The Last Airbender Teaser Trailer
Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by JulieAndJasper in News
The teaser trailer for The Last Airbender has premiered online, and though it doesn’t have Jackson Rathbone in the short (very short) trailer, it looks pretty awesome.
The Last Airbender will be in theatres July 2, 2010 and is directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
And here’s a quick recap for those of you who might not know what the movie is all about:
Based on the hugely successful Nickelodeon animated TV series, the live-action feature film is set in a world where human civilization is divided into four nations: Water, Earth, Air and Fire.
The Fire Nation is waging a ruthless, oppressive war against the other three nations. The film’s hero, the reluctant young Aang (Noah Ringer), is the “Last Airbender” — the Avatar who, according to prophecy, has the ability to manipulate all of the elements and bring all the nations together. Aided by a protective teenage Waterbender named Katara (Nicola Peltz) and her bull-headed brother Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), Aang proceeds on a perilous journey to restore balance to their war-torn world. Dev Patel plays Prince Zuko, prince of the Fire Nation.
2 Responses to “The Last Airbender Teaser Trailer”
Gayle
23. Jun, 2009
I am a fan of Nickelodean’s Last Airbender series. I am not into Japanese anime, but his series is intellilgent, well written and acted. I can’t wait to this adaptation and with M. Shalamayn-can’t spell his name, it will be interesting to see how dark and unique this film will be.
Also, seeing Jackson in another movie will be great too! I never heard of him until Twilight and would like to see more of him and his acting skills.
Karah
26. Jun, 2009
As a huge fan of the original series, and of M. Night Shyamalan and of Jackson Rathbone (can I get a team jasper?!?) I won’t be going to see this movie and I hope once people are informed they won’t as well.
The original series, which was based on East Asian cultures and mythologies (as well as Inuit/Yupik culture) was an innovation on television for many reasons, including the fact that none of its main characters were white.
While the original series was lauded for its diversity, this film has chosen a route which has resulted in all of the main heroes being cast with white actors (including Rathbone, who’s character Sokka was most obviously not white on the show), the villains being cast with actors of darker skin (generally Middle Eastern appearing) and the extras with East Asian Americans and African Americans. This only serves to reinforce Hollywood stereotypes of white superiority, something that has been going on since the beginning of the industry and unfortunately continues today.
I am glad to see that the Twilight franchise has grasped the concept of cultural sensitivity and authenticity, and I hope despite Twilight fans love of Rathbone, they will consider the negative messages The Last Airbender espouses before buying a ticket. find out more at racebending.com.