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    123undo

    [1]Aug 5, 2006
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    I'm just wandering why people like Avatar so much. The story line is not deep at all.
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    blueslayzler

    [2]Aug 5, 2006
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    And what show has a deeper story line?
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    Colonel_Brian

    [3]Aug 5, 2006
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    If you're looking to see if the show is good then I recomend if you hate it well then that's a pity but people love it for it's deep story line you may not thing that way but it is people love it for characters and how they struggle and their human we love this show for?? many reasons but that is a sample.
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    Airawende

    [4]Aug 5, 2006
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    Its complex and dimentional characters (not just "good guys" and "bad guys") And its wonderful storyline which is very deep
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    piranhapete

    [5]Aug 5, 2006
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    It has interesting, non-cliche characters, exceptionally creative battles, and so far only ONE filler episode, and it's the deepest storyline I've ever seen in an animated show.
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    Airawende

    [6]Aug 5, 2006
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    An animated Nikolodeon kids show at that!
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    123undo

    [7]Aug 5, 2006
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    blueslayzler wrote:
    And what show has a deeper story line?

    You GOT to be kidding me! Well it is deep for a kid's show but kid's shows are not so deep. A boy wakes up and has to master the 4 elements. What's so deep about that? Also one person said that there are no goods or bads. It is so obivious th Fire lord is evil, Aang's group and Zuko are good! Zuko is a good guy because he does not want to see his people die and in some episode it would reveal deep down inside that he doesn't really want the Avatar killed just captured so he can finally be respected. Sokka is just a goof ball but some times clever. Aang is way to optimistic.
    This is just my opinoion.
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    Airawende

    [8]Aug 5, 2006
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    What makes you so sure Zuko is the clear cut good guy? You see, this was my point. Zuko may not want Fire nation people killed, but by bringing the Avatar to his father, he dooms others to a death. But then again he only does it to get his honor back, but, does that justify throwing off the natural order? See, just one character with that many dimentions. So no, Zuko is not a clear cut bad guy, or good guy. And Ozai as well. He is ruthless to the world, and his son, but when his wife leaves, there is a shot of him looking very depressed. Of course Zuko doesn't want Aang killed, he'll just be rebon, and thus the search continues.
    Edited on 08/05/2006 6:19pm
    Edited 2 total times.
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    piranhapete

    [9]Aug 5, 2006
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    123undo wrote:
    blueslayzler wrote:
    And what show has a deeper story line?

    You GOT to be kidding me! Well it is deep for a kid's show but kid's shows are not so deep. A boy wakes up and has to master the 4 elements. What's so deep about that? Also one person said that there are no goods or bads. It is so obivious th Fire lord is evil, Aang's group and Zuko are good! Zuko is a good guy because he does not want to see his people die and in some episode it would reveal deep down inside that he doesn't really want the Avatar killed just captured so he can finally be respected. Sokka is just a goof ball but some times clever. Aang is way to optimistic.
    This is just my opinoion.


    It IS deep. What you mean to say is "that's unoriginal". Sorry if I'm twisting your words, but that's what it sounds like. It's deep. The whole world is in chaos and it's all his fault, and now he has to make up for his mistakes and defeat the fire nation, and it was not always obvious that Zuko was good. In the beginning I wouldn't have guessed in a million years that he had validity. It IS deep. It shows that villains are not cackling morons. They have brains and they have philosophies. Zhao says "There is no right and wrong, only power, and those afraid to seek it." Likewise, Jet is a person with honorable intentions, but he gets out of control with misunderstood hatred for his enemy.

    The characters ARE deep. There IS a blurred line between right and wrong. Katara dealt with a huge streak of jealousy in The Waterbending Scroll, the tribes in The Great Divide are good in essentiality, but they hate each other so much they put themselvesin danger, and Aang, the main character, likes ignoring problems rather than dealing with them, as in The Storm and Bato of the Water Tribe.
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    123undo

    [10]Aug 5, 2006
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    I saw most of the episodes. I watch it??sometimes because there is nothing to watch sometimes. I even saw the episodes with Toph. I just missed 1 of the episodes in season 1 with Zuko's sister. So my opinoion is based on most of the episodes of Avatar.
    Edited on 08/05/2006 6:25pm
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    piranhapete

    [11]Aug 5, 2006
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    123undo wrote:
    I saw most of the episodes. I watch sometimes because there is nothing to watch sometimes. I even saw the episodes with Toph. I just missed 1 of the episodes in season 1 with Zuko's sister. So my opinoion is based on most of the episodes of Avatar.


    Okay, so please, help us out here. Please be more specific. What parts of the story are shallow?
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    WKWARRIOR

    [12]Aug 5, 2006
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    123undo wrote:
    blueslayzler wrote:
    And what show has a deeper story line?
    You GOT to be kidding me! Well it is deep for a kid's show but kid's shows are not so deep. A boy wakes up and has to master the 4 elements. What's so deep about that? Also one person said that there are no goods or bads. It is so obivious th Fire lord is evil, Aang's group and Zuko are good! Zuko is a good guy because he does not want to see his people die and in some episode it would reveal deep down inside that he doesn't really want the Avatar killed just captured so he can finally be respected. Sokka is just a goof ball but some times clever. Aang is way to optimistic. This is just my opinoion.

