: Re: What if my story seems too similar to a particular movie? I'm writing a story about fictional beings who have the power of the four elements. Only very few, very rare people posses the power

@Cofer669

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Whether or not people will accuse you of stealing ideas from Avatar depends largely on what you do with those ideas. So long as you implement the ideas differently, you'll be okay.

An example:

My character is from another planet (his home planet blew up). He crash landed on Earth when he was a baby, and was subsequently raised
on Earth. Although he's an alien, he looks completely human and no
one looks twice at him; until he uses his super strength and speed and
starts flying around. Fortunately, he uses his powers for good.

Am I talking about Superman, or Goku? They have the exact same character premise, but two different stories. Their stories are sufficiently different enough that neither one is seen as a copycat of the other.

Besides, Avatar is hardly unique. In the anime Naruto, most ninjas can only use one or two elemental forces; it is rare for a ninja to able to use all of them. Again, same premise, two different stories.

I wouldn't worry about it.

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