failbending

So the live-action version of Avatar: The Last Airbender is going to be released on July 2. I would've loved to see a live-action version of the series I fell so hard (SO HARD) for on television, so it's kind of heartbreaking that it makes me so angry, that I can't feel any excitement or anticipation for it, that I actively hope that it tanks horribly at the box office.

This is the part where I strongly urge my friends and family not see it, or at least not to give the makers of that film a red cent of their money in order to see it.

A few people have asked me over the last week why I've chosen not to see it, what's been going on, etc. ssj10 has written a post that says more eloquently than I could why it IS a big deal, why it's not "just a kids' movie". If you have a minute, definitely read it.

These Are My Colours:

If you think that stories are not important, if you think a movie that just removed real world people from the landscape of a source material that respected and loved their 5000 years of culture and history is no big deal, if you've never known what it means to be erased from your own world and told to be thankful for it, I want you to do something for me.

Stop thinking. Stop feeling. Put down your books, put down your pens, forget your stories. Close your eyes and plug your ears. Forget what your story sounds like. You have no myths. You have no history. Stop breathing with your heart and living in your head. Your dreams are worthless, because they are not real. They are not tangible. You can't sell them. They are worthless. Go outside and consume, consume, consume. But never question. Never speak. Never dare to feel that you've been malnourished or mistreated. Never, ever admit that you have been poisoned. Be satisfied; you are well fed.

Remember: It's no big deal. It doesn't matter. And neither do you.