Thor: The Dark World is great. You’re just mean.

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Defending Thor: The Dark World and hating on Ragnarok for internet clout.
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@KFP_Fanboy Год назад

you are right, thor the dark world is the best

@brobunni Год назад

@@KFP_Fanboy Maybe Thanos was right

@brobunni Год назад

(Btw my comment is a joke)

@thegreatandterrible4508 Год назад

It's funny how many people are agreeing with you before watching the video and realizing that you don't actually think it's a great movie (I agree it's, kinda okay).

@ferchocolocholoco Год назад

Well played sir... well played

@Silvershire Год назад

I didn't interpret the play in Ragnarok as retconning anything from Dark World. I thought it was just a recreation of the events that Loki experienced.

@RacingSnails64 Год назад

Yeah not a retcon but still mocking Dark World essentially. I mean Loki literally was disguised as Odin from the end of Dark World lol.

@FreyasArts Год назад

Same

@veggiet2009 Год назад

Exactly, it's Loki making fun of Thor, because that death scene was a fake-out by Loki in the end.

@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 Год назад

Yeah, it’s definitely parodying the movie but it’s ridiculous to say it was a retcon. I’m not even sure if it was meant to be a diss to Thor: The Dark World. I mean, Love and Thunder did the same joke about Ragnorok. Does that mean Taika Watiti now hates his OWN movie?

@malcolm32 Год назад

Came here to post this

@hismonkeybusiness6763 Год назад

So, Thor hanging up his hammer on the rack was actually improvised by Hemsworth on the day. I don't think it was written in the script

@sparroni Год назад

You're right, it was improv'd. I came here to point that out. The rest of Scott's points about it being a visual representation of Thor's character growth is dead-on though.

@MerGamerMoon Год назад

Chris Hemsworth was perfect for the role of Thor, right? He clearly understood the role really well.

@sven_lu_ Год назад

I love the push and pull of "there's no room for nuance" and "no content, only context" during the first half of the video.

@ethankillion786 Год назад

The film actually has great character building moments for Loki and for Thor and Loki's relationship as a whole.

@omegaink5635 Год назад

I always liked dark world

@ramblinentertainment1922 Год назад

I love what the dark world did with Thor and Loki’s relationship. It really builds up their dynamic for the third act which gives lokis death(?) a lot of weight and his subsequent betrayal more weight. I also love the stuff with their mom which REALLY gets it’s payoff in endgame (as Scott so eloquently talked about in the past) )

@absoul112 Год назад

Personally I don't think Ragnarök was trying to say Dark World didn't happen. I would assume Loki (as Odin) gave them the idea for the play as if it did happen.

@kjiyere7224 Год назад

While it's not the best Thor movie, I think Dark World has some really excellent moments. It showed Thor was capable of holding his own against an opponent with an Infinity Gem and even destroying one.

@onestudmissing3734 Год назад

This is how I tell your not a true Marvel fan "Infinity Gem"

@kjiyere7224 Год назад

@@onestudmissing3734 Actually, this is how I can tell that YOU are not a true Marvel fan. Prior to their introduction in the MCU, they were called Infinity Gems (not Stones). You would know this if you picked up a comic, rather than watching the movies. Second, learn the difference between your and you're. This is second grade stuff bro.

@ReptilianBoomer Год назад

@@kjiyere7224 Damn bro you didn't have to kill him lol, MCU Only fans should at least try to read up on the comics.

@onestudmissing3734 Год назад

@@kjiyere7224 Thats because I do not enjoy the comics and I apologise I should have said MCU fan and in the video he is refering to Thor: The Dark World, the MCU MOVIE.

@Manostion Год назад

@@onestudmissing3734 Aside from the fact that your "No true Scotsman" fallacy is tiresome as fuck, as you don't get to define what a "true fan" is and the guy could have spent thousands of bucks on MCU merch and STILL have deep-rooted comic book knowledge that he falls back on, it's also fucking ironic that you call out someone using the *WRONG TERM* (Gems/Stones) and then backpedaling and admitting you used the wrong term (Marvel/MCU) and pretend like that's not the biggest hypocrisy. That aside, learn the difference between "your" and "you're", for real. That shit's not only simple as hell, it's also important. Moreso than the difference between "Infinity Gems" and "Infinity Stones", some might argue.

