"That was a short, but very efficient scene. It got its point across." And what point was that? That Thor's muscles are enough to make every woman swoon? 💪🙈
4:26 "Oh, this guy. Is it the same one?" Nope! The character was recast, the role filled by a different actor. That's a good catch. Most people seem to either not notice the difference or see the new actor and assume it's a different character altogether.
The least, loved sequel of the Thor films. dir. Alan Taylor worked on Game of Thrones. I was still entertained by it. Plus it opened up a few more things that would occur the line. Ray Stevenson (Volstogg) passed away in May 2023. But he briefly appears in the 3rd film, Thor:Ragnorok (2017). He was involved with Star Wars. the voice of Gar Saxon on 2 animated series (Rebels & The Clone Wars) and in one of his final roles, Baylan Skoll on the 'Ahsoka' series.
5:14 They changed him yes, because the actor Josh Dallas had scheduling conflicts with the series Once Upon a Time, as well as him Levi being the original choice for the character.
11:44-12:10 "He's able to touch her." "Without her blowing him up." The police officer meant to arrest Jane, this is perceived by the Aether as a threat to its host. Thor means to protect her, and is not a threat. 34:30-34:44 Loki/Odin declined to accept Mjolnir, instead saying to Thor it belongs to him if he is worthy, because if he tried to take it/accept it, his deception would be unmasked. Odin can wield Mjolnir, Loki cannot. This is because 1.Odin is the one who bound it to Thor's power and worth, and 2. Odin is worthy. 3. Loki is neither of those.
That scene at the end when Thor comes back to Jane was filmed some time after the main film. The reason Thor and "Jane" were so passionate in the kiss was because that wasn't Natalie Portman. Jane was played by Chris Hemsworth's real life wife, Elsa Pataky. They dressed Elsa up in a "Jane" wig and Portman's costume and filmed the scene. That's the reason the scene had some extra heat.
26:00 "He cut his fcuking hand!" Nope. That's his fisting hand. :) Also, he didn't "cut" his hand. If you cut your hand, you get a bandaid or, if it's a serious cut, you get a few stitches. I think you meant to say "cut OFF" his hand. That takes something more than a bandaid, usually.
In the theater at the shirtless scene, a woman audience member said "Oh my god". When I saw it the second time, same thing happened, Someone said to the effect " Wow, oh, excuse me!" Both times the rest of the audience members all laughed together!
16:20 black hole grenades makes a really small black hole and somehow closes it which is impossible (as of today)as long as there is matter or energy around it to consume
Honestly not sure how Loki is still alive, how did he not die if he was fighting 1 kn 1 with that creature?? I don't get it. I mean it is good that he's alive, in a way, he's def entertaining
we're definitely meant to believe him being impaled by the creature was an illusion, I also read that originally he was supposed to die in that scene but no one in the test audiences believed he was actually dead so they wrote that into the script
Hey, Evie! This is my favorite Thor movie despite it not being well-regarded. It is also the final film to embrace the character's medieval fantasy roots. Even though Hemsworth's Thor is mined for some sensational comedy in future entries, I always preferred the pseudo-Shakespearean version from the first two films as that was more faithful to his comic book depiction. "The Dark World" feels both Tolkienian and space operatic with the vaulted palaces, stentorian declarations and eldritch sorcery of the former as well as the cloaked vessels, energy weapons and unstable wormholes of the latter. The plot flips the fish-out-of-water scenario of the first film by having Natalie Portman's Jane Foster travel to Asgard but then quickly escalates into having to avert a universal holocaust and to contend with a grievous personal loss. Thor is opposed by two classic villains from the comics: Kurse and the Dark Elf King Malekith. It is profoundly appropriate for Alan Taylor to have helmed this installment as he is a veteran director of "Game of Thrones", a show known for castle sieges, royal intrigue and savage warfare! The ancient war with Svartalfheim led by Bor, Thor's grandfather, in the prologue is gloriously brutal while the invasion of and escape from Asgard are thrilling sequences! The chaotic world-hopping at the end is delightfully imaginative especially as Mjolnir tries to keep track of its master. I especially like how Asgardian tech like the design of their skiffs provided the template for the Norse longboat when humans came into contact with these aliens. The most remarkable technology belongs to the Dark Elves, though, who have harnessed the power of miniature black holes to function as