland7066
    @melodygarland7066 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Water, earth, fire, air long ago ........
    I love film Threoy he just tries to go through so many people’s favorite shows to make our day knowing that this is kind of possible

  • @celesdiamon8421
    @celesdiamon8421 5 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    Query:
    "Will it bend?"
    Me, snapping some things in half:
    "No, apparently it will break." :(

    • @n5pe
      @n5pe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

    • @jesseling6672
      @jesseling6672 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dont eat this

  • @themisosoup
    @themisosoup 4 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Me, 9 months later: *Still Waiting For the Next Episode*

  • @wishnuis
    @wishnuis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1015

    I’ve learned more from MatPat than actual school...

    • @komagamez2000
      @komagamez2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      True

    • @randomdudepersonman2160
      @randomdudepersonman2160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Now I know about epigenetics in the 6th grade, as well as knowing about punnet squares and how water molocules slow down to make ice before even that.

    • @notatallnight
      @notatallnight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      who hasn't, really?

    • @leofatesasmr6032
      @leofatesasmr6032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I know this is a joke but if thats the case you only went to school for like an hour

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seashool That might very wel be your fault, you know? Sounds like it.

  • @govindraghuvanshi4892
    @govindraghuvanshi4892 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE A VIDEO EXPLAINING THE SCIENCE OF FIREBENDING, EARTHBENDING AND AIRBENDING ?!
    Specially airbending. WHEN?!

  • @IshijimaKairo
    @IshijimaKairo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    "water bending get's some solid evidence"
    nah, it get's liquid evidence

    • @crimsonstone3627
      @crimsonstone3627 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bruh lol 😆

    • @lob1n
      @lob1n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      NO!!!!

    • @IshijimaKairo
      @IshijimaKairo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lob1n What, scared of the truth?

    • @lob1n
      @lob1n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dedicated Random yes I am

    • @yakijacob
      @yakijacob 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Leave

  • @ambermiller1321
    @ambermiller1321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +551

    The only thing I remember from Avatar the last airbender is the cabbage guy....."mY cAbBaGeS"

  • @thenumber42gaming27
    @thenumber42gaming27 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Water bending was difficult for avatar roku (fire bender) because it was the opposite element just as aang (air bender) struggled with earth bending

    • @Kaycee_Ninnie
      @Kaycee_Ninnie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      No it's because his personality was incompatible with the water benders go with the flow life style. Aang was incompatible with the stand your ground and fight life style of the earth benders. Its explained in legend of korra. Korra is a someone who has to do something. She's a fighter and that's why she had a hard time learning air bending because it's a passive non aggressive approach to working out your problems.

    • @thehankytanky7980
      @thehankytanky7980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kennedy Ison when I’m scrolling through the comments and I see this I think dang, I though i was smart

    • @thenuube738
      @thenuube738 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is just propaganda implanted by the fire nation to throw you off

    • @TheRealFerocious
      @TheRealFerocious 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kennedy Ison it was literally explained in TLA that it was hard for aang because it was his elemental opposite. The legend of Korra was good at doing one thing and that was undermining all the lore of the original series.

    • @LucyTheBox
      @LucyTheBox 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kaycee_Ninnie Isn't that something the ledgend of Kora made up as an excuse for Kora to hang out with Aang's son?
      Edit: scratch that, it was more likely an excuse to show an avatar struggling with the element that was taken for granted in the previous season.
      Whatever the reason was, in ledgend of Aang, they established it to be the opposite element to the one they started out with, in Kora they decided to go with opposite element to your personality

  • @silas.t.
    @silas.t. ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Please continue this series 🙏