Plot
Summary:
Marvel's
"Thor: The Dark World" continues the big-screen adventures of Thor,
the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a
shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel's
"Thor" and "Marvel's The Avengers," Thor fights to restore
order across the cosmos...but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith
returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that
even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous
and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force
him to sacrifice everything to save us all. (c) Disney
Movie
Specs:
Rating- PG-13
Sex and Nudity- 1/10 (just one gratuitous shot of
Hemsworth’s ripped upper body)
Language- 1/10 (no swearing I remember)
Violence- 4/10 (Fight scenes with swords, blades,
arrows and blood)
Drugs-0/10 (no drugs)
Length- 1hrs 52 mins
Review:
I try to hold back the comic fan girl in me when I
watch the movie adaptations of my favorite heroes. While Thor was not on the
top of my hero list, I still hoped the original plot wouldn’t be (too)
massacred for the sake of Hollywood. I am glad to say that this movie had most
of the things I expected in its predecessor.
The special effects were grandoise and
artistic. No awkward CGI moments for me. While I commend scriptwriters’
attempts to put Thor in the forefront as the hero, his character remained blah
and “jock”-ish to me. The feminist in me was disappointed that Jane Foster
(Portman) was portrayed as the a weak damsel-in-distress for majority of the
movie. However, I quite enjoyed Queen Friga and warrior woman Sif’s brief
“superwoman” moments and hoped that their characters would be developed
further…which didn’t happen. Loki (Hiddleston) was the star of this film. He
is, in my opinion, the second most likable villain (behind Heath Ledger’s
Joker) I have seen so far. His dry wit delivers the laughs, he provided a
better demonstration of fighting skills, and his character has so many layers that
you love him and hate him at the same time.
This is a movie wherein the whole is much better
than its parts. While I think that it still rides the success of the Avengers
franchise, this film has the elements that would delight the Marvel Movie fan
base – otherworldly action scenes, awkwardly placed comedic moments, a Stan Lee
cameo, a Marvel hero cameo, and special shorts at the end of the credits.
Fave
Character:
Loki (So good at being bad)
Least
Liked Character:
Jane Foster (I expected much more from a
character played by Portman especially since she had some sort of super power in her)
Fave
Quote: (NV)
Loki: Hitting does not
solve everything
Fave
Scene:
Queen
Friga fight scene (such a whoa moment however brief)
