Because experiences like this are rare. It is a show that offers catharsis. I’m 24 the show premiered when I was 10it caught me at the perfect time in my life.
Alex Mitchell that’s funny my dad watched the whole thing with me when I was younger. I think this is for all ages if everyone looks past the child like base
@@Maxatal Nah. You misremembered. It's okay though,not all of us have a very excellent memory (I am one of those people that doesnt have an excellent memory!) It is when Korra goes to a cliff in the finale of Book 1 and then Aang appears to restore her bending. (Hope you watched TLoK)
y ure right . this show was so nice i wasnt the watcher , no, i was the whole time with aang, when he arrives at the air temple when he arrives ba sing se .... it is awesome
This show was literally my childhood. Every time I listen to this amazing soundtrack I just ball out and wish I could relive the moment I watched this tv show.
+Casey Gurry What we can learn from the show is to love our fellow human beings unconditionally. From Aang specifically, we learned that we should do whatever it takes to ease the suffering of others and bring balance to the world. "Be the change you wish to see in the world."- Mahatma Gandhi
I know it's not the same but avatar korra is also a great, underrated series! It's entirely different than ATLA and shouldn't be compared with it (which most people sadly do and then close mindedly write it off before trying) Both ATLA and TLoK were amazing (I do think Aang is a better avatar though)
This show began airing when I was 12, exactly Aang's age. I grew as this series did, it will always hold a special place in my heart and nothing can take away the beauty and majesty that this show holds. It's that sort of once-in-a-lifetime thing that can never be duplicated. A true masterpiece of epic proportions.
It's because the spirituality in that show is on another level. The things they teach and vibe are so strong with many. It's not even just a show.. It teaches you the way if you can pick it up. :)
+Grant Edmondson that show meant a lot to me. It was a big hit in Africa lol. I was very young, like 10. I thought airbending was real, I went to different websites on how to learn it.
"Today this war is finally over! I promised my uncle that I would restore the honor of the Fire Nation. And I will. The road ahead of us is challenging. A hundred years of fighting has left the world scarred and divided. But with the Avatar's help, we can get it back on the right path and begin a new era of love and peace." -Zuko
This isn't just a cartoon. I just turned 18 and looking back, the creators really touched on everything on a child's life: being misunderstood or having overbearing parents (Toph), wanderlust (Aang), creativity and laughter (Sokka), and unfortunately growing up and maturity (Katara). This show may have been entertainment for most of us, but now it represents something more than that :-)
Julian Kingsley I think that Aang's was more about perseverance than anything. He was the last of his kind and only a child, he faced horrible circumstances, and still kept going. Also taught about how to be powerful even when you can't do what others can (Suki).
aaaaaaaa i don't like that this was the last scene in the show, because i think the show was more than their relationship, and more about frindships in general.
They could have dragged the show on for ten seasons and it would have gotten worse and had a bad ending but instead they did it right and the pacing was perfect and the ending... Just beautiful. Why can't more shows take a knit from this show.
The only thing more emotional then hearing this song, is knowing you'll never get to experience the rush of feelings and shiver up your spine like we all did the first time we heard it in the series. But it's nice just to come back every once in awhile to just close your eyes, and let the music take you.:)
Ben Knight maybe as you age and return to this track, you'll simply get shivers up your spine of a different kind, rather than shivers of the same sort you're having now in less of an amount. You know, like seeing something in the art you didn't see before.
"I was only disappointed because I though you had lost your way." -Iroh "But I did lose my way." -zuko "But you found your way back, and for that I'm so proud of you prince zuko." -Iroh
"I was sad, because I thought you had lost your way." "But I did lose my way" "But you found it again, and I am so happy you found your way here" "Thank you uncle... You have a pretty strong scent" LOL
I still remember my first run. Back in the days when life was carefree and the only concern you had was when you came home late when you forgot the time while playing with your friends outside. Mann, now I worry about so much that I can't even enjoy life. Back then man .. so different. I'm 19 now and I keep a yearly marathon when I watch all episodes over the course of a few days. Preferably on holidays so I don't get disturbed. When the show ended when I watched it for the first time I was so captivated when the last scene came with Aang and Katara. I thought; Wow this music is so special! I love it! :D Slowly the music became cooler .. and then bang! The score! Zoom out and zoom upwards and bang! There was it. The ending of avatar. All the hours spend on watching it, telling my friends I 'had to do stuff' when the finale came on.. calling my other friends that A:TLA finale was coming up on Nick. Amazing:) This show is unique and so original! No cartoon can beat this in my own opinion. Everytime I re watch it, nostalgia time. I used to imitate Azula when I was a kid. My best friend would imitate Katara and we would 'Agni Kai' over the playground :) Those little memories can no one take away. Not even the grim reminder of life sometimes! Now I will just continue to look for job and internship applications while listening to this song.
