The last airbender 3D

The Totally3D team were excited when we heard that director M. Night Shyamalan was creating a 3D film … but boy does he disappoint with his latest effort.

It really could have been a fantastic film. The plot was there for the last airbender to be up there with Avatar but alas it is poorly constructed with little to no plot, character or emotion.

The Last Airbender review

The premise of the film revolves around people who have the ability to master the art of bending elements such as air, water, fire etc. However the Avatar is the one person in this world who is able to master all four elements – this person is called Aang. In a nut shell the fire element controllers want Aang dead so they can take over the world.

The film is complicated as it spends a lot of time filling in for the audience important scenes and moments from the cartoon (the last airbender’s original adaption) which are completely meaningless and confusing. Shyamalan also fails in trying to bond the viewer with the characters which results in audience detachment. Yes the visuals are pretty and there are some clever 3D set pieces but overall the dialogue is poor, acting crummy and plot confusing – shame really as it had a lot of potential.

VERDICT – Watch it if there really is nothing else on.

You can see a preview of the last airbender 3D.