Thor: Légendes d'Asgard

Interesting plot, but not my favorite Marvel animation!

I've always considered Thor a bit of a weak link when it comes to Marvel. Not only have I always found him a pretentious unlikeable character but I simply don't see the appeal of turning previous deities and gods into superheroes.

It begs he question whats next? Will Allah feature in the next Avengers film? Can we expect Jesus to battle alongside Batman next year?

Tales Of Asgard follows a young arrogant Thor eager to prove his worth in battle. In doing so he teams with his brother Loki and accidentally re-ignites tensions between Asgard and the frost giants.

It's pretty play by numbers stuff and though the story is solid enough the characters are a combination of weak and annoying.

One for fans only.

The Good:

Story is engaging

The Bad:

Not loyal to the comics

Characters are annoying

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

After Fist Of Jesus (2012) I'm thinking a Jesus superhero movie could work

Really enjoyable movie covering the early years of Thor and Loki. This enhances the theatrical movie, without kissing it's ass. For example, it still takes many designs from the original source material, even if it conflicts with the more popular movie. Seeing the realms of Asgard in animation is wonderful, as there is less of a restraint. The character arcs of Thor and Loki are also very impressive. Their relationship is shown as one of true love, but we see their reactions to taking life. This isn't Thor Jr. and though the animation is kind of childish, there are many great themes here that would be welcome in The Avengers or any Thor sequels.

I felt this movie pretty passable as a person who isn't a fan of Thor or the Marvel franchise in general. The tone balanced mature themes and characters well with an arrogant lead and a younger target audience. I felt the pacing was good and it wasn't predictably boring.

Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011) is a movie I recently rewatched on Tubi. The storyline follows a young Thor and Loki as they're coming of age and starting to earn the opportunity to go on adventures. They stowed away on their first journey to recover a sacred sword and quickly learn the importance of following the rules, respecting others and how things can go terribly wrong if you act before you think.

This movie is directed by Sam Liu (Batman: The Killing Joke) and contains the voices of Matthew Wolf (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Rick Gomez (Sin City), Tara Strong (Fairly Odd Parent) and John Novak (War).

The animation in this is excellent, as are the settings, universe and characters. Seeing Loki and Thor young, getting along and working together was fun to see. The storyline has some good twists and turns and the conclusion is very good.

Overall this is a very enjoyable, fun and a great depiction of the Asgard universe. I'd score this a 7/10 and strongly recommend it.