The romance pretty much ruined the second half of the movie for me. It was so forced and tacked on that every time they mentioned it my friends and I cringed in the movie theater at how awful it felt. Thor was on earth for two days. I know movie romance is retarded, but come on!
Was it really that forced on you? I thought it was purposedly downplayed alot more than in alot of other movies. The coyness, the whole i will not say i'm in love, some may say underdeveloped if they view this movie as an end all in itself, in development is what i would call it. It especially came across to me in the exchange with Heimdall at the end
-Can you see her?
-Yes, she is looking for you
So simple, it really gets the point across. Nothing about them proclaiming their undying love for each other carry them through the cosmos or whatever grandstanding romance bullshit you expect. Just gets the point across that this is a blossoming romance not a done deal.
It's a good way to go about it, considering that they're adopting a typical Stan Lee style will they or wont they 100 issue romance. Atleast that's how i felt.
@123:
There were parts when the movie was hilarious ; i was pretty surprised to find humour in this movie. I found Thor's change in behaviour kinda hasty, it was kinda hilarious and weird when Thor was talking to the shield agent about him willing to be an ally to the humans. But then again its a 2 hours so…
Well you have to remember that Thor's characteristics like his battle hunger, recklessness, and pig headedess are alot due to how he's never had to feel "human" or vulnerable in all his life. So his change in attitude isn't about his deeply rooted principles changing, but just him seeing things through new eyes. Maybe it's because i'm a Thor buff but i thought the way he realized that no matter how strong his arm is, it can't carry the weight all alone only through losing it all was handled splendidly. I wouldn't have seen a need to drag it on for an half hour longer just to really pound the point home. Would've completely wrecked the pace of the film.
@Tokoro:
I couldn't get past his double-talk and the acting even prior to his full-evil mode at the end just never seemed to convey charm or subtly on his true intention.
I always had the understanding that there wasn't anything subtle about how the other gods saw him. To me they were always fully aware of Loki's ways.
It's more like that they thought of it as boyish mischief ( by Asgard standards), and not world destroying evil.
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