How will the general public react to this film?

[TheCorpulent1]

people who have no idea will think what the....why is thor looking so futuristic and why is he some sort of superhero...i mean most know thor as a norse god and will have a completely different picture in mind than this technical advanced thing. but as stated if the trailer is good they will inform themselves a bit more why and how this is going to be connected with comic superhero movies

I think I've said this before, but I believe people are overestimating the general public's awareness of the Norse myths. Back in the day, Stan Lee chose to adapt Thor as a superhero precisely because the Norse myths were not well known, giving him more freedom to get away with the myriad changes he implemented in the translation from mythological god to superhero. Marvel's Thor himself has raised some awareness of the myths since then--I myself first got interested in them due to Marvel's Thor comics--but overall I think they're still pretty much "that other mythology" to most people. Hell, most people have only a vague awareness of the major gods and goddesses of the Greek/Roman myths, which are by far the best known myths.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

The General Audience's Idea of THOR: A flying viking.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

A pretty large subset of the general audience's perception of Thor: "Who?"

 

[HUMANIMAL]

maybe not informed very well but we had these myths in school and people know that it was a very ancient time period where they believed in these gods. these gods maybe were advanced cause they flew wich now is technically explained and not only magically. but i think most will think on wikings from older days with alot of fur and long red beards and stuff...

 

[Chewy]

There's no telling until a trailer's out there.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

Of course The Corpulent1,because for much of their lives,the big three have been forced down their throats. Good old Batman,Spiderman,and Superman. This is the main purpose as to why I'm gonna attempt to raise awareness when it comes to Thor at work,and others,normally it's not something I would consider,by that I mean wanting to post information of some upcoming comic book movie where I work. I don't believe at all that even some of the general audience even knows about the non Marvel version of Thor,not even close,just a subgroup however.

 

[Ipodman]

The general public not knowing much about Thor is a good thing right?

Just like how Iron Man was such a unfamilar character that everyone was surprised the movie was so good.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Depends. People are likelier to watch a movie they know stuff about, so unless Thor gets a lot of positive word-of-mouth, it might not get the asses in the seats. Then again, it'll be marketed as "the next big Marvel movie," so after the Iron Man and Hulk films, people will probably be interested based on that.

 

[Ipodman]

They have to make the trailer really epic... and attach it at the front of alot of movies to get as much attention as possible. I don't think a poster of a dude holding a hammer will do it

 

[Flint Marko]

Even though its unlikely, I'd love to see them implement something in the trailers that shows that its part of the MCU, somehow show that its connected to iron man or captain america or something. That'd be difficult to achieve but effective if they pulled it off right

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Well, the big "Marvel Studios" credit that will likely be part of the trailer might do it.

 

[misjuevos]

Thor could be a turning point in the genre. It will test the waters for upcoming dr strange and other fantasy or magic based heroes. Now all We need is for dc's gl to do good and marvel might start their cosmic hero movies. There are many directions to move the superhero genre forward and Thor is the beginning.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Oh man, I would kill to see a Guardians of the Galaxy movie. The current version led by Star-Lord, I mean.

 

[Flint Marko]

Well, the big "Marvel Studios" credit that will likely be part of the trailer might do it.

Haha true enough, didnt really consider that but I guess that'd do the trick

Thor could be a turning point in the genre. It will test the waters for upcoming dr strange and other fantasy or magic based heroes. Now all We need is for dc's gl to do good and marvel might start their cosmic hero movies. There are many directions to move the superhero genre forward and Thor is the beginning.

VERY true. My life would be complete if they make a successful Dr. Strange film one day

 

[SuperFerret]

Thor could be a turning point in the genre. It will test the waters for upcoming dr strange and other fantasy or magic based heroes. Now all We need is for dc's gl to do good and marvel might start their cosmic hero movies. There are many directions to move the superhero genre forward and Thor is the beginning.

The reaction to this movie has two promising outcomes in my eyes. Firstly, and most importantly, Thor is a great character and mainstream appreciation of that will always be a positive. Secondly, the mythological superhero theme becoming big will likely force the Distiguished Competition over at Warner Bros. to make the one comic book movie that absolutely needs to be made: Wonder Woman.

 

[misjuevos]

Oh man, I would kill to see a Guardians of the Galaxy movie. The current version led by Star-Lord, I mean.

I hear ya. If gl is good marvel could bring the nova Corp to compete wth gl Corp. I still hope marvel gets the silver surfer back. Need the surfer so they can use thanos and others freely in their universe.

 

[Original Spawn]

Interesting how people don´t know who thor is, i thought that people knew about norse mythology.

 

[wobbly]

Interesting how people don´t know who thor is, i thought that people knew about norse mythology.

Education today aint what it used to be. I have nephews and nieces who know sod all about English history, yet alone anything to do with the Vikings (they are genius's with I-Phones, Blackberry's and the like, mind you).

Anyway, regardless of how well the GA know Thor as a comic character or Thor in traditional mythology, if the film is good, gets good write ups and good word of mouth, they will come watch it.

 

[Original Spawn]

I am 14 years old and when i was 5 or more i already knew of thor and loky, interesting how people don´t know of mythology like these.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

The reaction at Comic-Con seemed overwhelmingly positive, although they're not really too representative of the general public.

 

[Original Spawn]

If people liked and watched that trash of Clash of the titans then they are probably going to watch Thor.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Did a lot of people watch it? I thought Clash did not perform to expectations.

 

[thegameq]

1. Marketing will make or break this film.

2. The trailer will have to be on the order of SM and IM and blow people away. The trailer has to get people talking.

3. Marvel will have to sell the relationship of this film to IM in both the trailers and heavily so in the film.

4. Which aspect of this film do you market most, magic or modern times? Should Marvel play up the Asgardian scenes moreso than the stuff that takes place in Midgard? Marvel could capitalize on the current popularity of the sword and sorcery genre if they go this route.

5. Hopkins and Portman will have to be front and center to lend the film credibility with the GA (moreso, Hopkins if you wish). If Hiddleston's (spchk?) Loki is memorable, he will play a big part in the marketing as well.

6. The Marvel banner alone will create buzz for this film among members of the GA that likes these types of films...potential fanboys in the making.

All that said, I suspect the GA will react to Thor in similar fashion to TIH; with some indifference and alot of questions.

There will be alot of questions about the character and his relation to Norse mythology--this in my opinion will be Thor's biggest stumbling block. Once people begin to make the connection between Thor and Norse mythology, the obvious questions and comparisons will arise.

Our explanations will be that of typical comicbook fans. The GA's reaction will be: "okayyyyy....?"

 

[Weadazoid]

TIH was marred by bad marketing and a bad taste left by the first movie, if it was a stand alone well marketed movie it would have done far better IMO.

Thor has a huge release date, it will be the first action film of the summer, this is what helped make Iron Man such a huge success, trust me that date, plus a great trailer equals huge dividends.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

The general audience who decides to see it will as usual,have stupid misconceptions about Marvel's Thor,and will stay a Thor fan with little understanding of his mythology. While the others will ignore Thor,and/or ignore it and share their stupid misconceptions about Thor with one liners or just one line that represents their disapproval in relation to Thor's movie. Then comes the new Thor fans who will buy his merchandise with little understanding of his mythology as well,relegating themselves to just sticking to what the Thor movie taught them about him and his world. Lastly,there will be the very rare new Thor fans that are from the general audience that will actually take the time to learn more about Marvel's Thor. Yeah,I had to be too on the nose here,about what the general audience will think of the movie in a nut shell.