do you have a favorite director?

@@clankclankimatank I do. Why?

@@AllyJ1141 just curious . Maybe your favorite director is very unlike Shamalan

@@clankclankimatank My fav director is actually Steven Spielberg

Did you just expect 2 1/2 hours of dunking, based on the title?

I really ought to disagree. It was a fun, overproduced and dumb re telling of a great fucking series, if only they would have made the 2 other books for that sweet sweet nostalgia😩😩

@@aturchomicz821I'm so glad they didn't. It was such a vapid retelling of an already excellent animation that honestly didn't need to be made.

I wanna say the true value in The Last Airbender is in showing the power of animation as a medium capable of doing things that simply can't be translated to 'live action' effectively, and should be taken more seriously. The entire production reeks of people who didn't take it seriously because in their mind it was based on a cartoon for babies and not worthy of any more effort than it was given.

@@NuvizzleThat's pretty much the impression I got when I first saw TLA film. First of all, they tried to make the film super serious, almost to the point of being grim. Aang, Katara and Sokka were kids, and in the animation, were shown to be playful like kids generally are. It was serious when it needed to be, but also light hearted. The film had none of that, and it just came across as soulless. It felt almost like Aang wakes up after an apocalypse into a world devoid of life and everything is dire. It's almost as if Shyamalan didn't know a damned thing about the characters or setting of the film at all.

its funny how obvious the twist is when watching the movie again. so many scenes are so obviously strange, where people just completely ignores willis in ways that make absolutely no sense.

​@@jeffiot had a whole essay to explain how your reply isn't really the cheap shot you think it is, but just shows your own inability to either comprehend, analyze or internalize information, regardless hope you grew wiser as a person since that comment. Even tho my money is that you will probably continue spewing ignorance in complete self confidence for another decad.

@@chaosking911 decad

​@@chaosking911how is his reply a cheap shot. It's a valid criticism of the movie

​@@chaosking911Huh? 😂

Why is that my same order I watched it in💀

That’s literally the order the algorithm fed him to me, with the exception that I went out of my way to watch the Toy Story one when I clicked on his channel

I came for the trumpet, then the final destination and now this.

I think that's how he hooks us all!!

Same as you but I started with the Toy Story one

226 minutes?

146 minutes, my man lol

maybe there's 226.48 minutes in the extended Patreon cut... there's only one way to find out

(i don't _think_ there is an extended patreon cut lmao)

U should change ur username to magcantmath

Yes! Sebastian gets me every time. Just so goofy.

it reminds me of M Night's first film, Praying Insane With Anger

There is no live-action adaptation in Ba Sing Se.

​@@Shadethewolfynot yet anyways, netflix might release one. Or that has to be wiped from history too.

@@fulopmeszaros5330well it wasn't that bad

@@VisceralSupreme haven't seen it yet, I heard good things and hate too. The hate came from people who wouldn't be satisfied by nothing but perfect, or just speak out of nostalgia though.

@@fulopmeszaros5330yeah I've watched a lot of the original show, it's probably one of my favourite shows, and I think the netflix adaptation was fine. did some cool stuff like the crew thing, and did some not so cool stuff, but overall a live action adaptation of a show that only worked so well because it was a cartoon was never going to be great

Haven't watched the video yet but what do you mean demonizing? If you're talking about split then I don't know what to say, my whole family loved that movie and both my parents have worked countless jobs with mentally ill people, so if there was a problem with it they would've 100% seen it, instead they both love the movie.

not people calling DID a mental illness please god. its not depression. its not anxiety. even if it almost always comes from trauma its an adaption its not an illness. fuck sake.

@@Rukushin ...DID is a mental health condition. It's listed under the NHS's mental health conditions list. It's a psychiatric disorder. You'd never guess what else is a psychiatric disorder; Depression and Anxiety (which can also be an adaptation from Trauma, which is why a lot of people with other disorders that can cause trauma; i.e. Autism, ADHD, etc, are more likely to develop Anxiety/Depression.)

@@kakesleep6620no one is omniscient. just because someone "works with mentally ill people" doesnt mean you would have "100% seen it" lol? like, are you implying that if i work with people of colour then i will 100% always see all racism anywhere? for all races? because i worked with SOME people of colour? is that how you think it works? "i now am the arbiter of what is and isnt demonising mental illness because i worked with some mentally ill people. no i do not have a mental illness why do you ask?"

