Sunday, July 22, 2012

Meet the Avatar: Korra

By Janice Tyndall


Follows lifespan of Korra, who like Aang, is an avatar. A unique individual who has the capacity to 'bend,' or influence, the 4 fundamental elements, fire, water, air, and earth. Such as the original show, the sequel will borrow broadly from the mythology of the traditional Chinese fighting methods of Kung Fu and Tai Chi.

Korra ( Janet Varney ) arises from the Southern Water Tribe. With 3 in the 4 elements under her belt (Earth, Water and Fire), Korra mission to find to perfect Air. Her search leads her to Republic City, the modern "Avatar" world that's a virtual melting pot where benders and non-benders from all of regions live and thrive. Korra easily detects the metropolis is seriously afflicted with crime as well as a growing anti-bending revolution that threatens to rip the town apart. Under the tutelage of Aang's son, Tenzin ( J.K. Simmons ), Korra will start her airbending guidance while experiencing the dangers at large.

In the middle of The Legend of Korra is often a much deeper combat that right away reveals the new-found maturity of this sequel. Benders, people that can run one of the four elements, are usually far too powerful, and many ones misuse their abilities at the cost of the regular population. City battle is brewing, plus the Equalists-the anti-bender initiative-is at the heart of it. This well-executed investigation of deeper themes connects using the now-grown-up enthusiast of Avatar while still staying true to that old principle of funny dialogue, funny personas, and severely epic magic. The city by yourself is fantastically visualized, using impressive Victorian-style skylines and beautiful buildings.

This is what some enthusiasts are saying about it:

The Legend of Korra is everything I desired it might be and many more. Its primary episode made me have fun, forced me to be slightly teary-eyed, and left me enthusiastic for what's coming. The episode only agreed to be around 23 minutes, nonetheless it were able to present a lot of what the show has to offer, even if we have not seen many of the regular cast members yet. I actually feel like I have a solid knowledge of Korra herself, of her Air-bending instructor, Tenzin (one of the most youthful son of Aang and Katara), as well as just how the Avatar universe has evolved in the 70 or so years since we've left it.

The Legend of Korra takes viewers in the Last Airbender 's shadowy snowscapes and pastoral tribal towns. But this show - intended for older kids - also includes a steampunk metropolis with coughing, old-fashioned cars and floating iron blimps.




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