What I found most amusing about it was that they basically
set it in the 1920s. First of all, awesome swing music is usually being played
in the background. Their society has also gotten much more industrial, with
factories, cars, planes, radio, among others. Cars in particular are often
featured, showing also that modern city life has started up in Republic City.
This means basically that there’s still a lot of poverty, but a middle class is
emerging (shown by the shopkeepers). Then there’s also the fact that
celebrities are emerging as well. This can be shown by the probenders or even
the “mover” stars that Bolin becomes a part of. Speaking of, “movers” or movies
are also happening in-universe. And of course, the city people are starting to
dress in a similar way to people in the 1920s, and it’s not just because there
are new animators.
During the 1920s, industry was booming. This was during the
Coolidge days where “the business of America is business” became a thing.
Transportation became much easier, allowing people to move around in search of
jobs or whatever. There were a lot of people who were exploited in factories
and such, but it was also possible to reach a middle class status. More people
began moving to cities to try and achieve this, resulting in different cultures
coming into contact with each other.
Using the Avatar universe to show this time period is an
interesting concept, and one that I really like (speaking aesthetically, they
don’t really show any political or historical connections to this time period).
And utilizing these concepts to show where their society is and where it’s going
is interesting too, because it shows how much it has changed between the two tv
shows. I’m a fan.
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