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I'm gonna talk about Thor
For lo, we went and saw it last night. (we then returned and watched DW, but that is for another post, as cross-pollination is spoilery and silly)
I went in without a lot of expectations (outside of knowing things like Certain People were up in arms over Heimdall being black as OMG NORSE GODS AREN'T BLACK), and without a lot of knowledge about comics!Thor, as the last time I paid him any attention was during Onslaught, and that was only because SUPERSHINYCROSSOVER EVENT.
Anyway, I quite enjoyed it. It didn't really talk down to the viewers, with more than one plotline running along. And there was a sort of theme of "taking the fight to the enemy is not always the right course" and "peace is not always achieved through superior firepower". Or at least, it was implied. Odin was a bit of a manipulative bastard, but I can't honestly blame him when his sons were both a bit lacking--well, ok, if you combined Thor and Loki, you'd get a wise ruler, but separated out, they each had different characteristics that the other could have used.
Jane Foster was a lovely surprise, and I quite loved her. Especially since the movie never made her The Girl, she was always a part of things and a scientist first. Sure, she and Thor have a kiss and there's the whole Maybe They Like Each Other thing, but it wasn't used to just stick her in the role of "useless girlfriend" (I admit I kept waiting for them to fridge her, and was pleased when they didn't) -- though, I do find it hilarious that they made "Thor reforms" all about his "love for the Earth woman" as opposed to, idk, not being worthy of the Hammer and shit (I suppose it was short-hand for "saw how courageous the little people were and took it to heart" or something)
One of the things I really liked, too, was that when Thor was de-powered, he told his friends that he'd just get in their way. It was logical and smart, and I appreciate that sort of tactical thinking from a guy who was sort of an idiot earlier on in the movie.
It actually took me a while to like Thor (the shirtlessness helped), really. He was sort of an asshole idiot who listened to no one.
Sif was also awesome, and it was really nice to see a 'warrior woman' who was fully-clothed and fucking wore armor that didn't just cover her tits.
In fact, it was nice to see a super-hero movie where women in skimpy dress and spandex was not the norm. I am sure there are fanboys whining about the lack of T&A, because I have little faith in humanity. I just hope the movie does well enough that people take the idea that women can be badass without being undressed to heart.
Darcy was also fun, and while I had to look up Frigga, she was also good, too.
And I'm not gonna lie. I would watch a whole movie about Jane Foster's skience experiments to discover wormholes. Because that would be awesome. But I'm weird like that, and science is sexy. (the fact that the movie STARTS with her and Darcy made me gleeful)
And yes, I can femslash up the entire movie. Sif/Frigga, for instance? "My queen" has definite possibilities. So does Darcy/Jane comfort/boredom sex. Then there's Jane/Sif or Darcy/Sif, or threesomes. ahem. But that is because I have an exceedingly dirty mind.
I went in without a lot of expectations (outside of knowing things like Certain People were up in arms over Heimdall being black as OMG NORSE GODS AREN'T BLACK), and without a lot of knowledge about comics!Thor, as the last time I paid him any attention was during Onslaught, and that was only because SUPERSHINYCROSSOVER EVENT.
Anyway, I quite enjoyed it. It didn't really talk down to the viewers, with more than one plotline running along. And there was a sort of theme of "taking the fight to the enemy is not always the right course" and "peace is not always achieved through superior firepower". Or at least, it was implied. Odin was a bit of a manipulative bastard, but I can't honestly blame him when his sons were both a bit lacking--well, ok, if you combined Thor and Loki, you'd get a wise ruler, but separated out, they each had different characteristics that the other could have used.
Jane Foster was a lovely surprise, and I quite loved her. Especially since the movie never made her The Girl, she was always a part of things and a scientist first. Sure, she and Thor have a kiss and there's the whole Maybe They Like Each Other thing, but it wasn't used to just stick her in the role of "useless girlfriend" (I admit I kept waiting for them to fridge her, and was pleased when they didn't) -- though, I do find it hilarious that they made "Thor reforms" all about his "love for the Earth woman" as opposed to, idk, not being worthy of the Hammer and shit (I suppose it was short-hand for "saw how courageous the little people were and took it to heart" or something)
One of the things I really liked, too, was that when Thor was de-powered, he told his friends that he'd just get in their way. It was logical and smart, and I appreciate that sort of tactical thinking from a guy who was sort of an idiot earlier on in the movie.
It actually took me a while to like Thor (the shirtlessness helped), really. He was sort of an asshole idiot who listened to no one.
Sif was also awesome, and it was really nice to see a 'warrior woman' who was fully-clothed and fucking wore armor that didn't just cover her tits.
In fact, it was nice to see a super-hero movie where women in skimpy dress and spandex was not the norm. I am sure there are fanboys whining about the lack of T&A, because I have little faith in humanity. I just hope the movie does well enough that people take the idea that women can be badass without being undressed to heart.
Darcy was also fun, and while I had to look up Frigga, she was also good, too.
And I'm not gonna lie. I would watch a whole movie about Jane Foster's skience experiments to discover wormholes. Because that would be awesome. But I'm weird like that, and science is sexy. (the fact that the movie STARTS with her and Darcy made me gleeful)
And yes, I can femslash up the entire movie. Sif/Frigga, for instance? "My queen" has definite possibilities. So does Darcy/Jane comfort/boredom sex. Then there's Jane/Sif or Darcy/Sif, or threesomes. ahem. But that is because I have an exceedingly dirty mind.
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Loved Darcy to death. And it's kind of fun to watch these as someone with zero background in comics, because it takes me a second to place Agent Coulson (?) and the random shout outs to Stark and the inclusion of the sharpshooter guy I can only assume to be another superhero type, is kind of amusing to try and string together, like we are really getting a small glimpse of a larger universe. I like that.
But, I would have liked to see the wife of Odin be a smidge more badass. I mean, at least she tried. But, yeah.