THOR - MOVIE REACTION - FIRST TIME WATCHING
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"okay now I'm just confused with loki" so u understand the character of loki perfectly then
Yeh, the only thing I've come to know about Loki is, "What you think, is wrong."
16:31 "I guess he does have some powers right now." He may not have any super powers, but he's still a large, fit guy who has probably thousands of years of training and experience in fighting. He's formidable even without his powers.
this exactly this.
I believe that Thor is about 1,500 years old so not thousands, but over a thousand.
@@WJS774 Yes, thanks. I thought you were repeating something that had already been covered, but I don't see the previous comments. Maybe I had the same conversation on two different videos (entirely possible, lol) and someone already corrected me on the other one.
Ok, 1500 yrs old. My point was that he is a fairly big guy, in extremely good physical condition, and probably has WAY more fighting experience than anyone on this planet. Even without his powers, he'd be a tough match up for anyone.
Loki is such a complex villain, he is driven by wanting his fathers approval and favor, something he has never gotten in his life
Something he FEELS he has never received. He certainly had some approval (except when acting out) and he had his share of Odin's favor. Thor had more of both but he wasn't a problem child. Cliché younger son.
@@Deathbird_Mitch Loki turns out to have one of the longer & more complex character arcs in the MCU.
@@Caseytify "longer"...time loops...end of the universe...multiverse...
@@Deathbird_Mitch Thor was _a bit_ of a problem child. Odin didn't strip him of his powers and send him to Midgard for nothing.
This movie has held up really well in my opinion. It has a great Shakespearean feeling to the story, which makes sense given the origins of the Thor character as well as the fact that stage actor Kenneth Branagh is the movie's director.
doth mother know thy wearing her drapes
Kenneth is Skakespearan trained actor having studied at the Royal Shakespeare Academy. His shakespeare movies are great. I remember watching and studying his Hamlet movie in 12th grade English . It follwed the Hamlet screenplay exactly just the settings changed from 1400's Denmark to 1800's Denmark. Seriously great movie.
Doth mother know you weareth her drapes?
Darcey's version of Mjölnir sounds so close to her saying "Meow, meow?" that I had to go to exact spot in the video a few times. I'd have to check out the English closed captions on my digital copy to be sure.
Thor is still the best Thor movie for me I love that even though the story is about gods the core story is about the relationship between 2 brothers and fathers and sons
The "son of Coul" line his hilarious because his name is Agent Coulson. And in Thor's culture they do last names by putting their fathers name first then the word "son". Thor "Odinson" is because his father's name is Odin and that makes Thor "Odins Son". So Thor sees agent Coulson and thinks he is the son of Could lmao.
Duhh really? Me not know That. Does mean that Scarlett Johanson is son of Johan?
I love this movie very much. Loki is always the highlight here, seeing his evolution in just one movie. He starts out causing minor mischief, letting a few Frost Giants in and knowing they wouldn't do any real damage due to the Destroyer Armor, he was jealous of Thor but he wasn't actively doing harmful things to him. If anything, he even advises Thor to do the right thing and not chase after the Frost Giants. He still is helping his brother when it comes to the decisions that really matter.
However, he soon finds out he's a Frost Giant, and Thor is sent to Earth. He realizes all at once that not only was he fated to never get the throne (which he blames Odin for) but also that the only thing standing in his way to the throne (Thor) was just taken out of the picture. It's now in his best interest to keep Thor on Earth so he can remain King, and it's likely Odin would have stayed in the Odinsleep anyway. It's at this point that he starts lying to pretty much everyone involved, hurting Thor deeply.
But once the Asgardian Friends go to Earth to bring Thor home, he panics. He knows that Thor will get the throne if he returns, so he goes to the Frost Giants and lures them to Asgard. This way, he can kill their king right as Odin is about to truly die, which would make him a hero in the eyes of the people. And to reinforce this, it would be a very good look if he destroyed the entire race of Frost Giants, putting a stop to the people who were about to assassinate Odin. He fails to see though, that this completely reverses the roles between him and Thor. Instead of being the voice of reason, keeping Thor away from attacking the Frost Giants, it's the opposite. This truly proves that Thor has become worthy, while Loki has strayed further away just as Thor did at the beginning.
I guess it depends on if you believe that Loki manipulated Thor to go to Jotunheim in the first place. He said to him "You can't do anything about it without defying father", potentially putting the idea in his head.
@ But Thor was already hellbent on "showing those uppity Jotuns" at that point. Loki was actively warning Thor not to defy Odin and break the peace contract, but Thor didn't listen. If you watch the deleted scenes, when Thor and his buddies and Loki leave the palace to ride to the Rainbow Bridge, it was Loki who briefly stepped aside and told one of the palace guards to inform Odin what Thor was doing. _That_ is why Odin teleported to Jotunheim just in time to save Thor and his gang when they were surrounded by Frost Giants.
