Some Things You Can't Unwatch (i.e. The New Hollywood Trend) (i.e. I Hope I'm Not Too Late to Save You)

Let's travel back in time, why don't we? It's 2009 and two movies have been released starring the amazingly talent Sandra Bullock. One of them is receiving Oscar buzz, while the other is leading people to question whether they ever want to watch a movie again. I am talking of course of The Blind Side and All About Steve (respectively; just to clarify I'm not speaking of both respectively, I'm referring to in the order used in the previous sentence). Unbeknownst to Hollywood, this may have been the beginning of a trend.

A Superhero with Emotions. . . Is that Allowed? - Thor

This one's less fresh in my memory, but I'll do my best.

I'll start with basic plot for those of you who ignore all commercials/previews:

• The Norse gods are actually immortals from another planet, led by Odin (portrayed by Anthony Hopkins for. . . some reason, but it works well). They fight the Frost Giants, steal their power to punish them, and live happily ever after. . . for a time. Then, on the day of Thor's coronation as King (taking over from his father Odin), the Frost Giants break into the fortress of Asgard to try to steal back that power source. Thor responds by returning to the Frost Giants planet and igniting a war, which results in his banishment to Earth, minus his super powers. Thor has to regain his powers and return to Asgard to save his kingdom. Pretty basic comic book stuff.