Thor: Tales of Asgard
In order to cash in on the release of 'Thor' the live action movie Marvel Animation studios did this workaday animated feature. Unlike DC comics, who seemed to have gotten their animated efforts just right, Marvel seem to be a little embarrassed by their works.
This is no work of art. It sets out to tell an entertaining tale and manages to do so.
It is a tale of Thor's youth. Thor is a callow youth who thinks he is much bettter warrior than he is, this is helped by the fact that everyone is happy to lose to him and butter him up, I guess that is what happens when you are the son of Odin, the All-Father.
All except Sif, who has a crush on Thor. She tells him like it is while beating him in a fight (you go girl).
Thor confronts Odin who tells him that yes he is being protected, yes people lose to him. The most important lesson is that a good king knows it is harder to keep the peace than to fight. This doesn't sit well with Thor.
Thor has an idea, he ropes Loki, his brother, into the scheme.
They will stowaway on the ship of the Warriors Three and then go look for the lost sword of Surtur.
The sword was lost in Jottenheim, the home of the Frost Giants. The problem for Thor and his companions is that to be in Jottenheim may break the fragile peace that holds between Asgard and the Frost Giants.
They find the sword.
That is when the trouble starts.
By the end of the film Thor has learnt his lesson.
It is an enjoyable romp that manages to add some background to the blockbusting movie, while successfully telling a rites of passage tale. It wouldn't surprise me if there were a few more animated young Thor adventures, or there should be.
The animation isn't fantastic. The story works well. The voice actors all channel their inner Kenneth Branagth.
It is a fun way to spend an hour or so.
This is no work of art. It sets out to tell an entertaining tale and manages to do so.
It is a tale of Thor's youth. Thor is a callow youth who thinks he is much bettter warrior than he is, this is helped by the fact that everyone is happy to lose to him and butter him up, I guess that is what happens when you are the son of Odin, the All-Father.
All except Sif, who has a crush on Thor. She tells him like it is while beating him in a fight (you go girl).
Thor confronts Odin who tells him that yes he is being protected, yes people lose to him. The most important lesson is that a good king knows it is harder to keep the peace than to fight. This doesn't sit well with Thor.
Thor has an idea, he ropes Loki, his brother, into the scheme.
They will stowaway on the ship of the Warriors Three and then go look for the lost sword of Surtur.
The sword was lost in Jottenheim, the home of the Frost Giants. The problem for Thor and his companions is that to be in Jottenheim may break the fragile peace that holds between Asgard and the Frost Giants.
They find the sword.
That is when the trouble starts.
By the end of the film Thor has learnt his lesson.
It is an enjoyable romp that manages to add some background to the blockbusting movie, while successfully telling a rites of passage tale. It wouldn't surprise me if there were a few more animated young Thor adventures, or there should be.
The animation isn't fantastic. The story works well. The voice actors all channel their inner Kenneth Branagth.
It is a fun way to spend an hour or so.
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