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say_thee_nay

Appropriate for Thursday

May 12, 2011 22:53

So... the Thor movie came out last week. Unsurprisingly, I really, really liked it. And if anybody wants to talk about it--whether for clarifications on the differences between movie!Thor and comics!Thor, or to share thoughts on the merits of either or both, or to just generally join me in geeking out--feel free to drop me a line here. Even though ( Read more... )

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iseeyouflaming May 13 2011, 06:19:20 UTC

My Little Ponies: Friendship is Magic is what all the tough guys are watching now. YOU HAVE BECOME...A BRONY

say_thee_nay May 13 2011, 23:24:10 UTC

... god there's a word for it already. The zeitgeist, she is fast.

withamachinegun May 13 2011, 22:34:56 UTC

Man my friend and I totally went to see the movie last Sunday and it was AMAZING. One of my coworkers even went to see it this week on my recommendation. :3 (he liked it, too)

Of course having not read the comics at all I have no idea how much or little was changed but I REALLY LOVED how the plot was so character-driven, especially with Thor and Loki and so on, as opposed to generic "oh no evil supervillain is attacking!!" sort of thing. That and I really liked Loki. |D

say_thee_nay May 13 2011, 23:38:16 UTC

Awesome! I'm glad you had such a good time with it--you pretty much described about 75% of what I loved about the movie (with the other 25% being the nerdtastic nods, in-jokes, and easter eggs). Thor works best as a concept when it keeps the idea that it's about a dysfunctional family--two brothers who don't get along, and the father neither of them can seem to please--at the core of all the over-the-top smiting and smashing and big silly hats going on around it. The better comics bring that out, and the movie did a decent job of it as well.

And Tom Hiddleston is fantastic as Loki. Loki has tremendous potential when he's written (or acted!) right, and they nailed it for him in this movie.

withamachinegun May 13 2011, 23:57:08 UTC

Oh yeah, the whole dynamic between Thor, Loki, and Odin was wonderful. And I especially loved the way the characters developed over the course of the movie. Thor obviously got the biggest lesson, which while I'm sure anyone who's ever seen a protagonist like that before knew was coming, but was just done so well. And then oh man Loki. I really, REALLY love when a characterization like that is pulled off well, that you can totally 100% see EXACTLY where he's coming from and why he's doing things the way he's doing them. That and, y'know, sneaky manipulative trickster. :D

withamachinegun May 14 2011, 02:33:00 UTC

Also I admit I am currently SERIOUSLY TEMPTED to find someone else to convince to go see the movie just for sake of potentially having an excuse to see it again by going with them. >_>

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laserdragon May 14 2011, 00:12:47 UTC

I thought it was great! I liked the part especially where he had no shirt.

ALSO FUCK YEAH PONIES

say_thee_nay May 14 2011, 02:07:27 UTC

The moments of rampant shirtlessness did seem to be extremely popular with certain sections of the audience...

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say_thee_nay May 15 2011, 20:42:50 UTC

... I literally just got back from seeing it a second time. I actually enjoyed it more on the second go through, since I had the story down and could soak in the smaller beats a little better.

And I'm really glad you enjoyed it, from the story to the design! But I think you hit the nail on the head of one of my few qualms with the movie--not enough Thor & Jane on Earth. The part about Loki's motivations didn't bother me quite as much, but I knew his backstory ahead of time and maybe was filling in some of the gaps at times. Much though the fanboy in me loved having the Warriors Three show up as much as they did, I would've rather left them (and the comic relief college girl, funny though some of her bits were) out and spent more time on the Thor & Jane and Thor-Odin-Loki relationships.