The Last Airbender Movie: M. Night Shyamalan Interview

[xXPretina456Xx]

Stick to your genre.

Know yourself.

Please.

[o0Rice0o]

if he was the avatar all 4 nations would stop fighting just to kill him

[Logaky7]

The movie is terrible!

WHAT A TWisT!!!

[moquestion1]

Thought for sure he'd say water.

[Trance77fan4ever]

Dear M. Night Shymalan

I watched the last airbender movie online so I wouldn't have to pay to go watch some crappy movie. Don't get me wrong, I buy movies that are good for support, and don't buy it if it was bad. And let me tell you this.

I didn't buy the last airbender.

[o0Rice0o]

he does have a relationship with the viewers, they want to kill u

[SamIAmSXE]

He's like a serial killer. He wants to be stopped, but he needs to kill things. That's why he's attacking popular shows.

[supereece9000]

there is very little that is more painful than watching this movie, getting roundhouse kicked in the nuts by chuck norris would be more enjoyable than this

[AllBoutFlicks]

Oh, fuck you, Shyamalan! THIS IS THE WORST FILM I'VE EVER SEEN! How could you fuck up the show THIS BAD?! It's AANG not OONG, SOKKA not SOHKA, IROH not EEROH! You couldn't even get the FUCKIN' NAMES RIGHT?! THAT IS TOTALLY INEXCUSABLE! The BENDING?! The Bending was WHORE-SHIT! How can firebenders NOT MAKE FIRE?! Why does earthbending TAKE 20 PEOPLE TO MOVE A PEBBLE?! And no ROKU?! Only The Dragon Spirit?! Who the fuck's THE DRAGON SPIRIT?! Not even your family can defend you for this!!!

[CCDarkable]

I WANT MY MONEY BACK!

[crimsontreetops]

M.Night suggesting he would be the Avatar? what kind of dope is he smoking? lolol

[cosmonautiks]

this movie made me want to hurt myself

[Superbonnuit]

they. need. to. be, asian.

[9cloudersprofile]

@Superbonnuit no they dont ugly asians

[DevilsTrueLies]

@9cloudersprofile racist much? lol

[9cloudersprofile]

@Superbonnuit TBH THERE NOT EVEN ASIAN IN THE FING SHOW FAQ IT MORON

[shooshiefoo]

You failed this movie horribly. If you see this, listen to the fans, stay true to the series and don't mess it up more than it already is. You changed the characters completely, and none of them were who they were supposed to be. Listen. To. The. Fans.

[LMFAOlawl]

Is he gay? lolololol

[Theo2kitty]

Put the director role down lad, and noone gets burned!

*doesn't put it down and makes something so amazing into rushed crap*

Me: *uses firbending on his ass*

:D I loved the series, but the "movie" not so much..

[mikeandamina]

What if everyone in Slumdog Millionaire was white...

Oddness. Pure oddness...

SO WHY DID HE MAKE ALL THE FIRE NATION INDIAN. I can't help but think he did this just to put himself in the movie for one fucking scene.

[kriegsmarine5]

You MOTHERFUCKER!

die

[ugz101]

fuck you

[mastaotenko]

Alright the rule is that if you are making your own story you are free to create and change to your taste. But if you are making a retelling of a story that has a fan fallowing YOU LEAVE THE MAJOR POINTS ALONE SO NO ONE GETS PISSED!!!

[abernathyjason]

the real answer for the question at 2:03..... because he has such a fucking weird last name!

[inuyashalovesme213]

i... hate.. him... so... much ;-;

[cookierockstar8]

HE RUINED THE SHOW!!!

[XxblackrainstudioxX]

i feel bad for his daughter xD

[XIIIEvangelion]

He is really a great Director.

[alissally]

he didnt bring "colors to the table"! everything was bland and boring!!! gosh it made me mad that haru looked like a kid (when in the show he looked older than katara by like a yr or 2) and the earthbenders were trapped IN A PLACE SURROUNDED BY EARTH!!! seriously, just knock down the firebenders thing that holds the fire (so stupid btw, its suposed to come from inside you) and you'd be free!!

