imma keep it moving be classy and graceful

Momo isn’t named until he’s in the spirit oasis batting at tui and la and Aang says, “Momo! Be nice!” So again, we’re just supposed to have known that somewhere along the way they named the creature that we’ve barely been seeing Momo. Aang is named in narration before we see Katara ask “what’s your name?” and see him reply “I’m Aang!” So, we’re just supposed to have known during earlier narration that it was referring to him. In the “audience already knows” category: Shyamalan treats the audience alternately like we already know the story and like we’re stupid idiots that need every plot point spelled out through Katara’s weeping narration. But it doesn’t matter because the storytelling was terrible.

I would venture to say few people are actually talented to wear all these hats on a single project, and it’s painfully obvious after about 5 minutes that Shyamalan should never have been in charge of writing the script, or at least should have had someone he had to listen to when they said “this sucks.” The script is terrible! The dialogue is terrible! It would have stood a fighting chance otherwise mostly great costumes, beautiful backdrops, good CGI, great music. The main reason it sucked is apparent from the first of the credits: Written, Directed and Produced by M. Night Shyamalan’s murderous destruction of a story that I loved in his live-action movie version of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” (Book 1: Water). I am re-posting it here with additional photos added.* *I recently rediscovered this rant, which was originally posted as a note on my facebook page in July of 2010, before I started this blog.

Imma keep it moving be classy and graceful