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The God of Thunder
KvP:
I'm dreading Kenneth Branagh's transition to action, honestly. I'm having a hard time imagining the Thor mythology coming off as anything other than ridiculous (as in, ridiculous enough that it takes you out of the film - all superhero stories are ridiculous). But they got a suitably teutonic-lookin' dude for the lead role.
Alex C:
Yeah, my paranoia is born of the simple fact that I know some of the source material. The character is literally a Norse god running around doling out haymakers to assholes. He started his comic career fighting aliens but sometimes he has to take time out to curb stomp some dude who wields a magic crowbar. I have affection for that kind of thing but every time I try to explain anything about Thor to someone who doesn't know comics my brain starts to hurt. At its least ridiculous we're talking about levels of modern fantasy that make the WoD look pretty staid.
Odin:
--- Quote from: Alex C on 29 Apr 2011, 15:12 ---Yeah, my paranoia is born of the simple fact that I know some of the source material. The character is literally a Norse god running around doling out haymakers to assholes. He started his comic career fighting aliens but sometimes he has to take time out to curb stomp some dude who wields a magic crowbar. I have affection for that kind of thing but every time I try to explain anything about Thor to someone who doesn't know comics my brain starts to hurt. At its least ridiculous we're talking about levels of modern fantasy that make the WoD look pretty staid.
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I haven't seen this film yet, but that Hulk Vs. Thor short/feature that was paired up with a Vs. Wolverine on DVD a while back was a pretty fun portrayal of Thor (and Loki as well) that had just enough exposition to explain who the major players were and why they were carrying on like they were.
Can anyone that has seen this one offer any comparisons?
Jimmy the Squid:
I haven't seen that DVD but I thought that the film gave a pretty good account of what's going on. I didn't feel that the exposition was too heavy handed, in fact I thought it was handled quite well.
I totally agree with Staedler about the ending in that it didn't have the kind of resonance that I think I expected or maybe hoped that it would but I think that it fits with the story line better and I'm starting to view these particular Marvel films as chapters in an on-going Avengers arc rather than separate films.
LeeC:
--- Quote from: Jimmy the Squid on 29 Apr 2011, 18:34 ---I haven't seen that DVD but I thought that the film gave a pretty good account of what's going on. I didn't feel that the exposition was too heavy handed, in fact I thought it was handled quite well.
I totally agree with Staedler about the ending in that it didn't have the kind of resonance that I think I expected or maybe hoped that it would but I think that it fits with the story line better and I'm starting to view these particular Marvel films as chapters in an on-going Avengers arc rather than separate films.
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i think thats what is intended at this point. Excited about this movie.
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