Loki later reveals to Thor that him smuggling two Frost Giants into Asgard was merely meant as a "prank", as he knew they would never managed to actually steal the Casket of Eternal Winter (which Odin had taken from them during the Aesir-Jotun war thousands of years ago) which they wanted to return to Jotunheim to save it... as the realm of Jotunheim is slowly dying and breaking apart without that source of frost.
There were so many important Loki scenes shortened or cut entirely from the theatrical release of the movie, and some scenes edited into a different sequence which changed how Loki's decision making was presented to the audience, it's painful to see all that content and context removed. Like Loki's brotherly banter with Thor at the start of the movie, or his discussions with his mother at Odins bed, including that Frigga knew all the time Loki had frost giant blood.[*]
*Or the fact that **_Loki was legitimately crowned King of Asgard on advice of Frigga!_** He wasn't lying when he told Thor later that he, Loki, was the legitimate king! Frigga and the high priests of Asgard decided that Loki needed to ascend the throne while Odin was asleep and Thor was exiled, so that Asgard wasn't ruler-less while the Frost Giants were gearing up to attack Asgard in retaliation for Thor breaking the peace contract.* As Loki couldn't have planned for Odin to exile Thor or for Odin to suddenly keel over and go into Odin-sleep (unless you believe Loki the "mastermind" had ridiculous control over everything and everyone's minds, which... no he didn't), the Loki we see in the first Thor movie certainly didn't run a complicated plan just to get crowned.
But the coronation scene was cut entirely, for the most idiotic reason (as stated in the directors' commentary): The directors wanted a big "reveal" that Loki was sitting on the throne, so the audience wasn't supposed to find out until the same time when Thor's buddies find out. (groan)
The priests come into Odin's chambers while Frigga and Loki are there and present Loki with the sceptre of office (Odin's spear), and _Loki is completely flabberghasted_ by it. He clearly _did not_ expect that! In fact, when the doors open and a group of armed guards march in along with the priests, Loki startles and looks _scared,_ clearly thinking they're here to kill him for being a frost giant!
Then they kneel and hand him the spear, and Loki takes it but looks at Frigga, confused. Frigga nods and tells him, "Make me proud, my son.", a line that later echoes in _Thor 2_ when Loki in brought before Odin in chains and he sarcastically asks Frigga, "Did I make you proud, mother?" But since the coronation scene was cut entirely, this reference is lost.
Likewise, the original sequence was, Loki discusses Thor's exile with Frigga, with Frigga supporting Odin's decision to keep Thor on Earth/Midgard! Then Loki gets crowned with Frigga's blessing. Then Thor's dumb buddies march into the throne room and demand Loki defy Odin's decision and bring Thor back! Loki refuses. They throw a big huff and convince Heimdall to illegally send them to Earth. Only _then_ does Loki sent the Destroyer after them.
In the theatrical cut, scenes are shortened and reshuffled so it appears Loki was already plotting to sent the Destroyer to Earth to have him murder Thor _prior_ to the Warriors Three and Sif going to Earth.
FOOTNOTE:
[*] There's also Frigga constantly calling herself Loki's _mother,_ not just "adoptive mother", which she does again in _Thor 2 The Dark World,_ implying that Frigga _is_ his bio-mother and he is half-Jotun which would explain why
1. he was so small as a baby,
2. doesn't look like a normal Jotun even in his blue-skinned form,
3. why the frost giant king was disappointed and left the baby to die,
4. how Odin knew exactly where the baby was and would be willing to adopt an apparently random frost giant baby,
5. why Odin thought Loki might serve as a "bridge" between the Aesir and Jotun to bring lasting peace as he could unite their thrones... something which only makes sense if Loki _is_ half-Aesir and not a full Jotun!
@@TF2CrunchyFrog Jesus Christ what a fucking novel. You really do think you're smart, don't you? With such brilliant insights as "Loki's _mother_ knew that she didn't actually give birth to him" who can disagree?
Thor 1 is one of most underrated comic book movies.
"What are Loki's powers?" Well, he's the god of mischief, lies and deceit. So a lot of his abilities have to do with illusions, false images and mind tricks.
He's a sorcerer.
Wouldn't all the Frost Giants have had the same powers then? Maybe Odin had an illicit affair with Laufey's mother which spawned Loki and made him a God with his own special powers? Or not, I could be wrong. 😉
@@brewswillis9783 No, because not all frost giants are sorcerers. It's like Doctor Strange. He's a sorcerer. Yet all human earthlings do not have the same powers.
@@Logan_Baron I’m not doubting you but it’d be cooler if there was a subplot addressing his unique “powers”.
In Norse mythology, there were several frost giants that had illusion powers. Not all of them, certainly. The majority were pretty much just big, strong, barbarians. But a few were clever and subtle, and had a certain talent for illusion magic. There was even the occasional good and wise frost giant.
