Nathan and I went to see Thor. I was thinking that we still like the mythological stories of heroes and bad guys just like people did 1000 years ago but we have much better media now. I remember learning Nordic Mythology in grade school and how we got the names of the days of the week but I don’t think it’s in my kids’ school curriculum. Well, now you just go to the movie theater to learn it, I guess. My gut instinct is that any movie that starts with a reference to Marvel Comics can’t be very high quality. But this just shows how little I know about screenwriting and movie making. (I did like Iron Man but Tony Stark has his personal flaws and it’s not a movie I could buy and let my kids watch.) I liked Thor enough that I will buy the DVD. Those who know me well know that’s saying something. I’ve bought only a handful of movies in the last 5 or 10 years. The movie might be a little too formulaic for some people—the good guys (Thor, his father, his grandfather, etc.) are SO good, it’s a little bit sickening. And the bad guy is SO bad, he double crosses good guys, bad guys, bites the hand that feeds him, loves him, etc. The people we’re supposed to like are sufficiently beautiful to look at, the bad guys, not so much. The only thing I didn’t really like was the ending and I assume it’s because they’re planning a sequel, a savvy money-making move. If you’re looking for fun entertainment, go see it.
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