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smokeyhoodoo
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1021 Posts
September 15 2012 04:23 GMT
#3061
Its easy to tell who the equalizers are in this thread.
There is no cow level
Angel_
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1617 Posts
September 15 2012 04:29 GMT
#3062
The contemplating suicide theory reminds me of people who find things in literature to take from them that literally have no relationship whatsoever to it. It's nice and all, and might even be interesting if the show did anything that in depth or complex, but let's be honest. There is nothing that in depth about korra's character currently.
Supamang
Profile Joined June 2010
United States2298 Posts
September 15 2012 06:21 GMT
#3063
On September 07 2012 07:19 Zergneedsfood wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 07 2012 03:36 Gahlo wrote:
On September 07 2012 02:16 Zergneedsfood wrote:
On September 07 2012 02:04 Escuche wrote:
On September 07 2012 01:47 Zergneedsfood wrote:
Well if you think about it for a moment, you realize it just shows how shallow of a person Korra is because she apparently thinks she's only a person if she had bending.

I don't think that was a show of depth as much as it was a show of how much I couldn't take that girl seriously.

Dude, she lost her bending THAT DAY. It was an incredibly recent trauma and she didn't know how to take it yet. Not to mention she's 17. And she's the avatar, which to her was entirely based in bending because she wasn't in any way spiritual. Bending was her livelihood - it's like if a committee stripped you of 5 medals from a sport you dominated with no evidence or something equally unjust. Her reaction is pretty justifiable.


Uhh...this isn't about getting medals from a sport taken away unjustifiably.

It's about Korra thinking she's no longer an Avatar/human being without her bending. This entire show could have made a very really clear point about what it means to be an Avatar, and from the experiences of at least four/five generation of Avatar, not a single one of them was defined by their bending, but by their actions and personalities that helped shape peaceful times in their respective eras.

Korra just doesn't get what it means to be an Avatar and therefore, her shallow understanding of what it means to be an Avatar coupled with never ever learning anything in the entirety of the show is just a testament to how badly her character turned out.

She had also known she was the avatar since she was VERY young. Her life since a child was been "you are the avatar, you need to learn bending. She didn't get the standard 16 years of personal development, let alone the slightly abbreviated time Aang did. Her life and personal identity has been molded around the fact that she was the avatar, the all bending being. Then she got reduced to just being an airbender, that's a lot to go through.


At that point you're just justifying how shallow she is, not defending that she isn't.

And the fact that the show doesn't even remotely explain why she's so brain dead to the fact that the Avatar's job is more than just bending is testament to how little I buy the argument. People have been trying to teach Korra that she can't ignore her spiritual side, but she just doesn't listen. That's not getting a standard 16 years of development, that's just not listening to your elders like every other 16 year old out there.

In other words, all of her training was centered around "Yes, you bend well, but that's not what the Avatar is all about you know. There's a spiritual side that you're ignoring."

Korra goes "Yeah whatever."

Then, when she actually loses that bending, she suddenly feels like the world owes her something because she's been ignoring the spiritual side all along and without even taking a single iota of effort to try to learn about the spiritual side, she's given instant gratification by Aang, who gives her back her Avatar powers even though she's barely done anything to deserve it.

I dont remember much. Did she actually say her bending is what makes her a human?
ore0z
Profile Joined December 2009
Romania161 Posts
October 06 2012 05:57 GMT
#3064
I decided to post this here
The third part of "The Promise" was released Sept. 26th
It's about the gap between the first Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra
It also sets the way for Zuko's upcoming comic "The Search," about his journey to find his mother with Azula making an appearance.

Good comic
SoulReaver306
Profile Joined April 2012
Australia210 Posts
October 06 2012 06:18 GMT
#3065
On September 15 2012 15:21 Supamang wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 07 2012 07:19 Zergneedsfood wrote:
On September 07 2012 03:36 Gahlo wrote:
On September 07 2012 02:16 Zergneedsfood wrote:
On September 07 2012 02:04 Escuche wrote:
On September 07 2012 01:47 Zergneedsfood wrote:
Well if you think about it for a moment, you realize it just shows how shallow of a person Korra is because she apparently thinks she's only a person if she had bending.

I don't think that was a show of depth as much as it was a show of how much I couldn't take that girl seriously.

Dude, she lost her bending THAT DAY. It was an incredibly recent trauma and she didn't know how to take it yet. Not to mention she's 17. And she's the avatar, which to her was entirely based in bending because she wasn't in any way spiritual. Bending was her livelihood - it's like if a committee stripped you of 5 medals from a sport you dominated with no evidence or something equally unjust. Her reaction is pretty justifiable.


Uhh...this isn't about getting medals from a sport taken away unjustifiably.

