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Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)— A Live Action With the Weight of the World on Its Shoulders
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Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)— A Live Action With the Weight of the World on Its Shoulders

Netflix’s courageous attempt at bringing the beloved 2000s cartoon to life

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Ben Ulansey
Mar 20, 2025
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The world of live-action Avatar was off to a rocky start. 2010’s The Last Airbender is one that most purists prefer to forget about. Despite the critical lambasting M. Night Shyamalan’s attempt at the story has received, though, it still deserves some credit. It can’t be said that the task before him was easy. The cartoon isn’t one that lends its…

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