Thor (Disneycember)

(The Disneycember logo is shown, before showing the title "Thor" from the trailer for this film)

Doug (vo): So, out of all the Marvel superheros that were gonna get their movies, the one that was probably the most concerned about was "Thor".

(Superheroes from various Marvel comic book adaptations, including Ghost Rider and Fantastic Four, are shown together)

Doug (vo): Because...with all the other superheroes, it kind of made sense. They get superpowers, or they are based on technology, or they create stuff. (pictures of Thor from original Marvel comics are shown) Thor was a god. How do you do that? And on top of that, his design was always kind of weird. He had a helmet with these weird wings on it. I just remembered thinking to myself, "Oh, man. This is gonna be the one." This is the one that people are just gonna roll their eyes at and say, "Sorry, Marvel. We can't do this. It's just too goofy."

(picture of Kenneth Branagh, the director of the movie, is shown)

Doug (vo): But they made the very clever choice of the signing Kenneth Branagh to direct it. (posters for "Henry V", "Dead Again", and the 2015 remake of "Cinderella" are shown) Now, this is a guy that hasn't really done any superhero movies and, to be fair, he can be kinda hit and miss, (a shot of wedding scene from "Hamlet" (1996) is shown briefly) but he's got mad talent, and everything he does is huge.

(and then, we are treated to trailer clips and screenshots from "Thor")

Doug (vo): And this movie is no exception. This is a gigantic-looking film. Suddenly, the idea of Marvel telling the story of a god sounds unbelievable.

Story and review
(Thor and Odin, played by Chris Hemsworth and Anthony Hopkins respectively, are shown. After that, we see one of the screenshots, showing the beautifully designed Asgard)

Doug (vo): Look at Thor. He looks amazing. Look at Odin. He looks amazing! Look at this environment! It's freaking phenomenal!

(clips and stills are focusing on the events which take place on Earth)

Which is why it's really ironic that the least impressive part of this movie is what Marvel usually does well: the interaction with the real world. Yep. They just decide to make this a "fish out of water" story, with Thor pissing off his father Odin and Odin banishing him to the world of Earth, taking away his powers. He spends his time befriending a group of scientists, one of them played by Natalie Portman, learning how to be a true, humble hero and figuring out how to get back to stop his sinister brother Loki from taking over the throne.