So I finally saw The Last Airbender yesterday. My basic reaction was:
But it got me thinking how would I have changed the adaptation. Just some ideas I had:
Split the series into 6 films.
Any director/writer will have a problem adapting a 20 episode season into a single around 2 hour movie. So I propose they divide the seasons into 2 film adaptations instead of 1. They could be filmed back to back also. And I mean I wont see any of the money, but Im sure if they films are could the 6 films would make more money for the studio then 3 films
Film 1: Covers everything needed from "The Boy in the Iceberg", "The Avatar Returns", "The Southern Air Temple", "The Warriors of Kyoshi", "The King of Omashu", "Imprisoned", and Winter Solstice, Part 1 & Part 2
Film 2: Covers everything needed from "The Waterbending Scroll", "Jet", "The Great Divide", "The Storm", "The Blue Spirit", "The Fortuneteller", "Bato of the Water Tribe", "The Deserter", "The Northern Air Temple", "The Waterbending Master", "The Siege of the North"
Film 3: Covers everything needed from "The Avatar State", "The Cave of Two Lovers", "Return to Omashu", "The Swamp", "Avatar Day", "The Blind Bandit", "Zuko Alone", "The Chase", "Bitter Work", and "The Library"
Film 4: Covers everything needed from "The Desert", "The Serpent's Pass", "The Drill", "City of Walls and Secrets", "The Tales of Ba Sing Se", "Appa's Lost Days", "Lake Laogai", "The Earth King", "The Guru", and "The Crossroads of Destiny"
Film 5: Covers everything needed from "The Awakening", "The Headband", "The Painted Lady", "Sokka's Master", "The Beach", "The Avatar and the Firelord", "The Runaway", "The Puppetmaster", "Nightmares and Daydreams", and "The Day of Black Sun"
Film 6: Covers everything needed from "The Western Air Temple", "The Firebending Masters", "The Boiling Rock", "The Southern Raiders", "The Ember Island Players", and "Sozin's Comet" (I think this film would be the hardest in terms of adaptation)
And of course they could move around storylines between films if needed
Actually follow the aesthetic of the series
The fire lord palace, some of the wardrobe, character names, and even the feel/acting of the characters were failures compare to the show. They should improve on it.
Get actors who can act
Goes without saying
And those are just few of the many ideas I have on rebooting/continuing the series