Anderson O
Thor:Tales of Asgard is kid fun for Thor fans, in the thriving success and lure of this character. Expedition with a young Thor, Loki, Sif and Warriors three Journey through the realms to find a mystical weapon in the early adventures that shape them into hero’s longterm.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
11/09/24
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andrius y
esa portada para nada describe a la pelÃcula que adaptada a un joven thor en una historia alterna ,divertida y entretenida con una buena animación aun asà no tiene mucho que dar pero es mejor que muchas otras pelÃculas animadas de marvel con mejor calificación.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
03/29/23
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robert p
Poor Animation, plus characters in the teens, Ice Giants, and the King of Asgard all play into one lousy episode involving a Dark Elf, makes for a *1 & 1/2* movie!
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Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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This is one of the greatest superhero movies I have ever had such a pleasure of watching.
Context time! My friends and I all gathered when we spoke of Lionsgate, a company notorious for lackluster animation. We found this movie within their catalog. As such, we told simple "jest", as this move would say, on its quality. Never have we been so wrong.
This movie contains bold characters, decisions, fight scenes, characterization, and ideas! We shall begin with:
(Most notable) Characters:
Thor - The characterization of Thor is not fully original, but it is done in such a way to be fresh even to as much a fan of big-screen Thor as I, Hayden, have experienced. Making him youthful and inexperienced from the onset of his appearance demonstrates that he is, as was aforementioned, youthful and inexperienced. His growth in this film was incredible, for to show him essentially level-up his tactics, perception, diplomacy, and strength was showing of incredible growth. By the end, the audience is given an impression of a completed young man rather than a foolish, spoiled boy as he was in the beginning. To be called into adventure with his future love interest ironically being she to question his capabilities was excellence within a call to adventure that was wise beyond its time. This dynamic focus between the transition from boy to man and developing a relationship within the quest is admirable. Admittedly, their relationship was partly underdeveloped and underutilized, but such is the constraint of a relatively confined prequel movie. Altogether, young Thor is an excellent lead.
Loki - My favorite character, Loki, was no slouch! His intriguing dimensions of hinting at his knowledge of his heritage, his hinted romance with his mentor, his vast knowledge, and his collection of mind despite the situation were incredible! He was nearly flawless in my viewing. I additionally found compelling his disregard for several of his principle traits under the threat of Odin finding demise. His evisceration of Algrim to define the ending duality of Thor and Loki was perfect to demonstrate their difference, in that Thor is sharpened by conflict through bravery, while Loki is principally fractured by conflict in his cowardice. To finally conclude, Loki is a dynamic, masterful character. Truly exercising beauty in his role in spite of this movie's constraints, Loki is painted as a sympathetic, pseudo-everyman who represents a lick of sanity and relatability in a foreign, mystical land.
Algrim - Perhaps the most impressive instance of a twist villain I have seen, Algrim was the villain both I and none of my fellow contemporaries believed would be a villain. Driven by flawed, yet great motives and with a skepticism rightfully built-in, Algrim is a character of cynicism used to justify the most righteous of causes. His betrayal of the monarchy was far from expected and was precisely what made him all the more menacing. I simply must commend his voice actor for his stunning performance in spite of the movie being clearly intended as underwhelming (even though it really isn't)! Upon his betrayal, my contemporaries tended to find him completely justifiable in his actions. We cared not for whom the victor may be, but rather that there was one. His fight with Odin and subsequently Thor was unreasonably spectacular, all say for Thor's final blow being (maybe) questionable. Finishing, Algrim was yet another bold character for an unexpectedly spectacular movie.
Decisions:
A younger protagonist is not what one tends to expect in Thor cinema. Typically, he is to find his ego in young adulthood, not youth, and yet this movie subverts the typical to create a storyline of far more interest than even the Marvel Cinematic Universe proposes. Had the movie been a tad more at liberty and partially more bold, we may have seen a story of Odin's death and a young, yet formidably wise king's rise to power. Sadly, this is my one major critique. This movie was not steady in bold decisions, for instead it came fumbling across its finish line to make it a prequel in technicality. As much as I prefer imagine a reality in which this movie was given its liberty, this is not our reality, and as such I must pan it upon this SINGLE point.
Next, its animation was yet another bold decision. Despite the obvious save in money to simply animate this movie with cheaper styles, such as with cheap, computer 2D animation, this movie maintained such quality as hand-drawn 2D animation with stunningly ahead-of-time occasional 3D effects. Call me old-fashioned, but I grew up on '60s to '80s era Tom and Jerry, meaning I know the value that the hand-drawn style can bring. This movie knows that as well as I, and so competently utilizes it to create a beautiful artwork amongst contemporary film.
Finally, the fight scenes were yet an additional work of mastery in this film's palette of incredible choices. Fights made use of characters' abilities more than simply effectively. Past that, they often had huge consequences later on. For example, the bar fight led to the destruction of the bar, then to the alerting of Odin. As another example, even a slight dust-up with the smallest of snow-pixies hand the consequence of alerting of the Frost Giants. All fights come with meaning in this film, and nothing is just for granted. Stakes are constantly high and rising in this movie from the moment Thor and Loki leave Asgard. Their lives are on the line from the first minute they reveal themselves, with their potential deaths becoming only more potentially gloriously painful by the count of fights. Ending this segment, the bold decision-making of Thor: Tales of Asgard makes it a masterclass of what powerful ideas can do to make a movie. Given but an ounce of additional freedom, this movie could truly soar as it should have.
Sadly, this beautiful, stunning unintentional masterpiece was imperfect. It is my belief that this movie could have sparked a renaissance for Marvel hand-animation, especially potential Marvel hand-animated TV series. This dream, unfortunately, is and will likely always remain unrealized for all eternity. Godspeed to such a dream, but in this instance fate does not favor the bold.
I implore you all this: if you have panned or dismissed this movie before, watch it once more with the idea in your heart and mind that this movie may have good within. I hope with such a mindset you could enjoy, perhaps even recognize the greatness of this film. Until the point that this movie is given a near-universal eight-to-nine out of ten-star rating, I will stress this belief. Thank you for your attention, and please give this movie your time.
Rated 5/5 Stars •
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
01/13/23
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Look, I know animation lead time is a thing but it's really hard not to be suspicious of the timing of this direct-to-DVD entry that's also the last of the Marvel Animated Features. About a week and a half after the live-action film came out in U.S. cinemas. All that was missing was a post-credits still image that tells viewers to see Thor in cinemas now. They even have a similar premise about how Thor's reckless actions risk the beginning of a war with the Frost Giants. Though here, he doesn't get banished to Earth. The movie itself isn't the worst but it's not very good either. The animation is okay but not amazing. The action sequences are passable but forgettable, especially when you compare them to just how fun the action scenes in Marvel Cinematic Universe features can be. The voice acting is good though for anybody used to hearing the MCU voices, it's jarring to hear people who don't sound at all like Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Anthony Hopkins. Honestly, the big problem is just how rushed the entire feature feels. I'm not blaming the runtime since DC's animated features are just as short yet are still well-paced but it still feels like everybody wanted to get this movie out of the way to make a quick buck/to coincide with the live-action blockbuster. I don't have the highest opinion of Tales of Asgard but if you just want to kill some time, you could do worse than this swan song to a series of direct-to-DVD animated Marvel movies that never worked out the way Lionsgate was likely hoping for...except for maybe bringing the character of Deadpool more attention.
Rated 2.5/5 Stars •
Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
01/23/23
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It’s nice to e new story for Thor with new Perspective and new age without any doubt I love the good brotherhood with Loki
Rated 3/5 Stars •
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
01/18/20
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