Couldn't have said it better although I'm not looking for a job now bc I'm 14 and I remember the show being absolutely fantastic it captivated all my siblings and after my older brother died this song pretty much became my favorite over any of the shit songs now
thanks now i feel old and I'm only 20! kids today will never be able to comprehend how cool tv shows were back then... kids today are missing out on a lot of stuff we did when we were young... this soundtrack just serves as a reminder of happier times, youth and innocents, and feels in general
I first saw TLA when I was 29 (about 18 months ago) and nothing has been the same since. I never would have guessed that a kids cartoon I didn't even bother with when it came out would affect me so deeply. There really is nothing like it out there, not even Korra has the same emotional weight to it. It doesn't matter how old you are, this series is a one off masterpiece that I wish were as well known as Star Wars or Lord of The Rings as it is better than both of them in my opinion.
I read Your comment, and read SOUL. I see your deep rooted love for this show and how it has impacted you. I to love this show so much I watched the seasons over again for the 2nd time, and to be honest my heart grew weary because of the fact that I new it was going to be over again. In a perfect world The last Air bender,will have ever flowing seasons with Ang and the Avatar Crew. I Shall never Forget you Avatar: The Last Air Bender
I don't think anyone's listening to this right now but the whole series gave me some sort of enlightenment and peace. I never felt more excited to rewatch another animated series again. This show was so well made and this was the best curated soundtrack to accompany each scene. I'm watching Korra right now and it gives me the feels just as much as ATLA. The fandom is amazing too, it's wonderful to see how this show is loved by fans even though we've grown older.
I left my country on a late night flight, so I'd arrive in the early morning. I went across the world, seventeen years old, alone. I didn't look back from the security gate, because I would cry, no matter how excited and happy I was to have a new world to get to. Settling into my seat for the long haul flight, I listened to this song as we took off, and again when we were finally landing. I looked out the window, and saw the sun rising over the water, over the clouds, and eventually over the city. I saw the parks and forests, the tall beautiful glass buildings and towers, the countless people whose paths I would cross and intermingle with, on the way to building my own future. I felt hope, real and pure hope, and a very real sadness, come up from inside me when the ground came closer and closer, the song nearly to an end, and then the final swell of music as the wheels touched down... It took my breath away, and I couldn't cry or laugh, I just moved forward. I took my things out of the overhead, and walked through security and the airport terminals. I walked around the side of the building, and took a full breath of dirty air that was the cleanest I'd ever had. I was new, and the world was new to me. To this day, I have never gone home, nor do I desire to. I just find places to look out from, while listening to this song, whenever I feel conflicted or lonely or sad or scared. Endings and beginnings, hope, sorrow, trust in the wind to lead me where I should go. Thank you.
+effluviah beautiful story. I greatly admire your will and strength to constantly look forward in life, something I hope to live my life by as well. And FYI, if you're ever strapped for cash, I'd recommend writing. You're definitely talented at eloquently stringing words together to tell stories, which is something you should share with everyone. Best.
