# Chris Hemsworth in Thor costume **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-hemsworth-in-thor-costume/538097 "2010-05-03T00:55:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-hemsworth-in-thor-costume/538097/21 "2010-05-03T19:33:13Z")
> [@tim314](#): > > Well, in the comics he’s supposed to be an actual Norse god (even if the stories aren’t very true to the mythology at all . . . ) Holy Wotan, who’d WANT stories true to the mythology? ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-hemsworth-in-thor-costume/538097/22 "2010-05-03T19:36:30Z")
I haven’t been following this movie yet, so it’s the first I’ve heard that Branaugh is directing. That should be interesting. Is this coming out before or after _Captain America_? ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-hemsworth-in-thor-costume/538097/23 "2010-05-03T20:59:02Z")
You all are missing the most important element. It’s subtle, I missed it the first time, but it’s there. He’s strawberry blond! That means he’s sort of blond to match the comics, & sort of redheaded to match the mythological tradition! I applaud this. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-hemsworth-in-thor-costume/538097/24 "2010-05-03T23:17:39Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I’m going to need you to take that back. :mad: Nope, I’m sorry, but Thor is first and foremost a superhero. If he were an actual Norse god, would he really care about mortals? The Thor of myth had no interests beyond drinking, eating and smashing things. The film isn’t about him, it’s about the Marvel superhero. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-hemsworth-in-thor-costume/538097/25 "2010-05-03T23:36:40Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > I haven’t been following this movie yet, so it’s the first I’ve heard that Branaugh is directing. That should be interesting. Is this coming out before or after _Captain America_? I’ve seen Branaugh’s Frankenstein and Hamlet that he directed. I can’t say that I think he’s a terribly great director. Something about his cinematography and directing makes everything feel like a play, with boundaries that are limited to the average dimension of a stage. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-hemsworth-in-thor-costume/538097/26 "2010-05-03T23:39:15Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Holy Wotan, who’d WANT stories true to the mythology? Oh, no kidding - explaining Sleipnir, for example, would be difficult to keep kid-friendly… In the original mythology Thor was red haired and bearded. I say keep the beard. As for the armor suit - it may be something worn during filming that is later CGI enhanced for the film. They did that for Iron Man - the actual suit(s) used during filming were later digitally tweaked to look better. They may be doing the same thing here. ---
**Author:** ![Rrose\_Selavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@Rrose\_Selavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rrose_Selavy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-hemsworth-in-thor-costume/538097/27 "2010-05-04T00:00:33Z")
> [@](#): > > I’ve seen Branaugh’s Frankenstein and Hamlet that he directed. I can’t say that I think he’s a terribly great director. Something about his cinematography and directing makes everything feel like a play, with boundaries that are limited to the average dimension of a stage. > [@](#): > > Quote: > Originally Posted by Skammer > I haven’t been following this movie yet, so it’s the first I’ve heard that Branaugh is directing. That should be interesting. Is this coming out before or after Captain America? > > I’ve seen Branaugh’s Frankenstein and Hamlet that he directed. I can’t say that I think he’s a terribly great director. Something about his cinematography and directing makes everything feel like a play, with boundaries that are limited to the average dimension of a stage. Nitpick - it’s Branagh not Branaugh ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-hemsworth-in-thor-costume/538097/28 "2010-05-04T02:59:54Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Eh, the mythology isn’t very true to the mythology, either. It’s not in the nature of mythology to be consistent. Must…resist…using this line… to my Confirmation students when they have Biblical questions… ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-hemsworth-in-thor-costume/538097/29 "2010-05-04T04:29:40Z")
I’m pro-beard having looked at it. Not bad and better than what I was expecting. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-hemsworth-in-thor-costume/538097/30 "2010-05-04T13:24:11Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Nope, I’m sorry, but Thor is first and foremost a superhero. If he were an actual Norse god, would he really care about mortals? The Thor of myth had no interests beyond drinking, eating and smashing things. The film isn’t about him, it’s about the Marvel superhero. I agree with half of what you’re saying. The Mighty Thor is first and foremost a superhero based on a Norse god. Thor the Aesir, however cared very deeply for his people, the farmers and commoners. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-hemsworth-in-thor-costume/538097/31 "2010-05-04T14:09:43Z")
Except when those fuckers broke a bone in one of his magic goats. Then he was all about the smiting, and would have killed the whole family except they gave him their children as slaves. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-hemsworth-in-thor-costume/538097/32 "2010-05-04T14:16:52Z")
> [@](#): > > Holy Wotan, who’d WANT stories true to the mythology? Who wouldn’t? They’re a hoot. Especially as told here: > **[Amazon.com: Norse Mythology...According to Uncle Einar: 9780738844190: Sibley,...](https://www.amazon.com/Norse-Mythology-According-Uncle-Einar/dp/0738844195)** > > Amazon.com: Norse Mythology...According to Uncle Einar: 9780738844190: Sibley, J.T., Sibley, Jane T.: Books [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-hemsworth-in-thor-costume/538097.md?page=1)