I went to see Thor on opening night. The theater was pretty crowded and we (my friend Maggie and I) ended up in the very back row next to these people who talked about nothing of real consequence the ENTIRE MOVIE. Which was rather angering. But even their incessant chattering couldn't take away from the awesomeness that Thor was. It was the perfect opening to the season of summer blockbusters. It met all the standards of a solid superhero movie, which some of those in Hollywood have been trying to avoid recently (goodness knows why). The main character had issues that which he fixed by the end of the movie (AHEM Iron Man) and I didn't despise any of the characters I was supposed to like (AHEM Spider Man). There was that moment when those watching actually thought Thor was going to die (he didn't of course). It wasn't anything extraordinary, but it certainly wasn't disappointing. My knowledge of mythology comes in handy here. Thor is from ancient Norse mythology, and he is indeed the god of thunder. Thursday (the day of the week) is named for him- it was originally Thor's Day (Friday was originally Freyja's Day). Thor was the god about whom the majority of myths from old Scandinavia were told, and who functioned as a cosmological protector of man and gods and gods alike. In mythology, he is a ginger, but I am totally okay with the blonde Chris Hemsworth. I'm pretty sure the actual plot of the movie is taken from the comics and not mythology, but the most of the characters and their personalities are transferred right from those ancient times. It's interesting that the first summer blockbuster in the year 2011 is derived directly from stories told to explain natural events as early as the 2nd century CE.
Craziness.
4 out of 5 hammers
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