Erika Hutchinson What only 5 times? My children will grow up with this show! ^^ I think it's jist perfect for children, because it show every important part of life. And the music always fits perfect to the scenes. *melting*
i used to watch this show in my grandmas living room..she had this old early 2000s (maybe even earlier) sanyo tv....i visited her everyday and stayed with her on the weekends...every night at around 8:00 she would put on nicktoons i think on channel 144..you see that was when brighthouse was still a thing lol...everytime ot came on,i would lay flat on my stomach on the ground or on the couch and she would be in her blue glider rocking back and forth..i was about 5 or 6 when i first started watching it all..everytime it came on she would say "this is a great show ...i cant believe im 85 and im still watching cartoons...this ones worth it"...she passed away febuary 1st 2016..watching this show makes me feel connected to her...in soo many ways...childhood feels am i right??ATLA has taught me soo much..and i rewatch it over and over again not because it makes me feel like a kid again or cus i feel like my gmas in the room...but because rewatching it makes me realize theres so many lessons that i see and now understand that i didnt quite understand when i was younger...everytime i finnish binge watching it i become a fresh new person again..i become someone better after than before i started watching it again..thats why ATLAand LOK are so important to people ...the more you watch it the more clensed you are...we need more shows like this to prove to the world that theres more to us than distruction and hate and war...spread the love and happiness guys and find peace in everything no matter what...
i actually started crying from this i have so many fellings for this show. i just watched it for the fifth time and it is the best show ever every time.
for the past 5 or so years I've made it a summer tradition to completely rewatch this masterpiece of a show. Every time I do, I change a little bit for the better. I really doubt I'll ever say this about any show ever again but to me, The Last Airbender is perfect in every way. There is not a single thing I would change. Even now at the age of 20, despite its rather childish nature I believe its a show that speaks huge volumes about life and love. I hope someday I can share it with children of my own.
5:33 when you realize that you are sad because the greatest adventure you will ever know with the most amazing character is over but also so happy that you got to experience every moment of it
I will show this series to my kids if I ever have any. I bet 99% of Avatar fans feel the same way, so it's possible we do start a tradition of sorts. And maybe our love for this show and its values will one day lead to world peace... Imagine one day, when your vitality has left you and you're sick in bed, one of your grandchildren comes up to you and says "Gran-Gran/Gramp-Gramp... there's this show that one of my school friends showed me, it's called Avatar The Last Airbender. It's sooo cool I think you'd really like it!" _______________________________________________ "It is important to draw wisdom from many different places. If you take it from only one place, it becomes rigid and stale. Understanding others, the other elements, and the other nations, will help you become whole"
I’m ashamed to say that I just finished this masterpiece of a series yesterday, coming from a third world country, I have never heard of this series. Growing up there was hard and never had much even just a television. As blessings come I got here in Canada and finally watched this series at the age of 22. I am still flabbergasted and emotional of how this series redefined tv’s. i can only imagine the emotional impact of this series to the kids who watched this when they were young. I will cherish this series for the rest of my days.
Vowing that no future generation of my family will ever grow up without Avatar in their lives. And thank you Jeremy Zuckerman for enriching the Avatar universe through your music.
With depression your emotions are repressed. You rarely feel things. Happiness, sadness, joy, love. Avatar broke this pattern on me. I just watched some certain episodes again, and it happened. I cried, I'm not sure why, but I did. I'm so happy. I almost only cry once a year, it's hard not being able to feel much. But I'm so glad it happened again.
I know I’m just a stranger on the internet replying to your comment 2 years later, but I hope that wherever you are now, you’re living your best life. I hope that since you posted this comment, you’ve been able to feel joy.
@@bottlecap_kid Thank you. I'm still somewhat distant to 100%, but I'm far better. I've been learning to feel things, to understand these new feelings, and they've come more often. Joy is awesome when I manage to let myself feel it. Stranger on the internet or not, I appreciate a lot your caring and best wishes. I also hope that you reach the best that life can offer.
It's absolutely awesome that I could just keep watching and watching this show and never get bored of it. I can't say the same for any other show. Truly an animated masterpiece!
It's very very very very very rare when a show can make you feel so emotional after SO many years. You GOT to give credit to the creators, writers, and of course the composers. They honestly came thru with some of the greatest overall production on a show. Without a doubt the best cartoon to ever grace the Earth.
The last part is true, but it really isn’t too late to explore our world yet! If you really want to go out and travel around this beautiful planet, do it!
Avatar the last Airbender was a show that no other could compare to. All of the adventures that I experienced while watching it made me feel like I was apart of the journey of Aang mastering the 3 other elements, and having to defeat the fire lord.
I watched this show with my elder brother and sister. I remember how we used to eagerly wait for the next book. My brother passed away in 2009 and this show takes me back to the time he was with us. No other show can take the place I have in my heart for this show.
