Thomas Shey
Legend
Mixed feelings. Went into it thinking the degree of farce was going to put me off, and it did, but the last third of the movie kind of made it up to me.
Eh, having all your citizens train to be competent fighters isn’t child soldiery at all.Asgard is still a warrior culture, it is absolutely expected that kids would start training early to become warriors. If it seems a little child-soldiery, its because.....it is.
Tbh even peaceful cultures should do so. Training to fight is a wonderful way to stay healthy, form bonds with peers, mentors, and later with your own students, and have a confident and well adjusted (all other things being equal) populace.Yeah, Asgardians are definitely a warrior culture, and that includes training their children to fight from a early age.
It was also explicitly referred to as "self-defense classes"Asgard is still a warrior culture, it is absolutely expected that kids would start training early to become warriors. If it seems a little child-soldiery, its because.....it is.
I think the wacky humor often clashes with the more serious undertones. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I think Ragnarok and Guardians of the Galaxy did a better job finding that balance. Especially Guardians 2 had an emotional heart to it, that grounded it among all the wacky jokes.
I 100% agree, actually. Did martial arts a lot as a kid and young adult, and it gave me a sense of respect for myself and others that I don't think I would have gotten otherwise.Tbh even peaceful cultures should do so. Training to fight is a wonderful way to stay healthy, form bonds with peers, mentors, and later with your own students, and have a confident and well adjusted (all other things being equal) populace.
Absolutely. I started learning a fight sport at 23, and I really wish I’d done so as a kid.I 100% agree, actually. Did martial arts a lot as a kid and young adult, and it gave me a sense of respect for myself and others that I don't think I would have gotten otherwise.
Granted, there's definitely terrible teachers and dojos out there with some deeply unhealthy mentalities, but the concept itself is sound.