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Recently Marvel's new movie "Thor 4 Love and Thunder" is popular all over the Internet, so "Thor", as the Prince of Asgard, an important figure in the Norse mythological system, neither relying on technology nor mutation, why does he appear in the Avengers? Today, Bai Yu will have a good chat with everyone
First, the myth of Northern Europe
In the Marvel Universe, there are not many heroes who rely purely on cold weapons to fight. The shield of the US team, the arrow of the eagle eye, and the green and fat fist all belong to the category of cold weapons. As we all know, the shield of the US team is Edelman alloy, the power of the Hulk comes from gamma rays, and the arrow of the eagle eye is full of high technology. In these superheroes, a combination of wisdom and strength is embodied. Only Thor is pure and natural, and there is no additive green "true god".
Throughout norse mythology, war runs through the whole of the world, with the gods beginning and ending at war, the twilight of the gods (Ragnarok). The gods are constantly fighting for their lives, and they are always on the front line with the evil god giant clan.
Mythical wars begin with the conspiracy of the evil god Loki, who kills Baldur, the god of light, by the hand of Hoder, the god of darkness, and Balder's wife dies of excessive grief;
Surtel, armed with a flame sword, led an army of flame giants from the south;
Hella, the Queen of the Underworld, steps onto the Rainbow Bridge with a ghost warship, laden with Frost Giants and an army of the undead;
The evil god Loki follows the strange wolf Fenrir and the poisonous dragon Nedhogg, and the villains join forces to kill the "Kingdom of the Gods".
Heimdall, the first "Celestial Watcher" to see danger coming, blew his horn, and the warriors of the gods took up arms and rushed out of the "Hall of Heroes" to fight with the evil spirits.
Clad in gold armor and armed with the "Spear of Eternity", Odin rode a pegasus and took a furious stride, before being swallowed by the strange wolf Fenrir. (Green Fat jumped from the ship, from the stem)
Seeing the fall of the lord god, Vader, the son of Odin, opened the mouth of the giant wolf, and then pierced the throat of the wolf with a spear to avenge the killing of his father.
As the first warrior, Thor, the god of thunder, wielded a meow hammer to fight the giant serpent Ye Mengjiade, and in the thunder the giant serpent was destroyed, and Thor was also poisoned by the snake during the battle, and died of exhaustion after stepping out of the Nine Hammers. (Don't laugh, don't walk, learn about it)
Heimdall hacked Loki to death and died of his own wounds; The world tree that supports the nine kingdoms burns up, and the whole world is destroyed. In this war, every protagonist fights hard, and everyone dies heroically.
Finally, Hodel, the god of light, and Badr, the god of darkness, are resurrected from the kingdom of Valhalla and continue to guard the human world (the Female Thor ending egg appears). It indicates that after the day there must be night, the universe will eventually be reborn, and the world will inevitably recover.
Although this ultimate battle shows the spirit of struggle of the Nordics, it exudes a strong sense of tragedy. Unlike the gods in Greek mythology and Christian mythology, the gods in Norse mythology are more human, the gods have no eternity, and the gods do not have the cultivation of heaven, why did Marvel choose Thor who did not take the purple and gold hammer?
Second, the reshaping of Thor
So, what benefits do Americans get when Norse mythology evolves into superhero movies? In the world, the image of the United States is often a slippery tone, doing things without margins, being a mercenary image, the prodigal prince Star Lord, the playboy Tony are representative figures.
Since the United States established its world hegemony in the 20th century, it has begun to create a "world leader" for itself. Beginning in 1990, the old B-grade commercial films, hippie films, began to slowly fade, replaced by serious commercial films and a large number of magical epic films. For example, the Lord of the Rings series, the Star Wars series Gladiator, the Dynasty of Heaven, and so on.
These Hollywood classics represent the beginning of the pursuit of "elitism" and aristocratic traditions by Americans who have nothing to do. Therefore, the protagonists of superhero movies cannot be just Brooklyn (US team), Washington (Falcon), Long Island (Iron Man), and Queens of New York (Spider-Man).
In other words, heroes can no longer be confined to modern people who grew up in American cities.
So, with a thunderclap of lightning, Thor was able to stand out from Marvel's thousands of superheroes and walk onto the big screen, stemming from the growing classical cultural needs of the American people and the needs of ancient aristocratic bloodlines.
The appearance of Thor, at least in form, has brought the solemnity and seriousness of Shakespeare's plays to the superheroes who have always liked to be big and purun. Thor's authentic drama style, even Xingjue couldn't help but imitate it many times. In "Avengers 1", Iron Man also made a profound mockery of Thor:
Thor: Do you know who you're talking to?
Iron Man: Are you a drama actor? Did your mother know you stole his bed curtain as a shawl?
Third, the integration of the hero's world view
Heroes cherish heroes, both ancient and modern.
In Norse mythology, which is based on war and sacrifice, it actually fits the main tone of "Reunion". The spirit of sacrifice of heroes runs through the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it is also a place where superheroes are very different from ordinary people in terms of personality and values.
The God of Thunder in the Marvel Universe is not completely established according to the mythological framework of Northern Europe, and the image of Thor the God of Thunder is getting bigger and bigger than in the myth, but Marvel has created it as a new hero while retaining the original divinity of Thor, which is the identity given to the character by Marvel's new myth.
In the face of difficulties, superheroes often report the spirit of mass sacrifice against villains. Captain America flew a plane full of nuclear weapons into the glacier and was not salvaged until 70 years later.
Tony Stark carries a nuclear bomb and throws it into a monster-filled otherworld, Black Widow jumps off a cliff in exchange for the Soul Gem, and Loki is also twisted by Thanos' neck in order to save Thor.
To save the world, the Hulk snapped his fingers, and So did Iron Man.
When Ultron, created by fantasy technology, easily lifted Thor's hammer, there was a sense of golden wind and jade dew meeting, and the good brothers were a quilt.
In the setting of Thor 1, Thor believes that if he can sacrifice himself for peace, he is willing. Just as he was about to make a sacrifice, the cat hammer flew in and regained his divine power.
If you look closely enough, you will find that every upgrade of Thor's "Thunder Power" is when Thor's hammer is not in hand. The happy pair of Thor and Loki continued to play "brainless" and "unhappy" in marvel's subsequent episodes.
Jane Foster, the goddess of thunder, once believed that magic is unexplained science. Even Thor himself believed that magic and science were the same thing, so he explained something that could not be explained in terms of scientific concepts.
In Captain America, the Red Skull, one of Hydra's leaders, is convinced that the Rubik's Cube is not a legend and can be explained scientifically when looking for the ancient legendary Rubik's Cube.
At a deep level, Marvel movies turn scientific imagery into an ideology of illusory beliefs. This ideological content is externalized into a heroic spectacle to express the power relationship between cinematic language and reality, that is, in modern society, technology is in the dominant position that can dominate others.
In other words, the modern interpretation of the mythological and magical content of ancient times to seek the consensus of the audience's concept is undoubtedly the typical strategy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the expression of scientific ideology.
Bai Yu commented: The existence of the hero is a spiritual symbol for the movie audience, in order to enhance the appeal of the movie. In superhero movies, the retention of the divinity of mythological characters represents people's desire for strength and honor, and becomes a little spiritual sustenance for human beings in the face of objective environmental suffering and inability to break free from their own weaknesses, which is also the practical significance of reshaping mythological characters into superheroes. People with "hero complex" project their emotions onto the side of the good when watching the movie, and the rise and victory of the hero in the end also satisfy the audience's heart. #欧美超级英雄大赏 #