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The Last Airbender

Movie · 2010 · 99 min

A muddled, self-serious fantasy that plods through its chosen-one story with stilted dialogue and flat action, offering little wonder or excitement.

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2010 film directed by M. Night Shyamalan
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Year
2010
Runtime
99 min
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • power
  • identity
  • survival
  • fate
Places
  • fantasy world
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism3
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
fantasy, action, martial arts, superhero, children's, kung fu
Directed by
M. Night Shyamalan
Written by
M. Night Shyamalan, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
Starring
Dev Patel, Dee Bradley Baker, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, John Noble, Cliff Curtis, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi
Music
James Newton Howard
Cinematography
Andrew Lesnie
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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