That's it, M. Night's on my hit-list.

[Sam]

Exactly. Now, the other big change is the pronunciation of some of the names. Now this is, for me, because, at the end of the day a South Indian guy directed the movie. Itââ,¬â,,¢s a personal thing. So ââ,¬Å"Aangââ,¬Â� is not [like Tang] but ââ,¬Å"Aangââ,¬Â� [like Tong.] Itââ,¬â,,¢s ââ,¬Å"Ang Lee.ââ,¬Â� See, my first name is Manoj [as Man-oh-j] and everyone mispronounced it in school and butchered it as ââ,¬Å"Man-ahhj.ââ,¬Â� So, this is coming from a specific place, from a multicultural appreciation.

...

The other changes: ââ,¬Å"Sokkaââ,¬Â� [pronounced Sock-Ka] is pronounced ââ,¬Å"Soh-kaââ,¬Â� (ââ,¬Å"sohââ,¬Â� as in ââ,¬Å"sewââ,¬Â�) and Iroh, Uncle Iroh, isnââ,¬â,,¢t ââ,¬Å"Eye-Rowââ,¬Â� but ââ,¬Å"Eer-Row.ââ,¬Â� Everything else is the same. Iroh comes on the screen and says ââ,¬Å"My name is Iroh, and you have my word.ââ,¬Â� And the first thing Shaun Toub, the actor playing him, asked was, ââ,¬Å"why is it pronounced this way?ââ,¬Â� because Shaun is Persian. And Iââ,¬â,,¢m like, ââ,¬Å"Dude, Iââ,¬â,,¢m on it!ââ,¬Â� Because this show, this film, is inspired by these cultures. And most directors wouldnââ,¬â,,¢t care, but this is something Iââ,¬â,,¢ve been living with my whole life, this is really important to me. But not just the names, the caligraphy, the drapery, the machinery, this all creates a world that is specific and personal and resonant.ââ,¬Â�

someone be upset with me, please.

[Travis]

um those are better

[C.Mongler]

HES DESTROYING THE MAJESTY OF THE AIRBENDER FRANCHISE


oh wait 

[Sam]

 


i hate you all.

[Mando Pandango]

Seems to me the original creators of the show butchered the pronunciation and he's just fixing it.

[Geno]

Seems to me the original creators of the show butchered the pronunciation and he's just fixing it.

Uh but the movie is based off of the original series, I don't see why changing the names is necessary.
That would be like if when they made the first superman movie they changed his name to "Supperman"

[Daddy]

Except he isn't changing the names.

He's changing the pronunciation to match that of the cultures of the respective characters.

[Sam]

OH MY FUCKING GOD.


WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?


THE CHARACTERS IN AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER WERE CREATED IN AN IMAGINARY ENVIRONMENT, WITH IMAGINARY RACES, AND MADE UP NAMES. THE MAIN CHARACTER'S NAME IS AANG. IT DIDN'T ORIGINATE FROM ANY PLACE, SO THE PRONUNCIATION OF IT IS EXACTLY AS IT WAS FUCKING WRITTEN TO BE. AAAAAAANG. AANG. NOT ONG. SAYING "WAIT NO, THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO SAY IT FROM THIS CULTURE" IS FUCKING BULLSHIT BECAUSE THE NAME IS MADE UP SO WHETHER IT'S FROM THAT CULTURE OR NOT, THE PRONUNCIATION IS EXACTLY AS THE AUTHOR INTENDED.


ITT: You all are just as fucking stupid as the director and his team that decided to change the pronunciations. You don't change the pronunciation of the main fucking characters. On the plus side, at least I'll be able to tell the movie fags from the real avatar fans. Except there probably won't be any avatar movie fags because I don't anticipate it being good. at all.

[Travis]

holy dicks you need to chill out 

[Placebo Headwound]

People actually care about some boring Nickelodeon show?

[Samus Aran]

jesus fucking christ sam, chill out, that shit is uncalled for and you sound like a little kid

[Geno]

I don't think I've ever seen Sam this mad.
It's gay but it's something you're probably just gonna have to deal with. The movies probably gonna suck anyway. NOT THAT AVATAR SUCKS but it's probably gonna suck

[C.Mongler]

jesus fucking christ sam, chill out, that shit is uncalled for and you sound like a little kid

like the ones the show is meant for 

i'll be here all week

[Daddy]

cartoons are bzns

[LCK]

what the hell lol