Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 07/01./2010 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG for fantasy action violence. Running Time 95 Minutes Genre Action, Sci-Fi Director M. Night Shyamalan Writer M. Night Shyamalan Cast Dev Patel, Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone Studio Paramount Pictures |
THE LAST AIRBENDER (2010)
SYNOPSIS
Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny
when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the
others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to
change the path of this destruction. Caught between
combat and courage, Aang (Noah Ringer) discovers he
is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four
elements. Aang teams with Katara (Nicola Peltz), a
Waterbender, and her brother, Sokka (Jackson
Rathbone), to restore balance to their war-torn world.
Based on the hugely successful Nickelodeon animated
TV series, the live-action feature film “The Last
Airbender” is the opening chapter in Aang’s struggle to
survive.
. --© Paramount Pictures
Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny
when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the
others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to
change the path of this destruction. Caught between
combat and courage, Aang (Noah Ringer) discovers he
is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four
elements. Aang teams with Katara (Nicola Peltz), a
Waterbender, and her brother, Sokka (Jackson
Rathbone), to restore balance to their war-torn world.
Based on the hugely successful Nickelodeon animated
TV series, the live-action feature film “The Last
Airbender” is the opening chapter in Aang’s struggle to
survive.
. --© Paramount Pictures
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M. Night Shyamalan has lost his touch with his newest film, The Last Airbender, based on a Nickelodeon
cartoon. This movie is about an Avatar who happens to be the last Airbender. When he finds out he is the
Avatar he runs away from his village and freezes himself in ice. Years later, two kids from the Southern
Water Village find him and save him from the fire benders who kidnap him. The Fire Lord has been taking
over villages all across the world and the only person that could stop them is the Avatar. The rest of the
movie the fire benders are trying to kidnap the Avatar while the water benders are trying to protect him. It
takes so long to set the story up that there is not much time for any action. The quality of the 3D is less
than desired and at times unnecessary. The acting is extremely scripted and the special effects are too
few and not exciting enough. At the end of the movie Shyamalan sets it up for a sequel, but unfortunately
for him I don’t think there will be anymore "bending" in his future.
cartoon. This movie is about an Avatar who happens to be the last Airbender. When he finds out he is the
Avatar he runs away from his village and freezes himself in ice. Years later, two kids from the Southern
Water Village find him and save him from the fire benders who kidnap him. The Fire Lord has been taking
over villages all across the world and the only person that could stop them is the Avatar. The rest of the
movie the fire benders are trying to kidnap the Avatar while the water benders are trying to protect him. It
takes so long to set the story up that there is not much time for any action. The quality of the 3D is less
than desired and at times unnecessary. The acting is extremely scripted and the special effects are too
few and not exciting enough. At the end of the movie Shyamalan sets it up for a sequel, but unfortunately
for him I don’t think there will be anymore "bending" in his future.
By Brenda Ladd