Avengers and Loki...

[kseenaa]

I don't get it. I really and honestly do not get it...

Maybe it is because I am Swedish and a history nerd. Not to mention a lover of all things Nordic mythology. I've read those stories since I was a kid, studied them for my own amusement. Maybe that is why?

I did enjoy Thor, although I laughed my big ass off at what they'd done with all them myths (Siv? A warrior-princess? Come on... X-D Not to mention Thor's friends there, geezes...) It was fun though, and what saved the whole cracky thing was Chris Hemsworth and the fact the movie didn't take itself seriously at all.

Then Avengers and in particular Loki took over Tumblr. Having me go: Huh? What? Why? And made me curious on said movie. So, peting73 bought it.

We watched it yesterday, and it was fun! A really really fun action-movie, with great special effects and a great GREAT cast! Quite obvious it was a Whedon movie, to be honest... And personally I feel head over heels for Banner/Hulk. He owned that movie, seriously... ("I stay angry all the time..." And I'd try and knock out Thor to, honestly! X-D)

And then there was Loki...

Again, I really REALLY don't get it! Sure, Hiddlstone looks sorta good. Not the classical handsome man, but still he got something. He is a great actor to. No question about it.

But I don't get the worship I see on Tumblr. I don't. *shrug*

Maybe it is with this like with so many other fandoms these days: I am not meant to get it. :-P

*shrugs* *goes to play World of Warcraft*

Comments

[zeph317toho.livejournal.com]

I totally understand where you're coming from because, like I said on my one post, I love Sherlock Holmes but none of these new ones are my Sherlock. It just doesn't feel right! :P

I agree with you about the Avengers -- I really only wanted to see it at first because it was a Joss Whedon movie, and you know, I'm a Joss kind of girl. I'd never see any of the other superhero movies leading up to it, and now I've seen Thor and Iron Man and I don't think they were anywhere as great as the Avengers is. *braces for the wrath of Marvel fans* Like you said, it was huge and full of action and FUN and wit (because Whedon) and a perfect summer action movie, in my opinion.

BUT, I think that a huge majority of the Tom Hiddleston love comes from him as a person and not necessarily Loki. Yeah, I see all the Loki adoration on Tumblr, but I think a lot of it is girls loving on him because of him. I actually started crushing on him before I even saw Avengers because of all his press interviews I saw on YouTube. He's an incredibly well-spoken, intelligent man who's an unashamed fanboy in some ways, who's not afraid to act dorky, and as an actor he's really good but he doesn't take himself over-seriously and the combination makes him quite charming. Especially to U.S. girls who consider an English accent to be really hot. :P Plus, as an unabashed Shakespeare nerd, his love for Shakespeare's works gets me hot. xD

I also think part of the Loki-love is the same as the Spike-love when he first started on Buffy. He's a snarky bad-boy who's kind of cute but once you get to know him he's still a villain that the girls want to see redeemed and sexy. I feel like I'm in the minority because I love Tom but I'm just eh on Loki. xD

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

I had watched both Iron Man movies and Thor (that I still laugh at... since, Seriously? X-D ) and I enjoyed both off them before watching Avengers. Awesome actors, awesome movies. Same thing with Avengers. Awesome actors, awesome movie. And hey, as you say... Whedon. *grin*

But on Thumblr, I mean... OK. I've seen a bit of Hiddlestone online to, and yeah... He seems like a laugh, but... the worship, I mean... "We are Loki's Army!" or "We are Hiddlestones Army!" When "shouts" like that, almost rally-shouts, go around the net I kinda tend to take a step back and wonder what the heck is going on here...? Because that is some SERIOUS worship going on on Tumblr... Like, worship-worship, you know? And that is just weird.

Besides, he is not the only wellspoken hot man out there... ;-)