ANYWAY, Chris Hemsworth was the best choice for Thor. Nobody could've done better than him. Same goes for Tom Hiddleston as Loki.
Of course, Tom Hiddleston did try out for Thor, but even he admits the roles were correctly cast.
@@jkhoover I'm glad he thinks so.
Alexander Skarsgard’s could’ve been also good because he is a better actor than Hemsworth but only if they keep Thor serious, if not then Hemsworth because he is better at comedy but Skarsgard’s is a better actor and has more range.
@@reynaldolorenzo8409 Hemsworth is a great comic actor. I didn't have a very high opinion of the re-imagined Ghostbusters, but he was hilarious as the stereotypical dumb blonde.
@@jkhoover and then to see Tom Hiddleston in Kong: Skull Island was awesome!
Loki's power is that he knows magic. The illusory duplicates is a favorite spell of his, but most of his spells center around deceit or mischief.
Gee, imagine if Loki imitated Laufey's voice when Thor turned his back and "Run home, little princess" was only heard in Thor's ears.
Well, it's magic that Loki was taught by his mother Frigga. It's illusion magic. Calling it "deceit" places a morality narrative and judgement on it.
"Now I'm just confused with Loki."
Loki is a bag of cats.
I understood that reference.
is as crazy as a bag full of cats. get it right. ;)
@@Caseytify No, no. He's just a bag of cats. 😻😺😽😸😾🙀😿😼🐱😹
@@Caseytify loki's brain is nothing but a bag full of cats... you can smell crazy on him
@@shaurryabaheti Have care how you speak of him. He may be crazy, but he is of Asgard. 😊
You didn’t include it in the edit, but the bit just before Odin banishes Thor, where Loki starts to say something and Odin turns and growls at him, was completely ad-libbed by Anthony Hopkins. That wasn’t Loki stepping back in surprise, it was Tom Hiddleston. (Just like the ad-libbed moment in Silence of the Lambs when he scared the heck out of Jodie Foster.)
Anthony Hopkins is amazing and I loved it when I found out that scene was ad-libbed on the spot. No wonder they kept it in.
So what was the Silence of the Lambs ad-lib? It has been quite a while since I have seen that movie. (sorry to change the subject everyone)
@@testfire3000 The noise he made after the line about eating someone’s liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti.
@@gerstelb Oh that! hahaha, yes that was great.
Thor smashing the coffee mug and demanding Another! was ad-libbed as well. Everyone's jump-scare reactions to the mug smashing were legit.
Bear in mind that Thor is 1,500 years old and has been training as a warrior, and to be the future king of Asgard, for almost all of that time. He is also a very large boy. Also, the Asgardians have natural strengths and powers beyond that of the normal human. They are virtually immortal. So yes, he does have powers, even without the power of Thor.
Great reaction Addie! Thanks for watching Thor ☺️ I don’t think this movie gets enough credit. To this day, this is still one of my favourite MCU movies. The director, the cast and everyone involved did an amazing job.
We finally got a sympathetic villain in MCU.
Because of Darcy I've called it "Meow-Meow" every single time since 2011. ;-)
Because misspronouncing names from other cultures intentionally is not at all an AH thing to do.
Same I calm it mji-mji
@@DaDunge what- that is not what’s going on at all? It’s just quoting a movie as a joke?
@@myadoesrandomthings That my friend is called coding. Doing something one way because you have learned to do it that way, but unintentional use of problematic coding is not that much better than inentional use.
@@DaDunge Maybe some people have a sense of humour? Just because you don't doesn't give you the right to judge people.
Great reactions to the origial Thor film, Addie!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Kenneth Branagh did a great job directing this film. Have a nice weekend, Addie!🙂
I'm loving these Addie reactions this week! I truly hope she starts flying through the MCU. I LOVE the next 2 movies coming out.
When originally casting Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Joss Whedon was asked if he needed to cast any more villains for the first Avengers movie. Joss replied, nope, Hiddleston is all I need.
Kat Dennings as Darcy is really underappreciated, IMO.
Knowing the comic books, I know they've only skimmed the surface of the mythology of The Destroyer. (A Stan Lee/Jack Kirby creation, not from the Norse legends.). But I still think they made effective use of it here.
"They're really tall." (Beat) "Oh, right, they're giants." :)
Thors Mom is a witch that’s how Loki learned his tricks
I love phase 1 marvel, just solid movies.
In classic norse mythology, Loki is a trickery god, pulling pranks to keep the other Asguardians on their toes, or causing problems for anyone who has it coming to them. Not being able to predict what he'll do next is his greatest asset. In the Marvel movies, his main superpower we see is illusions, mostly able to create duplicates of himself. But in truth, its his power of manipulation and planning you most need to watch out for.
