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so last night was a Lost Boys concert that was pretty badass. Mizu and I were hauled up onstage to dance to one of the songs, which was super exciting. Attention high get. The only downside was, my mother came down sick halfway through the show. She's feeling better now, but it wasn't pretty.
This is the group I'm talking about. The man with the violin is my RL PB for Sherlock Holmes. At least, if Holmes had long hair and a penchant for leather pants.
IN OTHER NEWS, I have a DS (finally!) that I've affectionately nicknamed Tron, and am almost done with case 3 of Ace Attorney: Investigations. It's super fun to play an AA game blind for once. NO SPOILERS PLZ
And finally, serious norse mythology kick GET. Loki muse is not leaving me alone. GOD DAMN THAT REPORT. None of this would have happened if I hadn't done my Fool & Trickster final paper on Loki. It was the equivalent of doing a Damned app in terms of figuring out a character. I like the little bitch. I'm also convinced that Thor is the Norse equivalent of a bro, and can't think of him as anything but this guy who walks around with his helmet sideways and his armor popped, who brings six-packs of mead to parties and is the best drummer ever for Rock Band.
Mizu and I should not talk over IM late at night. Horrible things happen. Like reading the wiki article on Mythical Detective Loki and deciding that it was basically the Disney version of Norse myths. ....and then
In the grand tradition of Awkward Disney Heroes, our main character is Loki. The movie starts out with the incident with the dwarves, where Loki gets Mjollnir, then tricks the dwarves into makin a beautiful necklace for Freyja. She's characterized as a popular high-school homecoming queen who loves jewelry a little too much. I ain't sayin' she's a gold digger, but....yeah she kind of is. All the gods act young, except for Odin and Frigg. It's like Asgard High or something. Anyway, Loki tricks the dwarves and pisses them off, high-tailing it to Asgard in a comedic chase scene. He tries to give the necklace to Freyja, who assumes that he stole it. Because Loki is A No-Good Trickster. Loki is very sad, until Thor takes the necklace along with the hammer (and is ungrateful, I might add) and ~gives it to Freyja~, who is all "OH HOW LOVELY~~." This is where jock!Thor is introduced -- good-looking, super-strong, popular, and dumb as a brick. He's not a bad guy, he's just...okay, he can be kind of a dick sometimes. His best friend is Freyja's brother, Freyr, who is a handsome playboy. LOLOL FERTILITY GOD.
Now, the dwarves show up at Asgard, demanding revenge for Loki tricking them out of the necklace. Freyja doesn't want to give it up. Odin, who is fatherly (caring, but judgmental and stubborn) and looks like King Triton dressed like Gandalf minus an eye plus two ravens, declares that Loki was wrong for tricking the dwarves, and the dwarves can demand one thing from Loki in exchange. The dwarves want Loki's head, and it's super scary. Loki thinks fast, and is like, OKAY. ON ONE CONDITION: YOU CAN'T DAMAGE MY NECK. Thwarted, the dwarves put a binding spell on Loki's mouth, so he can't talk, and leave. Everyone has a good laugh at poor Loki, and the gods clear out to do godly things.
Sigyn, the Girl Next Door who likes Loki for who he is, arrives and uses her Special Talent for Undoing Binding Spells to free Loki's mouth. He doesn't even thank her, since he's too busy being bitter about how no one appreciates him, and how they think they're so cool because they're strong and tough and manly. He has a bitchy, complaining, upbeat and super-catchy musical number about how you don't have to be made of muscles to get things done, and he'll show them all. There's a slow, ballady bit at the very end.
This is where the plot gets a little fuzzy. The giants are the villains, and Angrboda is leading them. She has a Villain Song with her three minions, Fenrir, Jormungandr and Hel. All three get minor singing parts, and Jormungandr abuses the letter S. Sigyn gets a song about how much she admires Loki and likes him for being smart. At some point during the movie, Fenrir attacks, and Loki USES HIS BRAINS to find a way to trap the wolf. Tyr gets his hand bitten (but not off!) as Loki tricks Fenrir into letting himself be tied up with an unbreakable chain disguised as a piece of ribbon. Things are looking good for Loki! Even Freyja is impressed! ....but then Loki's next plan backfires, and Baldr is NOT!killed. He's just seriously hurt! Really! The gods are still ticked at Loki, though, and there is an Epic Mob Song sung by all the gods, kind of like Kill the Beast or Court of Miracles, as they drag the shocked and horrified Loki underground and chain him to a rock. He protests -- "I-I didn't mean to...! It was an accident! DD8" (oh, disneyfication.)
