I have a theory.
So after all the terrible press and ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwccNqklC_k ) this scene, I have decided to forgo this movie because it is clearly awful. BUT. Since watching that scene, I have come to this conclusion: THE BENDING DOESN'T SUCK BECAUSE THE CHOREOGRAPHER SUCKS, IT SUCKS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CHOREOGRAPHER! Put that plot twist in your next movie, M. Night!
But seriously, just watch that scene. Look at those guys. WTF ARE THEY DOING?
M. Night: Okay, time to bend!
Actors: Okay, let's learn this thing!
M. Night: LEARN? No! Just do it. FEEL IT WITH YOUR HEART.
Someone Knowledgeable: But the four bending styles are all based on different stlyes of martial arts that were developed over hundreds of years and are steeped in culture! It's something you master after a life time of training and practice, not something you can imitate by dicking around.
M. Night: WHATEVER. Just wave your arms around! Pretend you know kung fu. Let special effects do all the work.
Is the bending as bad in the rest of the movie as in that scene?
But seriously, just watch that scene. Look at those guys. WTF ARE THEY DOING?
M. Night: Okay, time to bend!
Actors: Okay, let's learn this thing!
M. Night: LEARN? No! Just do it. FEEL IT WITH YOUR HEART.
Someone Knowledgeable: But the four bending styles are all based on different stlyes of martial arts that were developed over hundreds of years and are steeped in culture! It's something you master after a life time of training and practice, not something you can imitate by dicking around.
M. Night: WHATEVER. Just wave your arms around! Pretend you know kung fu. Let special effects do all the work.
Is the bending as bad in the rest of the movie as in that scene?