Film Theory: END the Avatar Cycle! (Avatar the Last Airbender)

“But when YouTube needed him most he vanished” hits different now 😭😭😭

I think the ‘failures’ of avatars is a philosophical point about human life. Each generation tries its best, and accomplishes so much, but the butterfly effects of their failures will have to be dealt with by their descendants.

That intro hits different after his announced retirement

"When youtube needed him the most he vanished" Ironic....

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Mattpatt hit the nail on the head when he talks about how Aangs success as the Avatar was because of his friends. Each of his friends became highly respected international leaders and the most powerful Benders in the world. The Best example of this is Zuko when Aang died Zuko retired from being Firelord and began traveling the world playing the same role as the Avatar solving political problems all around the world, defeating warlords, and stopping the Red Lotus.

personally i like the idea that avatars fix the previous ones biggest mistake (Aang ending the war, Korra bringing airbenders back etc.)

This intro hits different post retirement

As you touched on with Kyoshi a really important factor with Avatars is how theyre raised too. For example, Korra's biggest flaw throughout her series is her stubbornness and pride. This can easily be traced back to the fact that she discovered that she was the avatar way too young and was subsequently isolated a lot her life while she was trained. As a result while growing up she built her whole identity around being the Avatar and how great/important she is.

I like how Matpat pointed out Aang's trust in friends as a key factor to being successful in his Avatar duties because it was a lack a trust that screwed over a previous Avatar. I mean MatPat talked a lot about how Kururk was too busy dealing with angry spirits to handle the affairs of the material world, but he failed to mention that Kuruk never told anyone what he was doing. To the rest of the world, even his closest friends, Kururk was just an super-powered party boy just doing the bare minimum of his Avatar duty with no idea that he been protecting the world from angry Lovecraftian entities. If he trusted his friends and fill them in on his turmoils, Kuruk may had been not only be able to figure out a better with dealing with the Dark Spirits (beside just killing them), but could have been able to make time to deal with the problems of the material world; and maybe his friends would in turn be better prepared to handle things forwards after Kuruk's death.

“Hearing when YouTube needed him the most, he vanished” hits a little bit harder now 2024😭😂 0:13

Red Lotus propaganda

I think It's good to note that the avatar is still a human, they will make mistakes. I can't even imagine the amount of pressure that they feel being basically the most important human on their planet.

In Aang’s defense, his life as an avatar was rebuilding the world since the 100 year war finally ended, a war he stopped. And he did do some dabbling in the spirit world, but we never really see a problem with the spirit world during Aang’s time as avatar except a few outliers like the undead panda

But when YouTube needed him most, he vanished.

Ultimate foreshadowing:(when YouTube needed him most he VANISHED)

Sooo, in essence, the show successfully showcased how bad things can go in a realistic manner instead of dealing with problems like "because they got solved, deal with it"

Aang succeeded the most in his case because his main circle of allies all represented important factors of the world. He was the last Airbender. Katara was the last Waterbender of the Southern Water Tribe. Toph was an Earthbending prodigy. Zuko was the crown prince of the Fire Nation who eventually turned away from his tyrannical father. And finally, we have Sokka and Suki. Non-benders who, despite being out of their depths, manage to bring skills and brains to the table, allowing them to contribute just as much as all the others. Aang's team managed to include all four nations, along with non-benders, all working together to stop the big bad that is Fire Lord Ozai. He might not have managed to bring perfect harmony, but he did accomplish a great feat which did bring prosperity. Not everlasting, but at the very least, a way better place than it was when the journey began.

"And when the world needed him most, he vanished" hits real different now that matpat's retired

The intro hits different now that Matpat is retiring..