Not since Jimmy Neutron or Nacho Libre has Nickelodeon made such a film with the quality of The Last Airbender. No I take that back, each of those movies was at least watchable while this film had little if any saving qualities. I know what you are all thinking, ‘But Red, I liked the cartoon so how could this be worse?’ I know because I thought the same thing, so strap yourself in and get ready for some spoilers because it’s time for a rant of Samalamallalon proportions.
I like many people saw the television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, so I was skeptical about a live action adaptation. My skepticism grew more when the director was announced, M. Night Shyamalan. Yes, the director and writer of such groundbreaking films like The Sixth Sense and… well writer and director of such other bad films like Unbreakable, Signs, The Village, Lady in the Water, and The Happening. This man, known for his twists, was given the task of bringing to physical life one of the most interesting properties Nickelodeon had to offer. Do you know what the twist was for The Last Airbender? He took something loved by many and turned it into a nearly unwatchable shell of its former glory.