The world of Avatar: The Last Airbender centers around bending - the ability to manipulate one of the four elements. Aang, the titular Avatar, is the only one able to master all four types of bending and is thus charged with bringing balance to the world. While the original Avatar: The Last Airbender series featured animated bending, the cast and crew of the upcoming Netflix adaptation had to re-imagine the art of bending within a live-action setting.