​@@Rukushin That's fair. I did mistakenly bundle multiple mental conditions under the umbrella of illness in this comment incorrectly. I will make a point of using the word condition in future. That said, I was referring to a broader pattern between the visit, the village, old, the unbreakable trilogy, as well as to a lesser extent some of his other films. I wasn't strictly referring to DID here. My point was that there's a pattern of poor representation and demonization of mental health conditions throughout his work.

to clarify, I don't think she looks like Elijah Wood in general, literally only on the cover

Never knew what it was about but the cover for the dvd is great ngl

Oh my gosh, I promise-to-goodness, I also thought it was Elijah Wood on the cover!! That is wild!

Which is funny because I knew it was Bryce Dallas Howard and that's exactly the reason I watched it 😂

I have one better. In the mid 2000s I watched _The Devil Wears Prada_ because I completely misunderstood the title of the movie and put far too much weight on Devil. I thought it was a thriller and was still waiting for the fashion magazine subplot to yield to the main story when the credits rolled.

This is literally the funniest thing I've ever seen on KZfaq, and I'm not sure if that reflects more on my personal taste or the quality of the bit, but I feel like a happier person having seen it.

2h26m to naaaaaail the last air bender? This is no mere man

Yes but mentally ill people are scary and should be demonised is easier to make.

Idk about that

Yeha just weaponize mental illness as much as possible that's always his solution usually anyways.

that just kind of sounds even less interesting i cant lie

true!! that would’ve been way scarier imo, it’s much more real

Right!? I read this comment, then went to check the view count and... what!?

Well, his most recent one seems to have blown up so he will

I’ve been watching likeing and commenting on everything this man will become big if all those drew gooden copy cats can get into the algorithm this man will too

Like CJ the X

This is his third video I'm watching and he's already my current favorite creator! I can't believe he's only at around 100k at this moment

Mark walburg used to be one of my favorite actors as a child but as I get older and learning his history there's nothing good about his performances in serious movies unless it's Ted or Daddy's home of Mark is the main character you can miss me with it lol

What? No!

I think the guy is very creative and has many good ideas. And he surely knows how to operate a camera. Unfortunately, he also has many bad ideas, and it looks like he is the kind of person who can't tell wich ideas are good and wich are bad. His movies would benefit a lot if someone helped with that, telling him what to NOT put in a film.

Absolutely.

No idea what you're talking about

I'm sick right now and that bit of mispronouncing the director's names for the funnies made me think he was legit talking about Alan Resnick. I genuinely watched that part like 6 times thinking "why is the wham city comedy guy here, i don't think he made 2001..."

TUTORIAL!

​@@jeffiotLet me just say I appreciate you and your content I've gone down a rabbit hole following you and that's been the one of the best holes I've into in a while😅 Keep it up I foresee much success in your future sir!

yea had to do a double take 😭jeffo is my favurit youtuber now

its what i do (apparently)!

It's a good line because it's stolen and slightly reworded.

@@gladspooky9455 Indeed? Where does it originate?

​@@impartialthrone2097the comic Sandcastle, which M. Night adapted to make the movie Old

As a self-professed worshiper of art (yes I. fully realize that sounds pretentious as fuck), I like this workmate of yours. At the end of the day, it’s all art. Religion is made up of a bunch of stories that inspired so many wondrous pieces of art that have inspired people for millennia. That’s all that art has to do. This metalhead approves!

same :)

It's definitely not something I would have ever expected, caught me completely off guard

Well...they still understand people, just not figuratively, right?😅

*sturgeon

Anyone who can make millions of dollar off people understands people really well. They just use their understanding for profit.

Rainworld

Yue's actress was probably the best thing about the film, so much so that she came back and voiced one the most popular characters in Korra. I wonder how many people are aware that Asami was in The Last Airbender?

@@flyingpiggy1475 I only know why you say that because someone else pointed it out a while ago. I've got this pfp for longer than his channel existed though.

@@Powersd451 still, cool game. You should play it

The music was okay. I think "the music did not turn me insane, the dialogue and acting did" is a compliment to whoever made the score so there's that!

Yeah, I was thinking about this while I watched that part, wondering if he would mention it. Ultimately, I can see why he might not have, considering this is a video about finding positives in films that up-front are immediately declared as flawed by most people. But I do still think it bears saying that Split (I haven't seen Glass so I can't really speak on it past what Jeff has said here) really did a piss poor job at explaining and characterizing a person suffering from DID.

