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'I've seen grown men cry' – why Avatar: The Last Airbender still touches millions
There is a scene in Avatar: The Last Airbender that summons the ethereal enchantment and anguish of a Studio Ghibli movie every time you watch it. Iroh, the former crown prince of the imperial Fire nation (voiced by the late Japanese American actor Mako), now a diminished, greying old man, sits by the graveside of his son. Drowning in regret and a gilded sunset, his gruff voice slides mournfully as he sings: “Leaves from the vine, falling so slow, like fragile, tiny shells drifting in the foam.”
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