Post by falthor on May 17, 2009 2:01:57 GMT -5
I feel that I should make my return awesome by making a thread solely dedicated to analytical discussion of Michael DiMartino's work Avatar: The Last Airbender. Because I have been taking courses in film studies and screenplay analysis—the latter mainly in Creative Writing—every movie, TV show, or anything in any sort of medium, I have begun to analyze works of which I am a fan, Avatar being one of them. To that end, here is a mini-report I feel the need to type up. I can conduct tons of research, but considering that I should be typing a term paper for AP English, I will make this as brief as possible. Save comments for the beginning of your posts, and use any post space for analysis. Any analysis you make MUST be supported by evidence from the show; without such, your claim is invalid.
Without further ado, I present to you:
The desire to create the perfect world is seen in numerous and various media: books, television series, and films create worlds that are idyllic, perfect, and pure. Utopias and dystopias—worlds that are perfect or imperfect in nature, respectively—are the ideal goals of the denizens throughout the globe. The world that Michael Dante DiMartino creates in his television series Avatar: The Last Airbender is an imperfect world, thrown off-kilter. However, the physical world is the least of all the inner flaw of society: inner turmoil reflected in the protagonists of Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, and Zuko; the Fire Nation and its political and social infrastructures; and the desire for control and perfection as illustrated by the Earth Kingdom society of Ba Sing Se.
This is the thesis statement. Developmental points and the rest of my analysis will come soon when I get the time, but I want you to contribute and discuss analytically: how are the flaws of society reflective or worse of the outer reality: the war that the Fire Nation has started? Evidence must support your claim or we will not count it, rather ignore it and hear another thesis by another member. Confused? Here's what I mean:
Ba Sing Se is a dystopic city. Long Feng believes that through brainwashing people, controlling the Earth King and assigning him the "responsibility" of maintaining the "cultural heritage of Ba Sing Se" (Avatar Episode 34: "City of Walls and Secrets"), and preventing the news of the War from reaching the inner sanctuary of Ba Sing Se, he has created a "perfect utopia, the last one on Earth."
Otherwise, have at it! I want to hear the wisdom and analysis you impart. Also, if you're bad at English, this is a great way to get practice writing analytical essays.
Without further ado, I present to you:
Crusades for an Idealistic World: An Analysis of the Thematic Concepts in Michael Dante DiMartino's Television Series Avatar: The Last Airbender
The desire to create the perfect world is seen in numerous and various media: books, television series, and films create worlds that are idyllic, perfect, and pure. Utopias and dystopias—worlds that are perfect or imperfect in nature, respectively—are the ideal goals of the denizens throughout the globe. The world that Michael Dante DiMartino creates in his television series Avatar: The Last Airbender is an imperfect world, thrown off-kilter. However, the physical world is the least of all the inner flaw of society: inner turmoil reflected in the protagonists of Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, and Zuko; the Fire Nation and its political and social infrastructures; and the desire for control and perfection as illustrated by the Earth Kingdom society of Ba Sing Se.
This is the thesis statement. Developmental points and the rest of my analysis will come soon when I get the time, but I want you to contribute and discuss analytically: how are the flaws of society reflective or worse of the outer reality: the war that the Fire Nation has started? Evidence must support your claim or we will not count it, rather ignore it and hear another thesis by another member. Confused? Here's what I mean:
Ba Sing Se is a dystopic city. Long Feng believes that through brainwashing people, controlling the Earth King and assigning him the "responsibility" of maintaining the "cultural heritage of Ba Sing Se" (Avatar Episode 34: "City of Walls and Secrets"), and preventing the news of the War from reaching the inner sanctuary of Ba Sing Se, he has created a "perfect utopia, the last one on Earth."
Otherwise, have at it! I want to hear the wisdom and analysis you impart. Also, if you're bad at English, this is a great way to get practice writing analytical essays.