In MNS defense, Dr Fletcher mentioned that "some" DID case she handled manifest physically in a way that's only possible within the film universe (DID won't save you from rising insulin price in real world, for example). Moon Knight arguably have the same problem with violence tendency of the alters, but the backlash against Split was more pronounced. Probably due to his role as villain rather than hero.

To be completely fair he’s not misrepresenting on purpose he’s just taking what the comics say

@@bepamungkas!spoiler! For moonkight I have to disagree with the moonknight example mark is a mercenary he is more than willing to kill people he just prefers to kill people who are evil (mark is the main personality sorry to ruin the plot twist)

Thanks captain obvious... literally everyone knows this already. Why you had to write an essay about it is the real mystery

I'm sorry jazz SKELETON video???? That sounds glorious!

Oh yeah on editing time most the creators I follow with heavy editing will hire extra editors so and the whole team does this almost full time but it’s having 2-3 people in editing that gets it cut down to 1-2 months for them

honestly, i have a low attention span (ADHD) and it actually HELPS me pay attention when things are so well crafted as this. i can’t watch iceberg videos because they’re so loosely structured and it’s just a bunch of “here’s this thing. here’s another thing” and i can’t for the life of me make myself listen to it, despite how much i love hearing people talk about their passions. the iceberg videos on this channel, though? i never once zoned out. even people with low attention spans can enjoy longform media (and i actually prefer it), as long as it has structure and is engaging. i mean, i guess i can’t speak for everyone, but it works for me

thank you for the reminder. will get on that asap.

im happy to hear it. he do be goofy.

Thanks! As far as collabs with bigger channels go: not up to me, really! tweet and message your favourite creators (without bothering them) and maybe it'll happen!

@@jeffiot If I had any reach I would use it! Instead I have decided to do something I told myself I would never do...I am going to join a patreon. This is what you've done to me! I need this content!

the algorithm caters to the habits of the viewer so if something doesnt work with the algorithm its because youtube doesnt think you watch enough content that would denote an interest in a particular creator. thats before the bullshit layer of the algorithm.

yes !! i think it could be cool to have some kind of fantasy story about DID changing the body in extreme ways like that, but probably not in a story where the DID system is the bad guy, considering how stigmatized the disorder already is. but agreed, it's not needed to make DID interesting. i'd love to see a story that goes into stuff like inner worlds!

Also I’m loving this video. Made me subscribe

Oooh yes. Devil. I'd have preferred if the jelly toast man was the Devil. Would've been a better twist. But I like it just the same.

Imagine him spending the dozens, maybe hundreds of hours it took to watch all of these movies and write this script, only to realize he missed one lmao

LOL

Before the making of this video, my collection of funky ties was significantly smaller. Had to stock up once I realized how many movies I had to cover. Thanks for watching!

i do genuinely think that the choreography is good in last airbender. most of the time its unfortunately drowned out by the visual clutter that they chose to drench every scene in. i usually try to avoid answering peoples own analysis in the comments, both because I dont want to accidentally effect or alter someone elses take that they may have formed while watching the video, but also because depending on the contents of their analysis i might not even be able to genuinely respond without contradicting parts of my own video (short elaboration at 1:10:10). that being said though, I do for some reason feel compelled to respond shortly to your thoughts (probably because I agree with you on parts of it): I think M night shyamalan is a flawed director. I agree with you that he seems to lack the ability to help his actors deliver their best performances. a directors job is first and foremost, as far as im concerned, to get the absolute best performances out of their actors, and if an actor who's previously performed well in other films perform badly in theirs, its very likely because they didnt provide them with enough/good direction. all that to say: i think you are right in that m night shyamalan never developed beyond a certain point. my actual, true, genuine opinion (without taking entertainment value into account) is that I love watching M nights films because they are always fun (like i stated in the video), hence i can genuinely say that he is one of my favourites, but i'm also of the opinion that he is, as a director, not among the best at his job. it's like a balancing act between these genuinely good moments and all the strange and surreal choices he makes for everything surrounding those good scenes. I am entertained by everything m night shyamalan has done. but i am not blind to his flaws. thank you for your comment, i appreciated reading it.

Yoooo what is this underrated comment doing tucked away from this video haha ​@@jeffiot

@thyxarts9736....The whole video is his opinion. Make your own video because no one else cares that you think the opposite LOL.

@@jeffiotthe fact i had to scroll down so low to see this response haha if only some of the other commenters had seen it