It's about Korra thinking she's no longer an Avatar/human being without her bending. This entire show could have made a very really clear point about what it means to be an Avatar, and from the experiences of at least four/five generation of Avatar, not a single one of them was defined by their bending, but by their actions and personalities that helped shape peaceful times in their respective eras.

Korra just doesn't get what it means to be an Avatar and therefore, her shallow understanding of what it means to be an Avatar coupled with never ever learning anything in the entirety of the show is just a testament to how badly her character turned out.

She had also known she was the avatar since she was VERY young. Her life since a child was been "you are the avatar, you need to learn bending. She didn't get the standard 16 years of personal development, let alone the slightly abbreviated time Aang did. Her life and personal identity has been molded around the fact that she was the avatar, the all bending being. Then she got reduced to just being an airbender, that's a lot to go through.


At that point you're just justifying how shallow she is, not defending that she isn't.

And the fact that the show doesn't even remotely explain why she's so brain dead to the fact that the Avatar's job is more than just bending is testament to how little I buy the argument. People have been trying to teach Korra that she can't ignore her spiritual side, but she just doesn't listen. That's not getting a standard 16 years of development, that's just not listening to your elders like every other 16 year old out there.

In other words, all of her training was centered around "Yes, you bend well, but that's not what the Avatar is all about you know. There's a spiritual side that you're ignoring."

Korra goes "Yeah whatever."

Then, when she actually loses that bending, she suddenly feels like the world owes her something because she's been ignoring the spiritual side all along and without even taking a single iota of effort to try to learn about the spiritual side, she's given instant gratification by Aang, who gives her back her Avatar powers even though she's barely done anything to deserve it.

I dont remember much. Did she actually say her bending is what makes her a human?


I believe that she implied her bending is what made her the Avatar.
Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17734 Posts
October 06 2012 15:10 GMT
#3066
On October 06 2012 14:57 ore0z wrote:
I decided to post this here
The third part of "The Promise" was released Sept. 26th
It's about the gap between the first Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra
It also sets the way for Zuko's upcoming comic "The Search," about his journey to find his mother with Azula making an appearance.

Good comic

ty for this news. Finally get to see Azula.
ils
"Nana is a goddess. Or at very least, Nana is my goddess." - KazeHydra
Zergneedsfood
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10671 Posts
October 06 2012 15:57 GMT
#3067
The Promise sucks.
/人◕ ‿‿ ◕人\ Make a contract with me and join TLADT | Onodera isn't actually a girl, she's just a doormat you walk over to get to the girl. - Numy 2015
Geo.Rion
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
7377 Posts
December 16 2012 17:45 GMT
#3068
I just started watching this show, now that i'm on vacation (sorry for bumping it)

Very enjoyable, gotta love the steampunk world. Also, the guy who tries to hit on Korra by being helpful and caring and bringing roses and shit gets rejected big time cuz there's this other guy who totally ignores her and is a douche in general but is handsome. Same old same old :D

I'm glad i decided to watch this show
"Protoss is a joke" Liquid`Jinro Okt.1. 2011
CCa1ss1e
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada3231 Posts
February 08 2013 21:57 GMT
#3069
Finished watching the first book.. was pretty good. Been a couple years since I saw the original series, but, I think I liked aang's team and their story a bit more.

Kind of teared up at the conclusion, hope you guys did too. I can see why it was intended to end there, seemed perfect.

Will check out the rest though.

:D
~ The Ultimate Weapon
Zergneedsfood
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10671 Posts
February 08 2013 22:04 GMT
#3070
On February 09 2013 06:57 CCa1ss1e wrote:
Finished watching the first book.. was pretty good. Been a couple years since I saw the original series, but, I think I liked aang's team and their story a bit more.

Kind of teared up at the conclusion, hope you guys did too. I can see why it was intended to end there, seemed perfect.

Will check out the rest though.

:D


Why?
/人◕ ‿‿ ◕人\ Make a contract with me and join TLADT | Onodera isn't actually a girl, she's just a doormat you walk over to get to the girl. - Numy 2015
CCa1ss1e
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada3231 Posts
February 08 2013 22:19 GMT
#3071
On February 09 2013 07:04 Zergneedsfood wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 09 2013 06:57 CCa1ss1e wrote:
Finished watching the first book.. was pretty good. Been a couple years since I saw the original series, but, I think I liked aang's team and their story a bit more.

Kind of teared up at the conclusion, hope you guys did too. I can see why it was intended to end there, seemed perfect.

Will check out the rest though.

:D


Why?


