Avatar: The Last Airbender is everything that’s disappointing about Netflix’s live-action cartoon shows
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Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender is in too much of a rush to be truly magical.

Netflix’s live-action Avatar has its heart in the right place, but its pacing and uneven performances leave a lot to be desired.

  • @Blueberrydreamer
    41•9 months ago

    If they were amazing actors, I’d assume you’d have no issue giving them praise? Why is the opposite not true?

    Because they’re children dude. Praise does not have harmful psychological consequences. There is no downside to giving a child credit for doing something well. There is tremendous harm in attacking a child over something they did objectively correctly, but inevitably not to the impossible standards of armchair critics whose entire presence on the Internet is built on giving exaggerated and heartless criticism.

    • wrath_of_grunge
      19•9 months ago

      like the kid that played Anakin in Star Wars. he caught so much shit over it, that he gave up acting all together.

      In 2012, Lloyd explained that his decision to retire from acting in 2001 was due to bullying at school and harassment by the press, both in response to his role in The Phantom Menace.

    • @[email protected]
      5•9 months ago

      Giving praise when it’s not warranted can be bad.

      It should be shown that there is nothing wrong with doing something poorly, and it gives a chance for constructive criticism. I’ve always (kindly mind you) helped the creative kids throughout my life by showing them where they can improve and why. Feel like that gives them more agency and respect than a constant “Of course you did great! You always do great!”.

      Feels good to give praise, but kids pick up on the bs.

      Of course don’t be cruel, and attack and exaggerate (which I don’t think the person you’re replying to was suggesting), but be honest. Kids are people and grow in their abilities the same way. Only getting praise is not the way to grow.

      • @Blueberrydreamer
        4•9 months ago

        That’s like saying drinking water can be bad. It’s technically true, but not really relevant to this context.

        Let the kids family, friends, directors, whatever people are actually involved in those children’s lives handle the constructive criticism. The scrutiny these children face is monumental already. There’s no reason for some rando online to give unsolicited acting advice to child actors, and we both know that’s not even remotely how the vast majority of armchair movie critics are going to express their opinions.