Aang
- Episode aired Feb 22, 2024
- TV-PG
- 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
6.2K
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An Airbender comes to grips with his new reality as war erupts. A century later, a pair of Water Tribe siblings make a discovery that changes everything.An Airbender comes to grips with his new reality as war erupts. A century later, a pair of Water Tribe siblings make a discovery that changes everything.An Airbender comes to grips with his new reality as war erupts. A century later, a pair of Water Tribe siblings make a discovery that changes everything.
Matthew Yang King
- Appa
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGran Gran's summary of the war ("Long ago, the four nations lived together...") is taken almost word for word from the intro to the original series.
Featured review
First episode delivers. Read this if you want an actual first impression, not by some fanboy or hater.
The show has been out for a couple of hours and there are already many reviews on every episode (?) either hating or loving it. I suppose these are mostly by fanboys or haters and should not be listened to. This is clearly not a 1/10 show. Whether or not it is a 10/10 masterpiece remains to be seen.
I ACTUALLY watched the first episode and I have to say: I quite enjoyed it. This is coming from someone, who has seen the cartoon as an adult and enjoyed it. I am therefore familiar with the source material, however, I not completely obsessed with ATLA.
Visuals and sound: Honestly, I am pleasently surprised. Yes, the effects are mostly CGI. But what else did you expect? I think they look just fine. Fight choreographies are looking good. Music is great. In short: I have nothing to really complain about here.
Story: I should mention: I have seen the cartoon and liked it. I only watched it as an adult, so I don't think there is much nostalgy going on for me. I think it is a nice and cute story, showing the adventures of Aang and his friends. The cartoon seems childish at first, but the values and relationships it teaches are also interesting for the older audience. I liked the cartoon, but would not consider myself a huge fan. I was certainly happy when I heard about it coming to Netflix though.
Now to the actual story: since I only watched the first episode, I cannot speak for the rest of the series. From what I have seen, the storytelling seems to be close to the cartoon. The first episode is very similar to the animated series content-wise. They skipped the "boring" parts and just brought it to the essentials.
The general tone still has some childish elements to it (which is a good thing imo). I was surprised to see that it does get darker in some scenes. In one occasion, we can see a living person burn to death. I believe going forward, Netflix actually does make the live adaptation much darker than the cartoon. I think this is a good idea, since many in the audience will watch this to relive it the first time they saw it as a child. Of course, they are much older now, so making it "more adult" seems logical.
A more adult approach also makes sense for people who have never seen an episode of the animated series. I remember when I first watched the cartoon, there were several episodes that were simply too childish and aimed at kids. I believe - at least based on this one episode - Netflix manages well to retain the general tone of the cartoon but cut out many of the silly and too childish parts, making it intriguing for an adult audience.
Characters: For me, actor/actress performances and writing for all characters hit the spot. Aang, the optimistic yes-sayer; Sukko, the proud, brave and a little clumsy young adult and Katara, his smart, reflective and understanding sister are all established efficiently and effectively in the first 60 minutes. I think the actors manage to deliver. The same goes for all other protagonists and antagonists. I am interested in how well they will manage to deliver on their arcs.
Overall, this first episode manages to hit the tone of the much beloved animated series. It appears that Netflix will take a slightly more adult interpretation, which should make the series more interesting for the broad audience.
For me as someone who liked the cartoon but isn't obsessed with it, the first episode managed to feel "right at home" in the ATLA universe and it also sparked my interest to see what they will do different from here on. I am looking forward to the next episodes and definitely recommend trying it for yourselves - both fans and newcomers alike.
A careful 9/10 from my part.
I ACTUALLY watched the first episode and I have to say: I quite enjoyed it. This is coming from someone, who has seen the cartoon as an adult and enjoyed it. I am therefore familiar with the source material, however, I not completely obsessed with ATLA.
Visuals and sound: Honestly, I am pleasently surprised. Yes, the effects are mostly CGI. But what else did you expect? I think they look just fine. Fight choreographies are looking good. Music is great. In short: I have nothing to really complain about here.
Story: I should mention: I have seen the cartoon and liked it. I only watched it as an adult, so I don't think there is much nostalgy going on for me. I think it is a nice and cute story, showing the adventures of Aang and his friends. The cartoon seems childish at first, but the values and relationships it teaches are also interesting for the older audience. I liked the cartoon, but would not consider myself a huge fan. I was certainly happy when I heard about it coming to Netflix though.
Now to the actual story: since I only watched the first episode, I cannot speak for the rest of the series. From what I have seen, the storytelling seems to be close to the cartoon. The first episode is very similar to the animated series content-wise. They skipped the "boring" parts and just brought it to the essentials.
The general tone still has some childish elements to it (which is a good thing imo). I was surprised to see that it does get darker in some scenes. In one occasion, we can see a living person burn to death. I believe going forward, Netflix actually does make the live adaptation much darker than the cartoon. I think this is a good idea, since many in the audience will watch this to relive it the first time they saw it as a child. Of course, they are much older now, so making it "more adult" seems logical.
A more adult approach also makes sense for people who have never seen an episode of the animated series. I remember when I first watched the cartoon, there were several episodes that were simply too childish and aimed at kids. I believe - at least based on this one episode - Netflix manages well to retain the general tone of the cartoon but cut out many of the silly and too childish parts, making it intriguing for an adult audience.
Characters: For me, actor/actress performances and writing for all characters hit the spot. Aang, the optimistic yes-sayer; Sukko, the proud, brave and a little clumsy young adult and Katara, his smart, reflective and understanding sister are all established efficiently and effectively in the first 60 minutes. I think the actors manage to deliver. The same goes for all other protagonists and antagonists. I am interested in how well they will manage to deliver on their arcs.
Overall, this first episode manages to hit the tone of the much beloved animated series. It appears that Netflix will take a slightly more adult interpretation, which should make the series more interesting for the broad audience.
For me as someone who liked the cartoon but isn't obsessed with it, the first episode managed to feel "right at home" in the ATLA universe and it also sparked my interest to see what they will do different from here on. I am looking forward to the next episodes and definitely recommend trying it for yourselves - both fans and newcomers alike.
A careful 9/10 from my part.
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- nilssandt
- Feb 22, 2024
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