I have recently started to watch the show again, now with my younger brother, who was born in 2009. We’re halfway through book one, but from now on I will keep you and your family in mind.
This song feels like hope. After everything, all the best times and all the worst, there is peace, and there is hope. The pain isn't gone, and maybe it never will be, but it doesn't seem to matter anymore. Because, for the first time in such a long time, you can breathe. You are among the people you love most, and your battle is over. Everything is okay.
After watching the show for a fifth time, this song, along with Leaves From the Vine, are my favorite songs from this show. But it's not just about the music, Avatar is my all time favorite show, even more than Breaking Bad. This show stuck with me from when I was a child, It didn't always used to be my favorite. I enjoyed it, but the Summer of 2014, I gave it a chance again, and I couldn't believe what I was missing as a kid, not watching it in order. This show is amazing, everything about it, LOK I enjoyed a lot too, but The Last Airbender, everytime I watch it, I always feel for whatever reason, like I'm apart of the Avatar Universe, and each time it ends, I feel deeply saddened, like I lost somebody I loved. That might sound stupid, but its what happens, and that might be why I've watched it so much, and plan to watch it so many times over, and share this experience with everyone I know. I don't want the Avatar universe to go away, and I want it to be a part of the rest of my life. I really do hope a new series of Avatar is made, whether It be more of Aang, the avatar after Korra, or someone we've probably never met. The Avatar Universe a huge part of me, and I don't ever want it to go away.
Ben Ellery I could'nt agree more. I bet there are many more of us out there too, who feel as we do, the goodwill, the friendship and comradery, the FANTASTIC UNIVERSE and concepts, the narration (Tenzin was fantastic, Kitara was great!) the true love and compassion embedded in the story along with the deep wisdom in various key points of the show made me feel ecstatic, they really did a remarkable job inspiring me as their audience to be a better person. It is absolutely the best I've seen as well. LoK was equally amazing. Often times the Music that rolls for credits for both brings me to tears and I remember the first time I heard the LoK Credits and was bracing to be let down by the awe inspiring soundtrack to TLA, I found a moment of pure bliss and sat in tears adoring what I was hearing. I think this show is absolutely phenomenal and the story is intensely captivating, I think that deep down we are drawn to this "universe" because we could be something quite close to the goodwill of that world, yet in our a lack of transparency and accountability of few, the haves impede the have-nots; the many. I think you like I, and so many others wish the nature of our world would come together and be more unified like this show, and finally I believe that the people who get the most out of this show, are already empathetic persons. This show touches from so many different relationship points, and it is very personable, personal, and intimate to emotion. I love you all have a beautiful day.
You must open your final Chakra and learn to let go.......the avatar universe shall always be with you in mind heart and soul but you cannot let it take from you or hold you back. Let your feelings of attachment go...
when something gives you that sense of happiness and sadness at the same time, you know it's a classic that will be loved for decades, I just wish it was more popular.
It’s like this piece was created with the intention of being the most emotionally charged piece of music. It just makes you cry from the beauty and the imagery the show puts behind it only adds to it.
This show means more to me and to so many others than most people realize. It changed our lives for the better and taught us so many crucial life lessons and philosophies. I'll never forget this show. And I'll always be thankful for everything it taught me
2:10 hit me really hard. I was suddenly brought back to when I was 7 years old watching the last few minutes of the finale of Avatar the Last Airbender, one of my favorite shows at the time (it still is now) coming to an end. Now I'm 17 and in my finale year of high school. My childhood is almost over, which is bittersweet in a way. Its amazing how some "children's" show can leave such on impact on me and others who have watched it too. Just how some music from the show I haven't watched in years feel so many emotions at once, both good and bad ones. I need to watch it again, and have my younger siblings watch it with me so they can see the beauty that is the show Avatar the Last Airbender.
It's been 6 years since the end of ATLA. For Christmas, I bought the entire series for myself. I got the last DVD collection in stock. The rest were SOLD OUT. A show that started 8 years ago is still getting sold out. The show has had an impact on soo many people. My baby cousin was born a few months ago. I swore to myself to teach him right, and make him learn from that series. I think ATLA is arguably the greatest fantasy story of our time. Yes, lord of the rings is amazing and harry potter was good, but no other piece of entertainment has moved me like Avatar: The Last Airbender.
