Analyzing Real Life Avatar Influences 🤯 | Avatar: The Last Airbender

From the architecture of the Air Temples to Aang's wardrobe and even Toph's earthbending style, we're taking a look at the real world inspirations for Avatar: The Last Airbender! These amazing influences arise out of countries all over the world including Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Tibet, and Thailand and from Indigenous groups such as the Inuit and Aboriginal Australians – to name just a few!

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[Kwln]

I’m Thai and when I watched the Ember Island episode with my grandma, she went like “Those look like our houses!” And honestly that’s the best reaction you can hope for and made me love the show even more💞

[CellcardPLAY]

When you are Cambodian 🇰🇭 and avid Avatar fan 🥲 I’m so touched that our Angkor Wat helped inspire the concept somehow 🥰

[SuryanshPandey]

That's why I always say that avatar the last airbender is not just a show, it's an artist's masterpiece

[MatijaCG]

I like how creators put so much effort and patience when they made Avatar.

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

The combination of Asian and indigenous cultures in this series just shows how much research was done to make this show not only a masterpiece but a culturally accurate one. And they nailed it

[raymariopokenic]

this takes the iroh quote of understanding the nations and elements to a whole new level

[dakeem]

I'll forever be obsessed with this show

[judonetworkstudios]

As a Thai person. I really like lots of the inspiration used in the Avatar. Some parts of the culture, especially in the Sun Warriors, the Ember Island and Banti tribes. Love from Thailand! 🇹🇭

[jazlyn]

"Understanding others, other elements, other nations will help you become a whole". We really need to apply this in our real world. So many of us are used to living in our own circle, our own world. We've got to explore more about other people, other cultures and learn what we can. Who knows where that might take us.

[simantamodak]

This is why TLoK will always fall short of TLA. The amount of work and heart that went into this show is immeasurable.

[mikimorgz]

Even when a small part of your culture is added to such a heavily inspired world is flattering, thank you at last for adding an aboriginal Australian influence

[hughmann]

I've always known this and that is why it pains me so to hear people say that ATLA is appropriation of asian culture. It always seemed more like a love letter to me.

[rojin_]

AND THATS WHY THERE SHOULD BE MORE AVATAR SHOWS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

[BenthovenMusic]

9:36 Can we just appreciate how beautifully satisfying that segue was from Aang's dialogue to the firebending inspiration!?

[paroxysm_brian]

Fun fact: The Sandbenders' clothing is based on the Tuareg tribe of Sub-Saharan Africa. The Avatar world really does take inspiration from all over the world.

[zigster]

The interviewing of, and respect paid to real-world martial arts and cultures means ATLA is more than just entertaining, it’s enlightening.

[mravr]

The upside-down stalactite temples in the Western Air Temple, when I first saw them, my heart skipped a beat! Creative and enchanting.

[shawon]

Yes! Finally, all in one video. It's unbelievable that it was just a kids' show. But the amount of thought that went into it!

[leoswift]

It’s more than just the external things. The creators also got inspired by the values of different cultures, especially the Asian cultures, and note that very few mainstream series celebrate these values, which makes ATLA so exceptionally incredible

[oversouledict]

Wow, I never thought of this. Just goes to show how much thought the creators put into this amazing show.