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| - (The Disneycember logo is shown, before showing the title "Thor" from the trailer for this film) Doug (vo): So, out of all the Marvel superheroes that were gonna get their movies, the one I was probably the most concerned about was "Thor". 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."." Doug (vo): But they made the very clever choice of assigning 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. 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. Doug (vo): Look at Thor. He looks amazing. Look at Odin. He looks amazing! Look at this environment! It's freaking phenomenal! 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.
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