Thor 2011 by AverageMansReviews

Thor 2011 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/disfigurement/medical animal cruelty/stabbing/beheading.

The truth will out: as this film is an origin film title, it quickly dawns on the viewers that the son of Odin Thor [Chris Hemsworth] is still mentally too young and naive to take responsibility for his actions. Odin [Anthony Hopkins] stripped him of everything including Mjollnir [Thor's hammer with this spell "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor!"] Then Thor gets banished from the realm Eternal Asgard and sent down to Midgard [Earth,] where he accidentally collides with Jane Foster's [Natalie Portman] consequently meets her, Erik Selvig [Darcy Lewis] and Darcy Lewis [Kat Dennings.] Now this all takes place with the watchful gaze of Loki [Tom Hiddleston;] he does try to speak up for his brother at the beginning of this back and forth between Odin and Thor but he is quickly silenced by his father. You see Odin is wise and both of his sons will not/do not understand his wisdom in either of their potential destiny's and just a friendly heads up there is an ending credit right at the end. The pacing is always moving and like the storyline content it fundamentally sound.

I find it very difficult to dislike this film, because it sets out what it wants to do and it very easily achieves what it has been set out to do, in this case basically the beginning.

I mean yes the character developments are of a standard layered format of things, but hey, hey. But when you have a cast of performers assembled like this with everyone pulling their weight, with all of them bringing something to the table, mixed in with the fact that this is as I have already said an origin film.

 Because of this it makes the other aspects of the film very easy to settle down with; like in no particular order [yes it will be in some kind of order, I just say this so if I get something slightly or in the wrong order it covers me for that potential outcome.]

The art and action [when it is appropriate] is eye capturing regardless of what realm we are on Asgard; majestic and glorious or Jounheim; being extremely cold with lots of snow and the realm of the Frost Giants; led by Laufey - King of the Frost Giants [Colm Feore] and these themselves look dark blue, highly detailed and menacing or on Midgard as we have Thor doing combat against the Destroyer [ basic description of a giant Asgard Knight, something like Earth realms's Middle Ages Knight, but incredibly strong and has the ability to fire flames out of wearing his face should be [ it doesn't have a face, just dark holes where I would be as when it wants to fire flames into opening up these eyesocket down and firing, but don't worry Thor is reunited with Mjollnir he looks like his old self again, but this couldn't be further from the truth, but I digress as Thor with Mjollnir generates this hurricane which eventually lifts the Destroyer off his feet and they have a very small but very impactful action sequence within the confines of this hurricane.

Finally we do have some comedy in the mix as well for just two examples [they are the same thing but there are two of them.] Heimdall [Idris Elba] he is a gatekeeper, more specifically Asgard's Bifrost Bridge [Bifrost Bridge; is a rainbow Bridge between the other eight realms; nine in total, basically if you have ever played Mario Kart; Rainbow Road you get the basic idea.

So the general idea is not to get Heimdall, but I am paraphrasing here of I don't know how I know now how these people got past me, but I should point out these two examples are similar both welcome as they are funny; the comedy itself smoothly fit in with the rest of the film.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is lots of fun; it sets down very stable foundation for the following instalments be built upon. This film also has some awards credited to its name; Winners 5 for an example Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2012; Winner; Saturn Award; Best Costumes Alexandra Byrne. Nominations 30 for an example at the same award ceremony; Best Fantasy Film.