THOR (2011) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | Reaction & Commentary | That's an evil hairline!

[@marksullivan7766]

Stan Lee was the guy who tried to move the hammer with his truck.

[@Mr.Ekshin]

And to think Stan could have moved it with nothing but a stroke of his pen. He was the most powerful guy in the MCU.

[@DataCab1e]

And the one who found it was J. Michael Straczynski, Babylon 5 creator and frequent comic writer.

[@BattleAngelFan99]

I couldn't believe she didn't notice him. 17:44 That was him!

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

She seemed to miss that

[@JimEllis-i5k]

​@@ShuffleUpandDeal32she's too busy talking!

[@genkigirl4859]

Thors face being smeared on windows is a running gag watch for it in future movies lol

[@gchild1286]

You know, you’re right and I would never have thought of it if you hadn’t mentioned that😂. I can’t picture the example for “Love & Thunder”.

[@genkigirl4859]

@@gchild1286 I only know about it because my sister knows Chris lol,it’s just one of those things the average viewer dosent notice

[@Vaishino]

There's a fun deleted scene from this film where Thor buy a new mug for the diner where he smashed one earlier in the film while shouting "another!" He apologized and made it clear he recognized he had made a social faux pas and asks if he's still allowed to eat at the diner. It does a great job of showing that he's learning how the mortal realm works adapting to their modern customs.

[@toddlower5546]

Damn, should have left that in the movie.

[@3Rayfire]

@@toddlower5546 Seriously!

[@thomasgoodall4917]

Anthony Hopkins is so underrated in this film, he’s absolutely perfect as Odin

[@rachelespiritu4215]

"I still trust frost giant more than Thor." Hoo boy, do we have a journey ahead. See you all in 10 years.

[@MikeB12800]

Zoe Saldana has to be franchise queen. Between Avatar, the MCU, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Star Trek, she’s in like all of the highest grossing movies.

[@biguy617]

Zoe isn’t in this movie

[@theaikidoka]

@@biguy617 Right, but Shanelle suggested it was Natalie Portman, OP is replying to that idea.

[@Natalija_Saar]

@@biguy617Derp

[@UTU49]

Seriously though. Who gets to play a main character in 3 different huge franchises? Sorry, Zoe, but that's just not reasonable at all. You're hogging all the good roles. 😄

[@colej.banning2419]

@@theaikidoka Even when Shanelle said it, it seemed implausible. I'm sure there's probably franchises other than Star Wars and the MCU that Portman's been in, but they don't jump to mind immediately.

[@sinfulkivisian20]

RIP Ray Stevenson aka Volstag, Frank Castle (The Punisher), Black Beard

[@olafmoriarty]

It was surprisingly fun to see a reaction to this movie from the eyes of someone who didn't grow up with Norse mythology. Your shock and surprise when Thor's younger brother turned out to be evil was fantastic, it never occured to me that the personalities of these characters is NOT common knowledge outside of Scandinavia.

[@RH-hb6qh]

I went to a HS called Valhalla - Norse mythology was part of our first year curriculum. 😊

[@matthewdunham1689]

I find it amusing that here in the US, the majority of our days of the week are named for the Norse gods. 😂

[@vincentsweargen8436]

I thought mythology was part of English literature, at least academically.

[@matthewdunham1689]

@vincentsweargen8436 Greek and Roman myth. I took it in high school in Massachusetts, but it was an honors class. The Odyssey was covered in track 2 English literature. A college preparatory class.

[@dabreal82]

​@@matthewdunham1689False they are named after planets and Roman mythology. Even the 365 day year was made by Caeser...

[@chandlernunnally1733]

This is such a slept-on movie. I love how Branagh treated these characters-with humor and a sense of adventure, but rooted in a rather seriously portrayed family drama. There's an earnestness in this movie that the MCU often lacks... especially recently.

[@Doutsoldome]

I agree.

[@39Hundred]

Odin(Allfather), Thor(god of Thunder), Loki(god of Mischief), etc. are Norse gods. They are the gods that the Vikings worshipped. “Thursday” is named after Thor(Thor’s Day). Friday is named after his mother(Frigga). Wednesday is named after Odin. The Marvel version of Thor is “based” on Norse Mythology but creator Stan Lee changed a few things here and there. When Odin collapsed, Stan Lee called it the “Odin Sleep”. Odin is so powerful that every once in a while, Odin needs to “recharge”.

[@fiddiehacked]

Original tales of Asgard are found in the Icelandic Eddas, written a millenia ago.