[Blooby1234]

I wish someone would do a real interview with him, being straight and not BSing around. They should ask him some real questions like "What do you think of all these terrible reviews?" or how about just telling him "A lot of people feel that this movie is far inferior to the series and are greatly disappointed." Or maybe someone can tell him to stop plaguing society with his movies.

[Kunto0315]

die.

[SangxNguyen]

hey your a fag sham.

[monkeymadness1011]

He has made good movies like signs or the sixth sense (I know people hated lady in the water but I liked it) he just isn't good at directing this kind of film he need to stick with his usual format

[17joren]

"the specifity of my voice, im really glad my balls havent dropped"

[MadWolrdZ]

He is not even worthy to say Avatar

[MaskedManMike]

YOU DO NOT GET TO BE AN AiR NOMAD! YOU GET TO BE A PRISONER ON THE BOILING ROCK!

[m1l3spr0w3r77]

@MaskedManMike The boiling rock is too good for him. He deserves to be Azula's punching bag in prison for eternity.

[YengerBoy]

Why can't she just say that the movie was horrible?

[DaRkLeOnN01]

in the book, and in the series, the Characters are asian, white, some kind of indian, etc and he didnt even payd attention to that .... the movements of the earth nation are STRONG, tuff , they dont DANCE togheter to throw a rock .... firebenders breath fire like a dragon, they dont neeed fucking CANDLES to throw fire wtf ?!

[jordanlopez222]

i hateee u u mabe the best cartoon look bad u r some shit

[kthnxbye1000]

URGHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA I JUST WANT TO FUCKING DESTROY THAT MAN...HE RUINED THE MOST AMAZING TV SHOW IN THE INTIRE WORLD... WELL RUINED IT BY MAKING THAT MOVIE AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER THE CARTOON STILL ROCKS..

[RealSokka]

i hope he does become an air nomad....and Sozen burns his ass for ruining Avatar!!!

[axfndi62]

just saw The Last Airbender on netflix. it was the worst shit excuse for a movie ive ever seen. bad acting, dialogue, etc everything said about this shit movie is true. and why the fuck are main villains indian? commander zhao is indian? WTF? lol

[CH2NNO2]

His "name status" is to SHIT MOVIES D:<<<

WHY DID YOU GET THE NAMES WRONG. DA FUCK!?!?!?!?!

SERIOUSLY, if you watched the series, you think you'd AT FUCKING LEAST get the MAIN FUCKING CHARACTER'S name right.... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHH hate mail ]:<

[anonymousMinaj]

i have soo much to say about this movie it was such a useless depiction of Avatar the airbender and a complete embaressment, there was so much that was wrong with this movie and i would be soo much happier if it was in cartoon or anime, the storyline wasn't even inforced properly the actors, couldn't even act the way they looked didn't even portray any of the characters in the series and was a complete disaster, to sum it up, it is just a waste of time and i will never waste my money on it again

[TheLegitimateNinja]

they had africans mixed with chinese, mixed with indians, mixed with whites?????? WTF? im not trying to be racist, but it just didnt work..

[allinpartsandpieces]

did this guy even watch the cartoon? i swear to god, he even attempts at the second book -- back the fuck off, m night shamalamadingdong.

[aCrucifiedCrusader]

arnt air people white LOL

[Kenne5antione]

fuck YOU M NIGHT !!!! till this day i still haven't seen the movie i heard how bad it was and i saved myself from the torture of another child hood show being destroyed by Hollywood especially this faggot. I cant go through my days of depression after watching dragon ball evolution again. Not again i tell you!! NOT AGAIN!!!

[n62dlt]

so, this is your first EPIC FAILURE!!!

[jgblreaper]

i would be a firebender, so i could create fire.

so i could create fire.

create fire.

create fire.

[2aucey]

@jgblreaper Don't you know? You have to be Gen. 'Ear-Roh' to 'create' fire... smh He so ruined my childhood cartoon

[TheZero696]

@jgblreaper

aHahaHAHAHA !!!! 

