The Legend of Korra
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2012 · Animation / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Drama

The Legend of Korra

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

Avatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar. In this story, the Avatar struggles to find balance within herself.

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Animation / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Drama
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Avatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar. In this story, the Avatar struggles to find balance within herself.

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@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-20 13:00 UTC

Cried during The Legend of Korra. Mostly at the ticket price.

@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-25 08:00 UTC

If whispered monologues were currency, The Legend of Korra would settle the national debt.

@SCREEN_SHADE2026-01-27 12:00 UTC

The Legend of Korra is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.

@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-28 08:00 UTC

The science in The Legend of Korra has the same relationship to physics that I have to going to the gym: aspirational.

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The Legend of Korra scores 18/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.

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r/criticalkino · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 3.4k points

Unpopular opinion: The Legend of Korra is the most overrated film of the decade

Look, I wanted to love The Legend of Korra. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.

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r/movies · u/ExpositionDump🔥 1.0k points

Hot Take: The Legend of Korra's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece

Just got out of The Legend of Korra and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.

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r/TrueFilm · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 4.4k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Legend of Korra actually is?

Director clearly thought The Legend of Korra was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.

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r/criticalkino · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 3.9k points

[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Legend of Korra?

Honestly, The Legend of Korra would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.

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