Thor ushers in the new summer of comic book blockbusters, to be followed by X-Men: First Class, Captain America and Green Lantern. It also is the second film which makes reference to the upcoming Avengers movie. The Question is, should you care? Sure, you enjoyed the first Iron Man film – but are you ready to commit to the most ambitious collection of films created in recent memory?
I had never encountered the Thor character before this film, so I will say that it did provide an adequate introduction to who Thor is and what his motivations are. The whole thing really felt like a set up, I kept waiting for a real grand finale but it never really happened. Other stuff happened and then the movie ended.
The meat of the film was generally enjoyable. The cast were pretty good, Chris Hemsworth embodies Thor with typical self-importance, broad shoulders and blonde flowing locks of hair. Natalie Portman plays the feisty scientist well, wait no – she was perfect. However my favourite character was played by Kat Dennings. She plays Darcy, an intern to Portman’s character. Not only was every line spoken by her hilarious – it also brought this very fantastic production back to reality. Dennings character reacts exactly like a young adult would in 2011, posting Thor’s picture to facebook. It’s great comic relief, I hope she turns up in The Avengers.
Thor was enjoyable, if you like comic book movies, Marvel or Norse mythology – give it a look. It is a very well done film, with laughs, a bit of action and lots of special effects. I saw the movie in 3D, it didn’t really enhance the experience. I don’t think makes a difference what dimension you view it in.
Also of note, there is a post-credits scene in this film like there is in many (if not all?) Marvel films these days. I would advise you to stick around to see it. It’s extremely tantilising and has gotten me very excited for The Avengers and all the other films that splinter off from its world.
