Loki
Who is he? You should care about him. And if you don't then I don't care because I care. But you should care to make me feel better.
Loki is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber and penciller Jack Kirby. He is the adopted brother of the superhero Thor. Loki is based on the Norse deity of the same name.
Tom Hiddleston
Thomas William Hiddleston is an English actor, film producer and musician who was born on February 9, 1981. At the beginning of his career, he appeared in West End theatre productions of Cymbeline (2007) and Ivanov (2008). In 2011, he won the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. Hiddleston has also appeared in Steven Spielberg's War Horse (2011), Woody Allen's romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011), among other films like, the biopic I Saw The Light, where he played the troubled country music singer Hank Williams. He is well known for playing the trickster god, Loki, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the past 7 years. In the beginning, he originally auditioned for the part of Thor. In the end, the film's director, Branagh, decided he was more suitable as the antagonist and cast him as Loki. The film magazine, Empire, ranked Hiddleston's portrayal as Loki the 19th Greatest Movie Character of All Time.
Frequently Said Things
Why should I heckin' care?
Because I flip floppin' said so.
Seriously, why should I care?
Because I believe that Tom Hiddleston is a fantastic actor who brings so much depth to this character.
But isn't he a bad guy?
Well yeah sort of. Many consider him to be an anti-hero now.
What's an anti-hero? Wouldn't that just be a villian?
An anti-hero is a protagonist who lacks conventional hero qualities. They may perform acts that are morally good but it's not always for the right reasons.
I still don't like him, he just seems like a bad guy
I believe he is just misunderstood. You have to understand, he was taken from his real family and was always living in his brother's shadow.
That doesn't mean he's justified in doing all those bad thing.
While I don't condone any of the bad things that he did, he did it as part of a plan to gain the love and approval from his father. And he has shown that he is willing to sacrifice himself for his brother, even if the sacrifice is real or not.
But didn't his mom love him?
Yes, of course. He and Frigga had an incredibly close relationship and he felt a tremendous amount of loss when she was killed. He just wanted that kind of relationship with his father also.