{"id":1371,"date":"2011-05-09T19:54:07","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T02:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hotnerdgirl.wordpress.com\/?p=1371"},"modified":"2024-02-27T09:45:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T09:45:35","slug":"thor-can-hammer-me-anytime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hotnerdgirl.com\/index.php\/2011\/05\/09\/thor-can-hammer-me-anytime\/","title":{"rendered":"Thor can hammer me anytime"},"content":{"rendered":"

Holy shit do I love me some Thor<\/em>. So stop here if you don’t want to read any spoilers…. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

When you grow up with Norwegian heritage there are a few things you learn very early on.\u00a0 One is how to make lefse with every single female relative you’ve ever had.\u00a0 Two is that lutefisk MUST have been the inspiration for Klingon cuisine.\u00a0 Three is that the Gods of Asgard are a source of national pride and woe be unto the person who doesn\u2019t show the proper respect.<\/p>\n

So naturally Thor would be a favorite comic book character of mine.<\/p>\n

Kind of like with Harry Potter<\/a> I’m always simultaneously nervous and excited when a movie about a character I love makes its way to the big screen.\u00a0 Sometimes I’m ok when they change the story up and sometimes I’m not.\u00a0 It all depends on how they do it.<\/p>\n

Thor the movie differs from Thor the comic in several key points but for some reason it didn’t really bother me.\u00a0 Maybe it’s because Kenneth Branagh was at the helm (hehehe) and the Shakespeare lover in me adores him.\u00a0 Plus I owe him for reminding me that Thursday is named after Thor (get it? Thor\u2019s Day?)<\/p>\n

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Chris Hemsworth is charming and, um, impressive as the God of Thunder.\u00a0 Believable as both an arrogant warrior and an amused outsider, his performance was downright disarming at times.\u00a0 Let\u2019s just say I wouldn\u2019t mind hitting him with my car or with anything else a few times (cold shower anyone?)\u00a0 He managed to make wielding Mjolnir, a war hammer that could have looked ridiculous in comparison to more modern weapons, look cool and intimidating.\u00a0 Mjolnir, a character in its own right, produced a highly satisfying crunch every time it slammed into the face of a frost giant.<\/p>\n

Yes please.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thor’s major deviation from the comic book?\u00a0 His lack of amnesia.\u00a0 In the comics he doesn\u2019t know that he’s Thor after Odin exiles him to Earth.\u00a0 After “being” Donald Blake for awhile, he gets a whisper in his ear from Odin and feels compelled to return to a cave in Norway aka the place of his birth (oh yeah, and sorry Rene Russo, but Frigga is not Thor’s mama, Gaea is) where he finds a wooden cane.\u00a0 Upon striking the cane on a rock, it transforms into Mjolnir and subsequently returns him to his Thor-ian form.\u00a0 He regains some of his memory but not all.\u00a0 It takes saving of humanity a few times before he gets all of that back.\u00a0 Oh yah, and they sort of skipped over the whole part where Thor and Sif are young lovers.<\/p>\n

Natalie Portman is adorable and enchanting as Jane Foster, an astrophysicist studying spatial anomalies in New Mexico when she runs into Thor (literally).\u00a0 Arrogant as he is, it would be tough not to fall hard and fast for Thor and she is no exception.\u00a0 What makes her different from most Superhero girlfriends is her humorous way of saying exactly what\u2019s on her mind, even when it\u2019s awkward or poorly timed.\u00a0 Having been there, done that pretty much every day of my life, I totally understand where she\u2019s coming from.<\/p>\n

She needs to be rescued. Obvi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jane\u2019s major deviation from the comic book?\u00a0 Wow.\u00a0 Talk about a promotion!\u00a0 She went from being a nurse to an astrophysicist!\u00a0 \u00a0Much like Lois Lane and any number of comic book ing\u00e9nues, Jane is involved in a bizarre love triangle with two people who are actually the same person.\u00a0 In the comics she\u2019s in love with both Dr. Donald Blake and Thor, unaware that they are the same person.\u00a0 In the movie, the name Donald Blake comes from a supposed ex-boyfriend as opposed to a crippled medical student.<\/p>\n

This was my first exposure to Tom Hiddleston, who plays the silver tongued sorcerer and adopted son of Odin, Loki.\u00a0 So far I like what I see.\u00a0 Even knowing ahead of time that everything that comes out of his mouth is part of a devious master plan, I still found myself believing him when he said \u201cdamn\u201d after a frost giant provokes Thor into attacking.<\/p>\n

Loki\u2019s major deviation from the comic book?\u00a0 It\u2019s been more than a few years since I read the comic books but from what I can remember they pretty much got Loki right.\u00a0 In the comic books it\u2019s a while before Loki sends the Destroyer (the nearly indestructible suit of enchanted armor) after Thor and when he does Thor is able to possess the robot (for lack of a better term) and then turns around and wreaks havoc on Hela of the Underworld\u2026but that\u2019s a whole different story.<\/p>\n

