onelastdeath
Banned
Before I get stoned and castrated, here me out 
The Last Airbender Is Not Better Than DBZ. DBZ still holds the GOAT anime title..
But the story/plot for TLA, was probably the most original since DBZ. It had a great story, great characters, but was far too short to really challenge DBZ for the title. There are DBZ sagas that are longer than the whole TLA series.
The elements of Eastern philosophy and spirituality in it really gave it a nice edge. The characters didn't feel overpowered, and there were some really creative messages about modern humanity in Avatar as well, that a lot of people probably didn't pay attention too. Like the fact that most of the protagonists had Dark or Olive skin, and the fact that the Water Benders were in "Tribes" and the Fire Benders were a "Nation". Similar to how Africa has Tribes, and America is a nation. The fire nation were oppressors and destroyers, while the Water Tribes were of peace and healing. The water tribes were "dark" people and the the fire nation was "white". All of the nations lived in peace and everything changed when the fire nation attacked. Which could be a metaphor for the world prior to American slavery. They trusted them, and they got backstabbed. It was nice to see that in a Cartoon for once. Acknowledging different cultures and traditions. I don't think that's a coincidence. And if the back story isn't enough to support that theory. Then this might be
The Fire Nation is located right where America would be on a modernized World Map
It had elements of industrialization and religion. War between cultures. The show had everything.
I think dialogue in Avatar was a lot better too. Probably having to do with it being an American production, and there was no language barrier to break through because of dubbing.
DBZ's high's are all time high's in all of anime history. But some of the lows are
. There are whole episodes of DBZ where nothing happens.
TLA was more concise, but just about every episode had something to do with the overall story and progression of characters.
TLA also gave everyone some shine. Where as with DBZ, most of time, it was Goku or doom. Outside of Teen Gohan's incredible moment
You take a fight scene like Zuko vs Azula, and it ended in such an amazing way.
Even this fight with Aang vs Ozai
I think there's a different level of detail involved than with DBZ. DBZ was a lot of high speed fighting, and nice big blasts. But the fights in TLA seem well thought out, it all syncs beautifully.
Overall, DBZ has too many amazing moments for Avatar to really fukk with . But as concise as it is, The Last Airbender did a great job telling a great story, that feels good and new every time you watch it. Minimized the filler, and maximized the detail. Had it gone on longer without sacrificing the quality, I think it could have ended up being better than DBZ. Honestly. And I hold DBZ in a very high regard, as some of you have probably seen me post in DBZ thread's when they come up.
Just my opinion.
The Last Airbender Is Not Better Than DBZ. DBZ still holds the GOAT anime title..
But the story/plot for TLA, was probably the most original since DBZ. It had a great story, great characters, but was far too short to really challenge DBZ for the title. There are DBZ sagas that are longer than the whole TLA series.
The elements of Eastern philosophy and spirituality in it really gave it a nice edge. The characters didn't feel overpowered, and there were some really creative messages about modern humanity in Avatar as well, that a lot of people probably didn't pay attention too. Like the fact that most of the protagonists had Dark or Olive skin, and the fact that the Water Benders were in "Tribes" and the Fire Benders were a "Nation". Similar to how Africa has Tribes, and America is a nation. The fire nation were oppressors and destroyers, while the Water Tribes were of peace and healing. The water tribes were "dark" people and the the fire nation was "white". All of the nations lived in peace and everything changed when the fire nation attacked. Which could be a metaphor for the world prior to American slavery. They trusted them, and they got backstabbed. It was nice to see that in a Cartoon for once. Acknowledging different cultures and traditions. I don't think that's a coincidence. And if the back story isn't enough to support that theory. Then this might be
The Fire Nation is located right where America would be on a modernized World Map
It had elements of industrialization and religion. War between cultures. The show had everything.
I think dialogue in Avatar was a lot better too. Probably having to do with it being an American production, and there was no language barrier to break through because of dubbing.
DBZ's high's are all time high's in all of anime history. But some of the lows are
. There are whole episodes of DBZ where nothing happens. TLA was more concise, but just about every episode had something to do with the overall story and progression of characters.
TLA also gave everyone some shine. Where as with DBZ, most of time, it was Goku or doom. Outside of Teen Gohan's incredible moment
You take a fight scene like Zuko vs Azula, and it ended in such an amazing way.
With Zuko showing his progression, and Azula showing her insanity. Directing the lightning to Katara. Then being tied up, and left screaming and crying from being overwhelmed
Even this fight with Aang vs Ozai
I think there's a different level of detail involved than with DBZ. DBZ was a lot of high speed fighting, and nice big blasts. But the fights in TLA seem well thought out, it all syncs beautifully.
Falling back onto the rocks and covering himself with the earth. The transitions between all 4 elements, and The Avatar state using all of them simutaneously.
Overall, DBZ has too many amazing moments for Avatar to really fukk with . But as concise as it is, The Last Airbender did a great job telling a great story, that feels good and new every time you watch it. Minimized the filler, and maximized the detail. Had it gone on longer without sacrificing the quality, I think it could have ended up being better than DBZ. Honestly. And I hold DBZ in a very high regard, as some of you have probably seen me post in DBZ thread's when they come up.
Just my opinion.
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