Thor is one of my favorite heroes, he starts out selfish and cruel, but very quickly you see he's actually a truly kind and loving goofball underneath it all. His violent tendencies are just him trying to protect the people he cares about. Learning how to temper his anger, and trust in others to protect themselves is a big theme for his character, and Chris Hemsworth does a brilliant job conveying Thor's journey to become worthy of the power of Thor.
Keep up the marathon, its so much fun watching new viewers go on this ride.
also loki whispered in his ear which cause the Doctor to say what loki said
'Son of Cole' is probably the most subtle joke in this entire series
The director is Kenneth Branagh, famous for his Shakespearean movies He added another level of theatricality.
In fact, it's said that the first time Hopkins entered the throne room set in costume, he looked around and said "no acting is necessary."
Both Thor & Loki go thru multilayered character arcs through several movies. There's a lot to unpack.
Next up is Captain America: First Avenger.
The Destroyer armour was cool asf lol. I wish we could've seen more of it (& other Asgardian technology) in the MCU.
Addi “so that’s how Loki is?” Us. “Well yes, but actually no.”
15:00 It could be inferred that Selvig knew Samuel Stern [Mr. Blue/The Leader] who you met in The Incredible Hulk.
Or Banner.
"they're very Tall...Oh Duh they're giants." That was an adorable eye roll Addie Angel 😇. You are so beautiful.🌹❤️🌷🩷
Thor is one of my favorite movies in this franchise. I'm glad you liked it, can't wait to see what you think of Dr. Strange... 😎
I really enjoyed (re-)watching this with you, Addie!
Thor, God of Thunder, gets dropped by a Taser (lightning) and Thorazine in the space of a few minutes 😁
"Base, we've got, uh, Xena, Jackie Chan, and Robin Hood."
He should have added Little John
5:55 8:45 21:49 These scenes make me excited for when they eventually introduce Bobby Drake (a.k.a. Iceman) into the MCU lol, especially considering how much their production quality, writing & visual effects hv improved since this film.
Great job Addie. This reaction came out quickly. Now that you've seen Sir Anthony Hopkins as Odin, I think you should see him in The Silence Of The Lambs. Keep up the great work.
He did a nice job in Zorro as well.
Hopkins was also fantastic in Westworld season 1
Hopkins is great ... the Lion in Winter is another ... but yes a thousand times to Silence of the Lambs if you have not already seen it.
Wow they really went crazy with Dutch angles in this movie.
Marvel's Asgardians are based off of Norse mythology, so there are a lot of cool paralells for mythology nerds like me.
Except in the MCU, Thor's weaknesses are tasers and THOR-azine :P haha. In the comics, Thor's alternate identity was Dr. Donald Blake, who when he takes up the hammer Mjolnir, transforms into the Mighty Thor
Loki is the god of mischief in reality, and is Thor's uncle, not his brother. He and the giantess Angrboda had 3 children together: Hela, the ruler of Hel where the dishonored dead reside; Fenrir, largest and most terrible of all wolves, taking extreme magical means to chain him (causing the god Tyr to lose his hand in the process); and the World Serpent, Jormungandr, who encircles the earth in the sea, biting his own tail until Ragnarok, the end time, comes. He also fathered Odin's 8-legged steed Sleipnir. In the lore he eventually is captured and tried for his crimes, sentenced to be chained to a rock with a serpent dripping venom into his eyes for all eternity.
Thor the Thunderer is a very brash, thrill-seeking god. One day he decided to travel to Utgard, a stronghold of the jotuns, because he felt like challenging the giants to contests. His hammer, Mjolnir the Mullicrusher, was forged by the dwarves Eitri and Brokkr, enchanted to always return to his hand when thrown, although a mistake during it's manufacture resulted in a shorter than normal handle. They also made for him the meginjordr (the Belt of Giant Strength), and Jarngreipr, his iron gauntlets that allowed him to wield Mjolnir without injury.
Odin the Allfather was one of three brothers, who slew their great-grandfather Ymir (the father of all giants), and crafted the world from his body. Seeking knowledge, he sacrificed one of his eyes in Mimir's Well and hanged himself upon the World Tree, Yggdrasil, in order to see other worlds and gain knowledge of the runes. This is why he wears the eyepatch in the MCU. He wields Gungnir, the Spear of Fire, forged for him by the Dwarves, along with one of his most valuable pieces of jewelry; Draupnir, a ring that creates 8 duplicates of itself every ninth night.
Heimdallr is the Watchman of the gods, standing guard at the rainbow bridge called Bifrost. His eyes see everything in all the worlds, and he is fated to blow the Gjallarhorn at the onset of Ragnarok, warning the gods of the arrival of all of their enemies.
"In reality" isn't right. Better to say "in traditional Norse mythology."
@@bigdream_dreambig Which exists in our reality. Go be pedantic somewhere else
@@lordmortarius538 My point was that "in reality" is suggesting that MCU's Thor stories are somehow wrong -- but they're not wrong, they're just a variation on an older set of stories.
