The only person who can stop the war is the “avatar,” who has not been seen for the past century. The show starts a hundred years after the Fire Nation declared war on the other three nations, thereby disrupting the natural balance of the four elements. Within these nations, there are a select number of “benders” that can manipulate the single natural element corresponding to their nation the only person who can bend multiple elements is the “avatar.” The world of “Avatar” features four elements - water, earth, fire and air - with four eponymous nations - the Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation and Air Nomads. What makes both of these beloved, renowned features of “Avatar” work so well is Dimartino and Konietzko’s surgical attention to detail, which was especially evident in the fictional setting of the four nations of “Avatar.” Background elements, like technology and geography, and actual events mirror history to build a charming fictional world still rooted in reality. Perhaps one of its most impressive feats, though, is presenting a bright, captivating world for children while also maintaining an unparalleled degree of complexity, whether it be in the layered characters and their respective arcs or the fictional world that Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko created. “Avatar” was lighthearted and playful enough to make a child laugh while poignant enough to make an adult bawl their eyes out. It was a serialized show in a time when television shows - especially kids’ comedy cartoons like those on Nickelodeon - were mostly episodic. The greatness of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” lies in its ability to transcend boundaries.
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