[@garykephart]

Odin's Day => Woden's Day => Wednesday

[@Smido83]

I am so shocked that there are people in the western world who do not know at least the absolute basics of north mythology. Thats like not knowing that Zeus is a god from ancient Greece, or Osiris of ancient Egypt, or Buddah. I mean isnt that taught in the US school system?

[@-_James_-]

@@Smido83 Most schools deal with facts, not fairy tales.

[@Smido83]

@@-_James_- So world history isnt taught? Interesting... Explains a lot about Americans!

[@DukeDarkshadow]

Hang on. Am I the only one who finds it strange (or noticed, for that matter) that we skipped pretty much the entire second act of the movie in this review?? We jumped from Jane driving Thor to the crater straight to the Destroyer appearing on Earth! A lot of important stuff was straight up cut out! -The entirety of Thor's infiltration of the SHIELD base -Hawkeye's cameo -Thor discovering he's not worthy as well as his capture -Loki lying to Thor about Odin being dead and how he's not allowed back home -Selvig rescuing Thor from custody and trying to find out the truth about him -Thor and Jane's campfire where he tells her about the Nine Realms -Sif and the Warriors Three deciding to go against Loki and plotting with Heimdall to bring Thor back home -Coulson learning who Thor really is and that he's an ally, not an enemy Why was all this cut? These scenes were crucial to his character development. It was during this time that Thor's ego was knocked down several pegs and he finally started learning humility.

[@donsample1002]

As I was watching/listening to this while doing other stuff, I actually went back and rewound a bit to see if I had just gotten over distracted by the other stuff.

[@vincegamer]

I rewound too. It was jarring to me because she trusted Loki, but then skipped the reveal that Loki had allowed the frost Giants in in the beginning in order to goad Thor into doing something stupid, so that Thor would not be named King. The reveal that Loki had been a scumbag the whole time is kind of a big deal

[@DukeDarkshadow]

@@vincegamer Oh, right! I totally forgot that part! We skipped Loki traveling to Jotunheim to bargain with Laufey. Pretty important scene!

[@PhilBagels]

Yes, those scenes are crucial to the movie. But this is not the movie. This is a reaction video. If you want to see those scenes, you can watch the movie yourself. If you want to see someone else's reaction, you have to be willing to accept that their reaction is not going to be the same as yours.

[@Smido83]

You're not. I was looking for this comment. She completely skipped over his character groth and for the life of me I can not understand why. That is by far the best part of the movie!

[@heatherqualy9143]

Kenneth Branagh is a highly acclaimed Shakespearean actor and director. He starred in and directed the Oscar nominated movie version of Hamlet from the late 90s. And has done countless other Shakespeare plays in his life. They intentionally wanted a Shakespearean feel to it, so he was the perfect director for this one. Get over the camera angles, already. It was also intentional. At this point they were trying to make very distinctive looks for each hero and their movies to set them apart from each other. They never bothered me in the least, until you started pointing out every single one. A couple comments would have sufficed. This is one of my favourite of the entire MCU because the acting and story are among the best, but now I’ll be thinking of this comment every time they do a Dutch angle. Thanks for wrecking that for me. 😔

[@brandonhill2183]

Heimdal broke the ice himself from pure power and will. Not Thor calling for him

[@richardhansen3703]

Right. The only thing Thor's yelling did was give Heimdal the will to break the ice.

[@Mr.Ekshin]

@@richardhansen3703 - The power of loyalty to one's friends.

[@SwampusMcGarniglus]

Heimdal is a little bit of an underrated badass, until ragnarok, when his bad assery is on display.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Well, why didn't he do that a couple hours ago? Thor's voice was the impetus to Heimdal finding the will to do it.

[@brandonhill2183]

@@MoMoMyPup10 she infers it's a direct effect. Not a secondary catalyst. Listen and read better

[@TomBagwell]

Asgard isn't "total fantasyland" so much as very advanced superscience. Arthur C Clarke, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

I think the word she was looking for is "mythology." As noted - its all fantasy. SciFi fantasy included.

[@3Rayfire]

And as Captain Pike noted the corrolary, "and any sufficiently advanced intelligence is indistinguishable from god."

[@Skyruff-the_original]

One point of confusion with the ending scene was that “THOR” and “Captain America: the first avenger” came out 2 months apart. Not being sure viewers would see the movies in what order with delayed releases etc possible, the decision was made to end both movies with references to the “Avengers”.

[@minnesotajones261]

The end of Thor also ties into Cap's film as well.

