My Movie of the Week: I Saw The Last Airbender (Video)
Although I understand a critics role in the entertainment business, several years ago I decided that I’d see whatever film, or read whatever book, or buy whatever album that I wanted REGARDLESS of what the critics have to say. And, this was definitely the case when I agreed to go with the fam to see The Last Airbender. Every review that I laid my eyes on panned the film. The critics are treating Shyamalan like he graduated from high school and started shooting films yesterday. In a word, most critics hated the film. But you know what? Who cares? As a filmmaker, you make the film for the people who are going to view it, you make it for yourself, and you deal with the decisions along the way. I did see it. I think its a challenge to take a recent animation and turn it into a film because folks want the movie to be like the animation. This film is NOT exactly like the animation. Deal with it. Support the franchise or not. But this film is not exactly like the Avatar cartoon. Consider yourself informed. 
The trailer is below.
Tags: movie review, the last airbender
About the Author
Yasmin Shiraz is the President of Still Eye Rise Films, an independent production company which films educational and thought provoking documentaries that chronicle the lives, traumas and experiences of youth. Her first production, Can She Be Saved?, a documentary that examines violence among middle school girls, was an official selection of the 2009 Roxbury Film Festival and recently won a 2009 Indie Award of Merit from IndieFest.
Yasmin Shiraz is the Award winning Author of Retaliation a novel about a community’s response to youth violence. In 2009, it was selected as one of the top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers by the American Library Association. She is the author of The Blueprint for My Girls: How To Build A Life Full of Courage, Determination & Self Love (Simon and Schuster) and five other books. Her best selling “Blueprint” empowerment series is utilized as a self esteem, motivational, and educational tool at middle and high schools, after school programs, non-profit youth centers, as well as Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the country. 
One Comment for My Movie of the Week: I Saw The Last Airbender (Video)
July 14, 2010 at 8:57 am
You didn’t say whether you liked it or not. lol