Man, I am geeking out.
Unless you’re living under a rock, you probably know that Avengers is coming. And yes, while I am trying to do my best to be a calm, cool, intellectual professor for today, while I am trying to put in a concentrated effort on chapter 6, which will spring more or less from my head, fully formed, like Athena, while my outward demeanor is ripple free, inside I am squeeing like a weather alarm on test day.
It wasn’t quite this bad with Thor. Maaaannnn, I was up for Thor, but I could be all intellectual about Thor. Witness:
Catherine pulls metaphorical pipe out of mouth and leans on metaphoric tweedy elbow.
Catherine: Thor is a pop culture representation of a classic Teutonic/Norse mythological figure. Liberties have been taken, as is the norm with a cultural re-representation, but Thor’s journey into humility represents the classic heroic journey, which most people have referenced through the works of Joseph Campbell. *sniff* And Idris Elba is hot.
Catherine reinserts metaphorical pipe in mouth and chews on stem.
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But you just can’t do this with Avengers. Because the majority of the characters are 4-color classic comic book guys (yes, even Thor), so you gotta go with the whole pop culture vibe. The reviews are great. People are saying it’s the most religious experience anyone’s had since St. Bernadette saw the virgin Mary at in Massabielle. I don’t even find myself inclined to be skeptical.
While I resisted the urge to give you a Hunger Games review, I probably will do an Avengers thing. It appears I will not be able to help myself, with this much pre-squee.
I will see it in 3D tonight. I will see it in 2D with the local SF club tomorrow. And I will be thinking of that young Marvel Zombie wearing her Iron Man shirt back at Iowa State in 1985. When I time travel back to her and tell her that when she is 46, she will see the Avengers film, she will begin marking the days off her calendar until May 4, 2012.
But perhaps there, I have revealed too much…
Enjoy your weekend!
Cath
Holy crap, you made me snort coffee re: Ste Bernadette.
I can’t see it until sometime next week or even next weekend, but I’m actually leaving my cave to see it in the theater.
Happy to be of service. 🙂
Cath
WE can’t go see it until the following weekend, so I’ll keep my eyes peeled for your review ;o)
Hope it was all you imagined 🙂
I am so jealous! I didn’t have the chance to catch the movie this weekend, and I am on call this coming weekend. I may have to see if I can sneak out mid-week to catch it, because waiting until late May to see it just won’t do at all!