[@christopherwright8673]

Thor smash, Hulk smash, Iron Man pay for things 😂

[@matthewdunham1689]

Very accurate assessment!

[@thinkbolt]

Haha! Yeah, I liked that one!

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Same primary superpower as Batman, “I’m rich” though at least he’s smart enough to design and build his own tech, the Bat can’t do that, just act all broody goth teenager. I’ll take billionaire playboy philanthropist please. Just for a decade, that’s all.

[@3DJapan]

​@@c1ph3rpunkRemember Batman started in Detective comics. He did detective work.

[@lisag5002]

@@c1ph3rpunk Don't forget Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, I guess he helped with the bills. But truth be told T'Challa and Aquaman are trillionaires and I don't see them footing any bills.

[@minski76]

15:54 Agent. His first name's Agent.

[@DarrenEden-ub4vj]

Odin had two sons Thor and Bulder. Loki was adopted.

[@thirteenthandy]

Holy crap, you edited out the whole hammer rejection, drinking with Eric, AND Son of Coul?? Ouch. Longer reactions would be wonderful!

[@dethwizard]

Yeah I was wondering why myself.

[@leftofpunk]

As well as Hawkeye's introduction

[@FollowingGhost]

I thought I had gotten distracted and missed parts before I realized she had just skipped over major points.

[@johnniequinn3215]

She was watching with the eyes of a filmmaker, not as a fan.

[@foreignhades6788]

I'm also sure the editing for copyright laws played a part in some of that as well!

[@briancoe4371]

I've been a huge fan of Kenneth Branagh since I discovered Henry V in middle school. Massive respect for Marvel for trying out the Shakespeare vibe with Thor, and for brining in Kenneth to do it. The royal family drama theme (Shakespeare) sticks around in Thor movies even though they moved on from Kenneth.

[@MjrCoxwell]

Did you NOT know Thor, Loki, Odin...etc..was the Norse God pantheon? I don't expect everyone to know all things, but surely yove heard it mentioned sometime in your life LOL

[@kschneyer]

Delightful reaction, as usual! Kenneth, Branaugh is an actor first and a director second, and of course he is primarily a Shakespearean. This appears in pretty much everything he does, so it’s hardly surprising that both he and Hiddleston (another Shakespearean) should use Shakespeare as their touchpoints, nor is it surprising that his direction of the actors was better than his direction of the camera.😂 The origin story of Thor coming to Earth without powers as a punishment from Odin and needing to learn humility comes from the comics circa 1970, although in that version, he actually lost his memory for about 10 years, went to medical school and became a surgeon. In that version, Jane Foster was a nurse who loved “Dr. Blake” but couldn’t accept a relationship with Thor. Sif (in Norse mythology, Thor’s wife) is the eventual love interest in the comics.

[@zbennalley]

Kevin Feige said his biggest regret as a producer was dyeing Chris Hemsworth's eyebrows in this film.

[@danielj4587]

Yeah, but he's gonna regret not letting Deadpool build a snowman. Lol

[@jackabalas]

@@danielj4587papa can you hear me

[@lokithecat7225]

So, an actor dies on a show he's producing, but his biggest regret is that? Not sure who is the bigger Moron; Marvel Fans, or Feige.

[@brandonhill2183]

I think it's a better look

[@vincegamer]

​@@lokithecat7225 you regret things you did or didn't do. So unless Feige caused the death, there's nothing for him to regret.

[@charlespeliska7054]

Marvel aside, Kenneth Branaugh is a fantastic actor and filmmaker, and master Shakespearian. I highly recommended exploring his work. I love his adaptations of Much Ado about Nothing, Frankstein, and the Poirot films (Murder on the Orient Express etc), and his Henry V is a masterpiece.

[@christophersims3319]

The Thor part of the MCU draws heavily on established Norse Mythology. There are some differences but the characters are all taken from Norse mythology.

[@Streunekater]

When at 26:49 Natalie says "Oh. My. God.", it actually is Her God :D

[@wobaguk]

I think the implication of the end is Selvig is under the control of Loki. Loki appearing in the reflection and having Selvig say his words is him 'puppeterring' him, mystically.

[@allison4516]

I love that you’re looking at these from a film makers mindset. Each and every Marvel movie (and television/miniseries for that matter) that they create each adhere to a different genre. And are always done exceptionally from the film creation standpoint. It’s basically like a film students Disneyland when it comes to film style

[@williamwhalen746]

Kenneth Branagh directed my favorite version of Hamlet. His Henry V is also well worth watching. Both are good ways to introduce your audience to Shakespeare.

