Avatar The Last Airbender – The Complete Book 1 Collection
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NOW A MASTER WATERBENDER, AANG LEAVES THE NORTHERN WATER TRIBE TO CONTINUE HIS QUEST TO MASTER THE NEXT ELEMENT, EARTH. ALONG WITH KATARA & SOKKA, THEY VISIT THE NEW EARTH NATION CITIES, ENCOUNTER A SLEW OF DIFFERENT EARTH KINGDOM CITIZENS & EVEN REUNITE WITH A CRAZY OLD KING!Amazon.com
Book 1: Water, Vol. 1
Mysterious, visually beautiful at times, and surprisingly funny, Avatar: Book 1, Volume 1 is the exciting story of Aang, a 12-year-old reincarnation of the ancient Avatar, whose purpose (in an imagined world that seems both ancient and futuristic) is to restore peace and order between warring armies of the four elements: fire, earth, water, and air. At one time or another, over thousands of years, the Avatar has been embodied in masters of each of the elements. Aang (who is freed from a century-long sleep inside an iceberg) happens to be an “airbender,” capable of using air and wind as powerful forces for moving objects and defeating hostile armies of firebenders. The feature-length Avatar follows Aang and a couple of friends as he becomes reacquainted with the world he knew before his 100-year hibernation–a world now lost to history. The story also concerns internal dramas within the unforgiving world of firebenders, who are intent on destruction and conquest. This engaging story, very pleasant to look at in its rich tones of blue and orange, is for all ages. –Tom Keogh
Book 1: Water, Vol. 2
Avatar The Last Airbender, Book 1: Water, Volume 2 continues the adventurous if half-comic journey of 12-year-old Airbender Aang, reincarnation of an ancient avatar, and his friends Katara and Sokka as they seek a teacher to help Aang fulfill his peacemaking destiny in a war-torn world. The four episodes on this disc, a follow-up to the elegant, magical series introduction, find the trio wandering through sundry Earth Nation cities, where they encounter signs of troubles between the once-harmonious, elemental tribes representing fire, earth, air, and water. They also bump into trouble with the occasional evil kingdom, as in “The King of Omashu,” where Aang must go through various trials to save Katara and Sokka from a bizarre execution. (They’re encased in growing, crystal structures.) “Imprisoned” finds Katara inadvertently responsible for the arrest of an Earthbending boy who dares to use his powers while his people are under Firebender occupation. The ambitious, two-part “Winter Solstice” is the best production in this collection, a pairing of storylines involving the capture of a Firebender war criminal and the hopes of a frightened village that turns to Aang to defeat a monster from the spirit world. The action is still original and fun on this sequel–most of it continues to be based on exciting uses of the elements–and the lead trio’s characters (Aang the scamp, Katara the idealist, Sokka the skeptic) are still a pleasure to be with. –Tom Keogh
Book 1: Water, Vol. 3
The Avatar saga continues with four of the anime series’ strongest stories yet on Book 1: Water, Volume 3, mixing goofy comedy with mythic drama in the spirit of Avatar’s magical debut (Book 1 Water, Volume 1) and engaging follow-up (Book 1 Water, Volume 2). Volume 3 concerns the continuing (perilous) travels of Aang, the 12-year-old Airbender destined to heal the rift between the world’s air, water, fire, and earth peoples, and his friends Katara and Sokka. “The Waterbending Scroll” finds Katara so jealous over Aang’s quick mastery of complicated waterbending techniques that the trio ends up in trouble with a cluster of cutthroat pirates. “Jet” is an interesting story of an adolescent boy leading a Robin Hood-like rebellion against the firebending occupiers of his land. Charismatic and rakish, Jet makes Katara swoon and becomes a hero to Aang–until his true colors and agenda show up later. “The Great Divide” places Aang and company in the position of mediating a truce between refugees seeking assistance across a great canyon. Finally, “The Storm” is a superb piece which shows us, in parallel narratives, how Aang was fleeing his oppressed life as an avatar-in-training a century earlier when he became encased in ice, and how the driven, seemingly merciless Prince Zuko lost his own boyhood innocence before setting out to capture Aang. This excellent collection carries on the series’ imaginative, graceful animation, making Avatar a real pleasure to watch. –Tom Keogh
Book 1: Water, Vol. 4
Book 1: Water, Vol. 5
Chapters 17 through 20 of Avatar the Last Airbender: Book 1 Water, Vol. 5 find Aang, the 12-year-old Avatar destined to bring peace to the world by mastering the four elements, once again in direct collision with the forces of the Fire nation. In “The Northern Air Temple,” a sad Aang visits the ruins of a monastery well known to him in his past life. Aang is shocked to discover a tribe of faux Airbenders living there, presided over by an inventor with a dark and even treacherous secret. “The Waterbending Master” introduces Aang to a mentor he would just as soon avoid: an old Waterbender who can teach him to move, shape, and fight with liquid, prerequisites to Aang assuming his place as the world’s savior. Meanwhile, Aang’s traveling companion Katara is frustrated by that same master’s refusal to sharpen her own natural, Waterbending talent; until, that is, an unexpected link between them becomes clear. (Aang’s other friend, Sokka, stays busy–and crazy–chasing a princess who gives him mixed signals about her romantic interest.) “The Siege of the North, Parts 1 and 2″ is yet another epic confrontation between Admiral Zhao’s Fire Navy fleet and the Aang gang. The twist this time is that Zhao attempts the murder of Prince Zuko, an action that cannot go without consequences. As usual, Avatar is visually exciting and highly original, an otherworldly yet fully accessible fantasy full of dreams and good humor. –Tom Keogh
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I ordered this item and recieved an empty box with no discs. Amazon removed the order from my records so I could not complain and has been slow in responding to my e-mails.