    Almost any show like avatar can be broken down plot wise??like that.?? I'll take FMA and say that The elric brothers want to get the philosopher stone and remake their bodies.?? Does that make it a simple shallow show.?? Hell no.?? Its the characters, their choices, and the twists that make a show great, not he basic plot foundation.?? Please note that i love FMA and it is a great show and i only said that to prove it could be simplified.

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    piranhapete

    [13]Aug 5, 2006
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    WKWARRIOR wrote:

    123undo wrote:
    blueslayzler wrote:
    And what show has a deeper story line?
    You GOT to be kidding me! Well it is deep for a kid's show but kid's shows are not so deep. A boy wakes up and has to master the 4 elements. What's so deep about that? Also one person said that there are no goods or bads. It is so obivious th Fire lord is evil, Aang's group and Zuko are good! Zuko is a good guy because he does not want to see his people die and in some episode it would reveal deep down inside that he doesn't really want the Avatar killed just captured so he can finally be respected. Sokka is just a goof ball but some times clever. Aang is way to optimistic. This is just my opinoion.

    Almost any show like avatar can be broken down plot wise??like that.?? I'll take FMA and say that The elric brothers want to get the philosopher stone and remake their bodies.?? Does that make it a simple shallow show.?? Hell no.?? Its the characters, their choices, and the twists that make a show great, not he basic plot foundation.?? Please note that i love FMA and it is a great show and i only said that to prove it could be simplified.


    Amen!
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    Taang_Forever

    [14]Aug 5, 2006
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    We all know what the ending is gonna be... the good guys win... it's HOW they do it that we watch it for.
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    qweasdzse

    [15]Aug 5, 2006
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    A show doesn't need kids getting mudered and turned into Homunculus, Chimeras, or robots or?? have depressed 14 year olds with neurological disorders that pilot giant robots to??make it deep.
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    Colonel_Brian

    [16]Aug 5, 2006
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    Wow you got it quite fast.
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    123undo

    [17]Aug 5, 2006
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    The characters are the shallow part of Avatar. Here are some examples. Aang didn't want to live his destiny of beign the Avatar so he froze himself, thus causing choas, havoc, and the lives of many people. He is then waking by Sokka and Katara, hence giving him a chance to vindicate himself. He tries to avoid problems, helps people, and tries to help people. Aang is also very friendly and optimistic. That is all about Aang's personality which is unorginal. Lazlo from Camp Lazo and SpongeBob from SpongeBob have almost the same personality. SpongeBob and Lazlo are not so deep characters.
    Sokka is just like Bart from the Simpsons and Naruto from Naruto. Sokka is just a clever goof ball. Katara is just like Marge and Louis from the Simpsons and Family Guy. Katara's role is just the voice of morality to the rest of the characters. Those are the main reasons why I think Avatar is not that deep.
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    Taang_Forever

    [18]Aug 5, 2006
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    123undo wrote:
    The characters are the shallow part of Avatar. Here are some examples. Aang didn't want to live his destiny of beign the Avatar so he froze himself, thus causing choas, havoc, and the lives of many people. He is then waking by Sokka and Katara, hence giving him a chance to vindicate himself. He tries to avoid problems, helps people, and tries to help people. Aang is also very friendly and optimistic. That is all about Aang's personality which is unorginal. Lazlo from Camp Lazo and SpongeBob from SpongeBob have almost the same personality. SpongeBob and Lazlo are not so deep characters.
    Sokka is just like Bart from the Simpsons and Naruto from Naruto. Sokka is just a clever goof ball. Katara is just like Marge and Louis from the Simpsons and Family Guy. Katara's role is just the voice of morality to the rest of the characters. Those are the main reasons why I think Avatar is not that deep.


    Yeah... but at least Avatar has a thought out plot, and the creators know when to stop making episodes, and go down with dignity. Well, let's hope so anyway.
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    Airawende

    [19]Aug 5, 2006
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    You have a very wrong view of Aang, it seems. He is definatly not all bubbles and sunshine. Might I point out The Storm, The Avatar??State, The Souther Air Temple, The Seige of the North, The Blue Spirit,?? the Swamp, The Cave of Two Lovers, and basically every other episode. Aang has a lot of problems to sort out from his 100 year freeze. He's not only trying to redeem himself, he's caused a lot of trouble by his absence. Meanwhile, he has to deal with awkward relationships, people resenting him, dealing with the deaths of past friends and father figures...the list goes on. Each character has many sides to them. Sure, on the surface he's a happy-go-lucky kid, but that seems to be all you're seeing. There's so much more to him than that.
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    JimmyxCindy

    [20]Aug 5, 2006
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    123undo wrote:
    The characters are the shallow part of Avatar. Here are some examples. Aang didn't want to live his destiny of beign the Avatar so he froze himself, thus causing choas, havoc, and the lives of many people. He is then waking by Sokka and Katara, hence giving him a chance to vindicate himself. He tries to avoid problems, helps people, and tries to help people. Aang is also very friendly and optimistic. That is all about Aang's personality which is unorginal. Lazlo from Camp Lazo and SpongeBob from SpongeBob have almost the same personality. SpongeBob and Lazlo are not so deep characters.
    Sokka is just like Bart from the Simpsons and Naruto from Naruto. Sokka is just a clever goof ball. Katara is just like Marge and Louis from the Simpsons and Family Guy. Katara's role is just the voice of morality to the rest of the characters. Those are the main reasons why I think Avatar is not that deep.

    That's ridiculous. Just because some character's personality reminds you of another show, that makes it not deep? Just because those shows aren't deep, doesnt mean avatar isn't.
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