I know right!!!!! I had to order season three online because at my hastings it is always sold out -___-! Isnt it incredible how it is still so unbelievably popular? I am not really surprised though because this series is one hell of a masterpiece. I cannot think of any other that is better!!! As you watch the series I begin to love and care for team avatar and when I first started watching korra I broke down in manly tears when I heard that Aang and everyone else was dead! Seeing katara that old even makes me so sad..:( Sometimes it is hard to watch because I miss the old characters soo much, and whenever I see or hear General Iroh talk it makes me miss Zuko soo much!! When he was hanging on Aang's statue in season one and said something like " Thank you Aang, for always being there for me" I broke down in tears once again!! Anyways.. LONG LIVE AVATAR AANG!
***** I felt as if Iroh sounded like he had a cold in lok season 2. I dont know who did the voice acting for that season. It obviously couldnt have been Mako's replacement
***** i MISS THE OLD gang so much I loved them all but toph was my favorite The feeling of adventure . I get so happy thinking about it such good times I became so attached to toph omg i miss them so much
The writing, the soundtrack, the jokes, the plot, the themes, the imagery, the characters, the conflict, the beginning, middle, end. A truly timeless masterpiece that I will never forget.
Am I the only one who wishes they would have shown Iroh at the coronation? I would have loved to see just one snippet of his face during that scene. We don't even know if he was actually there! That kills me for some reason.
Never was a show that literally touched every part of my heart. This show not only showed me how precious and beautiful life is but it helped me connect better with the world. Man, this show was created with the intention to do that.
2020 has been a year I will never forget. Miss what was once my youth, ten years ago, watching this show with my mother. She died, and she is no longer with me in my life, shortly after 2020 started, but this song makes me think about all of those times we’d turn on the satellite television, and watch some good cartoons together. I’m still a teenager, soon turning 20 this year, yet I still can’t ever wake up a day in my life without thinking about the incredible writing, voice acting, and presentation of this show. Then, I think about my mom, and us watching it together. That’s why I write this comment, to show appreciation to those who deserve it working with this. Have a bless day.
The comics have been great. But yes I would really like it if maybe toonami could convince them to make another series on a channel that would actually appreciate it
My local book store has a very good manga and comic section so that's where I found mine they have all of them, but other than that I know Amazon has most of them
At 23 years old, I just finished watching this series about a month ago and I'm obsessed. I don't know why I never watched it before but I know for sure that I'll love this series until I am old and on my death bed.
Yeah, I'm 29 and watched it about a year ago and have re-watched it 4 times since then. I think it may be my favourite thing ever. If I have kids, this is mandatory viewing for them as soon as they're about 6/7.
A few days ago, I felt that my life has changed. And all because of Avatar. Aang and his friends have thaught me a lot. To be strong, to make a path for the future. Avatar isnt a normal kind of tv show. I will never forget how much I love this serie. It changed my whole persective of life. It makes me wonder about the reality of the world. Bro, I have no words to describe the feelings. I just touches my heart so much. Whenever I watch Avatar TLA or TLoK I get goosebumps, it doesnt matter how many times I watched it, I learn a lot from it. Sorry for my bad english, I'm from holland. :)
Hetzelfde hier maar ik ben alleen fan van ATLA , en ik kijk het in het Engels alleen de nerderlandse versie is slecht :) geen emotie wanneer ze praten.
Never since I've read Tolkien's books would I have thought it's universe could be matched by any other. That changed after seeing Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: The Legend of Korra.
there are really, REALLY few fictional universes where we can feasably imagine and write someone that is NOT part of the main charecters adventures. avatar is one of them. My first one was pokemon, then star wars.
"The road ahead of us is challenging. A hundred years of fighting has left the world scarred and divided. But with the Avatar's help, we can get it back on the right path and begin a new era of love and peace."
Every single time I listen too this song I get goosebumps. It is the most beautiful song and it makes me so nostalgic remembering my favorite and best childhood show.
This song is making me tearbend........ I've watched both series' countless times and read the comics, but nothing will come close to the feeling I had when I first watched the ending of this show.