@Icepick614 Год назад

I still defend Dark World for having some of the best Thor and Loki moments in the franchise. As time goes on I've enjoyed it more and more

@ToastOnSmores Год назад

The play isn’t retconning Dark world. Loki (as Odín) is putting on plays about his “noble sacrifice” to stoke his own ego. Hence why he got Matt Damon to play himself and the least famous Hemsworth brother to play Thor.

@KotaSlim25 Год назад

Two new Nerdsync videos in the span of two days?! We must be living in the darkest timeline. Just kidding, I love Nerdsync. I don’t always agree with what Scott has to say, but I’m usually entertained for a good half hour.

@pacosoentken303 Год назад

You could say we're living in the dark world... THOR THE DARK WORLD

@michaelbarletta1024 Год назад

Literally my reaction when I saw this while scrolling through RU-vid on the toilet lol

@baroque.blattodea Год назад

This was the best bait and switch omg

@ActualOphelia Год назад

When I watched through the MCU films for the first time, my friend who was introducing me to them had to pause Dark World bc I literally couldn't breathe bc I was laughing so much: the escape from Asgard scene ("I AM PRESSING GENTLY!!" "congratulations, you just beheaded your ancestor.") is HILARIOUS.

@Nightman221k Год назад

I always liked the Dark World. The sad parts felt truly emotionally resonant and the brotherly parts between Thor and Loki were great and I genuinely felt invested in Jane and Thor being able to be together. It felt like Taika Wahtiti really doesn't care at all about the previous movies or the things they set up. I also hated the Ragnarok improv comedy. Every single character has that wink-at-the-camera "Oh that's like a stupid sci-fi comicbook thing, right? That's cute." even Hela, so it's jarring that they juxtapose it with the concept of Ragnarok and a ton of Thor's closest loved ones dying. He's immortal, the people he loves best are dead forever, c'mon, that should be tragic. But not even losing Asgard was given gravity they have to play the whole, "Asgard is a people not a place" BS, how lovely, well good to know if the Earth gets blown up it won't matter that the place had value to it as well.

@bellemoore9534 Год назад

this ☝️ times 1000

@RacingSnails64 Год назад

Huge agree. I kinda hate Ragnorak. The Hela stuff was ABSOLUTELY wasted which is an astronomic shame for Cate Blanchet who was *perfect.* If you want Guardians of the Galaxy, go watch Guardians of the Galaxy. Don't turn serious Norse mythology Thor into Guardians of the Galaxy. I love GOTG, but Thor should not be GOTG.

@Everik-ct6pg Год назад

Ignoring the bait and switch of this video, i have to say that Dark World really isn't that bad. I do actually like the color grading a bit, and how it tried to expand on some aspects of the lore like Asgard. Regardless, i still think that Thor 1 is the best Thor movie, followed by Ragnarok. DW is in the middle and L&T is the worst one.

@ang1759 Год назад

DW is not that bad for sure. It’s not by any means a perfect film, hell not even amazing but it’s better than anything Phase 4 has produced aside from NWH but that has a lot of nostalgia for me that causes my views on it to be way less critical. As for me, I’d say the best Thor film is probably Infinity War. Yeah I know it’s an Avengers movie but it’s the one movie that gets Thor perfectly. It took the best from Thor 1 and 2 and put it with the comedy of Ragnarok just enough to make Thor funny and so tragic at the same time.

@rhetiq9989 Год назад

This movie introduced the best Asgard design imo. In the first one it was way too glossy and shiny whereas here it’s more medieval yet still retains that grand regal feel to it

@noahdavis7406 Год назад

I personally put L&T above Ragnarok. I loved the scenes with Jane and/or Gor. And the scene where Thor rallies a bunch of kids to fight a battle with a part of his power will never not make me happy.

@Skute Год назад

@@noahdavis7406 I get where you’re coming from. The jokes are definitely a bit much but the last 30mins are just amazing.

