Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writers: Ashley Edward
Miller, Zack Stentz, Don Payne, J. Michael Straczynski, Mark Protosevich, Stan
Lee (comic book), Larry Lieber (comic book), Jack Kirby (comic book)
Starring: Chris Hemsworth,
Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård, Kat
Dennings, Clark Gregg, Idris Elba, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Jaimie Alexander,
Tadanobu Asano, Josh Dallas, Rene Russo
One reason I like “Thor” is
because I can show it to my children without having to worry about cringing at
unexpected moments of foul language. All these superhero movies come out these
days, and the kids naturally want to take them in. Of course, they’re all rated
PG-13 for maximum violence, although the violence tends to still be somewhat
cartoony. If you let them watch these movies, you may have to listen to some
words come out of their mouths you’d rather not hear from your kids. If you don’t,
most of their friends will see it, and they’ll feel left out.
“Thor” isn’t the best of the
Marvel lead ups to “The Avengers”, which also kept the swearing to a minimum,
but it’s a good one for the family. My boys got to watch a superhero movie, and
they’ll be pretending to be Asgardians for the next week or so. I rest easier
knowing that their dialogue during their superhero antics over that period of
time won’t be filled with repetitions of words that are not appropriate or they
don’t understand.
“Thor” also contains one of
the hardest lessons for children (or adults for that matter) to understand.
That is the lesson of humility. We teach our children to be proud. That is a
difficult notion to reconcile with humility, which is a much more valuable
trait. Humility is what leads us to find a better way than war, a better way
than conflict, a better way than boasting pride. It is through humility that
the human race progresses. This is a good lesson for our kids.
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