Okay. A bit sketchy theologically, but I’ll buy it.
And the darkness had no personality. Or character arc.
In short, it did not work as a bad guy.
In short, it did not work as a bad guy.
First time I saw it, I didn’t like the
prievious Thor movie. Then I grew up,
watched it again, and thought, “Hey, this is a good movie. This transcends
superhero movies.”
It had a number
of things in its favor.
- It was directed by Kenneth Branagh.
- To offset its necessarily over-solemn Norse god feel, we spent a lot of time in a small town interacting with ordinary people. Utilizing this idea to far more effect than Iron Man 3, this link to the commonplace grounded the film firmly on, ha ha, Planet Earth. It didn’t take itself too seriously. Thor the god of thunder was spotted in a T-shirt. Thor the movie could’ve been corny as all get-out. Instead it was amusing, moving, and possibly even a little deep (for a superhero movie.)