@Volvagia0slayer Год назад

As someone who actually really liked Dark World, it's Ragnarok > Love and Thunder > Dark World > Thor for me. That said, if I rewatched Dark World, I could see myself potentially moving Dark World up above Love and Thunder, but I really loved Ragnarok despite agreeing that it would have been nice if it had let some of the emotional moments sit a bit more than they did. EDIT: Yeah, Scott, you completely misread that play scene. It isn't pretending the previous movie didn't happen at all. I personally didn't even read it as making fun of the previous Thor movie. It's just reestablishing for the audience that Loki is believed to be dead right before it's revealed that he's actually been masquearing as Odin.

@julianxamo7835 Год назад

Completely agree, I think the thing L&T has above TDW for me is that TDW can be boring at times (especially Malekith) and L&T is a lot of things, but boring isn't one of them Also I feel like L&T handles emotional moments slightly better than Ragnarok Also yeah, TDW happened, it's even recapped in Endgame, also they use the same exposition device in L&T for Ragnarok

@1sdrummer2 Год назад

I agree with this.

@AquaFan1998 Год назад

I feel that loki did it as a laugh. Nobody was there for the death scene so reality can be what he wants it to be 😂 he got so comfortable as "odin" that he could out on a play and as thor said loki gave his life so they would beleve "odin"

@IkeyCaptain Год назад

I watched it again in prep for the fourth film (that I never watched 👀) and really enjoyed it. watched ragnarok after, and the shakespearean aspect of Thor the Drak World was lost that I really liked about it. The tropes tended to catch up to them in the second film, which brought it down just as Wanda's asinine heel turn brought down MoM. Tho, just like apparently anything regarding women in the MCU, it implodes itself with Jane and even with Hela in Ragnarok. Older sister who didn't get daddy's attention? SHE GOES MAD YALL. but the brothers get to be closer I guess idk

@playcoarmboy1836 Год назад

the relation between thor and loki is just peak in thor: the dark world

@blaze2001 Год назад

The first 45 minutes of Dark World is stellar. I totally agree I love the Lord of the Rings tone. It does degenerate into a campy kind of movie but it's pretty solid for awhile. Like last 30 or so minutes is like wait, what they're teleporting through matter and fighting in a subway?

@f4ll459 Год назад

The funniest thing about this video for me it's that you used outrage movie culture by defending a objectively bad movie just so you can spread the word about a very real and important issue and that you managed to tie the message to the movie Bravo

@keelanbarron928 Год назад

1. It's not objectively bad. 2. Ehh, it would've been more impactful if he had just come out with it.

@PeterParker-ff7ub Год назад

no such thing

@rath60 Год назад

The free shipping joke was pretty great and made me smile.

@Tuaron Год назад

Was not expecting this video to go where it went, but I really do appreciate this video on so many levels. Back to earlier parts: the part of Ragnarok I hated the most was how flippantly it eliminated the Warriors Three (and didn't even include Sif), particularly as their role already seemed unfortunately diminished in Dark World (particularly sad to me because I was really happy to see Zachary Levi get to be Fandral).

@emmijadeshow Год назад

If this was the ONLY sin Ragnarok committed, and it was not, it would have been enough for me to write the movie off entirely. It just really gives the vibe that the filmmakers had extreme distaste for the source material.

@Tuaron Год назад

@@emmijadeshow I am curious to know what you consider the other main sins Ragnarok committed. Not to argue a point, but out of curiosity (though I may disagree, I do like to try to understand why people dislike some things). If it's the tone, I can understand though disagree (I think Ragnarok found a good balance for the humour, Love & Thunder went too far over), if it's the way the Planet Hulk story was treated, I also understand though it doesn't matter to me as much (wasn't so big on that story, anyway), though I suppose that'd align with that "distaste for the source material" thing.

