Review - The Last Airbender

Let just say that i was totally smitten with the trailer...

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Which happens to be better than the movie itself...its not that the movie sucks...its just not up to my expectation...and my expectation was quite high upon watching the trailer...to be fair...the visual effects, CGI and cinematography was top-notch...

The movie started of with these two siblings from the water nation who found aang,the airbender in the middle of the ice only to be captured by the outcast firebender prince from the fire nation...then aang escaped and along with the two siblings en route back to the airbender temple where he grew up only to know that all of the airbenders had been killed by the firebenders as the firebenders feared with the avatar that was said to be born among the airbenders in this round of re-incarnation...and that aang was trapped in that ice for 100 years...

The upset aang then went on the journey with the two siblings to the earthbender nation...only to be captured among all the 'benders' and suddenly he became their hero with his not-so-convincing speech (but he managed to evoke a rebellion of the earthbenders against the ones who hold them captive...the firebenders)...aang then embraced his avatar fate and went on to learn all the four elements in which that only the avatar can master (other people can only bend one element of their nation)...the first up was the water element...then again they went on the journey to the water kingdom to learn from the waterbender 'mahaguru'...

The firebenders managed to locate aang and send up an army to the water kingdom...and the bloodbath begins...aang...being an avatar...he can't hurt anyone...but he has to show how powerful he is...and he showcase some waterbending technics including the big tsunami which sent the firebenders packing back to their fire nation...the movie ended with everyone in the water kingdom worshipping aang...and the fire king telling his daughter (whois known to be the best firebender in the firebending history) that she has to stop aang from learning the other 2 elements...earth and fire...the end...or i might say...wait for the sequel...if there's going to be one...

Overall the movie was slow-paced...unlike the sorcerer's apprentice which was fast-paced and fun (i am comparing between the two as both have the 'magic-combat' thingie premise)...and the acting was kinda dull a bit...technology saved this movie from being a total bore...the CGI sequences was fantastic...the cinematography was top notch...the art direction was awesome...thruout the movie, the characters have to perform some sort of tai chi before they can summoned their elements...some are even in a group synchronised tai chi...and there was this one part where the earthbenders was doing 'haka' thingie...it was kinda funny actually...casting? other than dev patel (of Slumdog Millionaire fame) i dont know anyone else...owh yeah you might almost missed that guy from the twilight saga...you know...the cullen who can't control himself upon seeing bella's blood...he is the big bro of the waterbender...and he scored with an ice princess...way to go...yuhooo...owh yeah enough...for me...i was totally drawn to movie because of the trailer...but not that satisfied with the movie itself...hope that the sequels would be better (if they are planning any)...