Thor (2013)- Short Movie Review

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)