This sounds positive, maybe, I hope? I don’t think they’re going to achieve the same level of depth and complexity with Thanos that Loki has reached, but maybe this is a good sign they’ll let Loki’s true colors fly?
This is good, right? Or promising, at least.
“What appeals to my brother and me about movies in general, characters in general, is the complexity that you can find within them. People aren’t simply this or simply that. Loki is a great example — somebody who is torn in two directions.”
It’s a big middle finger to Waititi’s “Loki is just a rich kid from outer space and we shouldn’t give a shit about his own problems”. 😏
Isn’t anything that constitutes decent writing and character development going to be a big middle finger to Ragnarok, though?
Here’s what I imagined happened…
MCU: “Just, you know, do whatever you want…as long as it ends with Thor and Loki on good terms, right before Thanos’ ship shows up.”
TAIKA: “Okay then.” (Makes Ragnarok)
MCU: “Oh wow, yeah…okay. Maybe we should have been more specific.”
Thank you, Tom, for reminding us of Loki’s emotional complexity. And pointing out that the fact that he was lied to all his life and found out a world-shattering truth in an abrupt, traumatic fashion does still make a difference in the way he behaves.
so……he might not die? that’s all i care about
Not in the first 5 minutes – that seems assured, given how much press Tom has been doing. In the film? Everyone is being extremely uninformative, and I think I favor the theory that just about everyone is going to die in IW and Doctor Strange is going to have to pull some shit with the Time Stone to save the world (and the Avengers). So even if Loki dies in IW, he might still show up in Avengers 4. I kind of suspect that, unlike many of our heroes, he will not survive Avengers 4. But who knows?
Thank you, Tom, for reminding us of Loki’s emotional complexity. And pointing out that the fact that he was lied to all his life and found out a world-shattering truth in an abrupt, traumatic fashion does still make a difference in the way he behaves.
Loki is the Philosopher King 