Order at your own risk.
Rating: 1 / 5
I am very disappointed with the DVD I received because 2 of the 5 discs were scratched and cannot be played.
Rating: 1 / 5
I ordered this product and I got all the disks in perfect condition!
Maybe you guys just got unlucky or something…
Although the dialogue in ‘Avatar’ may–for the most part, seem excellent to the show’s target audience of five through twelve year olds, intelligent adults will be disappointed with its cliché and childish nature. Yes, the main characters are young adolescents, and thus their dialogue should accurately reflect the levels of maturity and intellect that viewers associate with that age range, so as to promote a sense of realism to said viewers. That being said, when productions like Finding Nemo and The Incredibles have been able to produce realistic sounding children’s dialogue for the young characters they portray without making any of them sound trite or stupid, then any other show that aspires to have “good writing for both children and adults” (as many reviewers have stated) should have to achieve the same. That is not to say that this show is unenjoyable, or that it will never make you laugh; it just lacks the intricacies that the jaded adult who has already “seen it all” (at least in terms of television) often covets. Any occasional, slight chuckle the intelligent viewer may experience will likely not come from witty banter or complex irony, but rather from a much more primitive, slapstick style of humor, whether it be character blunders, immature remarks, or “boink!” noises when one character hits another character on the head.
Where the show does succeed is in its good animation and sound. There is constant noise and music to go along with every frame of action on the screen, and the visuals themselves often-times look like they were choreographed with some sort of physics system or engine. The arstic flair in the animation, combined with the great sound effects of which I speak, can be seen as early as in the intro to the show, when the mystical old Avatar summons up a rock from the earth, then kicks it forward right as it starts to fall back towards the ground.
The show also creates a great sense of wonder that I have rarely had the pleasure of feeling since I was a very young child, while having fantasies novels read to be. By alluding to majestic, far away kingdoms of Earth, Fire, and Air at the becoming of the first episode of Avatar, while only showing the small Water Kingdom village where two of the show’s eventual three protagonists dwell, this great sense of wonder is created. We, as viewers, are told of these magical, far away lands, but see nothing of them. All we can do is wonder about them along with Katara and Sokka – two young natives of a Water tribe. Even as the protagonists travel to multiple new locations, this great sense of wonder remains because the makers of Avatar have–with the premise of the show, created a limitless world. No matter where the protagonists travel, there will always be Kingdoms they have not been to, that the viewer has yet to see; there will always be something over the next hill. This lovely sense of wonder is the show’s greatest achievement. To–in all probability, nearly the largest extent possible (which is still relatively small, unfortunately), this show takes me back to being a young child (but only to that aforementioned small extent, I’m afraid I must re-emphasize), back when the type of wonder that now exists solely in the world of Avatar (and maybe a few other shows I have yet to watch) was actually ubiquitous in my reality. For at the least the hope of once more experiencing that youthful wonder, I recommend this show to any adult (at least younger ones) who enjoys animé and can get past the subpar, ‘saturday-morning-kids-cartoon’-esque dialogue. Because despite the protagonists’ lack of cleverness or true complexity, they are all still likeable enough due to their bravery and benign nature. So, to sum this show up:
* the stereotypical characters are likeable despite not being the most original, intelligent, clever, or eloquent bunch
* The dialogue is far too simple and trite to really stimulate the intelligent adult mind (even the old Wiseman/Philosopher character lacks ingenuity and–instead, ends up sounding primitive and spurious), but–
* the various plots are not ingenious by any means, yet they are still fun and interesting, and it definitely seems that much more thought went into them than did into the dialogue.
* The various plots are absolutely filled with action; and although all of the animation is done more adeptly than in the average cartoon, the action sequences look especially great–not do to any new fancy style of animé, but just to a much more polished version of the normal-looking type of cartoon animation
* And most importantly, this show has the power to remind even the jaded and tried minds of the great, infinite wonder of being a child, thanks to the equally infinite world of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Rating: 3 / 5
I KNOW WHEN THIS SHOW CAME ON IT WOULD BE GREAT. I HAVE NEVER MISSED ONE EPISODE. IT STARTS WHEN SOKKA AND KATARA FIND ANNG IN AN ICEBURG. THEY LEARN HE WAS THE AVATAR. THE AVATAR IS A MASTER OF FIE, ICE, EARTH, AND WATER. HE IS ALSO THE BRIGDE BEETWEEN THE SPERET WORLD AND PHYSICAL WORLD. GREAT MOVIE AND A MUST HAVE COLLECTION. SO PRE-ORDER TODAY.
Rating: 5 / 5
The best story line on TV right now. Aang is an adorable 12 year old whom has to save the world. The plot thickens but doesn’t get to heavy & throws in some light hearted humor. I laugh out loud in every episode.
The charactres are drawn beautifully & the art is amazing. For a couple of american teenagers creating this show… wow.
Rating: 5 / 5