The segment from 2:45 to 3:25 really resonates with me. There is no better fit than this segment which plays after Aang defeats Ozai, he enters the avatar state one last time to extinguish the fires. The way the music perfectly lines up with Aang entering the avatar state, and the feeling of 'the war is over' invoked by the song is incredible. Props to the composers.
Kataris Neff does this even count as anime? Idk, anime is typically less deep and... epic... and crap. This is like a cross between childhood and heaven.
yes, but not heavenly... nah, just kidding. DBZ was cool, but this was insane. Maybe its just me, but this show was one of those shows you don't compare or categorize, it's just there for you to enjoy. Dissecting and sorting it is like killing a mockingbird.
this show is sooo masterfully put together. it talks about all the things that are very much relevant to this day. it is soooo mature with its themes like peace and war, love and hate! i cannot express how much this show has made an impact on me. the soundtrack is beautiful and so are the characters, like zuko?!?! what a good character arch!!! this show made me cry so many times because of how true it is. i’m very glad this is a show that is out in the world
Thinking of this show makes me cry I can't believe Aang is dead. I wish they made a series showing Aang and Zuko mending the kingdoms together. It could've been called Avatar: A new beginning. :'(
I remember watching this with my sister and every week when a new episode came out, we would all get excited and sit together and watch it. I miss that. Now my sisters are in college, but every time they come back home we all watch the show in its entirety again, together.
Hi! I just like reading the lovely comments here how Avatar shaped our lives, but I felt really compelled to reply to you. My sister and I used to watch ATLA when we were a lot younger. I remember that we were so eager to go downstairs to watch season two's finale after two hours of studying for our exams. I wasn't close to her back then, but ATLA was the catalyst of our close relationship. I'm very happy how this glorious show formed a bond between you and your sister, too. 😀
It's not a cartoon, it's a masterpiece. One that I will ALWAYS have an attachment too. I couldn't even enjoy Korra because it wasn't about Team Avatar.
Jordy V. Funnily enough, it was made by the same people who made AtLA. However, Nick rushed them for book 2, and it spiralled out of control, so I feel bad for them, it’s not much of their fault. And, they were missing Aaron Ehasz, the head writer. If they were to get Ehasz and their own timeframe, the world would end due to the sheer godliness of another book of tLA.
@@AshTheGamerIsAwesome I know it was made by the same people. But they fucked it up anyways. Nickelodeon made it worse, but the director and writers did a terrible job too. Korra is just a Mary Sue
Life is hard. We know that. When we step out into what is a dark and unkind world we need something to give us a little hope, a loved one, a light kiss, some good food, the warm sun; something to remind us that us that there is hope; something more. That is what a story should be, a tale to stand out against what otherwise is a bitter and gray existence. People say that a good ending is old fashioned and cliché, that its bad writing and unrealistic. If stories were meant to be realistic then we'd all want to crawl into a hole for lack of spirit. And that really is what a story is isn't it? A reflection of the human spirit: creative, passionate, loving: God-made. To have a story that is "realistic": that mirrors how cruel life can be, that mirrors our sometimes bitter apathy and that mirrors how bleak this world is if we take it as merely sticks and stones, is to undermine the very fabric of what separates us from the dust and ashes. We are created; there is a good and there is an evil and the good will win. Celebrate the steadfast hero, the man who gets the girl, the last epic push, the honest character, the underdog; the happy ending.
The universe is an interesting place, it runs on balance yes, but is not God made. I don't want to bring trouble though, that would just deafen my ears to the absolutely BEAUTIFUL music, I love you all
This song is a masterpiece, and one of the best songs in the show. I've never cried during a movie or TV show in my life. That is, until this show came along. 5:15 - 6:38 is incredible, and may just be one of the best pieces of music I've heard in my life (and I listen to a lot of music). The fact that this is a Nickelodeon show is that much more amazing. I've said it countless times in many places, but this show is a masterpiece, and no show will ever replace it. Ever.
I am simply crying listening to this. Avatar is by far the best masterpiece ever created. It really shaped me a lot into who I am today and that I have to spread love and be good to others while I keep developing and learning every single day. I feel pity for the people that haven't watched this, I have friends whose parents never allowed them to watvh avatar because it was supposedly too violent but I can't imagine my life in any other way
