mastertenzin
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Post by mastertenzin on Aug 8, 2012 0:37:47 GMT -5
There isn't enough talk here about the legend of Aang. Surely, as Korra fans, we've all at least heard of the original series? I miss Katara the most. Shipping was so much simpler back then. "Come closer......will you go penguin sledding with me?" As a bonus: the ring roads of Beijing, a real-life Ba Sing Se. Attachments:
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Spode
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Post by Spode on Aug 8, 2012 5:37:54 GMT -5
No lake inside of the outer barrier.
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mastertenzin
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Post by mastertenzin on Aug 8, 2012 7:09:56 GMT -5
And the rings are not actually walls. But it's the closest you'll get. It's been established that King Kuei was based off of Puyi, the last emperor of China. On the other hand, Puyi was much younger than Kuei, being six when the Qing dynasty fell. He was later appointed the ruler of Japanese-occupied Manchukuo in the lead-up to WWII, but once again had no real power of his own. The Chinese characters in the burial chamber in the Cave of Two Lovers are written in Seal Script, commissioned in the Qin dynasty (221-206BC) to unify all of the former states under a single writing system. Tui and La are the Chinese characters for "push" and "pull". Yue is "moon". See more: avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Writing_in_the_World_of_AvatarBTW, I noticed in several instances where Aang enters the Avatar State, Katara pulls him out of it by walking straight through his sphere of destruction and grabbing onto him, as if she was impervious to his power. Just something I thought was interesting. Example: The Desert, Book 2.
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Post by Avatar Korra on Aug 8, 2012 11:06:45 GMT -5
Ironically, I was going to make a thread for the original series, too. XD Sneaky sneaky!
I think what I miss most about the original series was the development. In the first book of Korra, which was originally supposed to be a stand alone series, we barely had enough of development to even know what the characters were really like. We're left alone with this idea of who these characters are, but that's all there is to it. But in Aang's first season, we were exposed to everything in their world very early on - their geology and landscape, their sense of cultural identity, their complex political affairs. And furthermore, we became very acquainted with these young heroes during their pursuit of saving the world, and we understood their hopes, fears, even their choice of diet.
Also, I believe the original series had something that Korra very much lacked - the sense of urgency. From the moment we learned of Sozin's Comet, the audience knew that Aang was against the flow of time while trying to learn the elements, and in many ways, it fueled him many of his motives and actions. Whereas with Korra, the threat of Amon is only urgent when he suddenly seizes Republic City. And because the first book only takes place in Republic City, who even knows what has happened to the outside world?
I think in this first season, The Legend of Korra has potential. But when left to stand beside its predecessor series, I believe it falls flat.
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mastertenzin
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Post by mastertenzin on Aug 8, 2012 12:39:25 GMT -5
Totally agree on the sense of urgency. Which is ironic because ATLA managed to be much more leisurely-paced despite the impending comet.
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Post by Avatar Korra on Aug 9, 2012 9:16:22 GMT -5
Which is ironic because ATLA managed to be much more leisurely-paced despite the impending comet. Exactly right! Let's hope with three seasons to expand the story now, we'll see some urgency arise. Or PERHAPS SOME DEVELOPMENT-- forgive me, friends.
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