They should of had it as the theme, since it was about vikings. Amon Amarth is Viking metal if you didn't know. Who else is disappoint?
No Amon Amarth in "Thor"?
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Not really the kind of music which usually features in Marvel tie-ins. Not that I'd have complained if they had included any of course.
The movie Thor is based on the Marvel comics character who uses characters, settings and themes from Norse mythology and tells stories in a format that blends adventure and super hero comics. The tone, story and visual style would not synch with the songs by Amon Amarth. Just because two properties draw from similar source material does not mean they are compatible. The instrumentals might have worked in a few places but the lyrics and lead singers style would not work at any point in the movie. A similar scenario would occur if FOX had used Slipknots "People Equals Shit" as the main theme for X-Men two. Sure there are a lot of horrible humans in that movie but the tone of the two properties just does not match up. Thor is a high fantasy superhero movie. Neither one of those genres tend to fit well with Metal. There are exceptions to that rule but Thor is not one of them.punksnotdead said:
Good, those guys are pretty terrible. And, seeing as the movie was about superheroes and aliens, it would not have worked. And seeing as Amon Amarth's music sounds akin to duct-taping a chainsaw to a guitar and shoving the whole mess down your throat, the music would mismatch the tone of the film.
Were they, for some silly reason, to have Viking metal in the soundtrack, Turisas would have been a better fit.
Were they, for some silly reason, to have Viking metal in the soundtrack, Turisas would have been a better fit.
Yeah, but there's Marvel Thor in Marvel Thor, and it doesn't shit over everything related to Thor the Marvel God.RanD00M said:
What's your point? How's a band's music appearing in a movie about a Norse god who's had some liberties taken with him connected to the liberties taken?
Taking liberties usually means changing a few things just so they can fit said characters story line better. It does not however mean taking a character apart and then throwing in, one thing I think that makes them in any way related.Fraught said:
I am not going to rage over this whole thing or anything, I just feel that the Marvel Thor could easily be altered to be more related to the Þór from Ásatrú. I mean there is no reason why this marvel character represents Thor other than being the Norse god of Thunder and being the son of Óðinn. They could just as well rename the main characters and nothing of value would have changed.
Well, okay, fair point, but why are we even arguing about this? The thread was about Amon Amarth being viking metal, and even if I think a metal band would've been an awful choice for the movie's soundtrack, even the Marvel Norse gods are still connected to vikings, right?RanD00M said:
I mean, I'm not even an authority to speak on the differences between the "ór from Ásatrú", and "Marvel's Thor", seeing as I haven't acquainted myself with Àsatrú.