u/Grandson-of-Madhava

I find the following things interesting about the similarities of the villain arcs in Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar.

1. Parker Selfridge in Avatar, being the colonial head of the RDA's operations in Pandora, is the clear equivalent of Ozai in ATLA. He orchestrates every research and every military operation in Pandora and executes Earth's colonial ambitions in Pandora. Likewise, Ozai in ATLA is the Fire Lord of the Fire Nation and the Emperor of the various territories across the Earth Kingdom captured by the Fire Nation. Ozai oversees all military activity by the Fire Nation across the ATLA world in the course of the 100-year war under his reign.
2. Miles Quaritch in Avatar is the one of the major military right-hand persons of Parker Selfridge and the RDA and oversees all the major military campaigns of the RDA in the Avatar film series. Likewise, Zhao appears in Book 1: Water of ATLA as Ozai's right-hand man as a military commander and a naval admiral and is the direct equivalent of Quaritch in ATLA.
3. However, the main antagonist in Avatar is Quaritch and the main antagonist in ATLA is Ozai. Selfridge does not get directly involved in the conflict against the Na'vi in Pandora to qualify as a main antagonist. Likewise, Zhao gets killed at the end of Book 1: Water which renders Ozai himself as the direct villain of the entire ATLA series.
4. The son of the main antagonist in Avatar is Miles "Spider" Socorro. The corresponding character in ATLA, also the son of the main antagonist, is Zuko. Circumstances take both the characters to side with the good guys instead of the villainous side that their fathers represent. Their tension of not being able to belong in the either side creates a narrative arc about their ultimate redemption and renders them as catalysts for the ultimate victory of the good, the reformation of the evil and the resolution between both the sides.
5. Varang as a female Na'vi villain in Avatar is the direct equivalent of Ozai's evil daughter Azula in ATLA and has exactly the same crazed, demented personality. In fact, the Mangkwan clan in Avatar is the direct equivalent of the Fire Nation in ATLA. To learn more, click on this link.

Besides this, it's also interesting to notice the way how the production of Avatar and ATLA had been on sync all this time. The first Avatar was film released in the same year as Manoj Shyamalan's failed attempt to adapt Book 1: Water of ATLA. The year was 2010. Originally, Manoj wanted to release the film as Avatar. But James Cameron's choice for the title Avatar for his own sci-fi film (later franchise) forced Manoj to drop "Avatar" from the entire title and simply title his film as The Last Airbender. Now, in this present decade of 2020s, we're seeing the expansion of Cameron's film franchise with the second and the third Avatar films directed by himself (currently, he's working on the fourth) while in the same decade, Netflix came up with this production of Avatar: The Last Airbender, with Season 1 of 8 episodes having been released in 2024 and Season 2 of 7 episodes set to release starting from the next month. Season 3 will obviously conclude within the same decade.

There's no doubt that the 2020s should be called "The Avatar Decade".

Let's talk about some similarities between Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender and Kiri in Avatar.

1. Aang can bend all the four elements and manipulate them in ways which no regular bender can. Kiri can likewise manipulate the natural ecosystem around her in Pandora and work miracles in ways no other Na'vi can.
2. Avatar Wan initiated the Avatar cycle by bonding with Raava, the Spirit of Order which gave him the power to bend all the four elements and become the most powerful bender of his world. Ever since his death, he was reborn from time to time to restore balance whenever Chaos rises (similar to how Lord Vishnu in Hinduism manifests in various Avatars like Lord Rama, Lord Krishna, etc). Currently, Wan is incarnate as Avatar Aang (as in Avatar: The Last Airbender). Likewise, Kiri has a mysterious connection with Eywa, the Goddess of the entire ecosystem in Pandora. She was born from Grace's avatar through a sort-of immaculate conception and is considered "Eywa's Child" by the likes of Mo'at. I also strongly assume that this means that Kiri is in fact Eywa in Na'vi flesh - just like how Lord Vishnu in Hinduism likewise assumes human flesh through Lord Rama, Lord Krishna, etc.
3. Last, but not the least, Sigourney Weaver's young appearance as Kiri strongly resembles a cross between Noah Ringer and Gordon Cormier who represented Aang in live action. Kiri's lips and jaws are Noah-like while her cheeks, ears and nose are Gordon-like.

