That's what I thought about Thor as well. Shiny, fulfilled childhood tales, and also, Loki is so far the best and most fleshed out of the Marvel movie villains (always discounting Magneto, of course!). Granted, the competition isn't that great - I don't think anybody liked Iron Man for Obediah, or the Spiderman movies for their bad guys - but still!
And note: Thor's proof of newly gained maturity and insight isn't winning a duel or fighting better, it's being able to consider the civilians first, evacuating them, letting other people who at that point are more qualified do the fighting, and then, when it becomes clear the destructive villain is only destroying because of him, sacrificing himself without a fuss. I approve of this in an action hero.
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Date: 2011-05-03 03:46 pm (UTC)And note: Thor's proof of newly gained maturity and insight isn't winning a duel or fighting better, it's being able to consider the civilians first, evacuating them, letting other people who at that point are more qualified do the fighting, and then, when it becomes clear the destructive villain is only destroying because of him, sacrificing himself without a fuss. I approve of this in an action hero.