The Last Airbender is a new live-action film directed by M. Night Shyamalan that is based off the first season of Nickelodeon's award winning animated series, Avatar: the Last Airbender.

It follows the adventures of Aang, the current incarnation of the Avatar, a powerful spirit that is charged with keeping balance to the world. After being frozen for 100 years, Aang reawakens to find that world he once knew is no more thanks to the efforts of the Fire Nation, and that he is the last of his kind. After being joined by Katara, a waterbender, and her brother, Sokka, the three take on the quest to defeat the Fire Nation and return balance to the world.

From the trailer, The Last Airbender looks to be filled with excellent graphics that bring the bending powers to life and a styling that beautifully captures the Chinese influence of the show.

As a huge fan of the series, I have high hopes for this movie, but am still hesitant on M. Night Shyamalan's ability to bring the Avatar's world to life properly as his recent film entries reached very little success. Guess I'll just to find out for myself when The Last Airbender is released in July 2010.



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