{"id":46387,"date":"2024-02-22T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1995753"},"modified":"2024-02-22T10:29:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T09:29:41","slug":"avatar-the-last-airbender-review-netflix-remake-loses-some-of-its-heart","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/avatar-the-last-airbender-review-netflix-remake-loses-some-of-its-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Avatar: The Last Airbender review \u2013 Netflix remake loses some of its heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gone is the Air Bender’s endearingly playful and goofy nature. <\/p>

By Nicola Austin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 22 February 2024 at 08:00 AM<\/p>

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<\/div> 3.0 out of 5 star rating<\/span> <\/span> <\/div> <\/div>

Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.<\/p>\n

For many fans of the beloved Nickelodeon<\/a> animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender<\/a>, this iconic opening monologue will certainly prove a welcome return.<\/p>\n

Following M Night Shyamalan\u2019s much maligned 2010 live-action film, Netflix<\/a> is looking to right the wrongs of the previous adaptation with the latest reimagining, which joins its growing slate of live-action adaptations including One Piece<\/a>, Cowboy Bebop and a second stab at Death Note with the Duffer Brothers.<\/p>\n

But with the series\u2019s original creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, parting ways due to creative differences<\/a>, does this spell more doom and gloom for the franchise?<\/p>\n

The Fire Nation\u2019s Hundred Year War has ravaged the other elemental nations as they look to conquer the world. Only one remaining being can put an end to their destruction \u2013 the Avatar, the master of all four elemental powers. And yet, they haven\u2019t been seen since the destruction of the Air Nomads.<\/p>\n

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Kiawentiio as Katara, Gordon Cormier as Aang, Ian Ousley as Sokka in Avatar: The Last Airbender.<\/span><\/figcaption> Robert Falconer\/Netflix <\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

However, following the discovery and subsequent awakening of a young Air Nomad, Aang (Gordon Cormier), by Southern Water Tribe siblings Katara (Nicola Peltz), a Water Bender, and her brother, Sokka (Ian Ousley), the pair soon learn he is the current iteration of the Avatar.<\/p>\n

The trio set off on an action-packed journey to help Aang master the three other elemental powers and bring about the end of the Hundred Year War, hoping to restore peace and balance to the world.<\/p>\n

Showrunner and writer Albert Kim kicks the series off with a bang, reintroducing long-term fans and newcomers alike to the four nations and their central conflict in a more linear and accessible way.<\/p>\n