DESPITE THE FAILURE of live-action adaptations of Death Note and Cowboy Bebop, Netflix is dedicated to the animation-to-live-action transformation. Naturally, the streaming giant went for what looked like an easy play: Avatar: The Last Airbender, a major Nickelodeon hit that originally aired from 2005 to 2008 and has since gained enough critical acclaim that it’s talked about to this day as one of the best animated series of all time. In fact, it has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. For those unaware, the show follows a young boy named Aang who is the newest reincarnation of the avatar–the most powerful figure in the world–who is able to master the four elements: water, air, fire, and earth. That figure then serves as a bridge between the human and spirit world. The avatar’s job in each lifetime is to keep peace among the four element-based civilizations, whatever that means during that time. For Aang–the last Airbender after a genocidal attack–that means he has to stop the leader of the Fire Nation, who wants to rid the world of every element but his own. Think of it like a children’s version of Game of Thrones. M. Night Shyamalan attempted to adapt the series into live-action for a potential trilogy, but his 2010 film failed miserably with both audiences (it was a box office flop) and critics (5% on Rotten Tomatoes) alike. As for Netflix’s try? While the series isn’t as unwatchable as Shyamalan’s, fans are anything but pleased. Reviews generally agree the problem… Click below to read the full story from Men’s Health
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