@emmijadeshow Год назад

@@Tuaron Mmm, there are several reasons, although I came to terms a long time ago that Ragnarok is generally endearing to most people, while it was not to me, so it won't hurt my feelings if you disagree haha. There are a lot of things I don't like about the movie, from the change in tone, to costume choices (I absolutely loathe the short hair and Roman-inspired armor, but that's just a me thing) , the callous and offhand nature of the deaths of the Warriors Three and the way Thor was never even given a moment to acknowledge the deaths of his lifelong companions, the jarring nature of the "oh god please laugh laugh it's a funny movie right guys?" desperation of the jokes juxtaposed with the absolute horror of *genocide*, the absence of Sif, who is my favorite Thor character in the movies and the comics, I could go on. But there are two things about it that make it the worst of the Thor movies to me. The main thing is not just a tone change, but an entire genre change. I am a big fantasy fan, and the Thor pocket of the Marvelverse has always been a favorite of mine because while the MCU has framed it as more science fantasy, it's still got a lot of the tropes of the genre that I like. Ragnarok came in, threw up a middle finger at everything that had been established, destroyed Asgard without a thought, and made Thor into a Guardians of the Galaxy series in all but name and main character. If I wanted Guardians of the Galaxy, I would watch Guardians of the Galaxy. I do not want 80s-inspired sci fi in my Thor movies, I watch them for fantasy-inspired superhero movies. That's one of the reasons TDW remains one of my favorites despite it's flaws. Seeing inside Asgard was a dream. The second thing is that Ragnarok was where you could really tell they stopped knowing or caring what to do with the character. I am so, so tired of going to the movies and watching one of my favorite characters in fiction lose over, and over, and over again. First he lost Asgard, but he got to keep his brother. Okay, cool. Next movie kills his brother minutes later. Then the absolute atrocity of how he was treated in Endgame happened. Then Love and Thunder came along and he lost Jane (a character I do not even think he has a healthy relationship with, but ffs, I wish she hadn't died, not only for him but because Marvel can't just let women live). TL;DR - For a character with such a generally happy disposition his movies are so sad and I'm tired, lol.

@dessel5683 Год назад

youre the only person i trusted for a title and thumbnail because i knew you would handle it with nuance. also i think its fair for ragnorak to make fun of the loki death scene, because the dark world undermined it first when they brought him back

@jonseyjones321 Год назад

2:21 you missed the context of the video like 4 seconds before. They were talking about how Taika is not releasing the Directors Cut (Assembly Cut). This wasn't about the film that released. I also haven't seen Thor: Love & Thunder because I don't think it will be good, but I didn't want misinformation being spread.

@escher10000 Год назад

I'm glad somebody else appreciated the set design/color palettes in Dark World. Also trans rights are human rights.

@escher10000 Год назад

@guy who says stuff Sounds like somebody needs a nap.

@tripdefect87 Год назад

I will say this for Ragnarok, it did help me become interested in the comics enough to try and plow through the bad to find the good (and lord above if Thor doesn't take a long ass time to get good). But when Thor is done right, it can be one of the best comics I've ever read

@realshow689 Год назад

For the record, the play wasn’t supposed to be a retcon. A parody, sure, but Love and Thunder did the same joke, except it was mocking Ragnarok.

@FancyGeeks Год назад

Alright so, they called me asking for your contact info... and I told them you weren't interested so I could do it.

@justsomeguywithatophat8502 Год назад

9:00 In the scrapped version, Svartalfheim was supposed to be a kingdom. But it was destroyed by Bor during the years of war, making the rage of Malekith to Asgard even more intense

@modmaker7617 Год назад

Hot Take: I love all 4 Thor movies!

@KougajiCalling Год назад

I'm with you.

@WaLTeRDeFiNiS Год назад

I agree... i like movies being different from each one. If I want to see the same movie over and over again, I'd watch the same movie over and over again

@Tuvabaluba Год назад

This feels like the perfect example of why I love your videos. Here I am ready to enjoy a silly little video about two silly little movies and suddenly the video take a serious turn and I love it. Also I'm embarrassed to say that the free shipping joke made me laugh

@bigchez2855 Год назад

Great video as usual, however I don't get where you got that read of Ragnarok's play scene. To me it's not making fun of or retconning the previous movies, but instead Loki recounting major events in his life with his own mischievous twists. If anything it's the character and Waititi celebrating the past installments in a way that matches both their comedic styles. Also, yes to everything you said in the meta backlash segment, you rock!

@Lanosrep Год назад

While I think it's perfectly normal to not watch a Marvel film as soon as it comes out, I feel like in this case, you REALLY should've seen Love and Thunder before making this, as it nullifies some of the points. The film is actually very receptive of The Dark World, incorporating footage and characters from that film. It also does the Play motif again, this time recreating Ragnarok in the same, lighthearted way as Ragnarok treated the Dark World.

