Which would be pretty biting criticism, if it weren't also true of MOST Marvel movies.
I loved Thor 2 because it was almost the most striaght-up fun movie Marvel has made so far (the only that beats it in this category is Guardians of the Galaxy, which also suffers from a pathetic villain). It's like 90% cool derring-do.
Thor 2 is my favourite Marvel movie. I HAVE OPINIONS!
Malekith is bland but it's ok. Because in a Thor movie the antagonism is provided by the screwed up relationships between Thor, Loki and Odin.
The job of Malekith - or any other Thor villain - is to put pressure on that triangle and throw it off-balance. Then Loki and Odin will create ALL THE ADVERSITY IN THE WORLD.
A scene-stealing, Joker-like villain would draw attention off our three leads and their conflicts. We don't need it.
Basically every Thor movie already has three great villains - Loki, Odin, and the throne of Asgard.
Originally shared by Jonathan Tweet Tonight, my "Lethal Damage" 13th Age campaign draws to a close. Meanwhile, the guys are work have talked me into running a couple D&D sessions for them. That was the day 13th Age was announced, and they're happy to play 13th Age instead. That will be my "Great Center" campaign, based in the imperial capital of Axis, the center of the world. It's my opportunity to explore the setting from yet another perspective.
Correction in comments, I'm still mad Ok, I found out the 5e allosaurus from Tomb of Annihilation was only CR2 and was outraged, so I made a comparison of a D&D character and allosaurus specimen MOR 693. Then I compared the allosaurus to a polar bear, also CR2. The bear has 5HD and the allosaurus has 6HD. So, I take it back. CR 2 is fine.
From Voyageurs National Park on FB: Called “Catamaran” by locals, Bert Upton is among the strangest of historical characters on area waters. He lived in a hut built over a dug-out at Squirrel Narrows. Found frozen to death in the 1930s by Kettle Falls pioneer Oliver Knox; Upton was perched lifeless in the snow just a half-mile from his home. Shunning civilization, Upton defined the word hermit. First spotted rowing his crude log raft on Namakan, no one knows how he got there. Upton’s accent implied an English heritage but any personal inquiries brought a stony silence. Some suspected him a man fleeing the law; others saw a bizarre outcast; everyone knew he was peculiar. Just five feet tall and wildly unkempt, Catamaran wore hacked-off pants and walked barefoot with a stick. Winter demanded shoes but no socks, a cast-off Mackinaw, and a trailing cap made from the leg of old underwear. He was oddly religious, and suspicious of being poisoned. Surviving on snared rabbits and fish, he ofte...
Very underrated in the Marvel canon, if you ask me.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why this movie cops so much flack. My only crit is the villain is too disposable.
ReplyDeleteWhich would be pretty biting criticism, if it weren't also true of MOST Marvel movies.
ReplyDeleteI loved Thor 2 because it was almost the most striaght-up fun movie Marvel has made so far (the only that beats it in this category is Guardians of the Galaxy, which also suffers from a pathetic villain). It's like 90% cool derring-do.
Main villain boring, but the dark elf mooks design is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteMakes me want to watch it again now...
ReplyDeleteThor 2 is my favourite Marvel movie. I HAVE OPINIONS!
ReplyDeleteMalekith is bland but it's ok. Because in a Thor movie the antagonism is provided by the screwed up relationships between Thor, Loki and Odin.
The job of Malekith - or any other Thor villain - is to put pressure on that triangle and throw it off-balance. Then Loki and Odin will create ALL THE ADVERSITY IN THE WORLD.
A scene-stealing, Joker-like villain would draw attention off our three leads and their conflicts. We don't need it.
Basically every Thor movie already has three great villains - Loki, Odin, and the throne of Asgard.