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It used to be that people told kids horrifying fairytales, so they could exercise their brains, learn to discern good/bad strangers, and think about what they would do in dire situations. Now we pretend kids shouldn't see that stuff.😞 Do people really forget their own childhoods, and how early they started having complex, even dark, thoughts?

I hate the thought "it's intended for children, so it's allowed to be bad". When the Disney Renaissance happened, everyone was praising it for being so good that "parents who brought their kids to it weren't tearing their hair out, having to sit through it". That's why those movies deserved Oscar recognition. They were actual, very good movies. Now bad animated movies get Oscar nominations, just for being animated, even if they're just mediocre movies.🐂🌹🌻🪻⚘️ All because people don't expect cartoons to be good, because they expect it to be for "stupid kids"---and they expect kids to be stupid!💢

Animation doesn't get respected as legitimate storytelling, and then the olds wonder why all the kids are turning to anime instead. Because the medium can do great things, but in the West, it's still mostly limited to this "cartoons are kids' stuff, and kids' stuff doesn't have to be good" mentality. 😮‍💨

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I have no investment in ATLA, but it was kind of shocking to learn yesterday that my sister actually enjoys the live action Netflix adaptation. 👀

I've seen some video essays critiquing the lower quality writing or handling of subtle issues. And even without personal attachment to the series, I see their points. People cited many specific examples and made good arguments.

But what I've noticed is that the criticisms mostly come from comparisons to the original cartoon. And everyone seems to have such detailed recollection of the original cartoon.

Everyone I've seen who loved critically panned live action remakes, have admittedly never seen the original series. Mamitan(?) loved the live action Cowboy Bebop. She had never seen the original anime. My sister likes the live action Netflix Avatar.

My family did not grow up with Nickelodeon. ...aside from episodes of Ren And Stimpy that cousins recorded for us, or shows like Invader Zim that I think had some unpredictable slots on national networks.

Frankly, the few times I tried watching some bits of ATLA, I found the timing/movement of the animation unsettling, when characters tried to emulate how anime suddenly switches between serious or neutral, to humor. I think because I recognized the type of animation style used in Ren And Stimpy---which I enjoyed for its intentionally unsettling comedy---but my brain recognizing Ren And Stimpy's comedic movements...onto characters and tone like ATLA...just felt so wrong somehow. Unsettling. Uncanny.

The only other time I watched some ATLA, was at San Diego Comic Con. I had nothing better to do, I wanted to sit down, and everything I was interested in was inaccessible. So I ended up in an industry panel room, where they premiered a new episode's big fight scene. And while everyone was loudly cheering...I was not impressed. Sure, they knew these characters/stakes, and I didn't. But in terms of animation, I had been more moved and exhilarated by slop anime series fight scenes. I was happy for everyone else in the room, but it was then I knew, that whatever ATLA was, it was not for me.

Still, I respect ATLA for how people describe its writing. And I did enjoy the few episodes I saw of Legend Of Korra. But I can only take other people's word for it, concerning ATLA.

So, after so many video essays dumping on every live action adaptation of ATLA, it was surreal to hear my sister thoroughly enjoy it. And defend it! Granted, her only defense was that she could show understanding for how much story the adaptation had so little time to cram in and get through.

It was then that I learned her friend had recently made her binge (some of?) the original ATLA cartoon. So now I'm even more confused.

But as I often remind myself "the opposite exists for every opinion". There is no "objectively" best, "universally" beloved, etc. Just speaking an opinion, guarantees its opposite exists somewhere in the world/universe. By the mere fact I love ice cream and chocolate, there must be someone who absolutely hates ice cream and chocolate.

I just never expected the one to enjoy Netflix ATLA live action adaptations, to be my sister. 😅

Then again, I never expected anyone to enjoy the live action Cowboy Bebop adaptation either. Let alone, someone I already respected, though granted, from a different fandom. (I think it was Mamitan.)

Anyway, life is weird.😵‍💫

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