Thor

I was very excited when I heard that Thor was coming out with a movie adaptation, since Thor has been my favourite superhero for many years. I was expecting a decent superhero along with those of 2008′s Incredible Hulk, but what I did not expect was this movie to easily become my superhero movie to

If you where to compare Thor to other characters in the Marvel Universe he will feel quite out of place next to other superheros like Spiderman, X-men and so on. Fans have still been intressted in the story since the 1960′s.

I would say that the story of Thor is doing a great job when it comes to laying down a foundation for the Norse Mythology with Loki, Frost Giants the Casket of Winter and so on. However, i did not like how they made Thor into this little spoiled brat, it was quite over the top in my opinion. I did like how they included a great story for Loki aswell. Instead of being the prime evil, Loki just wanted to ruin Thor’s day.

What i found intressting is that the story takes quite some time to build up as the viewer are presentet with three realms that is Asgard, Earth and Jotunheim wich is the place where the Frost Giants live. The settings in each of these three realms play an important role in the story as the viewer get the chance to visualize these mythical worlds, the only one where you cant to that is Earth because we already know how ordinary it is, still Earth manages to be the one realm that will provide the most hilarious situations, and a romantic subplot involving Natalie Portman, who plays Jane Foster.

If you look at Chris Hemsworth who plays Thor, hes is quite a charismatic actor who is quite a new face in hollywood, he embodies the character of Thor exceptionally. You will se how Chris will display a comedic side while he also do a superb job in the more dramatic and serious moments of the movie.

Branagh also proves that hes is the master when it comes to great movies. Wha. If you overlook some of the more dodgy moments, the visual effects are stunning. If you look at Asgard it is just an incredible movie landscape, my eyes were stretched to breaking point trying to take in all the details of this new and exciting world. There are some things that look fake right of the bat, but it is forgivable based on how spectacular the majority of the visuals are. Credit must go to the FX and art direction departments.

did i have any Problems? Well, where was just one thing. The Odinsleep, they took not time to explain what this was, if you have not read the comic or know what this is one will be quite puzzled by this, especilly as this was the reason Loki had the chance to become King wich caused the plot in the first place.

In conclusion, This is one of the movies that lead up to it, “The Avengers” better be pretty darn good. It doesn’t have the same director and that makes me concerned because this guy did such a good job. I am looking forward to seeing where this adaption takes the characters though.

all in all, Thor is a fine piece of entertainment. Whether you are a fan of the character, like superhero movies, or you just want to be prepared for the Avengers that is coming in 2012, you should check this out.