So Loki is seriously worried, because somehow over the course of plot he found out that the giants would be attacking that day. However, when he told the gods about this, they don't believe him because a.) he just killed Baldr and therefore might be working with the giants because he's half-giant anyway, and b.) Loki's cried wolf before. He did it because he wanted attention, he wanted to seem cool, he wanted to be accepted, but the gods aren't buying it this time, and are going to be overwhelmed by the giants. Loki needs to escape, but he can't break the chains he's tied to. Guess who shows up in the nick of time, with a slow refrain of You Don't Need Muscles to Get Shit Done, but Sigyn! Loki realizes that she believed in him all along, and loved him for who he was! It's all romantic and stuff, and she believes that the giants are attacking. Remember her foreshadowed talent of breaking binding spells? YEP. She has to use all her power to undo the shackles on Loki. Unfortunately, this EPIC SPELLBREAKING releases Fenrir, too.
EPIC BATTLE TIME. Thor and Jormungandr throw down, and Odin fights Fenrir. There's all kinds of Ragnarok references. Heimdall is the first one to spot Loki, and declares that Loki released Fenrir and MUST be working with the giants. They fight -- Heimdall is the guard of the bridge to Asgard and has super good eyesight, and basically snitches on Loki all the time. Loki, somehow, manages to COME UP WITH A PLAN to save Asgard, and he and Thor ~work together~ to beat the giants. Freyr turns out to be a decent guy, too, and even Freyja helps out. LOKI IS THE HERO WHO SAVED ASGARD, and is accepted because it's his brains that saved the day. Sigyn is very proud, Loki is very happy, and it's all good.
THIS MOVIE NEEDS TO BE MADE, DUDE. I'D WATCH IT. Except I guess Disney learned their lesson about myth bastardization with Hercules, huh? Okay, it's 4:30 a.m. and I need sleep. Why do I tl;dr like thiiiiiis
The best part about this movie, though, would be the fans. Loki would get fangirl defenders. Like the Phantom of the Opera, or Draco Malfoy. XD "IT'S BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER GODS WERE SO MEAN TO HIIIIIIIIM~" It would be glorious. And I have to say I adore the god mob song. SOMEONE WITH MUSICAL TALENT SHOULD WRITE IT
This is the group I'm talking about. The man with the violin is my RL PB for Sherlock Holmes. At least, if Holmes had long hair and a penchant for leather pants.
Click to viewIN OTHER NEWS, I have a DS (finally!) that I've affectionately nicknamed Tron, and am almost done with case 3 of Ace Attorney: Investigations. It's super fun to play an AA game blind for once. NO SPOILERS PLZ
And finally, serious norse mythology kick GET. Loki muse is not leaving me alone. GOD DAMN THAT REPORT. None of this would have happened if I hadn't done my Fool & Trickster final paper on Loki. It was the equivalent of doing a Damned app in terms of figuring out a character. I like the little bitch. I'm also convinced that Thor is the Norse equivalent of a bro, and can't think of him as anything but this guy who walks around with his helmet sideways and his armor popped, who brings six-packs of mead to parties and is the best drummer ever for Rock Band.
Mizu and I should not talk over IM late at night. Horrible things happen. Like reading the wiki article on Mythical Detective Loki and deciding that it was basically the Disney version of Norse myths. ....and then
In the grand tradition of Awkward Disney Heroes, our main character is Loki. The movie starts out with the incident with the dwarves, where Loki gets Mjollnir, then tricks the dwarves into makin a beautiful necklace for Freyja. She's characterized as a popular high-school homecoming queen who loves jewelry a little too much. I ain't sayin' she's a gold digger, but....yeah she kind of is. All the gods act young, except for Odin and Frigg. It's like Asgard High or something. Anyway, Loki tricks the dwarves and pisses them off, high-tailing it to Asgard in a comedic chase scene. He tries to give the necklace to Freyja, who assumes that he stole it. Because Loki is A No-Good Trickster. Loki is very sad, until Thor takes the necklace along with the hammer (and is ungrateful, I might add) and ~gives it to Freyja~, who is all "OH HOW LOVELY~~." This is where jock!Thor is introduced -- good-looking, super-strong, popular, and dumb as a brick. He's not a bad guy, he's just...okay, he can be kind of a dick sometimes. His best friend is Freyja's brother, Freyr, who is a handsome playboy. LOLOL FERTILITY GOD.