[kidonblockable]

the epic film is an epic fail

[rocknroargodezz]

I Officially HATE M Nights Shamalan. Another movie I watched was lady in the water that was a piece of SHIT just like this movie. y isn't this guy fired?

[Sorakasharri]

Had NOTHING to do with the characters?!?!?! it was character building ,your characters are emotionless and you wouldnt care if they died cause we dont know any of them.

[4Ventus]

Shyamalan, you managed to ruin one of the best animation series in just 2 hours. You truly amaze me.

[NickBFilms]

M. Night

You seem like a nice guy

But directing is NOT your talent

Try something else

You might be a good guitarist or painter or anything else

Just don't be a director

Please

[rocknroargodezz]

@NickBFilms well said. He needs to stop. they need to do a MASSIVE remake of this movie.

[NickBFilms]

M. Night

You have now made Ed Wood a decent director

[lNemail]

Yes, they wasted my money and my time... 

This film was awful...

[pillar28]

he dosnt understand the series or characters at all. its so frusterating. i was SO excited to see the movie but i was crushed when it was over...... and the mispronunciation of the names pissed me off. the actors dont represent the characters at all >:| . but the soundtrack is phenomenal.

[gunnerdelta]

I WANT TO FUCKING KILL YOU

GAHHH

WASTED MY 20 BUCKS

GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[chibinekodemon]

SHITlaman doesn't even know what the fuck he's talking about.

[Happyemo246]

I usually NEVER say this but, i really do hate this man. I want a director that stays true to the show, but also mixes in thier own stuff, but doesn't fuck it up. He totally trashed the show and made people think the real cartoon is boring and dull. I hope your daughter cried and said it was boring and asked why it wasn't funny. Why you locked Sokka's identity in a box and fed it to the giant lion turtle with a forest on it's back. You suck and i shun you sir.

[nodoctoryet]

I have only one question to you M. Night Shyamalan:

why you idiot, WHY?????

[GothickaAngel1992]

u suck dude u hearme U FUCKING SUCK

[flydancer211]

I know this sounds crazy, but i think that Lawrence Devera form Poreotics would make a good Zuko. His voice and the way he looks kinda suits him.

[xXTJCounterfeitXx]

he failed. the end. failed.

[Satanpanda1]

Yes maybe there were some episodes where they gone on small adventures, But in those Small adventures they meet people and learn things that come back later in the series..

[willowtreephoto]

I think he's just dumb. really, just not a smart guy.

[XxXmalaybabeXxX]

im soooo sad!!!!! why are there no asians! dont say ur going to respect and do justice to the asian culture when there were none. n no offence to indians.... but the fire nation should have been chinese.

[asterix645]

@XxXmalaybabeXxX Indians are Asian bro...

[XxXmalaybabeXxX]

@asterix645 not asian enough.

[asterix645]

@XxXmalaybabeXxX

What? What does that mean?

No, really. What does it mean?

Last time I checked India was in Asia. Last time I checked India had more billionaires than any other country in Asia.

Not trying to sound rude, but I really don't get what you mean when you say

"Not Asian enough"

[XxXmalaybabeXxX]

@asterix645 honestly. they dont look asian. to ME just because they are included in asia doesnt mean they are asian. no, i think they are more towards looking like, middle eastern/ egyptian. And wats with the billionaire thing? i KNOW they are in asia, but seriously. This movie, was meant to be in respects to the chinese (aang being clothed as a buddhist monk, fire nation clothed in the style of the han dynasty, eskimos as eskimos) I dont think the movie had extended as far as india.

[asterix645]

@XxXmalaybabeXxX Yeah, I can understand your hurt because the movie didn't have Asian characters. But I find it your approach racist.

You ONLY complain about the Indian fire nation. You don't complain about the main characters being white (Sokka, Katara, Aang). That's low.

Maybe in your eyes, Indians aren't Asian. But Aasif Mandvi is sure as hell more Asian than Noah Ringer.

