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Yeah...about that...

You should check out the IMDb board for this movie. Outrage over the casting. A lot of white folk (the three main kids, though Aang at least still looks like he did in the toon) and the fire nation is Indian.

There's even this site http://www.racebending.com/v3/ getting folks to boycott the movie.

And

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If there is one thing the internet has shown me in the past year is they can't boycott crap.

They boycotted MW 2 and it is the biggest launching game in history.
They boycotted L4D 2 and it is doing much better than the original.

They are boycotting Jay Leno and believe his ratings are staying constant, etc.

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The casting for Katara and Sokka does look terrible, like really terrible. I have a feeling Sokka will not be funny at all.

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Yup. Those two bother me the most. The guy playing Sokka was in the Twilight movies so you know he's there to cater to the tween girls. I don't get the actress playing Katara. She hasn't been in much and is as whitebread as someone can look. It's almost like the person in charge of casting was looking at the actual voice actors rather than the cartoon for reference.

Speaking of Sokka not being funny: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43869

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If I could bend air girls would fear to wear skirts.

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Hm I always thought the series was like this:

Fire - Japan
Wind - India
Earth - China
Water - Innuit

But I guess that was too hard to cast...

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I definitely see all that except the the wind. I always thought the Airbenders reminded me of my roommate. He was Thai. ESPECIALLY with the heavy Buddhist garb and influence.

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Interesting. I feel like I'm going to trust the more positive viewpoint. It seemed a little more like the guy was walking away with a little more solid footing but the other guy sounded like a typical internet ranter.

But I definitely think that Sokka is gonna suck. Maybe they can get the animated guy do the voice over. It took quite a talent to make some of those jokes work...

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Here's what I don't get. If they were going to go with actors that didn't look like the characters why not just use the original voice actors? They'd at least act and sound exactly the same. Though I do like Noah Ringer for Aaang, and that particular character needs to know how to fight. And Dante Basco (Zuko) is a bit too old...though he does look young for 34.

Sokka


Katara


Aang


Zuko

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Voice acting and screen acting are very different. What may work vocally over cartoon may, and probably doesn't, work alongside the real actors. Not to mention, you have an opportunity to but faces that people recognize in the parts.

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Momo!

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How does a trailer sound to everyone?

Well even if you don't want it!

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I hope this movie isn't completely devoid of comedy.

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Soldier: Look a flying buffalo!
Warden: What was that?
Soldier: A flying bison was carrying an empty basket.
Warden: Well which one is it?
Soldier: Sir?
Warden: Was it a bison or a buffalo?
Soldier: Uh, sir, I'm not sure I know what the difference is, but that's not the point!
Warden: I'll show you what's important! (tosses him over board) Wake the Captain!
Other soldier: Uh, sir, that was the captain...

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Gee guys in the trailer, why so serious?

I guess I'll have to watch the series again in a while.