[@Caseytify]

He has a remarkable skill at casting American actors in his Shakespeare world, such as Billy Crystal as the Comic Gravedigger in Hamlet.

[@zachedwards6006]

This movie is an absolute Shakespearian drama! Just really shows how the MCU is able to give each movie its own identity and theme.

[@mahgeetahh]

the simplest way to describe Loki's powers is just "magic" meaning he's capable of a lot but he mainly uses it to make illusions, usually of himself, and conjure weapons

[@txheadshots]

There are two cameos in the hammer crater scene at the beginning - the first guy to get out of the truck is Joe Strazynski - a prolific writer who wrote much of this movie as well as the comic for a while (he also created the TV show Babylon 5). The guy who loses the bed of his truck and says "Did it work?" was Stan Lee

[@daniellanctot6548]

*_Not enough people say it, so I will: Anthony Hopkins’s performance in the scene where he reprimands and casts out Thor was OSCAR WORTHY! How he weaves pain and anger from his own failure to raise his son and having to strip him of everything before literally expelling him out of Asgard is masterful and powerful. And Tom Hiddleston’s performance in confronting Odin about his secret Frost Giant origines was equally worthy of an Oscar!_*

[@jxy8938]

It seemed too theatrical for me tbh

[@dnish6673]

You thought they were better than Christian Bale in The Fighter? That’s funny.

[@cteal2018]

Lowkey: Heimdall (played by Irdis Elba) is one of the most badass side characters in the MCU.

[@georgegwoolston1730]

Hi, Tilting the Frame is an homage to Marvel Comics and how each artist's rendering panel is presented in comic books, like storyboarding. I agree that it was overdone for this film.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I never really noticed it, til Shan brought it up. Now, I'm afraid I'll notice it from now on.

[@ScreamingScallop]

I was certain _The Avengers_ would smash right into a brick wall because all the different elements couldn't work together. I have never been so happy to be so wrong.

[@UTU49]

Right from Iron Man, we get a reference to the Avengers. This felt way too good to be true to me. I was thinking, "There's no way they're going to introduce IM, Hulk, Thor, and Cap in separate movies and then put them together in an Avengers movie." Then Joss Whedon got the job of writing and directing. As a fan of Buffy and Firefly, this too felt way too good to be true. I don't think I believed it was really happening until I was actually sitting in the theater for the start of the Avengers.

[@tomclark5924]

I would be VERY careful when looking stuff up because spoilers are everywhere and almost impossible to avoid with how interconnected these films are and become. Confusion is intended at this point as a way to draw you in and back to future movies and all will be explained moving forward.

[@Binary79]

It really is astonishing how good they were able to translate the comic to the screen. At the time of release only comic fans were really aware of THOR.

[@mcgilj1]

And fans of Adventures in Babysitting. Lol

[@tacticalgrace6456]

@@mcgilj1the really shocking thing is how thin Vincent D’Onofrio looks in that movie.

[@dabreal82]

Or anyone who knew anything about Norse mythology... Millions of people knew who Thor was without ever reading a comic...

[@mcgilj1]

@@tacticalgrace6456 No that's not the shocking thing. You know the really shocking thing? Literally full metal jacket and adventures in babysitting were literally released one week apart.. Now that's incredible.

[@marcelofarah8657]

I'm not a comic fan and I knew of Thor because of the cartoons/anime on tv. I live in South America.

[@CMT_-tt4iv]

Maybe it’s because I’m from Sweden, and growing up with these stories made me more likely to enjoy this movie, but for I think it’s a really underrated Marvel movie, if for nothing else, just the casting. And Tor ( that’s the correct spelling) getting his powers back is my favourite hero moment of all the Mcu movies

[@jonasfermefors]

I'm a Swede who thinks this is the worst movie in phase 1, so I'm not sure it's entirely about being Swedish.

[@bodan1196]

Saying "these stories", is a bit generous. Sure the general characters, and the relationships between them are... recognisable, but these are not "the stories" of the Sagas. I don't think that american viewers would be comfortable with Chris Hemsworth dressed in drag. Even for the purpose of getting his hammer back. 🙂

[@Tantalus010]

@@bodan1196 Given that one of the most popular and highest rated shows on iTunes is "RuPaul's Drag Race," you might be surprised by what most American viewers are comfortable with.

