Does Netflix's Avatar prove that good live-action adaptations are impossible?
The live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender hit Netflix this week after years of anticipation and critical attention from passionate fans. Though not an anime itself, the reception Avatar received raises the question of how adaptations like it can possibly live up to expectations.
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![Gordon Cormier appears as Aang in a still from Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. While not an anime itself, the adaptation of the original 2005 cartoon shows the pitfalls of making live action remakes from them. A boy with a blow arrow in his head stairs at the camera.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7123249.1708651139!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/avatar.jpg)
The live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender hit Netflix this week after years of anticipation and critical attention from passionate fans. Though not an anime itself, the reception Avatar received raises the question of how adaptations like it can possibly live up to expectations.