@littlereddragon Год назад

Agreed. Especially the conversation Thor and Jane have around Jane's choice to fight in the final battle or not.

@Rozilla Год назад

I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING PRANKED (and I was lol but nevermind 🤣) I LOVE TDW SO MUCH I know it's got problems but it's spiritually closer to the best Thor comics, plus gorgeous cinematography, music and effects... It deserved better.

@RetnabBanter Год назад

Your point about the Thor films not being willing to just sit and feel things without them just pulling out some comedy to break the tension is exactly why I got so tired of the Marvel films in general. It feels like none of them are willing to sit and just FEEL anything, the idea of there being any emotional tension at all for more than two seconds seems to be unbearable to them.

@IkeOkerekeNews Год назад

I disagree. It's a issue that some movies may have (Love and Thunder, Ragnorok, may Endgame at times?), but it's a balance that most of them do fairly well, all things considering.

@mjangelvortex Год назад

@@IkeOkerekeNews I think the Guardians of the Galaxy films balance the comedy and the dramatic scenes just perfectly. Do those movie start pulling out jokes immidately when important characters die in them? No. No, they don't. They let the scenes play out and don't treat the character's dying as a joke. They don't treat their characters going through a sad traumatic event and just immediately mock it afterwards. Asgard gets destroyed in Ragnorak. Thor loses his home, his sister, his culture, and many of his people. Does the movie let that sink in or let any of the characters reflect on that? No! The movie just immediately makes a joke about the situation and then the movie just ends like that. I was genuinely enjoying the movie until that bit came up and it soured my mood entirely.

@NerdSyncProductions Год назад

please actually watch the whole video first

@randomnerd3402 Год назад

Unfortunately it's a common practice to write comments before watching an entire video

@annaboo27 Год назад

THIS. This is why I keep coming back. Thank you. I was ecstatic when I saw two videos drop..even more so by the content. From the bottom of my little (jaded) heart thank you. ❤️

@katherinealvarez9216 Год назад

0:31 how is it that you're the only RU-vidr that brings up the VFX teams? Every time anyone talks about the MCU, they don't bring that up

@Suchega_Uber Год назад

You really, really should watch Love and Thunder. I know I am just some random schmo, but it has some really, really beautiful character moments that are honestly worth watching it for just those. It does have humor, but it's paced out better. I feel like seeing Thor go from not directly confronting his problems to standing and facing them even when he feels unsure is really, really beautiful. It's up to you, obviously, and I don't know your specific tastes, but honestly there is a lot of good in it. It's not the tippy top, best ever movie that blows everything out of the water, but it is a good movie, with some important implications for future MCU movies.

@joeyunderwood Год назад

i don’t think the play in ragnarok is meant to retcon the dark world. it’s just a play of what happened in ragnarok so loki can make himself look heroic after his “death”.

@maggiemiller3174 Год назад

Very excited to have two scott vids so close to each other! (Also my thor hot take is 1 being my fav and 3 being least fav, but I haven't seen 4)

@highcylon Год назад

legendary ending advert!! Scott! I've largely grown up with your videos and seen them transform from 15 minute comics histories to 40 minute mini-docs and I have to say, I've just loved every moment. You and your channel make me so gosh darned happy and I really do love sitting down and getting to watch each of your videos and catch up on any I've missed. I hope you and your partner are well, I hope your cat is well, and I hope you're having a cool time on the blue marble :-) So much love from me to you! ---Carmile

@Courier_333 Год назад

Love and Thunder is certainly the worst

@KFP_Fanboy Год назад

yes

@Fixxitt412 Год назад

Been going through some of the older videos on the channel and just love each one more and more! Great great great!

@spencernaugle Год назад

The video has just started, but the thumbnail, title, and your energy has me worried that it's all sarcasm and I don't know if i want to continue because I actually do love Thor The Dark World.

@draykohunter6805 Год назад

He had me in the first half ngl

@MD0Hatter Год назад

I wasn't expecting it but loved the switch to such an important topic. It's always such a treat to see where you go in these videos Scott!

@biancabrooks280 Год назад

I love that your tea mug kinda matches your shirt.