[@CMT_-tt4iv]

@@bodan1196 That’s super fair. The old stories have basically nothing to do with the mcu version . It’s just a silly fun colourful take on old norse mythology

[@CMT_-tt4iv]

@@jonasfermefors We like what we like, it’s just a movie. I still think that considering the it’s a movie about a space Viking that travels on a rainbow bridge, and has a magical hammer, they did a good job with it

[@Doutsoldome]

I love this movie! The Dutch angles don't disturb me at all. It helps that Kenneth Branagh is an expert in Shakespeare; he was the right choice for directing this film.

[@kattahj]

Skarsgård is pronounced scars-gored, but a lot of English speakers tend to go with scars-guard, since Å isn't a letter of the English alphabet!

[@numbersasaname2291]

Shanelle, for the record and education, this is an interpretation of the Norse God of Thunder, Thor - as in the source of the English name for Thors Day (Thursday). And for further reference, Wednesday is Odin’s Day, and Friday originally was Freya’s Day (Freya is Odin’s wife, Thor’s mother in this interpretation). Marvel altered Norse Mythology a bit, but generally it drew from the mythology for this storyline.

[@PhilBagels]

Firday is Frigga's day - Odin's wife. Freya is a completely different goddess, not included in this movie (nor in the comics, AFAIK).

[@aaronburdon221]

@@PhilBagels Tuesday is Tyr's day for any of those wondering.

[@ashutoshmisra4]

Odin: "Both of you were born to be kings" Me after watching loki: 😭😭😭

[@jmominis]

Watching Loki falling off the bridge made you sad?? Or are you referring to something else that shouldn’t be talked about yet?

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

@@jmominis I took it that OP was talking about the Loki series. If you haven't seen it you really need to.

[@anasmustafa288]

“For you. For all of us.” hits differently now..

[@Justin_Leone]

@@anasmustafa288 For all time. Always.

[@erikawilliams9558]

Spoilers

[@theamericanadventure]

Not many reactors are still working though the mcu, so i will be following your progress. Im so excited to watch these with you!

[@FollowingGhost]

I can't believe you didn't say "That's Stan Lee." This is requirement for MCU movies. Think about the end, Thor is saving realms not just one person. If Loki isn't stopped he will destroy one realm, try to over take two more.

[@rickwoodham4570]

She did admit she missed him

[@AJ-ut8cz]

Loki definitely has the greatest character arch in the entire MCU

[@estephens13]

I like Thor, but I CANT WAIT for you to watch Captain America. I think you're really gonna like it.

[@maxducoudray]

Same!

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

Outside of Iron Man, The First Avenger is probably the best of the early origin story movies and I think it holds up really well compared to some of the older MCU stuff.

[@estephens13]

@@ashleighelizabeth5916 I agree, I think its actually gotten better as time has gone on (or Im just older and appreciate it more lol).

[@c1ph3rpunk]

I really wish Black Widow and Barton would have gotten a backstory prior to Avengers. Iron Man, Captain America and Avengers still hold up well and rank as my favs.

[@maxducoudray]

@@c1ph3rpunk I think it’s because they still didn’t know how popular the movies would become at this time, so they were sticking to the most major of characters. Black Widow and are historically B tier in the comics.

[@dlweiss]

RE: your question about if anyone beats Natalie Portman as a "Franchise Queen" - I believe the best answer might be Ming-Na Wen. She's been a Disney princess (voicing Mulan), starred in a video game movie (Chun-Li in Street Fighter), played a badass in Star Wars (Fennec Shand), and played one of best Marvel characters in the TV show Agents of SHIELD (Melinda May). She's a legend! :)

[@markharris1125]

And of course she was in Eureka and in Stargate: Universe!

[@Justin_Leone]

She also voiced the main character in the Final Fantasy movie. Which is arguably also part of a major franchise, if you combine it with all the video games.

[@TreysBlindSpot]

Tom Hiddleson's Loki is my favorite character in all of the MCU.

[@scottstevens7639]

Kenneth Branagh is about as serious a student of Shakespeare as you’re likely to find anywhere. Where the oblique camera angles came from…who knows?

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Shanelle! 🌩 Kudos to Kenneth Branagh's directing.

[@TheJamieRamone]

34:41 - So you never heard anything about Norse mythology? Thor, Odin, and the rest? They're gods. That's all.

[@jaxonrenick5536]

In answer to your question about the cube at the end...watch Captain America: First Avenger next.

[@jonasfermefors]

She should have seen it before this one.. if she went chronologically.

[@Eidlones]

@@jonasfermefors She's not tho. So...

[@jonasfermefors]

@@Eidlones I have the feeling she intended to. Both are from the same year, so I think she accidentally got them in the wrong order.

