maychorian: (A:TLA - Katara from behind)
Many thanks to [livejournal.com profile] dotfic for pointing me to this amazing music vid.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YrcHR_G8-Y

There are a lot of reasons to hate the live-action Last Airbender movie, not least of which being the switcheroo of brown heroes and pale villain to pale heroes and brown villain (that whole issue literally makes me sick). But I was warned about that part--I knew it was coming. Since hearing more details of what the movie changed from the series, there's another difference that actually makes me grit my teeth with rage, and that is the reduction of Katara.

No, I have not seen the movie, but I read plenty of reviews and analysis and talked to people who have seen it, both fans of the series and not. I know enough to make a judgment without wasting my time or money on a movie that ruined something I love. (And oooooh, I love this series so much. It's one of my favorite things in the world and they blew a golden opportunity and I am angry and disappointed and grief-stricken.) If you're going to tell me that I can't judge it without seeing it for myself, just...don't.

If you have ever trusted my advice or my judgment, believe me when I say that you should not watch that movie. Don't waste your time and resources. But you should definitely watch the series. I don't care who you are, I don't care if you think you're too old for cartoons or you don't like anime or fantasy or you're just not interested. Every time someone says they haven't watched the show for any of those reasons, something cute and fluffy dies. I am so serious about this. Stop killing cute and fluffy things and go watch this series. It is so unbelievably amazing, I can't even tell you.

I'm gonna try though, starting with just how wonderful all of the female characters are. Spoilers below, especially for certain season 1 episodes. )

I'm very glad that Avatar: The Last Airbender exists. Not only because I love it and I enjoy watching and rewatching it, but I'm also glad that my little sisters have such a quality show in their lives. They love this show, they watch it over and over and over, and I enjoy watching it with them. I'm glad they have these examples of amazing women, women who are strong and capable, but also free to be themselves, sometimes weak and sad, sometimes making bad and wrong decisions, but finding the strength to stand up again and do the right thing. I'm glad for entertainment like this to show young girls that they can be anything they want to be.

And my geeky friends love it too. More than once, before sitting down to play RPG or other nerdy games, we've watched an episode (or more) of Avatar together. And these are mostly people in their mid to late twenties, geeks, yes, but hardly children, and we all agree that this show is one of the best we've ever seen.

I despise the very existence of the movie. Everything about it is just wrong. But I'm so very, very glad that the show exists.

Is there anything else I can say to convince you? You should watch this series. You really, really should.
maychorian: (LEG GUITAR!!! (squee))
Several items:

1. [livejournal.com profile] moonshayde made this icon to my specifications, and I love it love it love it. Cuz, see, I've seen lots and lots and lots of icons from Jensen's Eye of the Tiger epicness, but none of them said what I want. Which is this, because I'm weird like that. This will probably be the icon I use from now on whenever I blather about Guitar Hero. And also other random squeeful times.

2. This appears to be The Weekend of Things Not Working for Maychorian. One, I got home Friday night and realized that my fridge wasn't working anymore. The freezer was cold, but the fridge wasn't. :( So I've spent the whole weekend cleaning it out and letting water drip everywhere, because there appeared to be an ice blockage of some sort. I hope that does the trick, because otherwise I'm going to have to put in a maintenance request, and that's annoying. I've also been trying to eat stuff so it won't go bad, so lots of frozen pizza and that sort of thing. Fortunately, I don't really keep much food around my place, so this isn't a horrible deal, but I am a little worried about getting mold in my large collection of jellies (I have five kinds; it is a necessary evil in my continuing quest to attempt to consume far too much peanut butter).

Two, my internet quit working this afternoon, and so I will have to call Verizon and get it fixed and that's just a huge pain I don't want to deal with. I don't like having strangers come to my place. (I am somewhere else right now using the internet, because apparently I can't stand to be away for more than six hours. And also I need to find Verizon's customer service number or something. Sigh.)

Three, my muse has apparently taken a small vacation, exactly when I need him the most. ::shakes fist at runaway muse::

3. I FINALLY FINISHED WATCHING AVATAR AND IT WAS SO FREAKING EPIC. Hoh Em Gee. I feel a little creepy, though, cuz it might be a bad thing that I find these young teenager animated boys so amazingly attractive. Yes, even Aang, in the last episode. (I was so shocked, guys, really.) And I love Zuko so gosh darn much, you guys, it might be the teeniest bit embarrassing. Now I want to write and/or read an Avatar/Supernatural crossover with the characters, too, not just the powers, because Dean and Zuko. Hoh Em Gee. I've been saying that a lot. IROH IS THE AWESOMEST UNCLE EVER I WISH HE WAS MY UNCLE OH GOODNESS IROH.

4. I am still hopelessly in love with Sam and Dean. I guess it wasn't strictly necessary to mention that again, but I wanted to. ::huggles them both, pinches their sad woobie cheeks, offers cheesecake when they both continue to look all woobie-like::

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