Why I Love Animation: Avatar The Last Airbender - The Blind Bandit - The Ink and Pixel Club http://inkandpixelclub.com/2010/04/why-i-love-animation-avatar-the-last-airbender-the-blind-bandit/ where it's all about animation Tue, 01 May 2012 19:17:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Why I Love Animation: Avatar The Last Airbender - The Blind Bandit - The Ink and Pixel Club http://inkandpixelclub.com/2010/04/why-i-love-animation-avatar-the-last-airbender-the-blind-bandit/comment-page-1/#comment-673 Sara Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:36:17 +0000 http://inkandpixelclub.com/?p=281#comment-673 Glad you enjoyed the article. While I can see your point, I kind of like the fact that Toph never gets clear resolution, particularly with her parents. While there were other story arcs that I wish had been a little more fully resolved before the show ended, I don't think that there was time to have Toph reconcile with her parents and have it feel natural rather than something thrown in to tie up everything because the show was over. I like to think about these characters having a life beyond the end of the show and judging from the first chapter of your fanfic (which I'm enjoying), so do you. Thanks for the comment. I would really like to write more about <i>Avatar</i> in the future and I know I'll have something to say when the new series airs. I hope you'll stick around and continue to post your thoughts. Glad you enjoyed the article. While I can see your point, I kind of like the fact that Toph never gets clear resolution, particularly with her parents. While there were other story arcs that I wish had been a little more fully resolved before the show ended, I don’t think that there was time to have Toph reconcile with her parents and have it feel natural rather than something thrown in to tie up everything because the show was over. I like to think about these characters having a life beyond the end of the show and judging from the first chapter of your fanfic (which I’m enjoying), so do you.

Thanks for the comment. I would really like to write more about Avatar in the future and I know I’ll have something to say when the new series airs. I hope you’ll stick around and continue to post your thoughts.

]]> Why I Love Animation: Avatar The Last Airbender - The Blind Bandit - The Ink and Pixel Club http://inkandpixelclub.com/2010/04/why-i-love-animation-avatar-the-last-airbender-the-blind-bandit/comment-page-1/#comment-671 D3stiny_Sm4sher Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:36:27 +0000 http://inkandpixelclub.com/?p=281#comment-671 Wow, this was a great read. In-depth analysis of the themes, execution, symbolism...all of the reasons why I have quickly grown to love this show so very much. In particular, Toph's character never got complete resolution, she never saw the end of her character arc. A shame, really, given that she was one of the show's 6 main characters. Seeing as you wrote all of this and seem to put as much thought into the narrative of the show as I do, you MIGHT be interested in this story I've been working on having just recently finished the series a couple of weeks ago. The purpose of the story is to explore some of the conflicts of this character that never got resolved in the show. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6148203/1/Same_Skies_Worst_Field_Trip_Ever One of my favorite aspects of this character is that she acts all tough and rebellious, but just as you say, that's not really what is at her core. If it was she would just be a jerk. She would've run from home and not relied on anyone at all and not HELPED anyone at all. She is tough and stubborn and wants to be independent, but at the same time, she IS a young girl at heart. It's a MUCH more interesting character to work with than a muscle man could have possibly been. I'm glad they changed it. While Toph isn't necessarily my FAVORITE character in the show, as I like all 6 of the main characters about equally, she is probably my favorite to analyze and observe, due in part to how her arc was never completed. She's sure been fun to write about, at any rate. Well, great read, truly. I enjoyed it. You could write an article like this on MANY episodes of this show, especially in Books 2 and 3. It's quickly become one of my favorite shows, and one of my favorite works of narrative in general. It really shows what can be done in the medium of 2D, serialized storytelling. I can't wait to re-watch it all at some point. Wow, this was a great read. In-depth analysis of the themes, execution, symbolism…all of the reasons why I have quickly grown to love this show so very much.

In particular, Toph’s character never got complete resolution, she never saw the end of her character arc. A shame, really, given that she was one of the show’s 6 main characters.

Seeing as you wrote all of this and seem to put as much thought into the narrative of the show as I do, you MIGHT be interested in this story I’ve been working on having just recently finished the series a couple of weeks ago. The purpose of the story is to explore some of the conflicts of this character that never got resolved in the show.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6148203/1/Same_Skies_Worst_Field_Trip_Ever

One of my favorite aspects of this character is that she acts all tough and rebellious, but just as you say, that’s not really what is at her core. If it was she would just be a jerk. She would’ve run from home and not relied on anyone at all and not HELPED anyone at all. She is tough and stubborn and wants to be independent, but at the same time, she IS a young girl at heart. It’s a MUCH more interesting character to work with than a muscle man could have possibly been. I’m glad they changed it.

While Toph isn’t necessarily my FAVORITE character in the show, as I like all 6 of the main characters about equally, she is probably my favorite to analyze and observe, due in part to how her arc was never completed. She’s sure been fun to write about, at any rate.

Well, great read, truly. I enjoyed it. You could write an article like this on MANY episodes of this show, especially in Books 2 and 3. It’s quickly become one of my favorite shows, and one of my favorite works of narrative in general. It really shows what can be done in the medium of 2D, serialized storytelling. I can’t wait to re-watch it all at some point.

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