[@Eidlones]

@@jonasfermefors Why would she switch from release order to chronological order partway through?

[@jonasfermefors]

@@Eidlones I was thinking chronological as far as release.. so, I agree, but I did think Thor was released after Captain America. I looked, so I see I was wrong. My bad. Both in being unclear and being factually wrong.

[@leftcoaster67]

The director is Sir Kenneth Branagh. He was in the movie Dunkirk, and his production of Henry V is one of the best versions of the Shakespeare Play to film.

[@richhold7775]

Yes Shanelle, the power source was just introduced. It will be covered again in the next movie and fully explained in a third movie. Thor, Odin, Loki, Asgard are part of Norse mythology. Thor's hammer's is called Mjolnir, again from Norse mythology. The Asgardians who join Thor on Earth are The Warrior Three, again from Norse Mythology. The comic books take a lot from the mythology but also introduce a bunch of new stuff.

[@testfire3000]

Except the Warriors Three were made up by Marvel, not based on any characters from Norse mythology. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1965.

[@richhold7775]

@@testfire3000 Thank you.

[@UTU49]

Not to be all pedantic, by I'm pretty sure the hammer is called "Myuh Myuh".

[@KingCorbinCosmos]

The Shan Lee ADHD ASMR Riccioverse is my new favorite place be on the internet right now. Like to agree.

[@davismccardle1]

17:54 LOL just wait till you watch Captain America. I'm anticipating that same "Hellooooo!" reaction.

[@testfire3000]

Hahahaha, true that!

[@BenjWarrant]

Loki is the trickster in Norse mythology; somewhat similar to Satan in Christian mythology, you can never know when you can trust him. Except he's not 'evil', as Satan is, but rather obsessively focussed on his own wishes and needs. That's why his super powers are all a bit tricky.

[@Shoofyou10]

You asked if Natalie Portman was the box office franchise queen. But I don’t think you can argue that title belongs to Zoe Saldana. She is in the top two grossing franchises of all time (Avatar and The Avengers). She’s in the 3 highest grossing movies of all time and 4 of the 6 highest grossing. Absolutely insane. Her movies have grossed more than 15 billion worldwide.

[@Justin_Leone]

She's also in Star Trek, which may not account for any top grossing individual films, but is undeniable one of the biggest franchises in history.

[@dnish6673]

@@Justin_LeonePlus Pirates of the Caribbean (but just one of them).

[@BenjWarrant]

Shan's heavy breathing after seeing Hemsworth's chiselled torso is the funniest thing this week!!

[@hint1k]

5:20 Zoe Saldana, how do you make billion dollar movies? 1) paint my whole body blue or green 2) make a movie 3) profit

[@UTU49]

Eventually we'll get to see Zoe Saldana play a purple character. I can't wait!

[@maximillianosaben]

This movie made me a fan of a character that I just never really got and thought looked goofy. Thor being a god in a superhero world just never added up for me, but the MCU made it click. And I love the musical score, especially in the scene with Heimdall looking down on Thor not being able to lift the hammer.

[@colej.banning2419]

Why isn't Kat Dennings ALWAYS the getaway car driver?

[@SilentBob731]

She could drive me anywhere.😍

[@leftcoaster67]

@@SilentBob731 Get in line. :)

[@johncampbell756]

I worked at the WB while they were filming 2 Broke Girls. Every time I saw the cast going to or from where they did table reads, Kat was the golf cart driver.

[@beebo5100]

That energy source that Agent Nick Fury showed Selvig is called the tesseract and it will be introduced to you in the next MCU movie “Captain America: The First Avenger.”

[@joshallanmpls4495]

Fun little fact, the word 'Thursday' is derived from "Thor's Day'... he's a pretty big deal lol

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Meh. Thursday sucks.

[@JarodMoonchild1975]

And 'Donnerstag' in german, meaning thunder's day in english.

[@JarodMoonchild1975]

​@@jean-paulaudette9246 No, you do, for saying that. How can a day suck, unless something bad happens to you on that particular thursday? That statement does not make any sense.

[@aaronburdon221]

The days were all named after Norse Gods. Tyr (God of Valor) was Tuesday, Odin's original name was Wodin (e.g. Wodin's day later became wednesday when they hit anglo-saxon shores), then of course thor's day. Freyja's day is later translated to Friday. I can't remember who monday was named after though.

[@Justin_Leone]

@@JarodMoonchild1975 He's probably just one of those people who never could get the hang of Thursdays.

