Aang's line about his unsubtle hint that he wants to be friends, and the silent yet heartbreaking rejection on Zuko's part showed me what Avatar could be. While the main antagonist (Zuko) was shown to having another side an episode earlier, it is THIS episode which pretty much symbolises a major part of the show- the fact that Zuko and Aang (the main character, protagonist, and my personal favourite), how well much better they fight and work together on the same side rather than on opposing sides (albeit it, while Zuko had selfish reasons at the time). While Aang's (the Avatar's) love for Katara is very important, as is Zuko's (the banished Prince of the Fire Nation and descendent of the one who killed Aang's people) relationship with his Uncle, as well as many other relationships on the show being incredible, it is Aang's and Zuko's relationship which is a joy to watch. Perhaps some would call that unlucky- far from it! What grabbed me first about this cartoon and showed me its potnetial was one called 'The Blue Spirit"- their thirteenth episode. He wakes up, being only twelve years old, faced with the terrible news- he is the last airbender, all of the rest of his people massacred by the Fire Nation decades ago, and he is the last hope for the world. In a world where the four "elements"- air, water, earth, and fire can be 'bended' at will by luckily gifted people- there is also an Avatar, the one person constantly reincarnated into each nation, who can bend all four, and has the job of maintaing peace and order.Īang the main character and the Avatar, after running away, a scared and terrified young boy terrified of losing everything, he accidently freezes himself in an iceberg for 100 years (it's better than what it sounds), during this time, war has ravaged his world as he unknowingly has slept on.
Young love, growing up, war and how complicated it can sometimes be, the fact that good and evil are not as cut and dry as we might think just to name a few.
A fantastic cartoon given to us by the yanks, while being very close to the anime style of Japan- Avatar has it all.
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