Slight correction; Loki didn't _father_ Sleipnir. Loki is Sleipnir's _mother._
Addie!!! Great reaction! You are picking up on the developing story. The journey ahead of you will be beyond your imagination! I’m here for it!
I just wanted to say Addie. I'm relatively new to your channel. I enjoy these little snippets you post. Ty for the uploads. You are pretty funny and entertaining. Kudos! 😜
This movie was awesome and hilarious as well cause my favorite in this movie was Darcy and Thor was awesome as well great reaction gorgeous Addie keep up the amazing work
13:24 Odin wields the Odinforce, but must go into the Odinsleep once his reserves are expended. The Odinsleep is his time of greatest vulnerability, when he must place someone in charge as he re-gathers his energies. When he reawakens, Odin resumes his role as ruler.
Thor's raid on the Frost Giants caused Odin to use a great show of force. It accelerated his need for the Odinsleep, which is why he collapsed while arguing with Loki. As you see throughout the movie, Odin still watches over the realms.
Super pumped I found your Chanel just now. Can't wait to watch your journey. And I'm catching your marvel reactions early! Love from texas!
this is where Addie learns about Norse mythology.
In regards to the MCU timeline, the events of "The Incredible Hulk", "Iron Man 2", and "Thor" all take place during the same week.
I've always liked this movie, although a later Thor movie takes the cake as the best (IMHO). This was a really great introduction and as for Loki...there's really no way to explain his motives or actions. When it comes to him anything goes and he's not predictable. Great villain though. And the next 2 reactions are going to be really entertaining, I think.
Thank you for sharing your reaction to seeing this for the first time.
You need to watch the short "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Thor's Hammer" for some fun one on one time with Agent Coulson
All of the One Shots!
24:40 "son of col " 😂😂😂😂
Remember when we used to rewatch every Marvel movie before going to see the new one?
" Elephant Man " with Anthony Hopkins is a great movie !!!! 👌👌👌👌
23:49 Odin got the best ASMR
Really enjoying this reaction!
Don't know if you know but the old guy in the truck trying to pick up the hammer is Stan Lee the co-creator of all these characters and the former head of Marvel. He is in every marvel movie thru Endgame when he passed away at 91. It's fun to look out for his cameos since they are all so random.
"I imagine that's going to cause some tension, though."
Me: *Snort*
Director Kenneth Branagh had Chris Hemsworth bleach his eyebrows. The other directors since this movie have said "NO" to bleached eyebrows.
The name Donald Blake is an Easter Egg from the Thor comics.
Loki is the god of mischief. He’s always had powers. He can make illusions for one thing. That’s how he made copies of himself
13:42 ahaha it's too early for that phrase
Great reaction. Love your sing-song voice.
Yes, I love Addie's innate musicality.
Lol what was that adorable little double gasp at that end credits scene? Haha I find that oddly hilarious. (Shouldn't have to say this but in this day and age...no disrespect)
Most don't realize that we still honor the old Norse gods every day, as well as the sun and moon...
OLD NORSE - MODERN - DERIVATION
- Suna Daeg - (Sunday) - Day of the Sun.
- Mani Daeg - (Monday) - Day of the Moon.
- Tiw's Daeg - (Tuesday) - Tiw, father of Odin.
- Odin's Daeg - (Wednesday) - A celebration of Odin.
- Thor's Daeg - (Thursday) - Honoring the mighty Thor.
- Frei Daeg - (Friday) - The day of Thor's mother, Frei.
- Saeter Daeg - (Saturday) - God of mischief, Saeter... ( aka: Loki ).
Unlike most of the Marvel heroes, Thor and his family have been around for thousand years. They weren't created in the 1940s or 1960s. Odin is the king of the gods, Thor is god of thunder, Loki is god of mischief. Thursday is named for Thor "Thor's Day" and Friday is named for his mother, Frigga.
Wednesday was originally “Odin’s day”
Confused with Loki 🤣🤣 ..a great qualification check... welcome to the MCU fandom Addie,perfect fit.
Lol I love that they had Sam Jackson say "unlimited power" since Mace Windu got killed by "unlimited power" lmao
And there's a very subtle reference to Pulp Fiction involving Sam Jackson on Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but I can't say more than that without giving major spoilers.
Hey, Addie! Thor was probably the trickiest character to translate but a critical character to make credible as Loki figures prominently in the Avengers' future. The approach to Thor early in the saga is a pseudo-Shakespearean representation as opposed to the more comedic interpretation of the later films. I much prefer serious Thor as he is much more comic book-authentic. I think "Thor" succeeds on every level and it is my favorite Phase 1 film! In the comics, Thor is the actual Norse God of Thunder but, in the MCU, he is a long-lived alien from planet Asgard whose people have been to Midgard (Earth) and thought of as gods.
