Sorry Aang, Zuko’s was cooler. Granted, that’s mostly because Zuko does things ten times more dramatically than everyone else.
Katara should really be more careful though.
This is so interesting to me. Zuko grabs Katara (rather than shoving her) as he runs past, goes into a roll (he lands first, absorbing the shock,) and finishes the roll shielding her from the debris without landing on top of her. The whole action is designed specifically to protect her (and to a lesser degree, himself) from as much damage as possible – from any source, including his own body.
Aang on the other hand, just frickin’ tackles her.
The difference between a battle-hardened veteran with years of combat training… and a regular (if agile) dude who really just wants to save her from death by boulder by any means necessary.
It’s some really brilliant, subtle acting. We already know that the animators on this show are amazing, but this is a really good example of why. Not just the flawless rendering of what the characters are doing, but the careful consideration of how they do it.
Without a doubt, though, the best part of this post was this masterpiece of a tag: #katara vs. rocks
Oh, that makes sense as well (And stopping, dropping, and roolling is what what we;re supposed to do if we’re caught on fire, so it makes sense that a firebender would know know this.
