Avatar: The Last Air Bender

Readers Please be honest here am I the only person who was amazed and let down at the same time while watching this movie?

The person who is being held responsible is named M. Night Shyamalan

Now starting out this movie had me all comfortable and interested, because like most Avatar fans I had been watching the series religiously (and still do now) knowing almost every witty word play and punchy punch line. Sad to say the movie fell so far below the bar that it would have landed clean on its face had it not been for it's awesome water and air graphics.

To me the movie was portrayed as an old war movie with poverty and slave camps, everyone was serious especially Sokka. Sad to say but the pronunciation of the names were changed as well. Most likely to make it more serious too.

If you have seen the show but not the movie, then don't go see the movie. (my opinion)  It was not enough that the director did change the name pronunciation but the characters characteristics as well.  Above all things he could have kept the storyline correct, doesn't he know its not about the destination but the journey?

Sokka ( Jackson Rathbone) was portrayed as a big brother scarred by war and turned serious. He should have honestly stayed in his lane (with Twilight) when it comes to his acting in this movie.

Katara(Nicola Peltz) was portrayed as a low ambition common character, to me she could have been played by anyone. This was her first movie so maybe she might be better in a different setting.

Aang (Noah Ringer) was actually portrayed somewhat correct, he just needed some more comedy.
Everyone else was played pretty much the exact way they are shown on the show. Pretty good for his first movie.

Zuko (Slumdog Millionaire's Dev Patel) had played his part pretty well, he was to play an exiled prince mad at the world feeling no remorse and driven by the feeling of pure hatred to find the avatar and in doing so restore his honor.

Now can anyone tell my why the only one who looks like his character is Aang?

Why is it that on the show Katara and Sokka are brown skinned tribes[wo]men. But in the movie they are portrayed as nearly porcelain skinned individials. While Zuko's character (in the movie) has brown skin and on the show he has clean pale skin.
 Does this mean that dark or darker skin is  associated with being bad or unattractive?



Pictures taken from google images
Now yes I am late but this has been on my mind for awhile. So answer honestly.