The New Last Airbender Movies Can Avoid A Big Legend Of Korra Mistake
Nickelodeon and Paramount recently announced that three new animated movies from the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender are in development, but their success may hinge upon whether they repeat mistakes from The Legend of Korra. Ever since its resurgence in popularity when the original cartoon dropped on Netflix during lockdown, new Avatar: The Last Airbender projects have been stirring. Netflix's live-action adaptation remains in development, however, new animated content is also on the horizon. People fond of the original Avatar should hold great hope for the three animated movies since Avatar: The Last Airbender's original creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are producers of the upcoming movies, even though they departed from Netflix's project.
The movies will be the first official animated Avatar release since Legend of Korra, which ended in 2014. Although Korra was generally well-reviewed, it failed to hit the same heights as The Last Airbender. Nonetheless, it certainly reviewed better than M. Night Shyamalan's live-action movie, which could suggest that the Last Airbender universe lends itself better to animation than live-action. While living up to the original Last Airbender will always be a tall order, there's one issue that the movies must address in order to stand a fighting chance.
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One widespread criticism of Korra that the new animated movies must avoid is its worldbuilding, or, more specifically, the pacing of its worldbuilding. The Legend of Korrais a sequel to The Last Airbender, with Korra being the Avatar that directly proceeds Aang, the protagonist of the original series. Although Korra only takes place 70 years
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