Thor The Dark World - Movie Review

Thor 2 is brilliant absolutely brilliant.  The action scenes alone (of which there were many) make the movie.  There's also a healthy dose of humor to balance out the more somber bits.  Darcy's character in particular played a big role along with intern-what's-his-name in making the movie so light.  On the flip-side, I wanted to cry for Loki.  There were a few parts in which he almost died and I had minor panic attacks.  Not fun I tell you, not fun at all.  That loony, Erik, didn't help matters by being so joyful about it either.  I am especially happy with the ending although I worry a little because I missed the extra bit after the credits.  I really feel like I missed out on something of importance.

 

Now I've have a few comments/complaints to make, the first being Loki's happy and more than a little mischievous attitude once he's out of prison.  Does anyone else notice the drastic change from the Avengers movie?  You may argue that Loki wasn't the happiest camper in the first Thor movie but there were extenuating circumstances there (i.e. finding out he had been lied to his entire life).  There's so many more discrepancies but I'll save them for a later date.  The second thing I wanted to make note of is the complete lack of respect and disregard of life Asgardians have against any realm but their own.  I largely suspect that the only reason they haven't killed Earth/Midgard is because they think of humans an children, idiotic children.  Just how many worlds have the Asgardians destroyed?  How many lives were lost?

 

 

Is Loki Really So Evil?

I watched The Avengers again the other night and there are a few things I can't stop thinking about.  First off, did you notice how dreadfully sick and weak Loki is?  When Loki first comes through the portal he looks like he's going to keel over any second and almost does more than once.  Why wasn't that explained?  Secondly, when Natasha(?) said that Loki killed 80 people in two days?  What the hell?  Loki wasn't the one who collapsed the building, it was Fury!  I can't help but feel that Loki is not as evil as everyone seems to think.  Even Thor made that comment, "who controls the would be king?". If the glowstick of destiny affected the avengers that much in five minutes of being around it what could it have been doing to Loki?  Plus, Loki has his own magic.  Personally, I think he have up way to easily after the hulk smashed him around, it reminds me too much of Natasha's "cranial recalibration" of the Hawk.  One more thing, when Thor complained that Loki was attacking them due to "imagined slights"; in what way were they imagined?  Loki was lied to his whole life (thousands of years), betrayed when he became king, and from what I saw in the Thor movie no one liked him all that much.  It was always Thor this and Thor that.  They went so far as to muzzle him like a rabid dog at the end of the movie.  Even the worst criminals have the right to defend themselves. 

Anyways, it's something to think about at least.

My Views on Satanism

In my continued search on Witchcraft I've come across Satanism many times.  Out of curiosity I decided to see what all the fuss was about.  Turns out Satanists are atheists and they are their own god/dess.  Who knew?  Not only that, but they don't even practice magick.  To me Satanists are the type of people with whom the glass is always half full.  I don't know if that's true or not but after reading their FAQ page on http://www.churchofsatan.com/Pages/_FAQ03.html I got the feeling that they are a depressing people.  What's life without a little magick?  And, I don't just mean spells but to not believe in anything but yourself seems to me a very lonely way to live.

That said, it is theistic satanists that worship the devil.  In the words of  Geifodd ap Pwyll, "The point to Devil worship is not to skin cats or vandalize churches. Instead, it is about celebrating the spiritual scapegoats of history, who are wrongfully blamed for whatever the majority calls "evil." It's about rebelling against authoritarian creeds and dogmas, and fighting against persecution in all of its forms. Being a Devil worshiper is much much harder than just reciting the Lord's Prayer backwards or "blaspheming the Holy Spirit." This is because any good Devil worshiper will stick his or her neck out to defend even Christians from persecution when necessary. When I say "fighting against persecution in all of its forms," I mean persecution in ALL of its forms - no matter who or what it's being directed toward".  To read more on theistic satanisim http://theisticsatanism.com/geifodd/sitemap.html.

All in all, I will always have a vague curiosity on the subject of theistic satanism but in the end I don't really worship anything.  At least not in the way most people would consider worship so I highly doubt I'll ever convert.  Though, the idea of there being no black and white just a world of grey already resonates through me.

Food For Thought

It has occurred to me while reading Buckland's Complete Book Of Witchcraft that people believe in God(s)/Goddess(es) do so for the same reason some believe in aliens.  It's because otherwise we would be alone.

Anyways, it is a very interesting book (even if you have no interest in Wicca/Witchcraft).  I've only read twenty or so pages and already my mind is buzzing.  Right now I'm on the topic of Reincarnation and Karma.  Both of these topics to me never made a whole lot of sense.  I mean, sure I believed in them to an extent but there were things that could have been explained better.  In Buckland's C.B.O.W.  they just click.

For example, the most common question those who don't believe in Reincarnation have for those who do is...how do you explain population growth?

Answer:  Of course there is population growth.  The whole point of Reincarnation is for souls to experience all aspects of life and they don't all start the journey at the same time.  There are old souls and new ones just starting out.  A child genius may just be a soul who has remembered parts of a past life (such as young pianists like Mozart who created symphonies at five years old).

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