What do you think?

Make this meme viral. Also collect more scenes from Vijay movies as per what I wrote on this comment. Whether you want Vijay to understand Hindu sentiments or whether you want him to develop TN infrastructure, agriculture, education, whatever, COLLECT VISUAL MATERIAL FROM VIJAY'S MOVIES NOW!!

There are certain political subjects about which we can't write in detail on Reddit. But I'm sure that this meme itself will be obvious to whoever reads it, understands it and has watched Thuppaki (2012)

I recommend every Nationalist to watch Thuppaki, Tamil or non-Tamil. Even though this movie too has plot elements which whitewash the villains of the film, it's nevertheless the most Nationalist film that Vijay has ever acted in. It's also controversial due to the religious identity of the villains of the film. In the 2010s, AR Murugadoss was in his most Nationalist mood.

I made this meme to demonstrate to you how scenes and stills from Vijay's films can be used to guide Vijay's government in the right direction through the use of his own characters and movies. Here's the post which explains the specifics of our project.

Now, if you've learnt the trick from this meme, please open your YouTube and other cinema-related apps and START COLLECTING VIJAY MOVIE SCENES NOW!!! Make memes. Make reels. Keep them handy for any future Vijay controversy. Post them and make them viral whenever Vijay does anything controversial.

MG Ramachandran (popularly known as MGR in Tamil Nadu) was the first major Tamil film star to become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. In spite of his having won two straight elections before his demise and having made tremendous achievements in Tamil Nadu governance (e.g., introducing midday meal in Tamil Nadu government schools to improve Tamil Nadu's literacy) his tenure was not without controversy. He could not effect magic-wand changes in real life like he did in his movies. Corruption, hooliganism and other problems which still affect Tamil Nadu today continued even during his tenure (although MGR may not have himself indulged in corruption). I have also heard that MGR was a sensitive person and didn't like it whenever someone criticized him for whatever good or bad reasons. However, during his time, there was no social media. Hence, no one could collect his movie scenes, make his movie scenes viral and remind him of his own characters in his movies.

Fortunately for us, Vijay's movies, movie scenes and all that are available all over YouTube and other similar websites. We have social media to make them viral for anything that we expect from Vijay, no matter our political ideology. If we want Vijay to do something for farmers, for workers, for the Indian Armed Forces, for women, for secularism, for inter-caste harmony or for the promotion of Indian culture (including Hindus' culture), we just need to collect a relevant scene/still from his movies, constantly remind him of his characters and make the scenes viral across the internet in order to pressurize him into action.

I will shortly demonstrate this with a practical example. I want a specific minister to be removed from Vijay's cabinet. So, dear Tamil Nationalists (and Nationalists from wherever else you are in our country), learn from me how to pressurize Vijay. Watch and learn.

As we speak, the TVK and the Congress are having serious plans to form an alliance. The DMK is enraged at the treachery of the Congress. We've also been told that their 20 years of partnership with the Congress (ever since 2006) is at an end.

The DMK has 40 MPs in Lok Sabha since it won unanimous mandate in the 2024 National elections. The DMK came out as the second largest party in the 2026 elections and will form opposition against the TVK. Also, since the Congress is the prime archenemy of the BJP, the TVK's alliance with the Congress will invite ED investigation against the CM-to-be, C. Joseph Vijay. The Congress-DMK split will also make the DMK lean more favourably towards the Central Government.

I will surely not be surprised if the DMK re-enters the NDA as during Vajpayee's era.

In fact, I think that Rajnikanth's visit today in Stalin's residence was about his advising Stalin to join the NDA. After all, Rajnikanth is a strong supporter of the BJP.

Amit Shah will be like, "Isliye mein bolta hoon, Tamil basha ki gaanamrit sakshat Maa Sarasvati ji ki veena ki Sangeet ki tarah hai!"

[dear Hindi speakers - I'm not really good at Hindi - please correct any mistakes in this dialogue - and please write in English while correcting my mistakes]

Udhayanidhi Stalin will be like, "Indha Sanatana Dharmam thaan idhe Dravida Naatin adaiyaalam aagum, Kandhanukku Arohara, Kumaranukku Arohara!"

