on some serious business. And when I say serious business, I mean SERIOUS BUSINESS. We're talking film adaptations of comic book characters. So let's crack our knuckles,
and get right down to business.
Firstly, let's discuss Thor.
Except he looks a little more like this in the movie:
Okay, just to provide a little back story on the character, he's obviously based on the Norse mythologies, the character was created by the great Stan Lee, and the late great, Jack "The King" Kirby. Thor is essentially Marvel's answer to Superman, in that he's capable of many great supernatural abilities, mostly thanks to his god-like superhuman abilities, and mjolnir. His magical hammer which grants him flight, weather manipulation, and other great abilities. Thor has a pretty fleshed out universe, with his primary nemesis being the prankster Loki, but has other great villains such as the Asgardian Destroyer, Enchantress, and the Wrecking Crew. Thor has also been a staple of the Avengers since their very inception.
Okay, so discussing the movie now.
So. In my opinion, Thor is actually kind of a dull character. Like. He's a little bland at times, but the writers and staff of this film certainly drew everything they could from the character, and Chris Hemsworth's performance was very good and very convincing and very heroic. Keneth Branagh was a very interesting director for this film, considering his background is very Shakespearean in repertoire, and chose to direct a film about a god amongst men. Tom Hiddleston and Anthony Hopkins were great supporting characters as well, with Hiddleston being a very good and convincing Loki. Natalie Portman(My well established celebrity crush) was absolutely breath taking during this movie. I needed a personal respirator just to get me through her very strong performance as astro-physicist Jane Foster. Her performance was very convincing, and the love story between her and Chris Hemsworth was the drive of the film. A good love story is usually the drive for most good action films....(Unless you're watching like the Terminator or something). Anyway, I know this is a very late review, but I strongly endorse Thor for any viewer who hasn't seen it yet.
Moving on, Green Lantern.
I think this is the third blog that's had the Green Lantern brought up? Because of this, I won't go into the backstory, I'll just get right to the review. If you really feel the need to research his backstory, just check back like 3-5 entries or so. Anyway. Green Lantern!
If you read anything about the film, it was critically universally panned. After watching the film, I can tell you it was basically just average. Like, the script was cheesy, the editing was subpar, and "Parallax" looked atrociously bad. But the special effects were OKAY, Ryan Reynolds was enjoyable, and if they didn't try to put so much into an hour and a half film, it could have been better. Unlike Thor, the love story is quite possibly the most crippling element to it. It was just very, very uninteresting and cheesy. Like I said, a strong love story has to be the center of your action film. It grounds it. The Green Lantern is a fantastic epic, and to ground such an unreal concept, you need a gripping love story, and the Green Lantern certainly took a swing at it, and missed. But Ryan Reynolds performance made the film OKAY.
Anyway, That's it for this entry. Next time I'll write about either Power Rangers or write the second installment of "The Face in the Macabre." Also, read Caleb's article about turning twenty-one. It's really good.
Cheers!
Okay, so discussing the movie now.
So. In my opinion, Thor is actually kind of a dull character. Like. He's a little bland at times, but the writers and staff of this film certainly drew everything they could from the character, and Chris Hemsworth's performance was very good and very convincing and very heroic. Keneth Branagh was a very interesting director for this film, considering his background is very Shakespearean in repertoire, and chose to direct a film about a god amongst men. Tom Hiddleston and Anthony Hopkins were great supporting characters as well, with Hiddleston being a very good and convincing Loki. Natalie Portman(My well established celebrity crush) was absolutely breath taking during this movie. I needed a personal respirator just to get me through her very strong performance as astro-physicist Jane Foster. Her performance was very convincing, and the love story between her and Chris Hemsworth was the drive of the film. A good love story is usually the drive for most good action films....(Unless you're watching like the Terminator or something). Anyway, I know this is a very late review, but I strongly endorse Thor for any viewer who hasn't seen it yet.
Moving on, Green Lantern.
I think this is the third blog that's had the Green Lantern brought up? Because of this, I won't go into the backstory, I'll just get right to the review. If you really feel the need to research his backstory, just check back like 3-5 entries or so. Anyway. Green Lantern!
If you read anything about the film, it was critically universally panned. After watching the film, I can tell you it was basically just average. Like, the script was cheesy, the editing was subpar, and "Parallax" looked atrociously bad. But the special effects were OKAY, Ryan Reynolds was enjoyable, and if they didn't try to put so much into an hour and a half film, it could have been better. Unlike Thor, the love story is quite possibly the most crippling element to it. It was just very, very uninteresting and cheesy. Like I said, a strong love story has to be the center of your action film. It grounds it. The Green Lantern is a fantastic epic, and to ground such an unreal concept, you need a gripping love story, and the Green Lantern certainly took a swing at it, and missed. But Ryan Reynolds performance made the film OKAY.
Anyway, That's it for this entry. Next time I'll write about either Power Rangers or write the second installment of "The Face in the Macabre." Also, read Caleb's article about turning twenty-one. It's really good.
Cheers!
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