http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTJGbfRBeas
Alright, so the trailer for the upcoming Thor adaptation recently "leaked". So, a few thoughts:
1.) Looks pretty good. Probably the only comic book-adaptation I've ever had some interest in seeing, though probably because I have familiarity with the original Germanic/Norse versions of the characters. I've never read anything of the comic version of the character and actually disliked him because of the differences from the source.
2.) There's a lot of fade-in-fade-out shots, which generally suggests the full scenes aren't too good. However, this seems to be a technique used especially for superhero movies, so who knows. At least the characters are speaking (though Odin appears to be narrating somewhat), unlike The Last Airbender trailer.
3.) I'm amused that there's a short, redhaired and bearded guy is present that looks how Thor
should. Not sure his character or role.
4.) At first I was okay with Idris Elba as a Norse god (Heimdall), despite the obvious strangeness of it. I excused it because I'm aware that some of the deities could be construed as something other than the typical "white", such as the frostbitten, animated-corpse dwarves (blue or black) and even Odin, often described as the Blue God with a blue cloak and cap. I believe I've even read some variations where his body was also blue. So it's not a completely far-fetched idea, if you want to say Heimdall isn't African, just "black", but now that I've seen it it does look really distracting. Not sure how I feel about it now. (However, the "controversy" from those "offended" that a black man is portraying a Norse figure and the call to boycott the movie is utterly ridiculous)
5.) Odin says "his father and his father", which is ridiculous since Odin had no fathers, unless you want to count Ymir in some retarded way.
6.) Huginn and Muginn (the two ravens) are present. I hope they keep an eye on Thor at some point in the movie.
about.
A good read The Losers. Highly recommended. 