@SomethingbyBrian Год назад

Great vid with wonderful critiques of the various Thor films! and a lovely way to tie in some real world issues that needs to have more awareness! Thoroughly enjoyed this video and can't believe you didn't make more "my tea" sounds like "mighty" jokes.. but I'll let it slide 'cause the rest of the video was so great!

@king_supreme1102 Год назад

Well then, a fight it shall be

@thegreatandterrible4508 Год назад

Why are you the first comment I've seen that says this?

@mattjohnston2 Год назад

I love your sponsor segment! It actually made me laugh, and reminded me I have some shopping to do...

@KarlKristofferJohnsson Год назад

I went to see The Dark World with some friends when it first came out. Afterwards we found out that one person in the group hadn't actually seen any of the previous MCU movies. It was quite interesting to hear their interpretation of what was going on in the movie.

@monkeyflower3851 Год назад

Damn. I was not expecting this video to end up where it did. Well done! This might be my new favorite video of yours. Best bait and switch ever.

@emmijadeshow Год назад

I love this video so much. I agree with almost 100% of what you say here. (Although I admit I am slightly more biased towards TDW as a whole, it's one of my favorites.) The only thing I have to say is that I think that although they did highlight Sif's feelings for Thor in TDW, I feel like it's not necessarily bad? I have always liked that she very clearly loved him (Jaime Alexander did that on purpose even in the first movie) but that didn't make her weak. The way these movies handle Sif has always been weird, but as much as there might have been a mild amount of friction and hurt, I feel like the movie didn't condescend to her over it, or play it like she was silly or crazy for it, which I appreciated. Although, re: Jane: even before the movie started, Jane was being done wrong. It heavily implies she just sat around crying for two years over him? After waiting around to see him, getting yeeted around by SHIELD, then seeing him in New York but not hearing from him at all - the implication that she just sat around and cried for two years over a guy she hung out with for four days has always rubbed me the wrong way.

@aimeerose27 Год назад

Another brilliant video!!! I’ll always love listening to your thoughts on different films and media, and real world issues!! I enjoy many aspects of Thor Dark World, but like you said there are also parts that aren’t as great - the same can be said for many films and it annoys me when the norm is either hating or loving something rather than having a detailed discussion about it! Basically I’m just really glad you made this video and I think it’s really good!!!

@blackphoenix77 Год назад

I really hate the modern fandom take that either a movie is the best thing ever or it's absolute garbage; there's absolutely no in-between.

@troyweiland6890 Год назад

You made me realize I'm coming from a comic fan prospective as these are just continuations...each into the next and then onto the next. I saw the Loki play as coming from Loki not 3 laying a distrack on 2.

@Sam_on_YouTube Год назад

When and where. I'll be waiting...

@bigmclargehuge8219 Год назад

Man, like, i really enjoy your content. I was not a fan of The Dark World, like, at all, and I LOVED Ragnarok. Not gonna lie, I was very unsure about the premise of this video, because that's a spicy take and I'm spicy as milk. But, I enjoy your content enough that I was 100% willing to watch it anyway, so I did, and I'm very glad I did. You gave me more of an appreciation for The Dark World. And that was good enough, but THEN you got real, and just reaffirmed why I appreciate your stuff beyond just the knowledge about nerd topics. Thanks for doing what you do. Fantastic video, 10/10, I have a new least favorite MCU movie(The Winter Soldier), as you've increased my appreciation for The Dark World.

@FosukeLordOfError Год назад

7:07 it was at this moment I realized the first two Thor movies are the same premises as crocodile Dundee one and two

@JessieGender1 Год назад

Thank you for your bravery.

@graefx Год назад

I really loved large chunks of TDW, the set design and visuals can't be understated. But it's flaws are notable. Ragnarok for me was an over correction and swung the pendulum too far the other way and sounds like L&T kept going. Though Ragnarok had some really great emotional beats. I wish we could have gotten the comic Malekith instead of the tone and design they went with. Eccelson was such a wasted casting. I appreciate the pre Avengers movies because they feel a lot more unique and have their own identity before the MCU house style got really codified.

@billielover80 Год назад

Proud to see nobody saying "stick to comic books not politics," despite the fun that would be reminding them that comic books are inherently political. Love you, Scott!