Well, I read on wikipedia that it was originally conceived as just the 12 episodes. I was worried for a bit when Korra lost her bending, thinking we'd have to wait until the next book. I wasn't sure when the new books were announced and I wondered if they slightly changed the final episode into a cliffhanger. In the end, it was restored and she began realizing her avatar powers. Just seemed like a fitting way to end the 12 episodes, if indeed it they were to stop there.
~ The Ultimate Weapon
nohbrows
Profile Joined February 2011
United States653 Posts
February 09 2013 07:59 GMT
#3072
If I also remember correctly, they weren't ordered to create more seasons until after production was completed.
Seizon Senryaku!
Zergneedsfood
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10671 Posts
February 09 2013 13:37 GMT
#3073
On February 09 2013 07:19 CCa1ss1e wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 09 2013 07:04 Zergneedsfood wrote:
On February 09 2013 06:57 CCa1ss1e wrote:
Finished watching the first book.. was pretty good. Been a couple years since I saw the original series, but, I think I liked aang's team and their story a bit more.

Kind of teared up at the conclusion, hope you guys did too. I can see why it was intended to end there, seemed perfect.

Will check out the rest though.

:D


Why?


Well, I read on wikipedia that it was originally conceived as just the 12 episodes. I was worried for a bit when Korra lost her bending, thinking we'd have to wait until the next book. I wasn't sure when the new books were announced and I wondered if they slightly changed the final episode into a cliffhanger. In the end, it was restored and she began realizing her avatar powers. Just seemed like a fitting way to end the 12 episodes, if indeed it they were to stop there.


So you're fine with Aang coming out of nowhere, giving Korra back her powers without her learning anything, and giving us no explanation how the hell any of this even happens?
/人◕ ‿‿ ◕人\ Make a contract with me and join TLADT | Onodera isn't actually a girl, she's just a doormat you walk over to get to the girl. - Numy 2015
sabas123
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands3122 Posts
February 09 2013 13:44 GMT
#3074
On February 09 2013 16:59 nohbrows wrote:
If I also remember correctly, they weren't ordered to create more seasons until after production was completed.

wrong

they are making 3 more seasons and the next one was planned for Q2 if not mistaken, and would be called "spirit"
The harder it becomes, the more you should focus on the basics.
HoLe
Profile Joined August 2012
Canada183 Posts
February 09 2013 13:46 GMT
#3075
Watched the first half of the first season of avatar. Determined on my own that it was without a doubt a show for small children or babies.

This is my reaction to a lot of anime, almost all of it, in fact. It's an art form that deeply confuses and frustrates me.

Sincerely glad I realized how bad Avatar is before I wasted more time on it.
Terran.
Bashnek
Profile Joined May 2011
Australia895 Posts
February 09 2013 13:49 GMT
#3076
On February 09 2013 22:44 sabas123 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 09 2013 16:59 nohbrows wrote:
If I also remember correctly, they weren't ordered to create more seasons until after production was completed.

wrong

they are making 3 more seasons and the next one was planned for Q2 if not mistaken, and would be called "spirit"

Wrong

"are making" and "were asked to make before thy finished production" are different.
/人 ◕ ‿‿ ◕人\
nihlon
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden5581 Posts
February 09 2013 13:53 GMT
#3077
On February 09 2013 22:46 HoLe wrote:
Watched the first half of the first season of avatar. Determined on my own that it was without a doubt a show for small children or babies.

This is my reaction to a lot of anime, almost all of it, in fact. It's an art form that deeply confuses and frustrates me.

Sincerely glad I realized how bad Avatar is before I wasted more time on it.

Watch better anime then.
Banelings are too cute to blow up
solidbebe
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Netherlands4921 Posts
February 09 2013 14:08 GMT
#3078
On February 09 2013 22:46 HoLe wrote:
Watched the first half of the first season of avatar. Determined on my own that it was without a doubt a show for small children or babies.

This is my reaction to a lot of anime, almost all of it, in fact. It's an art form that deeply confuses and frustrates me.

Sincerely glad I realized how bad Avatar is before I wasted more time on it.

You're watching shitty anime
That's the 2nd time in a week I've seen someone sig a quote from this GD and I have never witnessed a sig quote happen in my TL history ever before. -Najda
nathangonmad
Profile Joined September 2010
United Kingdom317 Posts
February 09 2013 14:19 GMT
#3079
When is season 2 out? : )
Keep trying Leenock
Zergneedsfood
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10671 Posts
February 09 2013 14:29 GMT
#3080
On February 09 2013 23:08 solidbebe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 09 2013 22:46 HoLe wrote:
Watched the first half of the first season of avatar. Determined on my own that it was without a doubt a show for small children or babies.

This is my reaction to a lot of anime, almost all of it, in fact. It's an art form that deeply confuses and frustrates me.

Sincerely glad I realized how bad Avatar is before I wasted more time on it.

You're watching shitty anime

/人◕ ‿‿ ◕人\ Make a contract with me and join TLADT | Onodera isn't actually a girl, she's just a doormat you walk over to get to the girl. - Numy 2015
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