#atla: zuko

[gennianydots]

Zuko: I know what you’re going to say: she’s my sister and I should be trying to get along with her.

Iroh: No. She’s crazy and she needs to go down.

~~~

Uncle Iroh (to Zuko): Lightning is a pure expression of firebending — without aggression. It is not fueled by rage or emotion the way other firebending is. Some call lightning the cold-blooded fire. It is precise and deadly, like Azula. To perform the technique requires peace of mind.

~~~

Uncle Iroh: Fire is the element of power. The people of the fire nation have desire and will and the energy and drive to achieve what they want. Earth is the element of substance. The people of the earth kingdom are diverse and strong. They are persistent and enduring. Air is the element of freedom. The air nomads detached themselves from worldly concerns and found peace and freedom. Also apparently they had pretty good senses of humor! Water is the element of change. The people of the water tribe are capable of adapting to many things. They have a deep sense of community and love that holds them together through anything.

Zuko: Why are you telling me these things?

Uncle Iroh: It is important to draw wisdom from many different places. If we 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.

~~~

Zuko (to the storm): You’ve always thrown everything you could at me. Well, I can take it! And now I can give it back!

~lightning flashes~

Zuko (to the storm): C’mon! STRIKE ME! YOU’VE NEVER HELD BACK BEFORE!

The Storm: ⛈️⛈️⛈️

Zuko: 😭😫

[demaparbat-hp]

He's never happy

[sylvleon]

watching atla for the first time

[tadpole-art]

Do you ever think Aang wakes and forgets he isn't a hundred years in the past...

[heyhanibee]

clocked

[biboomerangboi]

Saw this frame on a different reblog by @thatssroughbuddy but why does it look like Iroh is using his phone to take a photo of his nephew at a landmark

[cookie-kat777]

Atla nation, come get y'all's juice

[beanofthequeens]

Jet from atla is so funny bc like, he's fighting zuko and taunting him being like "bet you wanna use some fire instead of those swords, dont u fireboy" which is a funny thing to say to a guy who is clearly very eager to fight using swords

[crowlion]

The Gaang's hands (with Team Azula and Yue) + headcanons

This series was inspired by @thyinum's Avatar's Hands series!

[sofiialyt]

the last but no the least alta power couple, completing the series ~

love them all 💚💙🧡

[io-lu-art]

A tale of Ba Sing Se.

[gennianydots]

Thinking about Aang and Zuko as canonical platonic best friends forever alters my brain chemistry. 🥰

Inspiration for this came from this magnificent meme @dyingroses

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"Black Bag" by Steven Soderbergh - U.S. Theatrical Release

There are the aspects of life and personal behaviors, strengths and weaknesses, that couples who have been together for a long time know about each other without having to say a word.

Such is the relationship between husband and wife: Cate Blanchett as Kathryn and Michael Fassbender as George in Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag. They know each other extremely well; they know what 'she' or 'he' would or would not do...

Or do they?

Master of complex family dynamics, Soderbergh, who recently released Presence, which garnered one of the largest crowds at TIFF where we saw it about six months ago, has delivered another film that leans closer to his Oceans work with suspense, action, finesse, and wit.

Yet, he does not leave the world that so many Americans are connected to, which is the truth-filled dynamics between those directly within the family as well as those who surround the family. Soderbergh captured this brilliantly in the James Spader-starring film Sex, Lies, and Videotape.

In Black Bag, Soderbergh yet again takes the quotidian and gives us scandal, suspense, and sex appeal, making for a great, entertaining cinematic cocktail.

Cate Blanchett, always the elegant character, is a smart wife (Kathryn) and agent married to George (Fassbender), who is also an agent but one reminiscent of agents in Bourne Identity. His skill level, precision, and nearly killer observational skills are delivered with clinical professionalism, which makes him one of the best agents in his job.

Questions about a “rat” within this government-adhering ‘protection’-slash-spying organization arise. Who is the insider betraying the organization and country? AI technology to read lips of those meeting secretly in Zurich, Switzerland, might reveal some clues.

Yet, in addition to the fast-paced movement of the story suggesting different culprits and enemies, what hypnotizes the audience are the relational complexities of cheating partners, grand statements of love that sound ever so genuine yet conceal affairs with co-workers, ‘forgiveness’ after stabbing a partner—literally—with a knife, and other both startling and laugh-out-loud moments, which Soderbergh delivers with artful craft, reiterating his position as one of the best directors in the industry. These scenes, reminiscent of Richard Yates novels, also point to great writing from David Koepp.

Marisa Abela as Clarissa delivers a charming performance as an attractive, playful but sincere individual whose trusting nature is met with a brutal slap from George (Fassbender), who provokes her to respond by saying, “For a moment there, I thought you were human.” Her romantic partner, Tom Burke, delivers an award-worthy monologue describing how he loves the ‘fucked up’ Clarissa despite all of her ‘past’ childhood ‘psycho-babble’ issues, and he sounds similarly heartfelt, yet it turns out that he is merely masking his lies.

Naomie Harris, who plays the organization’s psychologist as Dr. Zoe, is a Catholic with a conscience, and surprisingly, religion is not the ‘bad guy’ in the story. Regé-Jean Page and Pierce Brosnan play strong supporting roles as those who do their jobs well, but whose ambitions raise questions…

In addition to the great drama, dialogue, acting, and action, one of the things we loved about the film is how it didn’t test the audience with a long run time. Soderbergh never seems to be one who outstays his welcome and keeps the film at just the right length, leaving audiences longing for more. 

Definitely a film that a broad audience would enjoy and one of those films that feels like it could resuscitate hope for in-person theatrical experiences.

Source: "Black Bag" by Steven Soderbergh - U.S. Theatrical Release

[demaparbat-hp]

That infamous prison escape.

[yaolmao]

sleepy gaang >>>> everyone else

[notanartificialintelligence]

i hate it here im gonna [remembers suicide jokes are bad for mental health] find the Avatar and restore my honor

[elllapa]

Happy pride