I won't deny I thought the actor they chose for Zuko was really good. His voice was almost spot-on, specifically. But Iroh doesn't look like any of the other people from the Fire Nation, and even if they chose people who looked the same, they didn't have to nix the traditional hairstyles just because the people they cast as Fire Nation aren't Asian. "LET'S MAKE THE BAD GUYS MIDDLE-EASTERNERS." (<~I was really hoping that wasn't the case, but since I didn't read the interviews, that was where I jumped first.)
I've thought firebending was like Roy's alchemy. It has a source, but it doesn't have to be an already-flaming source. Using the firebender's chi (or whatever it was called, Iroh said something about it keeping Zuko warm in the movie but I forget if that's the word he used) to ignite the inflammable gasses in the air. Maybe there are weak firebenders that would need premade fire, but you wouldn't want your army made up of firebenders like that. (And eventually Katara gets good enough she doesn't absolutely have to use her waterskin.)
I also thought Katara and Sokka should have been a bit darker, too. I REALLY LIKED THE CASTING CHOICES. ...Though Katara was kind of a weak actress. But I liked her look. I just think they should have gotten a tan. It wouldn't have even taken long. JUST LOOK A LITTLE DARKER. ALL OF THIS. JUST YES. And Katara was fairly weak, but she was given a lot less significance in the movie than she had in the series (probably, again, because the movie just couldn't fit that much in).
LMFAO I AM PERFECTLY OKAY WITH YOU NOT LIKING THE CARTOON. I enjoy the comedic stuff as much as the serious stuff, but it's perfectly understandable that not everyone appreciates the same things. I LOVE YOU AND IT'S OKAY WE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS.
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on 2010-07-06 11:17 am (UTC)I've thought firebending was like Roy's alchemy. It has a source, but it doesn't have to be an already-flaming source. Using the firebender's chi (or whatever it was called, Iroh said something about it keeping Zuko warm in the movie but I forget if that's the word he used) to ignite the inflammable gasses in the air. Maybe there are weak firebenders that would need premade fire, but you wouldn't want your army made up of firebenders like that. (And eventually Katara gets good enough she doesn't absolutely have to use her waterskin.)
I also thought Katara and Sokka should have been a bit darker, too. I REALLY LIKED THE CASTING CHOICES. ...Though Katara was kind of a weak actress. But I liked her look. I just think they should have gotten a tan. It wouldn't have even taken long. JUST LOOK A LITTLE DARKER. ALL OF THIS. JUST YES. And Katara was fairly weak, but she was given a lot less significance in the movie than she had in the series (probably, again, because the movie just couldn't fit that much in).
LMFAO I AM PERFECTLY OKAY WITH YOU NOT LIKING THE CARTOON. I enjoy the comedic stuff as much as the serious stuff, but it's perfectly understandable that not everyone appreciates the same things. I LOVE YOU AND IT'S OKAY WE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS.