Title: Thor (Paramount Pictures, Marvel Entertainment)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Personal Rating: 5/10
"Whoever wields this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor" -- Odin, to the godly hammer, Mjolnir.
Powerful but arrogant, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the son of the god realm Asgard's king, Odin (Anthony Hopkins), ignites a war against Jotunheim realm's frost giants. Dissapointed by his son's behavior, Odin strips Thor of his god power and his hammer Mjolnir, and banishes him into Midgard (Earth), the realm of the humans. In the human world, Thor meets Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) whom he falls in love and made him change his ways.
In the absence of Thor, his brother Loki has dirty plans of his own -- to make sure Odin's throne would be his, and his brother Thor would never be able to return back to Asgard.
This Norse-mythology-inspired film would be one of the Marvel sets that would feature the Avenger superheroes in their upcoming Avengers film. Iron Man already made an impact, was a great success that it had to have Iron Man 2. Captain America would be next in line this year.
| The Halls of Asgard |
So how did Thor's impact go? Not so much. It was a so-so film. A digital-effects eyecandy, nonetheless. The story was bland. The battle scenes were lame (I was so disappointed about the Earth battle, was expecting more Asgard armies or something like that, instead Loki sends a one-man giant robotic figure, and that's it, SHEESH!). I would commend them though on their graphic depiction of the realms of Asgard and Jotunheim, and also Anthony Hopkin's Odin role was wonderfully portrayed.
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| Hawkeye Cameo |
To consider this film at par with Iron Man would be heinous. The producers are obviously doing such movies to make the most of $$$, and commercially prepare the masses in their upcoming Avengers film, which will star Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, and the rest of the Marvel superhero Avengers gang.
Iron Man was an unexpected success. Thor and the next batch of superhero movies are going to be sacrificial endorsers, because whether or not they make a great movie out of these characters, people will still flock the cinemas and watch them. Superhero movies are the IN-thing, no doubt about that. Look at all those superhero movies (Marvel or non-Marvel) lined up for this year and the year after -- they're dominating!
Iron Man was an unexpected success. Thor and the next batch of superhero movies are going to be sacrificial endorsers, because whether or not they make a great movie out of these characters, people will still flock the cinemas and watch them. Superhero movies are the IN-thing, no doubt about that. Look at all those superhero movies (Marvel or non-Marvel) lined up for this year and the year after -- they're dominating!
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| Mjolnir |
Overall, this movie is a good way to pass time. Just don't keep your hopes too high.
That Mjolnir hammer would definitely come in handy if I get my hands on it. A lot of idiots in my environment need some good whacking..
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