Resolved: Thor is a chick flick

[jeriendhal]

Okay, it's a chick flick with a lot of people getting punched or impaled on ice swords, but just consider the facts.

1. Our boy Thor is presented in as fanservicey as possible when he arrives on Midgard, spending half his time there without a shirt.
2. Aside from Sif in her plastic Power Rangers armor, none of the females is presented in anywhere near as fanservicey. And even with her, she's never presented as particularly vulnerable except when getting pounded by the Not A Stark Robot Destroyer.
3. While Thor is presented in the beginning as impulsive and arrogant, he's never anything less than devastatingly charming with the ladies, with a weapons grade smile and treating Jodie Foster Natalie Portman's character with respect.
4. And he's even got a loving but troubled relationship with his brother Loki for further Nice Guy credentials.

Really, it's the superhero equivilent of Sleepless in Seattle.

Comments

[seawasp]

It's a nice blend. The only thing that doesn't fully chickify it for me is that the relationship between Thor and Jane isn't given enough time; I don't see enough of Thor's character development or Jane's involvement with him. Yes, I can connect the dots, especially since I'm a Thor fan, but I'd like to have seen more.

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

I'll have to agree with you there. A slight shift in character interaction/action scene ratio might have fixed that, but at the expense of the breakneck pacing.

[mmegaera.livejournal.com]

Jodie Foster? I think you mean Natalie Portman [g].

But, well, they've got to cater at least a little to geeks' dates...

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[gemfyre.livejournal.com]

Not to mention Loki is a poor baby woobie I-need-to-give-him-a-hug.