John’s Movie Musings

You’ve probably noticed my reviews have been pretty slim these past few weeks.  That’s because I’ve been spending my time with Avatar: The Last Airbender.  If you’ve not heard of it, it’s an anime series first aired on Nickelodeon.  Obviously, I wouldn’t waste time with a kid’s cartoon, much less talk about it if I did, but Avatar is a fantastic series you should become aware of.

The series consists of three seasons (literally, Act I, II, and III) of 20 episodes each.  I wrapped up the series over the weekend and I came away very satisfied.  Not only does the main storyline have a distinct beginning, middle, and end – each and every character goes through a solid story arc.  There are episodes in season 3 that wrap up subplots from season 1 I had forgotten about. It is so great to watch such a wonderfully crafted story.  And so unfortunately rare.

Since this is a movie blog and not a one for kids TV shows, let me end with some movie news.  M. Night Shyamalan is adapting the story into a live action movie for next summer.  M. Night has a lot of crap for which he owes penance and I have no idea how he’s going to fit three seasons into two hours.  My doubts are understated.  Nonetheless, this one’s on my radar for next summer.

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