Is the Last airbender the worst move ever made?
With a meta review score from Rotten tomatoes of just 8% it may not be the worst movie ever made, but is definitely the worst movie this year, with the worst name. Decide for yourself watch the trailer
Consensus: Despite flashy special effects, The Last Airbender squanders the potential of its popular source material on an incomprehensible plot, laughable dialogue, and a joyless sense of detachment.
The Last Airbender is a 2010 American adventure fantasy film released on July 1, 2010.[5] It is a live-action film adaptation based on the first season of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The film stars Noah Ringer as Aang, a reluctant hero who prefers adventure over his job as the Avatar. Aang and his friends, Katara and Sokka, journey to the North Pole to find aWaterbending master to teach Aang and Katara the secrets of the craft. At the same time, Fire Lord Ozai, the current Fire Lord of the Fire Nation, is waging a seemingly endless war against the Earth Kingdom, the Water Tribes, and the already vanquished Air Nomads. The film also stars Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, and Dev Patel.
The first of a planned trilogy, The Last Airbender was produced by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies.[6] Development for a film began in 2007; it was adapted into a film by M. Night Shyamalan, who also directed and produced. Other producers include Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Sam Mercer and Scott Aversano.[7] The series from which it was adapted was influenced by Asian art, mythology and various martial arts fighting styles and was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Filming began in mid-March 2009; the movie was released in both traditional two-dimensional projectors, as well as in3D (using the RealD 3D format).[8][9][10]
The Last Airbender was made for $150 million and marketed with a budget of $130 million, making total costs at least $280 million.[2] Other estimates put the cost between $100 million and $110 million, while various news sources reported the whole Last Airbender trilogy would be made for around $250 million.[11][12] Premiering in New York City on June 30, 2010, it opened in the United States the following day, grossing an estimated $16 million.[13][14]
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