You remember those old movies with white people in black paint as black people?
So even with internet access, my iidea of up-to-date Hollywood news is "anything that happened after November." Which is at it should be, because they're a bunch of assholes who don't deserve my undivided attention.
Anyway, anyone here a fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender? I've seen the first couple season and wow Nickolodeon, where did you find these people? Great characters, plot, scenery, and funny jokes. It's everything I wish all my tv shows were, except for the fact the cast is under the age of twenty and animated, so there is some guilt over wishing I'd find a nice boy with (insert any character here)'s (insert any interesting 'good for picking up chicks' characteristic here, ie body/temperament/eyes/sense of humor). But who cares?
So I did hear mention ages ago someone was considering making it into a movie. (I vaguely remember going, "but doesn't this show have a finish line? Avatar learns firebending and defeat's Zuko's dad and saves minor characters/learns important life lessons along the way? Why would it need a movie?") So recently I came across something along the lines of current status of this movie.
1. It will be live-action. Goodbye pretty scenery and exacting hand motions, hello Power Rangers' karate and CGIed backgrounds with cardboard cut-out buildings.
2. Because making the four nations Inuit/Eastern/Islander isn't culturally diverse enough, the casting and setting will be more 'culturally and ethnically' diverse. (Reporter went to casting call here. (Link found by fellow irate Avatar fan here.(CLICK TEH LINKS LIEK WHOA! SHIRLY THIZ NOT SIREUS!)))
3. All main characters will be white.
4. Like with most movies with children in them, a state of disbelief will be needed to see the guy my age as being 16. (Guy playing Zuko, on his character: "He's, like, an evil prince." Okay, not a direct quote, but the evil prince portion is. (The law says you are an adult why?) Even worse? Guy playing Sokka, on his being cast: "All I need is a tan! XD" (Your parents did not beat the racism out of you why?))
5. M. Night Shyamalan is directing. (While I enjoyed Lady in the Water and portions of Signs, is anyone else confused by the director of choice? It's like asking Stephen King to write the script. Sure, he's good at his job, but his name itself is a connotation that this will be a creepy movie. You could try pulling a Harry Selick and just put on the poster "From the director of Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach, we present Coraline." No wait, all your movies are creepy. You were hired why? To draw your fans to a movie they would otherwise avoid because they're too cool for kid stuff? (Nevermind that the fact half the main characters haven't quite hit puberty, Avatar has stuff for people of all ages to enjoy. I'd rather watch Avatar than On Golden Pond, but I can still appreciate actually casting a distinct anti-established Hollywood age. (See earlier post concerning Watchmen and Carla Gugino.))
So, anybody who's a fan of Avatar should probably just plug their ears and sing "la-la-la-la-la, I can't hear you" any time someone mentions this film. It has unfortunate things written all over it.
(You did click those links, yes? Does anyone know where I can get me some lederhosen to be authentically Belgian, which is, like, right next to the Netherlands, which means they're my historically accurate traditional costume as well? Or would it be dirndl for me?)
Anyway, anyone here a fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender? I've seen the first couple season and wow Nickolodeon, where did you find these people? Great characters, plot, scenery, and funny jokes. It's everything I wish all my tv shows were, except for the fact the cast is under the age of twenty and animated, so there is some guilt over wishing I'd find a nice boy with (insert any character here)'s (insert any interesting 'good for picking up chicks' characteristic here, ie body/temperament/eyes/sense of humor). But who cares?
So I did hear mention ages ago someone was considering making it into a movie. (I vaguely remember going, "but doesn't this show have a finish line? Avatar learns firebending and defeat's Zuko's dad and saves minor characters/learns important life lessons along the way? Why would it need a movie?") So recently I came across something along the lines of current status of this movie.
1. It will be live-action. Goodbye pretty scenery and exacting hand motions, hello Power Rangers' karate and CGIed backgrounds with cardboard cut-out buildings.
2. Because making the four nations Inuit/Eastern/Islander isn't culturally diverse enough, the casting and setting will be more 'culturally and ethnically' diverse. (Reporter went to casting call here. (Link found by fellow irate Avatar fan here.(CLICK TEH LINKS LIEK WHOA! SHIRLY THIZ NOT SIREUS!)))
3. All main characters will be white.
4. Like with most movies with children in them, a state of disbelief will be needed to see the guy my age as being 16. (Guy playing Zuko, on his character: "He's, like, an evil prince." Okay, not a direct quote, but the evil prince portion is. (The law says you are an adult why?) Even worse? Guy playing Sokka, on his being cast: "All I need is a tan! XD" (Your parents did not beat the racism out of you why?))
5. M. Night Shyamalan is directing. (While I enjoyed Lady in the Water and portions of Signs, is anyone else confused by the director of choice? It's like asking Stephen King to write the script. Sure, he's good at his job, but his name itself is a connotation that this will be a creepy movie. You could try pulling a Harry Selick and just put on the poster "From the director of Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach, we present Coraline." No wait, all your movies are creepy. You were hired why? To draw your fans to a movie they would otherwise avoid because they're too cool for kid stuff? (Nevermind that the fact half the main characters haven't quite hit puberty, Avatar has stuff for people of all ages to enjoy. I'd rather watch Avatar than On Golden Pond, but I can still appreciate actually casting a distinct anti-established Hollywood age. (See earlier post concerning Watchmen and Carla Gugino.))
So, anybody who's a fan of Avatar should probably just plug their ears and sing "la-la-la-la-la, I can't hear you" any time someone mentions this film. It has unfortunate things written all over it.
(You did click those links, yes? Does anyone know where I can get me some lederhosen to be authentically Belgian, which is, like, right next to the Netherlands, which means they're my historically accurate traditional costume as well? Or would it be dirndl for me?)