[XxXmalaybabeXxX]

@asterix645 it was meant to be racist lol and i doooo complain that sokka, katara and aang are white. did u not hear me say "aang was being clothed as a buddhist monk, han dynasty eskimos as eskimos(that comment abbreviated)"? i did have a substantial go at the firenation for being indian. maybe because i saw the link between m night s, and the firenation being indian. but all together im quite annoyed at the whole movie. i mean..in the cartoon, i could have SWorn prince zoku had squinty eyes...

[asterix645]

@XxXmalaybabeXxX Well maybe M. Night put Indians and Whites as the main characters because neither of those races are rice-eyed.

To be aesthetically pleasing, he cast actors that were better looking. Honestly, if Zuko was Chinese or something, he wouldn't be as handsome. lol

By putting in Indians, he kept things the way Hollywood wanted: White-washed.

M Night is a pretty big name in hollywood, and he's Indian.

So Hollwyood wants someone familiar to them. Thus, Indians were chosen.

[XxXmalaybabeXxX]

@asterix645 hey hey lol. asian guys can be goodlooking! but i guess it could be a acquired taste of mine or something.

[asterix645]

@XxXmalaybabeXxX

W/e. Beauty is subjective.

The movie is made and done. You can complain about it all you like, but that won't rewind time and put squinty eyed Asians in the movie.

I don't wanna talk about this obsolete issue anymore, its a waste of time.

Good Day

[XxXmalaybabeXxX]

@asterix645 temper temper. u mad? i thought this conversation was light hearted. guess not to you. if u hadnt noticed i also was racist to my own race. my last comment was done in good humour. n no offence, u were the one who asked... and if u have a go at my culture ofcourse i had to say something. but it was light hearted n no harm done. Good day to you sir.

[asterix645]

@Need4speedkiller Don't be so racist. I understand that an Indian Fire nation is odd.

But why aren't you complaining about the fact that the MAIN characters are WHITE.

Aang is white, Katara is white, Sokka is white.

But all your hatred is directed towards the Indians in the fire nation. Makes me wonder where the true racism really is.

Dev Patel is Indian, yes. But he sure as hell did a better job as Zuko than Jesse McCartney would have.

[AngryCrowTakesFlight]

if i win the lottery i promise to remake this film

[MrRemieTule]

FUCK HIM!

[DrIdaho]

M. Night Shyamalan talking about creative and personal integrity? He doesn't have any.

[ZoanBlade90]

At this point,I can't help but feel sorry for the daughter. She must hate the guy.

[DONTMAKEMEBITEYOUU]

he ruined the last airbender. the show was so raw and successful. and he makes a film of it, taking out all of the important bits and ruining the plot.

[unclejimjr101]

i hope they change directors



[ProdigyPiano]

fail

[zaraki888]

Ozai is Zuko's worse dad ever. I didn't expected M. Night Shyamalan to be the worst dad! (his daughter was an avatar fan, how sad is that)

[underthesun65]

Why couldn't he just stay true to the story and thr e cartoon! I hope there could be a do over. Horrible casting? No Asians! Who did the casting?!!!!

[MisterSmiley91]

@underthesun65 He did. Yeah he did the casting. Also, he wrote it, produced it, and, obvisously, he directed it. He, literally, had EVERYTHING to do with this movie.

[RoyyalBloodd]

M. Night Shyamalan i know you ment well but please dont make anymore movie baced of of Avatar The Last Airbender, your tainting the tv series true essence!

[appletinihamshire]

Obviously he did NOT respect or understand the show if he made a movie like TLA. It was a turd, and I've got nothing against the guy, but I feel like he's getting too cocky. Shyamalan, LEAVE AMAZING SHOWS ALOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!

[SergeCWazukie]

NEVER make a remake unless you understand the original... WORST MOVIE EVER IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND

[toyy7675]

@SergeCWazukie No its not..i have seen worse but nothing has ever been as disappointing as this movie.

[deadmoon29]

he swings and it's a MISS.

[NorseFTX]

I wonder what his daughter thought of his movie.

[TUSF]

@NorseFTX That's a question i never thought about o-o lol xD

[tH3sUbL1m1nALn33d]

@NorseFTX his daughter looked at him and said "Fuck you dad"

[thebuckrogers22]

@NorseFTX that's a good question

[nczipp]

He says air is all around us like that means he could always bend it... well fire doesn't have to be around to bend it... water is all around us... and earth, well lets just say it's not the "Dance bending" he thinks it is...

