True, but I think that's because they were going for the anime style.
Darth_Katie Send a noteboard - 10/02/2010 10:09:41 PM
While the cartoon was Asian influenced, the main characters did NOT look Asian, AT ALL!!
Aang? Sorry, looked caucasian to me. (like the rest of the Air tribes)
Katara/Sokka (and most of their Tribes)? Except for their dark skin, I don't see ANY resemblance to the Inuits.
What about Inuit tools, clothes, etc? The creators of the show put a lot of effort into using authentic writing, fighting styles, musical instruments, etc etc. Everything in the context around the characters is Asian, the logical assumption is that they are as well. Most characters in anime don't look very Asian either, but they pretty much definitely are.
The only ones who actually looked like Asians were Zuko/Azula, Toph, and the other Fire/Earth kingdoms.
If the creators of A:TLA are complaining about race-bending, then they should have made most of their characters look like actual Asians, with epicanthic folded or double eyelid eyes. And Didn't the South Water Tribe's princess look WHITE (not just her hair).
I think they were going to for the anime-style big sparkly eyes to make the characters (Aang in particular) look really young and innocent. But that's just conjecture on my part, I suppose you do have a point. Though the Princess definitely had dark skin, I just checked.
She did have very light eyes though. But there's was an in-story reason for that. Who would you rather see play Aang? That druglord kid from Tropic Thunder? ROFL (he was also young Storm Shadow in GIJoe, who spoke Korean but is supposed to be Japanese?!?!? yeah, don't get me started)
Insert theme music here.
The other Avatar movie: The last airbender
- 10/02/2010 01:02:12 PM
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The cartoon/show is one of my favorite things ever. Can't wait for the movie. *NM*
- 10/02/2010 02:04:20 PM
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Can't wait for the movie. *NM*
- 10/02/2010 02:04:20 PM
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I LOVE the cartoon. (and re: casting controversy)
- 10/02/2010 05:27:37 PM
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uhm, you make it sound like race should be the #1 prereq for a part.
- 10/02/2010 05:38:35 PM
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Well, that's not what I meant.
- 10/02/2010 09:44:07 PM
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Well.
- 10/02/2010 10:31:03 PM
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I'm not saying it's an Asian show. You're right, it's totally American.
- 10/02/2010 10:55:37 PM
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That would be a great excuse if the lead villain in the movie weren't being played by an Indian.
- 11/02/2010 05:26:49 AM
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IT'S NOT AVATAR! *NM*
- 10/02/2010 07:42:49 PM
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- 10/02/2010 07:42:49 PM
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FIRST AND BETTER!
- 10/02/2010 10:14:55 PM
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BIGGEST MOVIE EVER!
- 11/02/2010 07:25:40 AM
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Re: BIGGEST MOVIE EVER!
- 11/02/2010 04:49:13 PM
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Re: BIGGEST MOVIE EVER!
- 11/02/2010 05:39:43 PM
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i never understood why avatar was so loved, its just pocahontas.
- 11/02/2010 08:58:15 PM
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Yeah well I never saw Pocahontas.
- 12/02/2010 08:11:04 AM
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no, she had a pet racoon and hummingbird.
- 12/02/2010 01:51:00 PM
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Same thematic difference.
- 12/02/2010 03:09:12 PM
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There are dozens of movies with that "natury" theme
- 13/02/2010 02:49:15 PM
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I think you missed the winky face conveying less than seriousness.
- 13/02/2010 05:41:19 PM
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Re: BIGGEST MOVIE EVER!
- 11/02/2010 09:07:21 PM
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NO IT ISN'T STOP USING NUMBERS OUT OF CONTEXT 
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- 12/02/2010 02:44:45 AM
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- 12/02/2010 02:44:45 AM
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he didn't use any numbers 
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- 12/02/2010 01:52:36 PM
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- 12/02/2010 01:52:36 PM
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He's either relying on attendance or nominal gross, and neither is an accurate measurement. *NM*
- 12/02/2010 03:09:03 PM
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...well...they're an accurate enough measurement of attendence or nominal gross! :p *NM*
- 13/02/2010 02:50:13 PM
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agree with Lorraine + ...
- 10/02/2010 08:37:10 PM
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True, but I think that's because they were going for the anime style.
- 10/02/2010 10:09:41 PM
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