[@chefskiss6179]

At least Alec Baldwin got to be The Shadow, so that was good. - really missed a chunk in the middle there where Thor really gains his humility trying to lift the hammer and the visit from his bro and "Is there a medieval fair going on?" 😂😂😂

[@archsomniaASMR]

Just follow the order and all will be revealed in the movies. For 10+ years these went on and were fantastic entertainment.

[@alonzocoyethea6148]

In the post credit scene--Loki's controlling the Doctor's mind and staying invisible..remember, In Norse tales, he's the trickster god. I loved the first look at Asgard ..It's just as Jack " King"i Kirby drew it.. Had he lived long enough to see the movie, He would have loved it.

[@craiglortie8483]

don't forget to watch the "marvel one shot" A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer!

[@TheCkent100]

I doubt if she watched that one or "The Consultant", which preceded it. I commented about it before. I even mentioned that she needs to watch because she will get to know Coulson better, and that he is kind of an important person.

[@johnniequinn3215]

Remember to come back for the next movie and we’ll all ask her to do so before the Avengers. It would be interesting to see her analysis of the in between scenes.

[@mithroch]

Yeah... this cast is bonkers. Sir Anthony with minimal screen time show us once again how he can absolutely own a role and a scene.

[@craiglortie8483]

the guy with the red truck who found the hammer is J. Michael Straczynski who also wrote the story thor. he also created babylon 5 and sense 8.

[@YourXavier]

Ooh, Babylon 5, eh? EH?

[@larrybremer4930]

Thor is such a major part of European mythology that Thursday is actually named for him (Thor's Day).

[@thirteenthandy]

Little known Thor trivia: Kenneth Branagh didn't direct it. He just obliviated the real director and took credit.

[@inkedfish7373]

Underrated comment! 😂😅

[@chefskiss6179]

I understood that reference. ;)

[@Darthvader772]

@@chefskiss6179 enlighten me then

[@coltenmckinney3987]

@@Darthvader772 Kenneth Branagh plays Gilderoy Lockhart in the 2nd Harry Potter movie. He uses the obliviate spell to make people forget things

[@hitman142002]

"Alas, poor director. I knew him Horatio!"

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Yes, Shanelle, the glowy box is something we'll find out more about, pretty soon. It is not the same or similar to the Frost Giants' source of power, except that they both are 'mystical' artifacts (and glowy-blue).

[@RobFMDetroit]

Stan Lee's cameo was the guy who tried to pull the hammer with his truck.

[@salyx]

Yes, a family drama! I tend to like the boots on the ground movies, but the Thors movies are my dad’s favorites. Something for everyone.

[@The_RedVIII]

It's funny, because I never noticed these angles before you pointed them out. That being said, I think this is one of the better MCU movies, since they really made Thors transformation into a hero work for me. The scene where Mjilnor comes back to him is jjust great.

[@testfire3000]

Yeah I have seen the movie many times and never really paid much attention to how often they use the tilted angles.

[@TheJamieRamone]

23:17 - That's nothing. Try -walking- running into a pet store and exclaiming in a panicked voice: "No time to explain, I need a flying orangutan, a purple pony, and a 3-headed dog!"

[@WhatAm1doinggg]

the cube is introduced and completely explained in the next film in the series - captain america the first avenger.

[@WillFlyTheLightingGuy]

I don’t think Shanelle understands that Thor is an actual Norse god.

[@CrowTRobot]

3/4th of the Thor movies are divisive and heavily debated amongst fans for different reasons. All of the moments you called out for being corny? You're not alone. But there's one constant source of quality and that's the cast of characters- especially Loki.

[@BryanH63]

"What's she thinking?"... What am I going to eat after the video is over?

[@thinkbolt]

"Can't stop thinkin' about the hammer..."

[@ckrowne]

I believe the various Dutch Angles are used to replicate comic book panels.

[@WolfPlaysGames2]

At this stage, Marvel doesn't have as good a handle on what post-credit scenes should be. Iron Man's was a scene that could have happened between movies and Iron Man 2's was taken directly from a Thor scene. But Incredible Hulk and Thor's scenes are more speculative and don't actually make sense in the context of future movie events so they aren't actually canon. After this, Marvel is a little more organized and all the post-credit scenes are cannon.

