So there’s also a huge fan base, but it’s on thin ice here. This now shows the anger of many fans about a change that they criticize as profound and misguided.
Avatar fans are angry about the lack of sexism in the Netflix adaptation
The heated debate was sparked by an Entertainment Weekly interview with actors Kiawentiio (Beans) and Ian Ousley (Young Sheldon), who play the main characters of the Water Tribe siblings Katara and Sokka. Kiawentiio explained: “We removed Sokka’s sexism. There were a lot of questionable moments in the original series.“
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Sokka and Katara in the Avatar original series
This statement is currently enraging many fans. And it’s not because they don’t see the character Sokka as sexist at the beginning of the series. His initial tendency to view women as weak victims who need to be protected is clear. Rather, fans embrace this worldview an important starting point for Sokka’s radical character development.
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“With it destroy Avatar’s explicitly anti-sexist message“, explains one fan. “Sokka’s hatred of women not only led to strong character development, but also made each fighter seem even more impressive.”
“His sexism towards the Kyoshi female warriors was important“, explains another. “He had to apologize and learn from these hardened fighters.A third community member explains: “The fact that these moments were questionable is the point“.
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It remains to be seen how big the differences between the animated series and the live-action adaptation really are. Even a good implementation will have to make changes just because of the new format.
When is the Avatar series coming to Netflix?
The live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Lord of the Elements is scheduled for release February 22, 2024 come to Netflix. The individual episodes of the fantasy adaptation are said to have cost 15 million dollars.
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