[crocodile2006]

Whats with these weak as fucking piss "interviewers" failing to ask the hard questions such as "why does this movie suck so bad?"

[pathofoblivion]

I think Grace really wanted to tell him what she really thought of the movie...

[Gamergirl1223]

Honey, there not fucking nomads the BENDERS. Maybe if you spent more money on the movie instead of the fucking ring collection on your fingers maybe the movie could have been decent

[sorasgirl0]

We will have peace in the middle east and the reversal of global warming, no starvation and a wonderful world once we eliminate M Night.

[megamantwelve]

Poor M. Night. he used to be a pretty decent director, but now his career is down the toilet.

[undertyped1]

everytime a 30 second ad comes on I die a little inside.

[ango1101]

M.Night is a one hit wonder.

stop directing!!!

[TheGinnyhp]

Man, I hate this guy. He ruined my fave show. :(

[lincolnmfalmeskych1]

how can we let Indians destroy the best story since the war between the south and north in usa

[asterix645]

@lincolnmfalmeskych1

Dude, don't be racist. That's not cool bro

[sarenidy]

Everyone wants a refund :U

[Kewlsoul92]

i hate him. i really do.

[EmperorFour]

as what tim heidecker would say 'Ya blew it.'

[Supahead79]

When Shaymalan directed this movie, he annialated the cartoon. He needs to be banned from directing. Actually, he should be not allowd to go near a camera or a movie script. The man should retire while he has some dignity left.

[BreeDinoBree]

No, M. Night, you disgrace the name of Airbenders and benders everywhere.

[SaigaEcano]

What's wrong with y'all?!

[1998mrben]

this guy sucks!!!!!

He just wants to spend the money on himself and nothing on the movie!!

WORST DIRECTOR

[bostonbakedbeans28]

@1998mrben he is a great director, he has just kinda fallen off on his last few movies, but if you go and watch Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, or Signs, he's a great director, he needs to get back to his roots and stop failing.

[glassessn]

What happened M Night Shyamalan?!?!?!

[namsseff]

seriously. Fuck M. Night Shyamalan. How dare he ruin the best animated series america has made, and probably will make in a while.

[kingolaf99]

Well, this may not have been that great of a film, but Unbreakable was really awesome. If you hate Shyamalan, and have not seen Unbreakable, go see it. You'll have to give him some credit.

[9cloudersprofile]

I wanna party with that guy

[brandyhay98]

You have totally ruined the movie ! I love the series so much it is unbelieving, i have all the episodes on my laptop and have watched all of them and when i watched this film i was dissapointed , well done you have ruined the avatar experience!

[brandyhay98]

You have totally ruined the movie ! i love the series so much it is unbeleiable, i have all the episodes on my laptop and have watched all of them and when i watched this film i was dissapointed , well done you have ruined the avatar experience!

[xzpow12]

YOU BLEW IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT

[SGTBouie]

he's right he should be in the air nomads simply because he's an air head for making the movie suck so bad.....

[iloveyou1997jd]

an EPIC FAIL would be a step up for this movie

[iloveyou1997jd]

FUCK YOU M NIGHT SHAMALAYN u not only rined this KICKASS series but porobally this these POOR KIDS MOVIE CAREERS ....-.-'

[pipfollett01]

I loved the Last Airbender, the characters were excellent. While the cartoons are amusing, there is a more serious side to them that is not always shown, the film does this well.

[englishman177]

@pipfollett01 one question...where you high when you saw the movie? the movie had no emotion, it could not be taken seriously with such a lousy cast and a messed up plot. after I watched the movie, I watched the entire series and I was amazed at how good it was. it is very serious for a kid's show, and it balances comedy very well, unlike the movie. M Night totally warped the series! comparing the series to the movie would be like comparing Michelangelo's David to a two year old's clump of clay.

[AL52Dragon]

It's quite interesting how Shaymalan takes himself seriously. I mean come on, read any review of a movie of yours that doesn't have "Sixth" in it's name.

