Now I know that the mythological Loki isn’t truly a villain, merely the Trickster. However, I confess that I rather fell for the Marvel-Loki in the movie Thor. I seen the film in theaters and just recently watched the movie again. Unlike Iron Man 2 where I skip to the good stuff involving Black Widow and Whiplash, I have very little screen time that doesn’t feature either Tom Hiddleston’s Loki or Natalie Portman’s Jane so it’s a movie I can watch in full. Although it is pretty fun to see in general, and definitely my favorite of the Marvel films released so far.
Although I hesitate to call Loki a true villain. Granted all I know of this fandom is what I’ve seen in a single movie, but he seems more of a mere antagonistic force in the story. I don’t see him as really evil in this film, still just something of a mischief maker overall. Loki wants to be Thor’s equal, but in what way? The love and affections of their father? The brutal strength of a warrior? Both? Is it funny that Loki sees more wisdom than Odin about how Thor isn’t ready to be king, hence the little prank of letting in the frost giants? But of course, in this version Odin doesn’t lose his eye in exchange for wisdom, so maybe that has something to do with it. Blindness of a father’s love and it takes a brother to point it out. If you watched the little epilogue after the credits, you know that Loki survived and we’re going to be seeing him again in The Avengers.
BecauseHiddles is becoming my favorite stop for Loki and Tom Hiddleston stuff.
P.S. I think Tom Hiddleston would be my dream cast option for Chauvelin in The Scarlet Pimpernel. I will comment on this later.
Loki is a great choice for a post
I had a puppy once that was such a little troublemaker I named him Loki. lol. I’m one of the few who haven’t had a chance to see Thor yet. I’m going to have to make sure and pick it up for a viewing this week. 
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I haven’t seen Thor either.
I really must crawl out from under my rock one of these days and get it … because I know I’d love it.
I LOVE Loki, he causes change, he creates through destruction and you NEVER know what he will do next. Have you read Runemarks by Joanne Harris? It is YA but a great epic, post-Ragnarok (end of the world) read with Loki playing a key part.
Someone recommended it on my blog last month so I borrowed it from the library, adored it, and owned it within a week of finishing the book! Now I want to get my hands on the sequel. I posted a review here.
He’s still quite evil in the end, when he (Loki) unleashes his offsprings (ex. Fenrir) killing Odin. T__T
Well, Loki doesn’t do that in the Thor movie and that’s really what this post is about, the Marvel film universe not the Norse mythology.