Marvel's Thor was created in 1962 by writer Stan Lee and penciler Jack Kirby and was the lead feature in the anthology title "Journey into Mystery" until getting his own title. Lee needed someone who could hold his own against the Hulk. Since Hulk is the strongest there is, only a god would do. Comic readers were already familiar with the Greco-Roman pantheon which is practically the basis for the Justice League at DC so Lee decided to go Norse. Lee and Kirby were both familiar with Norse mythology and liked the Viking aesthetic so they ran with it. The sword and sorcery element was new to Marvel with Lee's plots and Kirby's drawings sweeping readers into cosmic high adventure balanced by Earthly concerns when Thor assumed his mortal guise of the crippled Dr. Donald Blake whose walking stick would transform into the hammer Mjolnir when struck hard against the ground. It was hotly debated for 76 issues whether Blake was a human who found the magic walking stick that filled him with Thor's spirit or if Thor was pretending to be a man when the matter was finally put to rest in issue 159 which is the basis for this film. To teach his arrogant son humility, Odin cast Thor out of Asgard to live as an infirm human with no memory of godhood but he unknowingly passes his father's test by becoming a compassionate doctor. His memory restored, Thor casts off the Blake identity and becomes Thor again full-time. The plot element of Loki being a Frost-Giant foundling adopted by Odin is from the gorgeous third volume of Thor written by J. Michael Straczynski, illustrated by Olivier Coipel and published in the 2000s. It is widely agreed that the 45-issues written and drawn by Walt Simonson in the '80's is gold standard "Thor" and essential reading since Simonson mined proper Norse mythology to plot his run on the book. All three key creators appear in cameos in the film. There is an element pulled from another version of Thor that plays a role in this movie. Marvel created a secondary universe in 2000 called the Ultimate Universe in order to boost readership by providing access to familiar characters without having to learn 40 years of back story. The MCU draws upon many Ultimate Universe details such as having an African-American rather than an Italian-American Nick Fury. Ultimate Thor is never believed to be a god and is thought of as insane which is how he is first received by everyone in the movie.
Kenneth Branagh was an inspired choice of director as he is known for his many Shakespeare productions and passion for the Bard. He infused the proceedings with gravitas that elevated the material and the characters echo of Prince Hal, Falstaff, Iago and Lear. The production design beautifully blends the divine, the medieval and the futuristic with Asgard's golden spires evoking heavenly Valhalla, the world's disc-like shape evoking a flat Earth of the Middle Ages and Heimdall's observatory evoking alien supertech that stabilizes wormholes accurately referred to as Einstein-Rosen bridges. The Bifrost itself isn't a rainbow but a crystal construct that shimmers prismatically. The Worlds Tree Yggdrasil is just a graphical representation of the nine planets accessible through the Asgardian wormhole. Although classified as planets in the film, they remain the Nine Realms of Norse myth which include Asgard, realm of the gods, Vanaheim, a fantasy realm of demi-gods, Midgard, home of humankind, Alfheim, home of the Elves, Svartalfheim, home of the Dark Elves, Jotunheim, home of the Frost-Giants, Nidavellir, home of the Dwarves, Muspelheim, the fiery realm of the demon Surtur and Niflheim, the icy realm of the Dead.
The cast is phenomenal! Chris Hemsworth was in contention with his brother Liam for the part and won it. He carries the character easily in both dramatic and comedic situations and it has become his signature role. Tom Hiddleston's casting as Loki was equally important because his role going forward in the saga would be crucial and his villainy would be layered. Branagh had worked with him before on the "Wallander" TV series and recommended him. Hiddleston owns the part and is a sheer delight; a relatable villain you simultaneously root for and hate! Anthony Hopkins is magnificent as Odin and he radiates majesty. The scene where he strips Thor of his power was completely ad-libbed and left the other actors shaken! Natalie Portman as Jane Foster was changed from a physician in the comics to an astrophysicist in the film but she always exudes intelligence and was credible. She and Hemsworth have great chemistry and their lust is palpable! Fine support is lent by Colm Feore as the sinister Laufey, Rene Russo as the nurturing Frigga, Idris Elba as the wise Heimdall, Stellan Skarsgard as the awestruck Dr. Erik Selvig, Kat Dennings as the snarky Darcy Lewis and Clark Gregg as the unflappable Son of Coul, Agent Phil Coulson. The comic-accurate Warriors Three are on hand as well with Ray Stevenson as burly Volstagg, Tadanobu Asano as grim Hogun, Josh Dallas as dashing Fandral and Jaimie Alexander as bold Lady Sif. Jeremy Renner makes his first appearance as Clint Barton aka Hawkeye, Maximiliano Hernandez makes his first movie appearance as Agent Jasper Sitwell and Samuel L. Jackson's Col. Nick Fury pops in with the Tesseract.