Which one of these is not like the others?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sir Anthony Hopkins is regal and imposing as Odin, King of Asgard and guardian of the nine realms.\u00a0 His poorly timed Odinsleep allows Loki to take the reigns of the kingdom while Thor is exiled.\u00a0 Oops.\u00a0 There are few people who could have portrayed Odin and Sir Tony was a fantastic choice.\u00a0 I don\u2019t remember Erik Selvig from the comics and I\u2019m wondering if the character (played by the brilliant Stellan Skarsgard) is a way of bringing in Eric Masterson way before he\u2019s supposed to be introduced to the story.\u00a0 Never you mind that Eric with a \u201cc\u201d is an architect whereas Erik with a \u201ck\u201d is an astrophysicist.\u00a0 I also don\u2019t remember Darcy Lewis being a character in the comic books, but I really got a kick out of Kat Dennings (FYI, it’s pronounced MEE- YOLL-NER\u00a0not MEW-MEW, but nice try Darcy).\u00a0 Darcy could have easily gotten lost amongst a cast of larger than life personalities but, to her credit, there was no way Dennings was going to let that happen.\u00a0 Clark Gregg continued his meddling as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Coulson, another character that would get lost in the crowd if it weren\u2019t for his impeccable comedic timing.\u00a0 When Coulson questioned whether the Destroyer was one of Stark\u2019s, I literally laughed out loud.<\/p>\n

Sif, Fandral, Hogun and Volstagg (Jaimie Alexander, Josh Dallas, Tadanobu Asano and Ray Stevenson respectively) are delightful as the lone warrior woman and the Warriors Three, loyal friends and battle comrades of Thor\u2019s.\u00a0 I\u2019ve always had a soft spot for Sif so I was pleased when Alexander did good by her.\u00a0 Part of me was hoping they\u2019d show her as a kid with her golden hair.\u00a0 It would have been a great way to introduce Loki as a trickster when he chopped it off and, when forced to make it grow back, it came in black.\u00a0 Volstagg shouting \u201cdo not mistake my appetite for apathy\u201d was another laugh out loud moment.\u00a0 The Warriors Three were created for the comic books and are not a part of the original Norse mythology.\u00a0 Volstagg in particular, was modeled after Shakespeare\u2019s Falstaff, a man who is innately cowardly but boats of his glorious past.\u00a0 Fandral was inspired by Errol Flynn in his glory days of playing dashing young heroes like Robin Hood.\u00a0 Originally inspired by the cowboy roles of Charles Bronson, here Hogun is given more of a Samurai persona, though he stills rocks the mace.<\/p>\n

So perty....<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Idris Elba as Heimdall was one of my favorite characters.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s because he reminded me of the oracles in the Neverending Story, maybe it\u2019s because I really dug his eyes.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know, but I really enjoyed watching him.\u00a0 It\u2019s a little ironic that Heimdall is portrayed by Elba since in Norse mythology Heimdallr is \u201cthe whitest of the gods\u201d but hey, I\u2019m cool with switching it up a bit.\u00a0 His major deviation from the comic book?\u00a0 The fact that he\u2019s actually Sif\u2019s brother.<\/p>\n

Colm Feore (really, the best reason to watch The Chronicles of Riddick<\/em>) got the job of portraying King Laufey of the Frost Giants (Laufey, by the by, is actually a chick in Norse mythology, but whatever).\u00a0 I can\u2019t figure out if Laufey was all CGI or was a combo of CGI and make up.\u00a0 A credit to the special effects peeps I suppose.<\/p>\n

Seriously good CGI.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u00a0really liked the interpretations of the costumes, especially Loki\u2019s after he takes control of Asgard.\u00a0 It was virtually spot on.\u00a0 Although I was a little disappointed when Thor got his powers and armor back and his helmet didn\u2019t showed up.\u00a0 But that\u2019s just me being picky.\u00a0 Oh, and anyone else notice Hawkeye?<\/p>\n

This movie seriously had the most gorgeous ending credits EVER but the real reason to stay was, of course, another Avenger<\/em> cock tease featuring Nick Fury.\u00a0 This time it introduced a Cosmic Cube, which is basically a cube of pure power.\u00a0 It will be interesting to see how it fits into the Avenger<\/em> storyline\u2026hopefully differently than the AllSpark did in Transformers<\/em>.\u00a0 Loki will obviously be making an appearance in The Avengers<\/em> which makes me wonder if the plot will revolve around preventing Ragnarok.<\/p>\n

Ok, that\u2019s it.\u00a0 I\u2019m calling it right here and now.\u00a0 Ragnarok in The Avengers<\/em>.\u00a0 Because really, what would be a better challenge for the team then preventing the Apocalypse?<\/p>\n

Joss, all I ask is that there is a least one scene where no shirts are allowed.\u00a0 Pretty pretty please with a cherry on top?<\/p>\n

Four out of five Sci-Fives!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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