[@quixote6942]

END CREDIT SCENE: That was Loki inside Dr. Selvig's mind, subconsciously placing "a pawn in its place". Loki IS the God of Mischief, after all! hehehe

[@pelijer]

To eat, Thor gets some sort of spit-roasted beast, bread, gravy, berries, and a big tankard of mead

[@WayneQuashie-qe7xd]

"Whomsoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of THOR." - Odin

[@ieyke]

The blue glowing box in the Thor movie is the Casket Of Ancient Winters. It is an ancient Norse relic from which the frost giants draw their powers or whatever. The blue cube in the post credit scene is a separate object that you will discover plenty more about very soon. The two objects have nothing to do with each other.

[@PhilBagels]

The Casket of Winters is from the comics, not from actual historic Norse mythology. Jotunheim was just naturally a realm of snow- and ice-covered mountains.

[@ieyke]

@@PhilBagels Impressively irrelevant to anything I said.

[@PhilBagels]

@@ieyke Likewise.

[@briancoe4371]

There is a drawing of the cube shaped powersource on the pages of Tony's dad's notebook in Ironman 2.

[@s.c.sanchez1610]

The Incredible Hulk has always been MCU canon. Weird that anyone would try to argue otherwise.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Too many non MCU placed movies prior to these, similar to Spider-Man only not as pronounced.

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

I think there are 3 different Hulk origin movies. Only one aligns with the current Avengers MCU throughline.

[@s.c.sanchez1610]

@@Deathbird_Mitch There are 2 Hulk films. Ang Lee's Hulk starring Eric Bana, which is not MCU canon, and The Incredible Hulk starring Edward Norton which is very much in the MCU continuity. While it is true that The Incredible Hulk was originally intended to be a direct sequel to Ang Lee's Hulk (this is why Bruce Banner is already on the run & living in South America when the film begins), Marvel Studios felt it was better to treat the film as a reboot that would build upon the Avengers setup teased in the post credits of Iron Man. Having Robert Downey Jr. appear as Tony Stark in a pre-credit scene in The Incredible Hulk was intended to further the agenda of setting up a future crossover Avengers film, which was unprecedented at the time. While some may choose to ignore The Incredible Hulk, there are far too many callbacks to it in the MCU to say it is not canon.

[@ricardoortiz4870]

Ikr, got the chance to watch it the first time and noticed some small details that connect to the broader MCU.

[@rybock]

Kenneth Branaugh was the director, as they thought there was a Shakespearean aspect to the story. But I never really thought of the canted angles being used so much, it's not his usual go-to. But, if you haven't, I recommend Branaugh's "Dead Again" for a view, a bit Hitchcockian.

[@MrEnigma1221]

Thor is a Norse god so think Viking times

[@WayneQuashie-qe7xd]

11:37- That surprised, you know WTF look on your face, Shanelle, is PURELY GENUINE, and I don't blame you!!!! It was a clear indication, even to me that Loki isn't a true son of Odin- merely adopted him as his own. The God of Mischief himself happens to be the son of Laufey, who told Thor to 'run back home little princess'. YUP, Loki's a Frost Giant!!!!!🤯

[@corumhayes8178]

What's not apparent on the first watch is how much Loki manipulates Thor. He agrees with Thor then uses reverse psychology to push Thor to go to Jotunheim and he does it with such ease that you can imagine he's probably done that all their lives.

[@JRSiebz]

If Thor gets ya weepy, boy are you in for a wild ride. ;)

[@chadfalardeau5396]

Sir Kenneth Brannah is mostly known for Shakespeare stuff, that's why the tone is more serious than you'd expect for a comic book movie

[@dracoargentum9783]

39:34 Yes, Shanelle, the Cube will be explained, but it hasn’t been mentioned yet.

[@williambryan3346]

Sir Kenneth Branagh is British and was knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on November 9, 2012. He has a long history working on Shakespearean projects, onstage and onscreen. He has also won numerous awards for his works. If you want a suggestion of one of his Shakespearean movies, I suggest Henry V (1989). He adapted the screenplay, directed it, and starred in it.

[@jkhoover]

And, most importantly, he's Gilderoy Lockhart

[@YourXavier]

Henry V is soooooo good. I particularly love Ian Holm's character and Brian Blessed is, as always, larger than life.

[@Imyerda]

Are you sure he's not Irish lol 😆

[@johnniequinn3215]

I actually liked his version of The Hamlet.

[@danholmesfilm]

She would love Much Ado About Nothing ;)

[@simianinc]

It seems that Norse mythology isn't taught at school anymore. Thor, God of Thunder, is whom we get Thursday (Thor's day) from. From Odin (also known as Wodin) we get Wednesday. Loki is the Norse god of mischief. Shanelle might recall the academic suggesting that the mask in Jim Carrey's movie of the same name might be related to Loki.