mattfromitaly asked:

i know you are not in the "movie universe" playground strictly speaking, but i'm sure you are up to date with their current state. How do you think will the negation of magic and "Gods" (Odin himself said they weren't gods) in the movie universe affect the mystical subtext and Godly nature of the comic book characters based on magic? or do you expect it will be the comics to influence in time the movies toward magic, what with the Strange movie and Wanda in the Avengers being in the works now?

brevoortformspring answered:

I think it all depends on how you choose to define magic.

Can you articulate what the difference is between Thor being a very long-lived, virtually immortal being who can command the elements from a far-off place, and who was worshipped as a god in days gone by, and Thor being a god? From a practical standpoint, what is the difference?

There’s a methodology to what Doctor Strange does. So on some level, it’s quantifiable, it’s learn-able. It’s study-able. Does that not make it a form of science that we do not yet understand? Or, if not, can you articulate what the difference is, apart from a sense of flavor?

I don’t necessarily disagree with you that there is a difference—but whenever anybody gets to this part of the conversation is where things break down.