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If you have not seen the animated series, you clearly feel something is wrong with the way story is going on. It looks too much straight, leaves no room for curiosity and thinking. No twists and no big events. Yes, big events happen but the audience may not feel them that way. That is because the characters are played badly and music is terrible. I mean at the end of the season one, in one of the most epic scenes there is no music and feels like some ordinary accident is going on. The cast is terrible as well. I mean it seems like they have been forced to make it with those actresses and actors. Especially the actress playing princess of the fire nation is unbelievably awful in every aspect. The avatar is next and then with a little distance come others like Zuko and The Uncle. These bad feedbacks get amplified if you have seen the original animated series. The funny moments of Avatar as a sweet child, the complex Character of the Uncle Iroh, and the wicked but bright and proud princes Azula. Even minor Characters are quite terrible. The only good casts in the show are Commander Zhao and Gyatso.

Overall, there is only some good computer work and cinematography. I hope they totally recast the series and focus on the writing more than CGI for next season. Otherwise, this is already a failure.

These for stars are for the story itself which is still quite interesting even that it has been told badly.

Black mirror used to be deep, rich in content and powerful in storytelling. Also, it was a window to the future, not just technologically, but also regarding the impact of technology on our way of thinking in the future. To picture such scenarios deep thinking and writing skills are required. You can't just place a cloning body in the plot and tell a regular traumatic story. That is just lame and downgrading the legacy of a great show.

For a moment I though I was watching a cheap psychology movie made in 90's. This was a big disappointment for me. After the previous big let down about a psychopath couple, this one confirmed the death of the black mirror I knew.

I start with the story. This movie is an eye-opening wonderfully made piece of art about the most precious things in life. The movie demonstrates the importance of kindness, love, and care which you may not be aware of unless you lose them. That is one aspect of the story. Another important aspect of the story is children's problems in integrating with the environment, even with their own family, based on their personality. To have a different personality could be hard and gets amplified in a toxic family. The aspect of a toxic family, especially toxic parents has been presented as masterfully as possible. I won't explain the details to avoid spoiling the movie.

Storytelling is straight. Minimum metaphors and vague scenes have been filmed, maybe zero. Also, the movie does not include any form of parent love cliches which is a strong point in my opinion. You hardly find any unnecessary moments in the film and the scenes are sequenced perfectly. However, there could be some extra time for the girl's biological family. Other than that, everything is great. The story will get you right to the end which is emotional and lovely.

The cinematography is perfect as well. Excellent facial close-ups and sceneries help build up the atmosphere for different parts of the story. The performance is superb. You will accept the actors as their characters without doubt and cannot expect a better performance or cast. Especially the little girl is excellent.