Blood Brothers: Is
a story of Loki, it begins the scenario of Loki already defeating his brother
and ascending onto the throne of Asgard.
It’s an exploration of what happens when you have everything you ever
wanted and no other ambition. Loki is King, with rule over the Asgardian Army
and of its people. The day to day operations of being a ruler and the responsibility
of being a king to be, is what comes into subject. When there is no world to conquer or invasion
to defend; with your only enemies locked away under guard in your own prison;
what becomes the next step?
The animation does not show the battle between brothers or
how Loki defeated Odin and Thor to ascend to the throne. It displays the notion
of happiness, once the struggle is achieved and journey is fulfilled, it
becomes a place of self reflection and almost spiritual awakenings. Loki realizes the bond of brotherhood, and actualization
of being King to the day to day needs of his people. To run a society many of which he has hurt or
harmed in the past, must now over hear litigation and neighboring disputes. His
mind reflects of his past deeds to Lady Sif, Thor’s lover and to his birth
heritage. He is the rightful son of a
frost giant. Thor still remains a symbol
to his people and he is the brother and family Loki has ever known. Having Hela the goddess of death, approach him
unafraid of his new position wanting the soul of his brother poses a new facet
in Loki’s life, he has the power to save his brother and control the outcome of
Thor’s fate in either this world or in the hereafter.
Thor: Blood Brothers is a character analysis, a deep dive of
a third act of an otherwise traditional story. On the positive it gives more depth
to the central character of Loki, Villains rarely view themselves as such, but merely
a misunderstood victim, a person denied the opportunity, or overlooked for
their efforts. Changing the hearts and minds of others is not as easy a conquest
for land and property. The story brings those themes to the forefront as the miniseries
is a self-contained story and delivers a message of imbalances even in a world
of perceived perfection. Each episode is very short and it repeats its opening
narrative, and if you were to watch the series in one sitting the experience becomes
monotonous from its retellings.
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