After a ridiculously long time with no posts, I thought I'd breathe life into this blog once more. This time however, I'll be focusing less on random things found on the internet. Every week I am going to attempt to bring you all info on currently unreleased movies of epic proportion, for example, this I bring you Marvel Comics'
Thor, Norse god of thunder, storms, and all around badassery.
Thor is a tale based on the Marvel Comics character. Banished from the magical realm of Asgard by his all-powerful father Odin (Anthony Hopkins), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is sent to live in Midgard, or what we mortals have come to know as Earth. He is found by Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who in the comics is Thor's human love interest, and I expect the role will be no different in the movie. Eventually is would seem Thor's brother Loki, god of mischief (Tom Hiddleston) decides to cause some havoc upon the realm of Midgard. So as not to try to ruin anything I will leave it at that, though it very much appears to be your normal super-hero plot-line, just this time with some olde-english demeanor thrown in there. One Anthony Hopkins described it as "... a superhero movie, but with a bit of Shakespeare thrown in." There is also some added plot development involving S.H.I.EL.D., as this is of course another movie that is setting up for the upcoming
Avengers movie (the others being The Hulk, the Iron Man series, and the upcoming Captain America: The first Avenger).
To be completely honest, I don't think this will be a very well received movie outside of the comic book readers' audience. Why, you might ask? Well, whenever you delve into a character such as Thor whose base, plots, and enemies revolve heavily around magic, it is generally harder to appeal to the more mature audience. On another note, the pure thrill of seeing some guy hit people with a giant hammer that shoots lightning will surely not disappoint, so we can all look forward to that. As well he is a pivotal character of The Avengers, as well as a founding member, so to omit him in the upcoming film would have been a great atrocity.
Anywho, I'll let you formulate your own opinion with a little sneak peak of some footage I found while scouring the internet. Thor is slated for theatrical release in May, 2011, so enjoy, and be sure to check in next week where I will give some new info on the next untitled Batman film (of which I know the title, by the way). So tune in next week, same bat-time, same bat-channel (website, whatever).
-Jared
