Terralventhe Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 I haven't watched Thor yet, but it can't possibly be as bad as Loki and Odin from The Son of the Mask.... can it? Sigh. I don't think there're any good movies based on Norse legends. I'd kill for a grand LotR scale Volsunga movie... Let me put it this way.. Loki's mother, Laufey, gets made into a dude called King 'Laofee' (or at least that's how they pronounce it). Also, all jötuns and giants are now one-gender, giant blue-skinned men with red eyes who are evil just because. Also, Odin lost his eye in battle with aforementioned popsicle men, not in exchange for ultimate knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matth85 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Also, Odin lost his eye in battle with aforementioned popsicle men, not in exchange for ultimate knowledge. That's what I call throwing a whole religion down the drain.One of the cool ones too! :( I am so not watching that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terralventhe Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Yeeahh.. the movie's loaded with 'wat' moments for any Norse enthusiast. Like Mjölnir being an artifact passed down throughout generations and is a symbol of someone being the successor to Odin's throne, and is described as 'a tool for creation as well as destruction'. Me, of course, sitting there going 'what the bloody hell am I watching?'. Then there's the fact that they pronounce 'Bifröst' as 'bi(as in bicycle or bisexual)-frost(as in the cold)'. Also Loki was raised by Odin from childhood and Loki never knew he was a jötunn. Also all jötuns are evil, like I said. You know, despite the fact that several members of the Æsir were MARRIED TO THEM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffzor Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Topics can be slippery, and it appears you lot aren't wearing boots with proper studs. But on a side-note, it doesn't take a master mind to figure out that a hollywood movie based on a comic loosely based on mythology is going to be pretty darn incorrect. I'm an odenist, and I like science fiction and fantasy, I'm not offended by Marvel for making up their own story with traits of the norse religion within it, however silly it may turn out. Now let's discuss Dwarves, Skyrim, and how the two have nothing to do with one another. (You know which type of dwarves I refer to) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terralventhe Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Well, I'm not offended either. I just find it hilariously stupid and groan-worthy. At any rate, the concept of Norse mythology bein' brought into this is somewhat relevant, as Norse mythology does perpetrate the notion of earth-dwelling elves like the Dwemer, and the bearded, stocky mining dorfs we all know and love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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