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Avatar the Last Airbender (2024)

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Avatar the Last Airbender (2024)

Overview

A young boy known as the Avatar must master the four elemental powers to save a world at war — and fight a ruthless enemy bent on stopping him.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Gender Swap: Yes
Buddhism: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Hinduism: Positive
Judaism: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.5

Overview

A young boy known as the Avatar must master the four elemental powers to save a world at war — and fight a ruthless enemy bent on stopping him.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Netflix logoNetflix
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The show's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology through its unequivocal critique of imperialism, fascism, and authoritarianism, championing resistance, liberation, and the preservation of diverse cultures against a genocidal aggressor.

The 2024 live-action adaptation of 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' demonstrates significant diversity, equity, and inclusion through its intentional casting of Indigenous and Asian actors, which aligns with the original series' cultural inspirations and corrects past misrepresentation. The series also incorporates LGBTQ+ representation. However, its narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities.

Secondary

The 2024 live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender subtly but meaningfully portrays LGBTQ+ themes. It highlights Avatar Kyoshi, known for a same-sex relationship in lore, and introduces a queer origin story for earthbenders, weaving queerness into the world's mythology. This approach offers respectful inclusion and contributes positively to LGBTQ+ visibility within the franchise, aligning with themes of acceptance.

The series features multiple instances where female characters defeat male opponents in physical combat. Princess Azula captures King Bumi, Katara helps subdue Prince Zuko, and Toph single-handedly disables a Fire Nation airship, overcoming its male crew.

The live-action series portrays Oma, a character originally established as male in the animated series, as female. This change constitutes a gender swap according to the provided definition, as a canonically male character is depicted as a different gender on screen.

The show is heavily influenced by Buddhist concepts like reincarnation, non-violence, and spiritual balance, which are central to the protagonist's journey and portrayed with respect and depth.

The film portrays Christianity positively through allegorical parallels, depicting Aang as a Christ-like savior figure and Katara's faith as a reflection of Christian hope and belief in divine intervention. Themes of spiritual gifts and unity resonate with Christian teachings, aligning the narrative with virtues of the faith.

Hinduism is depicted positively through its indirect influence on the show's elemental bending system, respectfully blending its concept of the Five Elements with other Asian philosophies to enrich the world's spiritual framework.

Judaism is portrayed positively through allegorical references, comparing the Fire Nation's oppression of Air Nomads to the historical persecution of Jews. This narrative framing evokes sympathy for the oppressed and highlights themes of liberation and resistance against tyranny, aligning with the dignity of the faith's historical struggles.

The 2024 live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender does not explicitly feature transsexual characters or themes. While the broader Avatar universe includes lore about gender-diverse individuals and the series emphasizes general themes of acceptance, these specific aspects are not highlighted or directly addressed within this particular adaptation.

The 2024 live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender cast actors whose ethnic backgrounds and appearances align with the cultural and phenotypical inspirations of the original animated series' characters and nations, demonstrating ethnic authenticity rather than race-swapping.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.2
The Movie Database logo
7.8

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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