Edit: Be warned that there are a few spoilers in this review, apologies.
Well, I don't feel like over analysing this movie at the moment but I will touch on the high points.
First off I quite enjoyed this movie, it wasn't the best movie ever made by any stretch but it was a decent film.
Lets start with the negative stuff; A lot of elements of this movie feel really rushed. The whole film takes place in less than a week and in that time Thor attacks Frost giants, gets banished, falls in love, does an about face, redeems himself and then gets back to Asguard. It takes less than two days for the love interest Jane Foster to decide Thor's the one. Some movies can make that work (Tangled anyone?) but this one just couldn't.
Now if that wasn't enough the movie leaves you with the sensation that there could have been some awesome supporting characters there that never really got explored. There are a lot of things that get touched on but not quite explained.
Or maybe that's just me; those of you who know me also know that I have a thing for obscure supporting characters :). Anyway, back to the topic. This movie was way undernourished plot wise, with the attempt made to tell two stories at once with one or two underdone sub-plots. Once again some movies can make this work (ah la Lord of the Rings) but here too Thor falls short of achieving any balance.
On the plus side, most of the actors did a fantastic job with their roles, Tom Hiddleston has been well recognized for his role as Loki but Chris Hemsworth (Thor), and Anthony Hopkins (Odin) as well as the actors who portrayed Thor's friends (on Asguard and off it) did a good job with their respective roles.
Another plus is the laughs this movie contains. Unlike, say, Iron Man 2 this movie is all about the circumstance based humour. Here's a guy from a fantasy world on earth in the 21 century, there are some pretty ridiculous moments, predominantly involving Thor getting hit with cars and smashing coffee cups.
Another nice thing is that for a Marvel movie Thor was amazingly clean, there are two or three expletives and one long involved kissing scene which is one of those things where you just laugh at the writers or directors who thought it was a good idea, there is no innuendo and all the women remain fully clothed and respectable although we do see Thor shirtless once and in a hospital gown in another instance. There is a bar scene although it doesn't last long and there is a lot of fighting and a couple of casualties but hardly any gore.
I have said that the plot was undernourished, and while that is a flaw the story's still a good one, especially with the drama unfolding between Loki, Thor, and Odin.
Any-who this was my brief rundown of Thor. Like I said at the beginning I am not feeling the need to write a 3 page essay on the subject...
In conclusion if you get the chance to watch the movie you will likely be entertained and leave the movie with some fun character discussion and even more fun quotes.
Speaking of which....
Well, I don't feel like over analysing this movie at the moment but I will touch on the high points.
First off I quite enjoyed this movie, it wasn't the best movie ever made by any stretch but it was a decent film.
Lets start with the negative stuff; A lot of elements of this movie feel really rushed. The whole film takes place in less than a week and in that time Thor attacks Frost giants, gets banished, falls in love, does an about face, redeems himself and then gets back to Asguard. It takes less than two days for the love interest Jane Foster to decide Thor's the one. Some movies can make that work (Tangled anyone?) but this one just couldn't.
Now if that wasn't enough the movie leaves you with the sensation that there could have been some awesome supporting characters there that never really got explored. There are a lot of things that get touched on but not quite explained.
Or maybe that's just me; those of you who know me also know that I have a thing for obscure supporting characters :). Anyway, back to the topic. This movie was way undernourished plot wise, with the attempt made to tell two stories at once with one or two underdone sub-plots. Once again some movies can make this work (ah la Lord of the Rings) but here too Thor falls short of achieving any balance.
On the plus side, most of the actors did a fantastic job with their roles, Tom Hiddleston has been well recognized for his role as Loki but Chris Hemsworth (Thor), and Anthony Hopkins (Odin) as well as the actors who portrayed Thor's friends (on Asguard and off it) did a good job with their respective roles.
Another plus is the laughs this movie contains. Unlike, say, Iron Man 2 this movie is all about the circumstance based humour. Here's a guy from a fantasy world on earth in the 21 century, there are some pretty ridiculous moments, predominantly involving Thor getting hit with cars and smashing coffee cups.
Another nice thing is that for a Marvel movie Thor was amazingly clean, there are two or three expletives and one long involved kissing scene which is one of those things where you just laugh at the writers or directors who thought it was a good idea, there is no innuendo and all the women remain fully clothed and respectable although we do see Thor shirtless once and in a hospital gown in another instance. There is a bar scene although it doesn't last long and there is a lot of fighting and a couple of casualties but hardly any gore.
I have said that the plot was undernourished, and while that is a flaw the story's still a good one, especially with the drama unfolding between Loki, Thor, and Odin.
Any-who this was my brief rundown of Thor. Like I said at the beginning I am not feeling the need to write a 3 page essay on the subject...
In conclusion if you get the chance to watch the movie you will likely be entertained and leave the movie with some fun character discussion and even more fun quotes.
Speaking of which....
"This drink, I like it"
"I know, it's great right!"
*smashes cup on the floor* "ANOTHER!"
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