@panyanabrd3183 Год назад

The support for women and trans people in this video was such a comforting surprise. I haven't watched many videos on this channel but I'm just not used to seeing marvel fan videos in general being made by supportive people. I'm glad to know this channel is a safe place :)

@FNComicGuy Год назад

Did our mans just release videos back to back?! Amazing absolutely amazing, thank you so much, love you lots Scott

@CLDJ227 Год назад

Dark World is often considered one of the worst Marvel's film but Marvel is kind of like Pixar, in that at their worst they're ok. I do agree that the quite scene with Loki is a good moment as well as the whole funeral scene, and the visual joke of Thor putting his hammer on the rack. The color palate thing I never noticed and it's an interesting touch. I also never noticed how often we do the trope of women being vessals for some other entity (perhaps to reference them carrying life and mother earth and stuff). It also kind of reminds me of how often we have female characters with psychic powers and they go through some sort of Dark Phoenix story arc.

@lancegordon8335 Год назад

Glad for double posts this week Scott!!

@Barns.. Год назад

NerdSync is starting to become one of my favorite channels!

@johnsilwanus9774 Год назад

This video is brilliant! Was not expecting where you took this video. Great work! Also, when you mentioned Thor's a dunce, my partner turned to me during "Love & Thunder," and said, "Aw, they made Thor a dummy..." I liked L&T, but yea, he did lose something in L&T.

@xchargerOUx Год назад

I admire your stance, and not backing down sir. 👏

@awesomeperson531 Год назад

I love all the MCU movies, but I do think some ideas aren’t executed well but I still enjoy them because I love Marvel

@andscifi Год назад

My main issue with Thor the Dark World is that I've watched it twice and still can't remember any of the specifics of the movie.

@OrangePunch_INC Год назад

If were talking about silent thor emotions is that look that loki gives odin after he calls him his son in ragnorok

@dragon1130 Год назад

1:45 "what am I, a nerd?" No Scott, you're not a nerd...you're a Wonderful Nerd!

@joelhicks5468 Год назад

nice twist, great point there

@Thuazabi Год назад

I'm of the seemingly niche opinion that the first Thor film was the best and every sequel has been worse. Also, Scott, you do great political rants. Maybe you should think about embracing that content more in your videos, you're clearly passionate about it.

@julianxamo7835 Год назад

It's not that niche, it ultimately boils down if you enjoy Taika's humor or not I personally love it, but I can see why people wouldn't

@user-zh4vo1kw1z Год назад

I interpret the himbo depiction of Thor as him consciously playing into that. It is most apparent in conflict moments and having your opponents underestimate you, or think you don't NEED to take the situation seriously, are valid tactical decisions. There are still moments where his mind shines through, the elevator scene is a good example, cuz in one sentence he utterly demolishes Loki's badboy act. Also, he is several millenia old, I think you either get a great sense of humour or go full Bill Reilly.

@VideoGameStoryTime Год назад

I particularly liked the bit where the premise fell apart and you talked about politics. That's genuinely what I subscribe to you for 👍

@TrajGreekFire Год назад

17:38 2018 called and wants quinton back

@DavidSilva-mn4dz Год назад

Thor figthing menaces that stemed from Odin's policies is the most King thing Thor has done. Following his duties to keep not only Asgard but the rest of The 9 Realms dealing with the consequences of the previous ruler. Having a drunk slaver as the new head of Asgard is stupid (Tessa Thompson carácter)

@deadpyne-2083 Год назад

damn two videos in a day. Glad to see the extra content this week.

@kylestateler Год назад

What is this aspect ratio?

@artlly_ Год назад

Spoilers for Love and Thunder 11:29 They do the play bit in L&T as well recreating Odins death scene and Hela’s introduction in the same style while also stating a few scenes later that they do this to help cope with the trauma.

@jdolce7898 Год назад

This was a fun video. That transition into the ad was brilliant.

@kenji6492 Год назад

Fuck, the free shipping joke actually got me. Also way to flip the script on me, Scott. You always delight. My Film Clout Take: The Dark Knight has no plot after Rachel dies. It rides Joker’s “Chaos for Chaos’ sake” gimmick too hard and it bloats the movie into a boring slog.

