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The Legend of Korra: The Spirit of Competition (2012)
In response to other reviews
I want to start by saying I understand why other people didn't like this episode. I also had some of those negative feelings too.
You dislike Korra in this episode a lot. People just can't understand why this is a good thing. What this show does much better than the last airbender ever did is actually make the bad guy someone you can really understand and show that things are not so black and white.
The fact that korra is immature and is not perfect at all is actually very relatable as she has been trapped on her own on an island for her whole life and always been the centre of attention. This is very different from the previous characters in avatar as they all had to grow up quickly due to their circumstances.
But you are missing that aang is also very immature in a lot of ways at the start too. He is just younger so it is in a very different spirit and his upbringing is very different too.
It is actually a beautiful thing that korra is so different to aang and even that this show is so different.
It shows that the writers really understand what they are creating and all the things that were missing in avatar are present here.
I don't think that takes away from either show. Both are pretty much perfect in their own right.
What this does is actually make korra relatable. I know you all want to root 100% for the hero and the bad guy is just some evil man who is hell bent on achieving power. But life is not that simple.
That is one thing I think that firlord ozai really lacked. They achieved this well with zukko and azula.
But every step of the way in this show you find your self having empathy and actually understanding the "enemy". They are not just some "bad guy". You see that korra is actually naive and doesn't actually understand how the world works.
But this is what sets it up for such a beautiful character development.
What she goes through in all the seasons but especially the last season when she gets poisoned, is that she has to reach the lowest parts of herself to actually become the best version of herself. This is what made zukko so relatable and I think is actually executed in a much more complex way with korra.
Don't get me wrong zukko is one of the best characters that has ever existed anywhere. And I too dislike korra at the start. But this is definitely intentional.
The fact that we dislike her is only a reflection of our own lack of self löve. We too are not perfect and we have probably made a lot of similar mistakes in our lives. But the only way I have learned from these mistakes personally is by going through my lowest points to show me what's really real and important and this is how we grow up.
By the end she absolutely does grow up. She becomes a mature young woman and actually shows empathy and understanding for kuvira.
This is such a beautiful development. And executed in a beautiful way. To suggest that this episode is just filler is silly.
If this episode angers you to the point where you stop watching it says more about you than the show...
I realise I missed a few points. I think the way Bolin is written in this episode is actually very poor. I initially rated this show 10/10 but it gets a 9/10 because I do not find bolin funny at all pretty much during the entire show. They missed the mark with him in my opinion. He develops into a very strong character in later seasons but his comedy... not so much.
Gedo senki (2006)
Completely underrated
I saw this movie had bad reviews before watching. While watching it I kept waiting for the part that was bad. I didn't find it...
I don't know why it has got so much hâte I don't know what people were expecting. It seems that everyone loves comparing everything with everything else. Can we not just take things as they are any more? Forget the rest of studio ghibli. I löve the fact that the studio is so diverse and make films that vary so much in style.
Beautiful themes. Beautiful animation as always. Strikes a real chord with me and you really end up rooting for Arren by the end.
Can everybody please just learn to be present and mindful and just take things as they are rather than comparing all the time. This would be a great step for humanity.
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023)
It's like a surprise birthday party
I can't believe this is here. I had no idea this was coming out. Adventure time is one of the greatest TV shows to ever exist. I've watched up to episode 5 so far and while it doesn't hold all of the original charm of the original series it is bringing its own flavour to everything you loved about adventure time in, quite honestly, an extremely clever way. Just as you'd expect.
I löve the fact that it is a continuation from the same universe and not just a spin off. I am trying not to spoil anything for you so I'm not going to say what happens.
Each episode gets better and better so far. The nostalgia is almost overwhelming. Fans of adventure time, the adventure has returned!