Thor 021: Will Thor Stand Down?

<h2>Minute Twenty-One: From Arguing About Odin to Accepting Laufey’s Offer</h2> <p>This week, we’re joined by Cass Fredrickson from Lord of the Rings Minute at Dueling Genre Productions. Cass chats with us about all things Thor, Laufey, Loki, frost giants, and the Frost Giant Sentry in today’s episode.</p> <h3>In the twenty-first minute of <a href="https://trustory.fm/director/kenneth-branagh/">Kenneth Branagh</a>’s 2011 film <em>Thor</em>...</h3> <ul><li>Laufey finally stands up and we can see where he’s standing. Is he abnormally large? The size seems off considering the size of that arch he’s standing under.</li> <li>What’s Laufey’s strategy? Is he egging Thor on to fight? Or is it a delicate balancing act he’s doing here trying to get the Asgardians to leave without losing face in front of his Jotuns?</li> <li>Meanwhile, does Thor realize they’re completely surrounded by frost giants? Not to mention they’ve walked into an enclosed space, essentially trapping themselves?</li> <li>Sif and Volstagg clearly understand what’s going on. Why doesn’t Thor?</li></ul> <h3>While Laufey speaks, his frost giants begin arming themselves with their ice weapons.</h3> <ul><li>The frost giants form ice weapons on their arms that act both as swords and shields.</li> <li>To that end, we spend a bit of time trying to figure out what we’re looking at in that second shot of two legs and two ice weapons forming. Cass helps us realize we’re staring at a space between two frost giants, not between the legs of one frost giant. That would’ve been a bit more awkward.</li> <li>Part of our challenge is that it’s such a dark sequence. It makes sense for the context of the film, but it’s just hard to tell what’s going on, even walking through frame by frame. Another reminder that the sun is out – it’s day on Jotunheim. And still is this dark.</li></ul> <h3>Is Volstagg a long lost member of Gimli’s family?</h3> <ul><li>We find it funny that they really made him seem so dwarf-like in this film. Perhaps because of the success of the <em>Lord of