In 2027, it will be an MP from the DMK who will bring out a revised version of the delimitation bill which will be fairer for Tamils and other lingual/regional groups. Votes from the 40 MPs from the DMK will play a major role in helping the bill get 2/3rds majority.

And the man of the match in helping the NDA get 40 extra seats through NDA-DMK alliance? He's none other than ANNAMALAI.

It doesn't matter that it's Vijay who is directly responsible for wooing the voters and getting 108 seats in the elections or that it's the Congress who triggered the DMK's exit from their partnership with the Congress by partnering with Vijay. It was Annamalai who was responsible for getting 40 seats given to the DMK during the 2024 National elections.

Tamils did not like Annamalai. Hence, they voted unanimously for the DMK in the 2024 without knowing that they were voting for a future DMK-BJP partnership. So, this makes Annamalai the W in the overall process.

Right now, the only way how the Congress may be reconciled with the DMK is if the 1/3rds of ADMK's victorious MLAs join the TVK to form government which will render the Congress's 5 seats unnecessary for the TVK government. This may stop the DMK from joining the BJP. However, the DMK and the Congress will not reconcile immediately after what happened today. Even if they reconcile, there's no guarantee that they will be allied in any elections afterwards.

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EDIT: The DMK has 22 seats in Lok Sabha and not 40 (to be precise, 39 seats). The other 17 seats are occupied by the DMK's allies. But these will go to the TVK on the confirmation of the Congress + TVK + others alliance.

Thank you, u/Free_Independent_Guy for this correction.

For 5 long years Tamil Nadu was robbed of double-engine development over the DMK's badmouthing the Central Government, our brothers and sisters in the North and ultimately, Hinduism itself. Also, the Congress, being a traditional ally of the DMK, involved the DMK in their central politics which naturally made the DMK a major enemy of the BJP. This in effect rendered the DMK incapable of acquiring central funds whenever they needed it.

I'm concerned that the CM-to-be of Tamil Nadu, Vijay, and the Congress leadership are dangerously close to each other. I'm praying that Vijay won't make the big mistake of allying with the Congress which would antagonize the TVK in the eyes of the Centre (provided that the Congress is the BJP's archenemy). This will lock the upcoming TVK government from accessing Central funds which are key to Tamil Nadu's current development ambitions.

Ideally, Vijay should ally with every small party other than the Congress for the sake of the 118-seat number.

Fortunately, he neither needs the Congress's 5 seats, nor the BJP's 1 seat to form the government. Nor does he need to join the NDA to win over the Central Government. The BJP is already elated that Vijay did the impossible by uprooting Dravidian politics from Tamil Nadu for good. This advantage is itself enough for Tamil Nadu to receive central funds double-engine development. Let's pray that Jesus, Murugan, Sai Baba, etc., give the wisdom to Vijay that he won't throw away this potential double-engine advantage by allying with the Congress.

Honestly, this is what the early leads are showing so far...

EDIT: TVK WINS!!

Still waiting for TN election results? To soothe your tensions, I'm declaring the election results for the last week's poll on this sub (sorry for being late, I was busy).

STORY: I shared the following three posts to reflect my political views:

Part 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/tamil_nadu/s/8QFl3q0Dji

Part 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/tamil_nadu/s/mxdBTHqu89

Part 3: https://www.reddit.com/r/tamil_nadu/s/lWSaUnXSPs

Then I asked you through a poll which of these posts (movie scene + creative caption) expressed my political views the best.

The poll received 10 votes.

7 people voted for Part 1 (Aaytha Ezhuthu - Mani Ratnam - Sujatha)

1 person voted for Part 2 (Kangalal Kaidhu Sei - Bharathiraja - Sujatha)

2 people voted for Part 3 (Boys - Shankar - Sujatha)

That's right. Sujatha wrote the dialogues for all these three films. That's why there's poetry in each and every one of the scenes I shared. Please check out the links above to hear it for yourselves.

That aside, let's declare the winner.

WINNER: Part 1.

Vidhiyinai Matrum Vidhi Seivom!