@gmoney4980 Год назад

Saw the thumbnail & started to put on the fighting gauntlets.... lol

@Alex_v_Mizu Год назад

I am surprisingly Tickled by you equating through the dark world to roe V. being Repaired

@genyakozlov1316 Год назад

"Ragnarok" and "Love and thunder" are "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin" of Thor movies, and I'm saying that as someone who thinks Forever and Robin are great movies.

@ogrejehosephatt37 Год назад

"Worst MCU movie" isn't really a damning distinction. I never read the play in Ragnarok as throwing shade at Dark World, only that it spoke to how egomaniacal Loki is. The scene also served as a clever way to fill in the audience on some back story.

@SMarcey Год назад

I really liked Jane coming back for the 4th Thor movie. She kicked a lot of ass as Thor.

@JR_Donofrio Год назад

I’m watching RN. Love your videos and you are awesome. Have a wonderful weekend Scott

@bob8mybobbob Год назад

I genuinely like Dark World. I’m a sucker for the vibe of Asgard, and I liked the Thor and Loki dynamics. And I think it has two of my most quoted lines out of all the Thor films (“how’s space?” and “have you tried pressing them gently?” - although “I’m not doing get help” is up there) While I do also enjoy Ragnarok, it’s never one that I just feel like popping on. Most of it is over the top comedy, interspersed with things like Thors closest friends being killed like fodder, and being in the mood for both things isn’t common for me.

@KiltCladViking Год назад

FINALLY someone put in to words the thoughts I have been struggling to articulate ever since seeing Ragnarok with my friends them all loving it and me ( A Thor fan since before the MCU) feeling kinda meh on it. a subscription well earned.

@seaniepop Год назад

Coat rack is worthy enough to hold the hammer, and therefore could also take on the mantle of Thor and wield the power of thunder!

@EAKugler Год назад

That was...not where I thought we were going.

@kyleslinkard9715 Год назад

Those who believe that art and politics are meant to remain separate know nothing of either art or politics.

@lunarwaning Год назад

idk how a video essay about Thor the Dark World turned into a message about bodily automony, but i love Scott for it thank you for speaking up about this issue❤❤

@jasonkonas Год назад

Finally! Someone who shares my love of this movie.!!

@mrmistyeyed_ Год назад

I'm liking these videos where Scott just talks about something he wants to and then casually changes his opinion halfway through and comes up with new reasons to disagree with his original opinion. I realize that sounded very sarcastic but I genuinely like these videos please keep keeping on Scott

@manidavis4126 Год назад

17:14 That's a matter of opinion.

@lachlanrussell18 Год назад

Idk why, but normally I find disagreeing on subjective things with RU-vidrs I watch kinda exhausting- like I come to RU-vid for comfort content I guess? But for some reason even if I disagree with one of Scott’s points, it’s comfortable viewing. Feels like having a fun convo with a friend and hearing what he values in characters rather than bashing on movies. I know he joked about replicating twitter discourse, but these lil opinion videos he’s been doing feel like a glimpse into what twitter discourse would be like if people were like… kind and smart lmao.

@JcgLounge Год назад

When he started talking about reproductive rights and trans rights and shit like that, I was surprised and not in a good way. Bro you might have people in your audience who probably do consider themselves conservatives and anti-abortion(which isn’t a bad thing). Not a good idea to bash them and say that they’re wrong just so you can vent about how awful conservatives are. Especially in a video that’s talking about friggin Thor of all things

@lachlanrussell18 Год назад

@@JcgLounge “not a bad thing” lmao, being anti-choice and anti-autonomy and/or pro-transphobe 100% IS a bad thing. He probably doesn’t want those people watching his channel- it’s his channel, and he’s free to do what he wants with it. He’s been candid about his political opinions for a very very long time, this isn’t anything new and it isn’t going anywhere. My comment was about how whether or not scott doesn’t like ragnarok like I do, I don’t mind hearing his takes about it because he makes light of the fact that opinions on subjective art don’t cancel each other out and that there’s nuance and friendly disagreement to be had. Don’t be a knob lmaoooo

@JcgLounge Год назад

@@lachlanrussell18 Oh. Well you do have a point about the movies. But even if I agreed with his political opinions, I still think telling the people who probably would disagree with you on those subjects that they aren’t welcome to his channel is a bad move. Not saying he can’t have those opinions.