The Legend of Korra Review

Title: The Legend of Korra
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Written By: Brian Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Tim Hedrick, Joshua Hamilton
Synopsis: Continuing the Avatar: The Last Airbender, the scond season tells the story of Korra who is the next Avatar after Aang after 70 years. With the help of her friends, Mako, Bolin and Asami, they fight against the villains who are after the balance of the world.

                       

                       

Representing the four elements

Thoughts: After I watched the Avatar: The Last Airbender series, I immediately watched this season. I don't know how to explain this but I got a little disappointed of the plot.Yes, I am aware of Avatar Aang and Fire Lord Zuko's mission of having the Republic City for all the equality of the world but the timeline that they started was so far. It's hard to adopt the kind of story of The Legend of Korra because of the advance technology (since it's been 70 years after Avatar Aang). Maybe it's just the matter of time that I should watch the series that's why I still have the Avatar: The Last Airbender feels. I got disappointed too that Avatar Aang has the least appearance of this show. I was hoping that Korra will always seek help to her previous Avatars like Avatar Aang did but she didn't. Well she did once, I think.

A little disappointment too with a little flashbacks after the 100 year war. I was hoping to have an episode about the lives of the original Team Avatar after 10 or 20 years. I just wanna take a look who's going to marry whom, how many children etc. but this series has too little scenes about the past.

Despite of those little disappointments, this show still shows great lessons for all like the previous season. This time, more family love and romantic love (though I didn't like it cause it looked like they were just playing around with their boyfriends. But anyway, they are teenagers, that happens lol). I love how Mako and Bolin loves each other so much. Brotherly love hurray! Also how Korra stick to her parents so much. I got to know how wonderful Tenzin's family is. It shows full of care and love for his family. Relationships of Tenzin, Kya and Bumi and Lin and Suyin are so surreal. Jealousy in the family always happen and they taught us how to deal with it. Tenzin's problem about succeeding his dad's legacy was a true pain for him too but I liked the way how Aang cared for him even in the Spirit World. I also love how the former Team Avatar appeared in the series. For example, Katara is still a kind person having a sharp tongue, Toph is still an ironic woman and sadistic and Prince Zuko, having awkward scenes. Too lonely, this series didn't talked much about Sokka's life. I wonder who married Sokka. I'm too happy that promises from the first series was shown here like Avatar Aang's promise to King Bumi to name his first son after Bumi's name and when Sokka praised Toph about her metal bending, Toph asked to always mention it. Fortunately, this series told the story of Wan, the first avatar and how it started. It has two episodes and is my favorite in the series. I also like how the villains was describe in this series. They actually wanted peace, equality and harmony to their home, it's the way they handle to do things were the problem. This series has no darkness at all to teach to viewers.

Korra's fight against Zaheer at the Book 3 episode "Venom of the Red Lotus"

Animation: 10/10 (can I give 11/10?)

Surely this series has an AWESOME animation but I think this series is not for children.Everything is so detailed especially during battle scenes. There are bloodshed during fights and brutal deaths. Anyway, my favorite is at Book 2, battle between Raava and Vaatu. I can't say anything to explain how best the animation of this series was. It's just AWESOME!

Soundtrack: 8/10

Most of the background music during battles are dramatic which is not making me hyped during battle scenes. Maybe a little thrilling sounds is better.

Overall: 8/10

I like Avatar: The Airbender more than this series but it doesn't mean that this show is not good. I'd still recommend this show to everyone. Maybe it's not just what I expected after watching the first series. I believe this became my opinion since I didn't read the comics after the 100 year war. But I am just giving my opinion as a viewer.

Avatar: The Last Airbender Review

Title: Avatar: The Last Airbender/ Avatar: The Legend of Aang
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Written By/Created By: Michael Dante DiMartino, Brian Konietzko
Synopsis: An Avatar is the only person who can master the four elements which are the fire, earth, water and air. In this series, the avatar named Aang vanished when a war against the invasion of the Fire nation took place. After 100 years, Katara and Sokka found a big ice berg and discovered Aang inside. With the three of them including Appa, Aang's flying Bison, they traveled the world to help Aang master the four elements and to save the world.

                   

Presenting the four elements

Thoughts: I've mentioned that I am a fan of Japanese dramas and animes but this is my very first post. This show was actually my turning point to create a blog. After I watched the whole series (including the second season), I thought of giving a review for this amazing show.

This animated show was part of my childhood. I've been watching this on TV since I was grade school but unfortunately that channel didn't air the last book of this series. I've always wondered what was the ending of this story. Since a close friend of mine gave me a copy of the whole series, I watched it again from the start though I already knew what happened on each episode. When I was a kid, I was just amazed on how the good the plot was. Like it's so cool to have a bending skill right? But now I've re watched the whole series, I realized that this show has a lot of lessons to present for young kids. Lessons about life, failure, friendship, love and hope. There are also a lot of good lines from Iroh that we can use or can inspire us in our lives. Deep stories that gives good thoughts to the viewers. Beside on that the humor is very good. Sokka's bad jokes, Toph's blind jokes. Prince Zuko's awkward jokes, it makes me think that even though you have a big problem to carry (like saving the earth lol), these bunch of people trying to save the world are still kids and needs to play around too.

Prince Zuko and Princess Azula's Agni Kai

Animation: 9/10 for Book 1; 10/10 for Books 2 and 3
In Book 1, it's a good animation. Well, making bending movements makes a lot of frames and even though it's an old anime, surprisingly the animation of the fight scenes are very clean. It's making me very hyped especially at Book 3's episode of the "Sozin's Comet". That was a hell of an animation. Aang having the 4 elements and the avatar state as well fighting to the Fire lord Ozai, it was one of the most epic battle scenes I've watched. Also with the battle scene of Prince Zuko and Princess Azula. Since the comet makes a fire bender's power on it's peak, this battle was very badass.

Soundtrack: 9/10
Of course!! The theme of the plot is like a history of Aang and they made the most suited music for the show. I wanted to emphasize the background music of the battle between Prince Zuko and Princess Azula. It was an epic battle but the music was sad and tragic.Fighting between siblings maybe normal but those two have a deep wound carrying in their hearts. The music made me cry, though it was like a chaotic battle.
(to listen to the soundtrack, please go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFnnNijn_OI)

Overall: 10/10
I might be bias cause this show is part of my childhood. I was overwhelmed with the story. I recommend this so much and even adults can watch this. I am an adult but this show gave me a lot of lessons in life.