Supposed "Synopsis" for the Live-Action AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER Is Too Generic
Netflix is working on a live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series. Fans are fairly nervous about the series due to other attempts as well as having the original creators leave the project. While neither of those things mean that this new attempt will be terrible, it doesn’t instill much confidence.
Another thing that’s not giving fans much confidence is the lack of any official updates. ComicBook.com recently reported a supposed synopsis has surfaced courtesy of Hollywood North. I’ve included it below, but I have a hard time believing this is an official synopsis because it’s really long, and it tells us nothing about what the series will be about.
There’s no mention of characters or events or anything. It’s a very generic description of the world. The same report says the working title for the series is Trade Winds, and Albert Kim is the new showrunner. None of this has been officially announced, so I guess time will tell what’s happening with this series.
Take everything with a grain of salt.
The Last Airbender takes place in a fantasy world, home to humans, fantastic animals, and supernatural spirits. Human civilization is divided into three pre-industrialized nations, the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, and the Air Nomads, and one industrialized nation, the Fire Nation, capable of manufacturing various kinds of machines. Within each nation, an order of men and women called 'Benders' have the ability to manipulate their native element.
These Bending arts combine a certain style of martial arts and elemental mysticism. The Bending types are Waterbending, Earthbending, Firebending, and Airbending. In each generation, one person is capable of Bending all four elements; this is the Avatar, the spirit of the planet manifested in human form. When the Avatar dies, he or she is reincarnated into an unborn baby native in the next nation in the Avatar Cycle, which parallels the seasons: winter for water, spring for earth, summer for fire, and autumn for air.
While legend holds that the Avatar must master the elements in order, starting with their native element, this can sometimes be compromised when the situation requires it. Learning to bend the element opposite one’s native element is extremely difficult because opposing Bending arts are based on opposing fighting styles and doctrines.