TIL that Heimdall, played by a black man in the movie Thor, is described in Norse mythology as "the whitest of the gods."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimdallr
en.wikipedia.orgPosted Jul 2, 2012, 3:43 AM UTC
3914
en.wikipedia.orgBut the Thor movie is based on the comic based on the myth and the comic was rebooted to have "aliens". I guess, yes, this is something a person could learn today, but the comic, the myth and the movie are three totally different things.
3
Stringer Bell isn't a gangster, he's a businessman.
2
HOLY FUCK, heimdall is stringer bell. omfg.
2
Yeah, Idras Elba is absolutely awesome- I didn't realize it was him till another post on Thor last week.
Wish Netflix had the new Luther season.
2
Even worse, they gave Thor blonde hair.
2
Sif being a brunette bothers me a lot too!
1
Why would he not have blonde hair?
0
Because in Norse mythology, Thor's most prominent physical feature is his red hair.
5
But in the Marvel universe Thor has blond hair and this movie is based on the Marvel superhero. Sif had black hair and so she had black hair in the movie, even though in the original mythology she was blonde.
1
They had to fit in Idris Elba somehow.
2
That "Black Man" is Idris Elba, an actor with one hell of a resume. But I suppose pointing out something in Norse Mythology (which, we all know is an upcoming contender in relevant beliefs) outshines Stringer's identity?
2
That cracka!
1
TIL: Just about every superhero pre-1960 was white and was later changed to be more PC or to sell more comics.
1
In the Elder Edda epic, it is noted that he can hardly dance and usually votes republican.