Branagh made one of the all time great (if not greatest) Shakespeare adaptations with his version of Hamlet, not to mention the also wonderful Henry V. From what I know about Thor, it is somewhat Shakespearean by design. Here is what the Wiki page says about the character:
The Marvel version of Thor is noble and very self-assured, sometimes to the point of arrogance. Thor's father Odin decides his son needs to be taught humility and consequently places Thor (without memories of godhood) into the body and memories of an existing, partially disabled human medical student, Donald Blake. After becoming a doctor and thoroughly believing himself to be the young surgeon Blake, he later discovers Thor's disguised hammer and learns to change back and forth into the Thunder God. The real Blake's persona remains elsewhere until many years later, after Odin becomes satisfied of Thor's humility and lifts the spell, thereby removing the need for a mortal alter ego. The mortal experience, however, shapes Thor into an honorable and courteous individual, who is loyal to all comrades.Sounds like it could have come straight out of the Bard's notebook. Right?
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