TRIVIA:
1. Mjolnir, the name of Thor's hammer which Darcy finds unpronounceable, translates as "Grinder" in English. In the comics, it is made from uru metal or the super-dense solidified molten core of a neutron star. As stars collapse upon themselves prior to going supernova, the cores become super-dense which accounts for Mjolnir's great weight. Only Odin's enchantment makes it portable by a pure soul.
2. The New Mexico town is a set that was modernized after its previous use as a Western town in Lawrence Kasdan's "Silverado" in 1985!
3. The events of "Iron Man 2", "The Incredible Hulk" and "Thor" all occur during one week in MCU-time called Fury's Big Week!
EASTER EGGS:
1. Odin's pet ravens Huginn (Thought) and Muninn (Memory) alight on his throne during the coronation. The ravens are Odin's eyes and ears in his kingdom.
2. Odin arrives on Jotunheim to rescue Thor and company astride his eight-legged horse Sleipnir!
3. Odin's treasure room contains the Tuning Fork, the Tablet of Life and Time, the Warlock's Eye, the Eternal Flame, the Casket of Ancient Winters and a mock Infinity Gauntlet!
4. The name tag and false ID given to Thor bear the name of his comic book alter-ego Donald Blake!
5. A sign advertising New Mexico tourism says 'Journey into Mystery' which was the title of the comic in which Thor debuted!
6. The 10th-century Norwegian village assaulted by the Frost-Giants in flashback is Tonsberg which is featured in the World War II setting of "The First Avenger".
7. The colleague Selvig refers to who was studying gamma radiation can only be Bruce Banner!
CAMEOS:
The three seminal writers of Thor appear in cameo!
1. Stan Lee is the pick-up driver who tries to wrench the hammer free with his truck only to lose the flatbed.
2. Walter Simonson is seen in Asgard at the closing celebratory banquet between Sif and Volstagg.
3. J. Michael Straczynski is the first local seen in close-up trying to pull the hammer out of the crater.
END-CREDIT SCENE:
1. Nick Fury presents the Tesseract to Dr. Selvig for study at Project Pegasus. If you see the movies chronologically, this is the third time it appears. If you see the movies in release order, this is your first glimpse of this artifact.
The next chronological stop in the MCU are the framing scenes of "Captain America: The First Avenger" which take place in 2011.
Fun Fact: Thor (2011) is the first MCU film in which Tony Stark does “NOT” make a physical appearance, though he is mentioned.
The later movie _Thor 3 Ragnarök_ shows that Odin's line here 1:58 about "Asgard brought peace to the universe" is a bald-faced lie and historical revisionism, as War-God Odin erased the entire story of him and his daughter Hela conquering worlds from the books. And while the Frost Giants and the Aesir[*] _did_ have a big war thousands of years ago, around the time of the birth of Loki and Thor (as we see baby Loki was just born, and he and Thor are about the same age), they have a legitimate reason to want to retrieve the Casket of Endless Winter that Odin stole from them and return it to Jotunheim: Because without it, the realm of Jotunheim is slowly dying and falling apart. The movie even shows us this when Thor and his gang are there, but it's never explicitely stated so I guess many viewers didn't notice or understand.
So when King Laufey calls Odin a "murderer and a thief", he is entirely correct.
[*] Aesir being the proper name for what the movie calls "Asgardians"; in the Norse Edda the Aesir and Vanir "gods" who live in Asgard together (after hte Vanir came to Asgard as refugees) are both also technically tribes of "giants".
In the Norse mythology, Hela the neutral goddess of the Underworld Niflheim was actually Loki daughter from Loki's tryst with a giantess (as Norse Loki was married to an Aesir woman Sigyn that Odin had given him in marriage).
But Norse Loki isn't Odin's son (or adoptive son or whatever) and Thor's brother as he is in Marvel comics; he's a god who came "from across the sea" to Asgard and was accepted by Odin into their ranks. He learned magic from the magic-wielding Vanir. And became Thor's buddy, joining him on many adventures. Until he ran afoul of the other gods for mocking them at Heimdall's party he wasnt invited to (in the prose-poem _Lokasenna),_ bragging how he had slept with all their wives in their absence and the goddesses had liked it, and then Loki had to flee to Midgard, was found and bound to a rock with chains made from the entrails of his two Aesir sons the other gods murdered in front of Loki and his wife Sigyn. Sigyn opted to stay with Loki to catch the acidic poison dripping into his face from the fangs of a snake the gods had set above Loki's head.
The whole "Loki maliciously caused Hödr to accidentally kill invulnerable-to-all-things Baldur the God of Light with a dart from mistletoe and then was exiled and bound to a rock, with chains that would only break when Ragnarök the Twilight of the Gods began" story? Yeah, that was 100% invented later by Christian chroniclers. Because, for a start, it makes zero sense. Not only does it conflict with the Lokasenna story, but if Baldur's death triggered Ragnarök, then the gods chaining up Loki _as reaction to Baldur's death_ with chains that would only break once Ragnarök starts is a bit pointless, is it not?
