The THOR: THE DARK WORLD Cast Address The Amount Of Humor In The Movie

Marvel movies have had comedy in them since Iron Man. Why is this an issue?

The thing is they're not wrong..humor is important if your movie is really dark, but this isn't! There are a couple of dark bits but compared to the comedy? They just didn't get the balance right.

A little worried about the amount of comedy in this. Hope it's good.

Definitely. It's like Marvel are so terrified of anyone getting upset or kids finding things to dark that they have to immediately try to wash over any darker scenes with comedy instead of letting the scene resonate properly.

i think people bring up the comedy in these films cause for me and them they actually work and are quite funny,i dont enjoy modern comedies much barring a few and i know some other people who dont either so i just enjoy the comedy in these films cause i can undertsand peoples porblems that the humor undercuts the drama sometimes and i can lead to people not liking a film if they feel its shoehorned,but i have heard that in for the most part,it feels natural and that was my main problem with iron man 3 was the forced humor sometimes that bothered, the gary scene and then during the final battle ,none of that worked for me,hopefully its good,i want every superhero film to be good

I don't mind humour regardless of the movie. I just take it all on board.

jasonbourne-lets see the movie first and then decide if the humor was forced or natural,i can understands the humor problem,this movie might have dark elements,may not be a dark movie,but can have dark elements and themes,the reviews havent been terrible atleast the ones i have seen,so far the reviews are alright to great

here is hoping is good i dont want another IM3. will see it for sure.

@ekrolo2

THat's a shame that you had that experience. I had no problem with it.

I feel like thor movies should only have funny bits when hes a foreghnier on earth and ignorant of our ways

@bluedude that was the best part from the 1st one LOL. When he was drinking the coffee and just threw the mug into the ground like "ANOTHER!" I was sold on Hemsworth as Thor.

I agree with the need of balance if you want to inject a lot of humor in your film. That being said, I think it's problematic when the humor is forced and takes away the drama. I can accept a film that could use a little more humor, since the dramatic part is still there. But it's annoying when a story should clearly take itself more seriously and instead goes for the quick joke. Enjoyable? Sure, I'll laugh. But it does feel emptier in the end.

I mean, Pixar's films have more (and better developed) drama than the MCU ones. And those are aimed at kids too, but they manage to speak to older audiences without talking down to them. Although it's not a truly fair comparison. Pixar is way better at crafting stories than any of the CBM movie companies will probably ever be (give or take a sequel of Cars).

I think that the best MCU film and the only one to truly achieve near-perfect balance was Iron Man. I really hope Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man manage to do it too, since they're my most anticipated MCU films by far.

At the end of the day if this movies makes a ton of money, Feige and his cabal will not care what any of us have to say. They are going for the general audience and they are likely to make a ton of money doing just that.

Yea this movie sounds like Iron Man 3 all over again, a plot that makes no sense, forced gags up the ass and a weak villain, I really don't want to see this now but as a comic book geek my geek honor depends on it so I gotta man up and take the bullshit I guess.

the story is gonna be simple and basic,aslong as character motivations and decisions make sense then im fine with that aspect

Just like IM3 exactly

Critics and GA enjoy the film

Fanboys rage about it

If you look at the 8 centuries old Poetic Edda (a collection of stories from oral tradition about Thor, Loki and friends), you find that humor and carnage are part of the legend. In one story, Thor dresses in drag to get Mjolnir back.

I expect a jovial Thor and look forward to it. Captain America maybe not. My source is my PhD wife for the record.