Thor 105: Was the Observatory Heimdall’s Home Too?

<h2>Minute One Hundred Five: From Father &amp; Son to Scientists Three</h2> <p>Joining us to close out his week with us as we talk about Thor, Odin, and the Scientists Three is Will Freeland, host of the Hype Is My Superpower podcast!</p> <h3>In the one hundred-fifth minute of <a href="https://trustory.fm/director/kenneth-branagh/">Kenneth Branagh</a>’s 2011 film <em>Thor</em>...</h3> <ul><li>Again, that look from Odin as he talks with Thor. There’s a lot Anthony Hopkins gives us to talk about as we read what he’s thinking as Thor says he hopes to make him proud one day.</li> <li>That beautiful moment between them though as he says he’s already made him proud? So good.</li> <li>Then Thor’s off to bug Heimdall about his new girlfriend.</li> <li>Apparently without an Observatory, Heimdall just stands here now. Interestingly, and perhaps intentionally, this looks much more like how Heimdall was stationed in the comics.</li> <li>Thor asks Heimdall if he can see Jane and Heimdall scoffs. Haven’t you heard about this guy’s eyes, Thor?</li> <li>This conversation is shot in an interesting way where you never see their mouths. Were they writing and rewriting this dialogue right up until the end?</li> <li>It’s a nice, fluid bit of camerawork though that leads us out into space off the end of the broken rainbow bridge.</li> <li>That’s a picture wrap on Heimdall! Well, at least his appearance. We’ll still hear him in the next minute.</li></ul> <p>We’re getting ready to wrap things up and Will Freeland helps us with it. Tune in!</p> <p>Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on <a href="https://discord.com/invite/yW72E6M">The Next Reel’s Discord channel</a>!</p> <h3>Film Sundries</h3> <ul><li>Watch this film: <a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/thor/umc.cmc.hgkuacmdh6wxtlwtwpuju43">iTunes</a> • <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thor-Natalie-Portman/dp/B005H9B2CE">Amazon</a> • <a href="https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Thor/70141586">Netflix</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzOlC-XnjnU">YouTube