Now, the dwarves show up at Asgard, demanding revenge for Loki tricking them out of the necklace. Freyja doesn't want to give it up. Odin, who is fatherly (caring, but judgmental and stubborn) and looks like King Triton dressed like Gandalf minus an eye plus two ravens, declares that Loki was wrong for tricking the dwarves, and the dwarves can demand one thing from Loki in exchange. The dwarves want Loki's head, and it's super scary. Loki thinks fast, and is like, OKAY. ON ONE CONDITION: YOU CAN'T DAMAGE MY NECK. Thwarted, the dwarves put a binding spell on Loki's mouth, so he can't talk, and leave. Everyone has a good laugh at poor Loki, and the gods clear out to do godly things.
Sigyn, the Girl Next Door who likes Loki for who he is, arrives and uses her Special Talent for Undoing Binding Spells to free Loki's mouth. He doesn't even thank her, since he's too busy being bitter about how no one appreciates him, and how they think they're so cool because they're strong and tough and manly. He has a bitchy, complaining, upbeat and super-catchy musical number about how you don't have to be made of muscles to get things done, and he'll show them all. There's a slow, ballady bit at the very end.
This is where the plot gets a little fuzzy. The giants are the villains, and Angrboda is leading them. She has a Villain Song with her three minions, Fenrir, Jormungandr and Hel. All three get minor singing parts, and Jormungandr abuses the letter S. Sigyn gets a song about how much she admires Loki and likes him for being smart. At some point during the movie, Fenrir attacks, and Loki USES HIS BRAINS to find a way to trap the wolf. Tyr gets his hand bitten (but not off!) as Loki tricks Fenrir into letting himself be tied up with an unbreakable chain disguised as a piece of ribbon. Things are looking good for Loki! Even Freyja is impressed! ....but then Loki's next plan backfires, and Baldr is NOT!killed. He's just seriously hurt! Really! The gods are still ticked at Loki, though, and there is an Epic Mob Song sung by all the gods, kind of like Kill the Beast or Court of Miracles, as they drag the shocked and horrified Loki underground and chain him to a rock. He protests -- "I-I didn't mean to...! It was an accident! DD8" (oh, disneyfication.)
So Loki is seriously worried, because somehow over the course of plot he found out that the giants would be attacking that day. However, when he told the gods about this, they don't believe him because a.) he just killed Baldr and therefore might be working with the giants because he's half-giant anyway, and b.) Loki's cried wolf before. He did it because he wanted attention, he wanted to seem cool, he wanted to be accepted, but the gods aren't buying it this time, and are going to be overwhelmed by the giants. Loki needs to escape, but he can't break the chains he's tied to. Guess who shows up in the nick of time, with a slow refrain of You Don't Need Muscles to Get Shit Done, but Sigyn! Loki realizes that she believed in him all along, and loved him for who he was! It's all romantic and stuff, and she believes that the giants are attacking. Remember her foreshadowed talent of breaking binding spells? YEP. She has to use all her power to undo the shackles on Loki. Unfortunately, this EPIC SPELLBREAKING releases Fenrir, too.
EPIC BATTLE TIME. Thor and Jormungandr throw down, and Odin fights Fenrir. There's all kinds of Ragnarok references. Heimdall is the first one to spot Loki, and declares that Loki released Fenrir and MUST be working with the giants. They fight -- Heimdall is the guard of the bridge to Asgard and has super good eyesight, and basically snitches on Loki all the time. Loki, somehow, manages to COME UP WITH A PLAN to save Asgard, and he and Thor ~work together~ to beat the giants. Freyr turns out to be a decent guy, too, and even Freyja helps out. LOKI IS THE HERO WHO SAVED ASGARD, and is accepted because it's his brains that saved the day. Sigyn is very proud, Loki is very happy, and it's all good.
THIS MOVIE NEEDS TO BE MADE, DUDE. I'D WATCH IT. Except I guess Disney learned their lesson about myth bastardization with Hercules, huh? Okay, it's 4:30 a.m. and I need sleep. Why do I tl;dr like thiiiiiis
The best part about this movie, though, would be the fans. Loki would get fangirl defenders. Like the Phantom of the Opera, or Draco Malfoy. XD "IT'S BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER GODS WERE SO MEAN TO HIIIIIIIIM~" It would be glorious. And I have to say I adore the god mob song. SOMEONE WITH MUSICAL TALENT SHOULD WRITE IT