#Natla

[lilith-91]

I hope they don't delete this iconic scene from the live action 😭

[natlacentral]

birthday wishes for Kiawentiio from some ATLA costars

[billsbae]

platonic modern au kaatang, platonic kaatang painting eachothers nails, platonic kaatang watching romantic comedies, platonic kaatang gossiping and talking about their crushes.

that's it. that's the post.

[thiirsdaygirl]

natla zuko my love

id in alt

[laleonaluna]

angry katara is my favorite.

never take a therapy session my baby

[quillthrillswriting]

with all of the criticism NATLA is receiving, i'd like to bring up another point that i feel like i haven't seen many people talking about, and i think this really contributes to the lack of overarching atmosphere NATLA has.

music.

i think a lot of people have already expressed the sentiment that this live-action adaptation really misses on a lot of characterization. katara seems bland and one-dimensional, aang is constantly stressed and anxious about the future every time he's on screen, sokka just doesn't quite have that quintessential sokka-ness we as a fandom know and love.

i'd argue that part of the reason that the show is lacking that characterization is first because of screentime. as a show with ~20 episode seasons, the original atla has TONS of filler episodes, but these filler episodes let us see different facets of the characters and ulitmately aid in seeing how characters behave when the overarching plot is not driving them at that very moment.

however, i believe that even with a shorter season that can't fit any filler, you can still capture those kinds of moments. instead, what i'd argue worsened this lack of characterization is a lack of those silly, twangy themes we all know and love from the original.

you know what i'm talking about? aang would make a joke and we'd have goofy melodic lines playing, or momo would appear and we'd hear this:

the original ATLA was so creative in using music to paint a picture- in serious moments, it matched the mood entirely, in quiet, peaceful ones it made you feel like you were right there, on appa's back with the rest of the gaang, and in silly ones, it gave a sense of heart and lightness to the show.

watching the live action, we just didn't get that same range of emotion, and i do believe this is in part because the music just missed so much.

despite my criticism above, i'm excited to see the show renewed. i truly hope that the writers take the critiques they've seen from the fan's responses and use those to write the show better. the actors really are being limited by the directing & writing, and once that limiting factor is resolved, i really hope to see the show recapture that heart and soul that is so present in the original:)<3

[timeofdeathnote]

stop that's so funny 💀

[mothmanavenue]

went looking for a creation myth, ended up with a pair of cracked lips

[asongofstarkandtargaryen]

Seeing this picture made me think that if Uncle Iroh had a phone it would be filled with Zuko's silly pictures. Uncle would consider all of them cute and he would gladly show them to the gaang. Meanwhile, Zuko would die from embarrassment.

[saw-x]

#cabbage guy being in the adaption is very important to me

[kstarlitchaotics]

Whoever said this obviously hasn't seen the original 🤣

[dreamchasernina]

Netflix, I don’t know how to tell you this but a woman doesn’t have to be self taught to be a strong female character. It’s ok to let her know her limitation and ask for help. It’s ok to let her get angry, it’s ok to let her be jealous, it’s ok to let your female character have flaws and WORK on them. Your female character doesn’t have to become a master on her own to be memorable, it just makes her accomplishment feel unearned.

[fairmerthefarmer]

Aang and gyatso still melting my heart but this time in colour!

I think I maybe lost Some of aangs expression from the sketch but it’s still cute I think

[thehappyvet]

Just remember guys they're fucking kids.

[avatarfandompolice]

But don’t worry guys they got Asian actors so it’s perfect :) :) :)

[neottia-orchids]

Back to my brief Zutara phase