As much as there are different criticisms of the Netflix series Avatar: The Last Airbender, few mourn the short-lived film series that didn’t become one. The film adaptation The Legend of Aang by director M. Night Shyamalan was too detached from the cartoon template (Avatar – The Last Airbender) and too affected by whitewashing – most fans can agree on that.
The audience still had fun with the film back then, even if it was a below-the-belt amusement unintentionally funny detail This is due to the fact that the filmmakers (probably) did not imagine it that way.
Three Water Taft: The avatar hairstyle is in place
A detail that stood out so much that screenshots ended up online shortly after the film was released and caused adolescent laughter. Ladies and Gentleman… this is the story of Princess Yue’s penis hair.
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Princess Yue (Seychelle Gabriel) and her phallic hairstyle
There’s simply no way around it: In the notorious screenshot, Princess Yue of the Northern Water Tribe, played by Seychelle Gabriel, has a rather phallic-looking hairstyle from behind.
Whether the hair and make-up department here was making a joke like those people back then little messes incorporated into Disney films (keyword: Ariel posters), or whether the cock hairstyle came about completely organically remains a mystery. Nobody thought of defusing the whole thing a little with a digital hair clip for the home video version.
Funny video for Avatar fans:
Avatar: The Last Airbender – unnecessarily censored!
Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix
Since then February 22, 2024 The Avatar live-action series with eight episodes is available on Netflix and tells the legend of Aang (Gordon Cormier) from the beginning with flesh-and-blood actors. As always, it’s about different tribes in an Asian-inspired fantasy world who are powerful in water, air, wind and firebending, and the one avatar who masters all disciplines.
It is currently not known whether the lavishly produced format by series creator Albert Kim will receive a second season.
Podcast for Netflix’s big fantasy remake Avatar: Lord of the Elements
With Avatar: Lord of the Elements, Netflix has relaunched an acclaimed animated series in live-action form. But can the live-action remake of Avatar live up to high expectations this time after the first cinematic adaptation of the fantasy adventure failed?
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We look at the strengths and weaknesses of the new Avatar series as fantasy entertainment and, as fans of the original, we also go into detail about changes, hidden details and Easter eggs in the second part of the podcast.