Netflix's Avatar Was... OK? | Video Essay

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  • The New Avatar: The Last Airbender Live-Action Remake just dropped on Netflix, and I spent over 28 hours watching the show FOUR TIMES in a row to analyse what went wrong and what went right. Watch this video to find out if the show is any good or not!
    Timestamps:
    00:11 Introduction
    01:35 Visuals
    02:53: Plot
    04:03: Aang
    05:12 Katara & Sokka
    07:09 Zuko
    08:49 Final words
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  • @drkevin1302
    @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Suki chain 👇

    • @flopperdoctor1302
      @flopperdoctor1302 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Suki ❤

    • @carmin.
      @carmin. 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Suki ❤

  • @zerokolo2673
    @zerokolo2673 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It's nice to see that someone has watched the show and gave their own opinion. Very refreshing, thank you

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes I think people are bashing the show too much and they didn't really give it a chance.

  • @lucasbrantley6453
    @lucasbrantley6453 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I watched this without really looking at my phone assuming the created was a large professional channel with a lot of subscribers and money. I was very surprised to learn your channel is small for how good the product quality is. You’re doing good work man keep it up!

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you for you kind words sir!

  • @pellocloudy
    @pellocloudy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Thank you for defending the good in this series. I still see a lot of people nagging about the casting, etc… but they didn’t just sit down to enjoy it.
    It is hard to recreate a masterpiece.

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes many people are going through it with a fine comb and treating this show with the same criteria as the original. If you take a step back it's a pretty good show overall!

    • @jackieroberts2625
      @jackieroberts2625 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@drkevin1302 No media is exempt from critique and I understand people were entertained by this show but you liking this show does not mean it wasnt terribly written and directed. Saying people didn't watch the show or are nagging is an insult to the intelligence of people who are making valid criticism or just stating their opinions

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jackieroberts2625 You make great points and in no way was I trying to insult anyone here. I'm just trying to provide a different opinion and encourage people to give it a try. I believe it is nowhere near as bad as some people are saying it is.

  • @roberthernandez3099
    @roberthernandez3099 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The first live action I consider a "Live Action Ember City Players Production"

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Haha that's good enough for me!

  • @fqshion4996
    @fqshion4996 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Gonna go watch now

  • @JSythe
    @JSythe 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I love the show. I know its going to have some downsides due to squeezing 20 episodes into 8, but it's still good despite that.
    In season 1, there are 3 things the live action did better than the anime in my opinion.
    The story of how Zuko got his scar. I liked that explanation of why Zuko does care for his crew rather than simply saving one their lives in a storm in the anime.
    The other was the explanation of what Aang was doing with the ocean spirit. The anime didnt explain that at all, the live action did. I also liked that there was more of an explanation of how Zhao killed the moon spirit other than just simple fire bending in the anime.
    The 3rd was getting his past avatars more involved in Aangs journey. In the anime, we mostly saw Roku, Kyoshi twice, Koruk and Yangchen once at the very end.

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes I agree with you completely!
      I love how they focussed on Zuko's backstory so early in the show as well! Adding that extra spark really made his character shine.
      Aang interacting with the Avatar's was a pretty clever way to explain some expositition stuff without it becoming bad dialogue. Overall it was a pretty good choice, especially with Koruk's knife as well! 👍

  • @majackgod
    @majackgod 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Best vid so far?

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah spent a lot of time on this one!!

  • @pellocloudy
    @pellocloudy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I subscribed. Love your narration and analysis. 🙌🙌

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thank you!

  • @darlenemcclellan4786
    @darlenemcclellan4786 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I really liked it too!

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I am glad. A lot of fun!

  • @emmakate4313
    @emmakate4313 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for giving the show a fair shot!! I think it’s getting too much hate

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah a lot of people are hating on the show without even watching it at this point. It is very sad to see.

  • @flopperdoctor1302
    @flopperdoctor1302 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great production!

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thank you!

  • @godzillamcentertainmentVCU
    @godzillamcentertainmentVCU 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Avatar Live-Action Remake is better than the original animated series, so far as I've watched the animated series. I kinda find some of the humor in the original series forced (like Iroh's sandal) and I personally prefer the Lotus tile instead. My favorite character in Live-Action is Zuko. And I find the original... Kinda boring.

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      this is a wild take... but I get where your coming from.. Although I'll have to disagree with you (Zuko is BORING? Are we even watching the same show)

    • @godzillamcentertainmentVCU
      @godzillamcentertainmentVCU 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@drkevin1302 No. The joke about Iroh's sandal in an episode of the original animated series feels forced.

  • @chrisnoctskie5869
    @chrisnoctskie5869 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Considering that Aang and Katara was so bad in the show. It made me rewatch Shymalamadingdong's version. Yup I prefer the movie's Aang and Katara. Everyone else goes to Netflix. Especially Iroh, Zuko and Sokka... Can't say the same for Azula and the Gang. Atrocious casting.

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Everyone has their own preferences when it comes to adaptations!

  • @lespoy445
    @lespoy445 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Quite simply, I cant stand the screaming, shrieking and carrying on they do in most animated series. Wow. Even being in the same room as someone watching that, requires a new kind of tolerance that I dont have. Three minutes of that ugly noise drives me mental.

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah they toned down a lot of the cartoonish features so that more people can enjoy the story and characters.

  • @dominuspleb5741
    @dominuspleb5741 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So basically u sad that visuals are great and the show is ofc worse then the original. Why this Netflix adaptation is good exactly?

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The show is not as good as the original, but that doesn't automatically make this a bad show. It has good visuals, good characters for the most part, and a decent plot. Also I definitely pointed all of this out in the video.

    • @dominuspleb5741
      @dominuspleb5741 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@drkevin1302 I think from 0 to 100 where 0 is the movie and 100 is the cartoon, this show is ~ 55

    • @drkevin1302
      @drkevin1302  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@dominuspleb5741 Yeah that's a fairer review, but in my opinion, it's more like 70. But yeah I can see why someone would not like the show as much, but I personally enjoyed it.