"Like the above commentor said, Thor kind of has a shakespearian feel to it and it certainly is where he has experience, which is probably what Marvel want, someone who will stay closer to the feel of the comics."
"Thor does have that shakespearian thing going on, the father issues, the adversarial relationship with his brother Loki etc…plus in the comics he does speak in a "ye' thou verily…" fancy way and with the wrong director and dialogue in can be real hooky real fast."
"I think that the title 7pounds is a cross between: 7 days to create the world (as said in the trailer) and the shakespearian pound of flesh to repay a dept. (see details below) I think that he is so overwhelmed by his secret and depression … that his only redemption for his sins is to payback with the equivilant of 7 pounds of flesh."