singularity drives that propel their Harrow ships and as IMPLOSION grenades that devastatingly compact everything in their blast radius to a microscopic point! The cast is top-notch yet again. A magnificently chiseled Chris Hemsworth returns as Thor Odinson aka Thor to portray a conflicted prince torn between two worlds. Tom Hiddleston brings incredible nuance and duplicity to Loki Laufeyson aka Loki, now a captive after his "Avengers" exploits. Anthony Hopkins, gruff and regal as ever, returns as Odin. Rene Russo's Frigga is given more of a showcase and her compelling death pays dividends down the line. The Warriors Three are also on hand with Ray Stevenson as Volstagg, Tadanobu Asano as Hogun and Zachary Levi replacing Josh Dallas as Fandral. The gorgeous Jaimie Alexander returns as Lady Sif to provide some romantic tension before leaving the role behind. Although she reprised the part for two episodes of "Agents of SHIELD" and two future cameos, her starring role in TV's "Blindspot" prevented her character from completing a satisfying arc and she remains one of the MCU's criminally underused opportunities. Idris Elba lends his gravitas and sonorous voice to Heimdall again. Natalie Portman meets the parents as Dr. Jane Foster with Stellan Skarsgard as an addled Dr. Eric Selvig and Kat Dennings as snarky Darcy Lewis returning as well. Darcy has her own intern this time in the form of Jonathan Howard's Ian Boothby and Chris O'Dowd's sad sack Richard has the impossible task of being Jane's rebound guy! Although underwritten, Christopher Eccleston is appropriately cold and ruthless as Malekith. In the comics, he is gleefully vicious but lacks that dark joy on screen. Although it's colored purple-and-black in the comics, the villain's dichromatic face is represented after the right side of his white visage gets scorched black by lightning. Adewale is impressive as the hulking, indomitable Kurse. Tony Curran, in heavy wig and armor, portrays Grandpappy Bor in flashback, Clive Russell of "Game of Thrones" plays Einherjar Commander Tyr and the great Alice Krige has a bit part as Eir, an Asgardian physician. Taneleer Tivan, the Collector, played by Benicio del Toro, is introduced as is his servant Carina played by Ophelia Lovibond. Royce Pierreson of "The Witcher" appears briefly as a Greenwich student. Lastly, there's a fun cameo by Chris Evans as Captain America. TRIVIA: 1. The Svartalfheim sequences were shot in Iceland to provide a black basaltic soil landscape for the Dark Elves' homeworld. 2. Jaimie Alexander slipped on some steps on set dislocating a shoulder, tearing a muscle, slipping a disc and chipping eleven vertebrae! 3. Natalie Portman was unavailable for the end-credit scene so the woman who races to greet Thor is Hemsworth's actual wife, Elsa Pataky! EASTER EGGS: 1. Selvig's diagram for his sanitarium lecture features the numerical designation for the Marvel Comics universe, 616, as well as several dimensional junctures such as The Nexus, The Crossroads and The Fault! 2. The rock alien Thor fights on Vanaheim is the first appearance of the Kronan species in the saga which also debuted in Thor's first issue, "Journey into Mystery" # 83! 3. Although in a fluidic state, the Aether is identified as an Infinity Stone making it the third one encountered in the saga! CAMEO: 1. Stan Lee appears as a patient in the sanitarium who asks Selvig to return his shoe after the addled astrophysicist used it as a visual aid for his lecture! END-CREDIT SCENES: 1. Volstagg and Sif deliver the Aether to The Collector for safekeeping in his Collection since the Tesseract is already housed in Odin's vault and two Infinity Stones so near one another is a dangerous prospect. The Collector accepts and, after the Asgardians depart, reveals that there are six in total which he has designs of acquiring! 2. Jane, in the company of Selvig, Darcy and Ian, is shaken out of her funk when Thor returns and she races to her apartment balcony to greet him with a kiss! 3. Meanwhile, the Frost Beast from Jotunheim, stranded in London after the Convergence, is seen chasing a flock of birds at the site of the anomaly! The next chronological stop in the MCU are episodes 8-16 of Season 1 of "Agents of SHIELD".
It's also somewhat important to know that the Collector is not a bad guy - but he's not a good guy either. He just cares about his collection. He's not trying to kill anyone or take over the universe or anything like that. He's not above doing unethical things for the sake of adding to his collection of interesting cosmic artifacts, but he generally tries to be honest so people will do business with him. Bring him something for his collection, and he'll pay you well for it. But he's not interested in your Mickey Mantle rookie card or your 1928 Deusenberg or even the Hope Diamond. He wants "cosmic" things.
