Thor Odinson, God of Thunder Appreciation 2019

[kilderkin]

Just came home from re-watching the movie with my mother who hadn't seen it, she loved the movie, but one of her comments was "I'm so disappointed with Thor, he's supposed to be the god of thunder".

Yesterday I was also chatting with a friend of mine about the movie and she loved it as well, I asked her "who was your favorite Avenger in this movie" and she said "everyone except Hulk and Thor, they did nothing"........

Whilst I wouldn't say nothing, they were let downs for me too

[kilderkin]

Absolutely agree, writers have to walk a fine line between authentic character development and corporate oversight

I'm sure it's very challenging at times

[charliehustle415]

I'm sure it's very challenging at times

I bet, I'm pretty sure Aaron wasn't expecting his magnum opus War of The Realms to become a giant line wide event; especially, because it's a bi-weekly one.

To me it's so odd for such a short event to derail all the ongoing Marvel books.

[Frontier]

Absolutely agree, writers have to walk a fine line between authentic character development and corporate oversight

"Authentic character development" is the key thing for me when it comes to Thor these days...

[Panic]

Another thing is Hemsworth next project is the Hulk Hogan biopic and he said in an interview that he will be changing his training style which right now is mostly functional stuff into that of a powerlifter who usually results in some serious muscle mass gains so if he doesn't changes much to play the next Thor, thick Thor could probably look massive in the next Guardian.

https://youtu.be/ToKcVR9KyBo?t=20

Not really a plus for me. I like my heroes to look agile, not hulking.

[Wall-Crawler]

Not really a plus for me. I like my heroes to look agile, not hulking.

This actually shouldn't be bad, I think it's good.

Realistically, Thor should be even bigger looking than Hemsworth.

[Ascended]

Everyone I've talked to so far who's seen Endgame - from comic fans to general audience types - have said across the board that Thor was their favorite character in the movie so I'm gonna say the Russo's instincts on this were solid.

I wont pretend to speak to any kind of consensus, as most of the people I know haven't had a chance to see it yet, but I consider myself a solid Thor fan, I have really enjoyed Hemsworth in the role, especially since Ragnarok, and while a part of me is rubbed wrong by it a much bigger part is quite satisfied with how it played out and what it might be setting up in the future, if the gods are kind.

Honestly I think a big part of my issue with "it" (I'll try to be spoiler free) is that it reminded me so much of the whole Unworthy thing. I think I subconsciously apply my opinions on Unworthy to the film, which is unfair. Trying to look at it objectively, the "joke" doesn't last long. As soon as the team has an objective, Thor largely returns to his old self. Less confident and still shaken by events, he's certainly not fully recovered.....but compare Thor's first scene to his final one; he clearly made tons of progress in a short time. He's still worthy.

It's a fascinating character arc for him and I think the concept feels "right" given everything that happened to him. Ultimately, this is a good thing for the character. I just struggle with that a little because it "tastes" so close to Unworthy.

I have no idea how to do the spoiler box, so don't read below if you don't want to know very mild spoilers.
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People may not like how Thor was represented in the film (especially women, as all the women in my life were appalled they didn't get to see handsome hero Thor lol) but I did enjoy him, and I feel this was MCU's version of the "unworthy" Thor. Despite his appearance and condition, the strength of character, humour and warmth of Thor's personality still shine through and you cannot help but like him.

Absolutely true. I think this was Hemsworth's strongest performance in the role, by miles. Great range, solid pathos, relatable motivations. And the best beard he's had yet!

[MindofShadow]

Thor at the end of the movie

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armored up, with the braided beard and long hair, looking thick instead of crossfitter lean, probably symbolizes a viking better than any previous looks Dude basically kinda looked like blond version of God of War Thor

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[Panic]

Thor at the end of the movie

spoilers:

armored up, with the braided beard and long hair, looking thick instead of crossfitter lean, probably symbolizes a viking better than any previous looks Dude basically kinda looked like blond version of God of War Thor

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Maybe the Hollywood version of a Viking, but I think the real thing would have been lean - the Vikings were raiders who had to move fast after all. And forget what films like The Thirteenth Warrior tell you about Viking swords being heavy monsters, they were largely one-handed designs that weighed in at well under 3 lbs.

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[Punisher007]

It probably doesn't help him look impressive when several other characters were made to look so freaking powerful as well.

[Overhazard]

Just came home from re-watching the movie with my mother who hadn't seen it, she loved the movie, but one of her comments was "I'm so disappointed with Thor, he's supposed to be the god of thunder".

Yesterday I was also chatting with a friend of mine about the movie and she loved it as well, I asked her "who was your favorite Avenger in this movie" and she said "everyone except Hulk and Thor, they did nothing"........

I was mostly fine with hulk and thor but I wish that spoilers:

Hulk went one on one with Thanos instead of Captain Marvel, her no selling the headbutt was cool, but it really should have been the hulk. I would have liked it if Thor did a little more too.

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[MindofShadow]

I was mostly fine with hulk and thor but I wish that spoilers:

Hulk went one on one with Thanos instead of Captain Marvel, her no selling the headbutt was cool, but it really should have been the hulk. I would have liked it if Thor did a little more too.

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I think they botched Hulk's arc in IW/EG personally.

Screentime wasn't worth the payoff.

[kilderkin]

I was mostly fine with hulk and thor but I wish that spoilers:

Hulk went one on one with Thanos instead of Captain Marvel, her no selling the headbutt was cool, but it really should have been the hulk. I would have liked it if Thor did a little more too.

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I agree, some response was needed, it felt a let down to me

[kilderkin]

I think they botched Hulk's arc in IW/EG personally.

Screentime wasn't worth the payoff.

I was generally disappointed as well

[cc008]

I was mostly fine with hulk and thor but I wish that spoilers:

Hulk went one on one with Thanos instead of Captain Marvel, her no selling the headbutt was cool, but it really should have been the hulk. I would have liked it if Thor did a little more too.

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I can agree with this as well. spoilers:

Hulk had more reason to get back at Thanos, I would have liked to see Banner tap back into being angry. We all know he still can.

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