[fulldrulle95]

fuck you Shyamalan!!! hope ur daughter hates u cuz u ruined the series, i know i do! do the movie world a favor and crawl under a rock and fucking remain there BITCH!

[mewbra123]

If i could be born into a nation....I would be born into the Earth Nation..So i can earthbend and crush M. Night Shyamalan

[Uitsdo]

Such garbage man!! Fuck a trilogy!! I woulda been happy if it took him 6 or 8 movies to make the whole series but he just fucked it up-.- Had to compress it and make it all gay.

[heavenscall21]

-_______- i know it's hard to re-create an animated world to the real world but WOW

he just epicly failed all over my imagination of what i thought the movie was gonna be

if anything, they could've pronounced the NAMES right

Uung?

A-ppa?

Zoko??

WTF

on a scale from 1-10

-110

[iloveyou1997jd]

@heavenscall21 lolz i agree though the names are the real pronucitations the ones in the cartoons were americanized but i agree the movie was an EPIC faIL

[Dillon22blue]

wat a douche'....... way to fuck up the avatar last airbender series..

[MrConredsX]

Poland hate Shyamalan! He cannot into space!

I dont even!!!

[rock10126]

i have an idea. let's take M. Night Shymalan and feed him to the UNAGI!

[15funnyman]

omfg god plz listen to 2:56 - 3:04 over and over and stfu they had nothing to do with THE MAIN PLOT so get the fuck over it

[Dithrick]

The only two movies that were ever good was Unbreakable and The Sixth Sense. Everything else is total crap.

[KelanDWood]

deeper emotions? I think what m.night is trying to say is "Saving Private Ryan was a happy film and Loony Tunes made me cry" how is this film the least bit sad?

[coldice33]

@KelanDWood

its sad how boring it is

[KelanDWood]

@coldice33 ha ha LOL he doesn't know that though. Its also sad how un true to the shwo it is

[coldice33]

@KelanDWood

yeah, honestly it was depressing to watch, no comic relief, terrible dialogue and no Asian actors what so ever

[Thierryjr88]

Just watched the Last Airbender and this guy ruined everything, he looks so fucking gay and a HOT ASS MESS too!

I want to slap, kick, punch, stomp, stab and break a broom stick on his head!

[lovesjuicycouture]

M night shabalabalu is is a noob

[aratisbug]

the only colour you brought to the table was either shit brown or diarrhea yellow.

as for your relationship with the audience i think its a love hate kind. you love us, we hate you. you didnt only kill this amazing show. you stabbed it, fucked the wound, raped its sister, slaughtered its parents ran over it with a truck and pissed on its grave. go die ass hole.

[TheGameFreakk]

@aratisbug I laughed my ass off, but I totally agree.

[joibelle8]

SUKI why didn't you put suki in who's gonna be sokka's girlfriend? what about the boiling rock? and acting SUCKED!!!!!!!!!

[aratisbug]

@joibelle8 boiling rock is season 3.

[Hampro1]

ughh..just seeing m.night syamawhatchamacallit's face made me gag. he destroyed the movie altogether

[gaozhi2007]

Why does he keep saying "extricate"? I do not think it means what he thinks it means...

[jc215flip]

I don't think it was Shaymalan's fault altogether that The Last Airbender was so bad. You'd have to attribute a lot of the failure on other causes, too, like attempts to compress such a massive narrative into one hour and otherwise RACIST movie executives seeking to appeal to a "mass audience." Yes, Hollywood isn't just a movie neighborhood. It's a messed up business plan, too.

[bakarigelo]

Hey asshole after watching that peace of shit u call a movie a had to re watch all 3 seasons again to remember how awesome the real thing was

[resedentevilfan]

he messed up....BAD

[jeehoondevil]

wtf if i was that bitch i would have said "so umm why does ur movies suck so bad now?" *smiles*

[superfancrazy]

if you really had a strong relationship with the audience you would understand that if u get lucky enough to do the 2nd movie you will pronounce the names right, stay true to the story and characters personalities, and maybe watch more than the 1st episode