We took a jaunt to our local Barnes & Noble today and here’s the Avatar display that greeted us.
Okay–what are my issues with this? First of all, trying to mix the movie with the real Aang? It just doesn’t work.
Second, let me say one of the things that we, as a family, loved about Avatar. Aang, Katara, Sokka, and the gang–they felt “real.” Okay, not real-real. They felt like kids, pushed into situations with seemingly insurmountable odds. And yet, they were still kids. Aang was playful and sometimes goofy. There was laughter and silliness, and a sense of childhood amidst the storm.
Aang was a reluctant hero, not the warrior youngster we see posing in these photos. Look at the difference from our Aang
and this one:
Here’s what the Nickelodeon site has to say about Aang:
Aang is a hero – a 12-year-old hero who likes to stir up trouble. Raised by Airbender monks in a temple hidden in the mountains, Aang is the last Airbender and the only known survivor of the Air Nomads. It’s Aang’s destiny as the Avatar to master all four elements – Air, Water, Earth and Fire. But he’d rather search for adventure than save the world. Though he’s very spiritual, Aang doesn’t like being known as the mythical Avatar or being the center of attention, he just wants to be a normal kid. Aang loves animals, especially his giant flying bison, Appa, and his pet winged-lemur, Momo. He’s quick to take detours along his journey, much to the dismay of Katara and Sokka, and he’s a master of getting himself into sticky situations. Luckily for all three of them – and the rest of the world – he’s pretty good at getting out of them too. (via)
Not only did the books look like junk–they clearly, were not about our Aang. Oh, and excuse me: his name ain’t Ong.
YA AANG is not ong and the movie is SO FAKE AND ridiculous that movie ruins every thing that involves AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER
Agreed!
I was SO sickened by the move. Almost all the characters were portrayed wrong! I’m glad other people feel the same way.