Feeling a little Thor today. It's Hammer Time!
"Thou canst toucheth this"
I want to live in Asgard too, Addie!
Ya gotta admit, if Loki hadn't pulled that stunt with Thor in the first place he probably never would've learned to be more mature and balanced for becoming king. Especially after since meeting that girl Jane Foster.
Good point. Loki's stunt unintentionally caused Thor's character development.
@@x-man9473 Right on
Löki is known as a trickster god. And his “tricks” are boarder-line murderous. Thör is my fave character. My second fave is coming up. 😊
"I didn't expect that." Allow me to introduce you to Loki... 😝
11:45 The clothes belonging to her ex-boyfriend... Thor assumed the identity of Dr. Donald Blake in the comics.
I love this Thor and the Thor of Ragnorok
Well done, Addie. Looking forward to Cap!
From this loki to the loki series ...there is a great story of evolution of loki ( phase 1 to phase 3 and now he opened phase 4 )
It was cool to see Clint/ Hawkeye show up in this film, but I definitely wish he had more screen time in Phase 1 to showcase his skills lol.
Hawkeye & Black Widow were often shit on by fans for being weaker than the other Avengers, but I've always loved their characters tbh - I love the bow & arrow as his signature weapon (especially w/ his trick arrows), & thought it was cool that he & Natasha were able to fight at the levels of Gods & monsters.
Great reaction
Loki is like that cat you love but is always scratching at you and knocking things off the table.
Marvel did a fantastic job presenting the universe step by step.
Only retcon that bothers me is that here the “9 realms” seemed initially more like dimensions/universes with different laws of physics (Asgard for example is not a planet).
Later they changed that discreetly.
Yes I agree with you on this one. The Nine Realms were like different planes of existence, like heaven and hell, or the various planes in D&D. Not somewhere you could just fly to in a space ship no matter how far or fast you traveled. Until the retcon when you actually could, therefor it is all part of our universe which makes no sense.
Thor comes from Norse mythology who worshiped Odin as their god just as the Greeks worshiped Zeus. With the more mature aspects and stories placed in obscurity. This movie was directed by Kenneth Branagh who is know for his over the top Shakespearean film adaptations.
Thor is a great series. Cant wait for you to get to Thor ragnarok...itll knock your socks off. Perfect balance of humor and action. A chord rarely struck in film. Apart from Three Days to Kill. With Kevin Costner now that is legendary!
I loved Three Days to Kill. The hilarious daughter was played by Hailee Steinfeld and she ends up joining the MCU also (no spoilers from me!)
16:31 Thor doesn't really have any powers right now as you suspected. Asgardians are generally MUCH stronger than humans.
01:55 Remember the logo for Hammer Industries in Iron Man 2?
Loki is the god of mischief.
In the future movies, I can't remember which one is the first, there will be 2 credit scenes, so watch out for them ;)
It didn't burn him? Okay that got me.. 🤷🏻♂️😂😂😂 how can ice ever burn? 😭😭😂😂😂🤷🏻♂️
Loki's power is mischief
I really like this movie. I think all the Thor movies are a lot of fun. Never quite sure why people don't like them
loki's grand plan was from the beginning a false flag operation where he allows a Jotun invasion to happen and then come off as the hero. however it didnt really work as intended so he convinved thor to invade Jotunheim to kickstart a war. after thor's banishment and odin falling alseep he basically tried it again, and thor coming back basically unraveled it all.
all Loki wanted was to be seen as a worthy successor to Odin, even after learning he wasn't truely Odin's son.
by the end of the movie, loki just wants power because he feels he deserves it.
This is my favourite Thor film.
Loki is the Godd of Mischief
This is a throw back. The newer thor films are far superior, so seeing thor like this is a little weird
Its norse mythology. Thor is the god of thunder and loki is the god of mischief. Thor movies are some of the best.. very funny
Great Reaction Addie :)
Captain America must surely be coming up soon? Now that's a good movie.
The reason she watching the entire MCU is because of Tom Holland Spider-Man. She said that in Iron Man 1 introduction and I understand that.
@@joshuacampbell7493 OK. I vaguely remember Addie saying that too now you've reminded me and if she's watching in release order then Capt. America will be next otherwise it'll be along when it comes along I guess.
Hey Addie, to help understand some of this movie you need to go back to Norse Mythology. Loki was the God of Mischief. He was a trickster who could originally change his shape and sex in the original myths. In the comics, he is one of Marvel's most complex villains and sometimes heroes who use the magic he was taught by Frigga (Rene Russo's character, the Queen of Asgard).
Anyway...Next up is 'Captain America: The First Avenger', and I can't wait!!!
Maybe Loki just wants you to THINK that everything he does is manipulation.