Thor: The Dark World.
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He really is. He was on the nerdist podcast the other day and it was pretty good, he referenced that moment in the video. Such a fucking good actor, ar at least he is having sucha good time with what he is doing.
I always though Thor would be the shittiest of the Marvel movies. I mean, come on, it's stupid. Norse mythology clumsily spackled onto modern Earth? But they pull it off. The first movie was only successful, I would say. This one was really good. Hiddleston is fucking badass.
He hinted that there is talk of a Loki movie of some kind on the podcast, but he kind of qualified it. That would be awesome.
no idea why but the official video of him is croped
here is his full stage thanks to multiple camera
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I think once I heard Dark World would be about Maelkith(?), that I let myself get hopeful that it would somehow be connected with the only Thor comic story arc I followed; About the demon Surtur's attack on Asgard / Beta-Ray Bill / big breawl at the end with Loki, Thor and Odin all fighting Surtur. Soooo, yes, this movie was a bit of a disappointment, better than the first though.
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After The Dark World I think it's pretty widely accepted that Loki is the star. I looked at some reviews and all anyone talks about is Loki. I would kneel to him anytime, I'm sorry but the end of that comic con video legitimately got me aroused. Can't help it, fuck he's awesome. And you know he's a great actor too and it's not just by chance or merely good writing because you wouldn't even recognize him in real life, his voice, face, mannerisms, all of it. Why can't the idea of TV shows like Breaking Bad with a morally ambiguous character spill out into mainstream film already? Into comic books? We all love it, we all want it. Get with the program Marvel/DC. Even Loki said in an interview that The Dark Knight changed everything because of Heath Ledger's Joker performance. Don't know why since then we don't have more villains as the star when we all want them.
I went and rewatched The Avengers and was disgusted by how shafted Tom Hiddleton got with some of the writing/scenes/character development. After seeing The Dark World you realize he's so much better than what he had in The Avengers. He's not some simple flat static character, he's very dynamic and round, and especially unique. He's confident beyond reality, yet also often unsure of himself. He's self involved and narcissistic, yet also cares for some, and seems to genuinely take pain in the fact that he fights/hurts them, but has to do it anyways. And at the end of the day, you have no fucking clue. I have no idea what's real with Loki anymore.
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Yeah the theatre I was in couldn't give a shit when Thor's mum died but everyone was upset when Loki 'died'. Meanwhile all the nerds were shaking their head and rolling their eyes at the idea that Loki would die like a bitch from a frontal attack. I'm really happy with the way they portrayed Loki in the film for all the reasons stated above, but above that it was good to see Thor and Loki working together like the yin and the yang they are. Putting Loki as the main antagonist in Thor III would probably annoy a lot of people because he's had so much screen time already, but I wouldn't mind it. I'd still prefer he plays the background support for Thor though.
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Did anyone else think the most powerful, chilling (goosebump inducing) scene was when Thor came to visit Loki after the death of their mother and he had an illusion up to pretend he was dealing with it and didn't care, but really looked like absolute shit. Also before that scene when he found out and sent the furniture flying across the room. I get cheesy nerd chills just thinking about it. Such an authentic character true to himself. Can someone tell me why the super dark elf monster didn't let him out of prison? Did he sense his power? Or what? Cos he didn't know who he was, and I found that curious. Loved that scene too, Loki is always so coolheaded at the right times.
I'm not sure why Kurse didn't let Loki out. He's not a true Asgardian.
Maybe he just didn't like him /shrug
Maybe he just didn't like him /shrug
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My guess, and obviously just a guess, is that he was letting those other scrubs out to cause a distraction. They were clearly just prisoners of war, and if they got out they'd grab the nearest pointy thing and start stabbing Asgardians. But one guy, in his own special cell, who doesn't even look like much of a fighter, might just be someone he doesn't want to let roam free. He probably isn't going to grab a pointy object, he is more likely going to start scheming and conniving, which could possibly interfere with the Dark Elf plan.
I realize that's reading a lot into it, but I'd probably hesitate if I saw just one dude locked up alone like that too. Kurse was clearly capable of rational thought, so it isn't too far out there for him to have come to the same conclusion I did.
The real answer, of course, is that it worked for the movie. But if you take that out, my answer seems fairly solid to me.
I realize that's reading a lot into it, but I'd probably hesitate if I saw just one dude locked up alone like that too. Kurse was clearly capable of rational thought, so it isn't too far out there for him to have come to the same conclusion I did.
The real answer, of course, is that it worked for the movie. But if you take that out, my answer seems fairly solid to me.
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Yeah the scene with the illusion covering over the wrecked room with Loki just slumped against the wall was pretty poignant. The reveal at the very end when the illusion drops had people in the theater applauding. I can't remember the last time the Villain got such a strong fan reaction
Tom Hiddleston has really made Loki into a super fan favorite and Marvel could not possibly be happier with the result Im sure. I hang out with a lot of people who have zero exposure to comics but who have seen the Marvel Movies and to their thinking Loki is the number one badass in the Marvel universe. Among those who know about the Fox vs Marvel rights issue they complain that it is sad that Magneto and Loki can never meet. From a popular culture standpoint Loki now easily eclipses Dr Doom or Galactus in the minds of many casual fans due to the horrific portrayals in the old Fantastic Four movies. Whedon has his work cut out for him in pulling off Thanos as a result.
Oh and the Guardians of the Galaxy post-credit sequence was pretty much class-A terribad.
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Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that. It looked exactly like it came out of the original Star Trek TV show, it was so cheesy. Particularly the red girl. I expected Captain Kirk to jump out and start fucking her right there.
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Didn't really miss anything with the very end one.
Just shows the monster thing, that went through the portal to earth when thor/mala guy were fighting, chasing birds through that industrial area that they found the first anomaly.
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I watched that part. I'm talking about waiting until the 10,000 people who were involved with the movie got their name on the screen.
They should get rid of that anyway. It's not like everytime you start your car the radio plays the names of the dudes who worked the factory that day.
They should get rid of that anyway. It's not like everytime you start your car the radio plays the names of the dudes who worked the factory that day.