In order to introduce the Avengers, we have seen the
aspiring single movies for the individual members. The Hulk, Ironman, Captain
America, and Thor, with some thrown in supporting roles like Black Widow (from
Ironman 2) and Hawkeye (from Thor) we see the forming of the team that will
grace the movie screen.
Thor, the God of Thunder (Chris Hemsworth) is the heir to
the throne of Asgard. Asgard is the core of the nine realms, yada yada yada,
nothing you really need to know when the Avengers come out, but to make a long
comic book short, it’s where the protectors of the Universe live. Thor is a
cocky, self-absorbed dude who only wants to fight for glory, machismo, and
whatever motivated all of those large Viking-types back in the day to fight
for. When these beings first came to Earth to defend us against the frost
giants, they were taken for gods and thus named. The Asgardians repelled the
giants and sent them back into their own realm.
Odin (Anthony Hopkins), Thor’s father, took the source of
the frost giant’s power, the casket and
a young frost giant baby, which turns out to be Loki (Tom Hiddleston), who is
raised as Thor’s brother and potential heir to the Asgardian throne. Loki is
the God of Mischief, and boy does he ever live up to his name.
Thor takes a small team to the frost giant realm to kick
some butt in retaliation for a sneak attack on Asgard. Odin gets ticked off and
banishes Thor to Midgard (Earth) and forbids Thor from wielding his mystical
hammer, Mjölnir which is his source of power and basically the only thing that
makes Thor a superhero. While human, Thor
falls in love with Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), a scientist investigating the
abnormal things that happen when Asgard connects to Earth through the Rainbow
Bridge. I swear, I’m not making it up. It’s in the comic book.
Thor can’t wield his hammer until he stops being a jerk and
learns how to be a better Asgardian. Turns out, this was all planned by Loki
who is now taking over Asgard, and Thor’s team comes to Earth to help get Thor
back.
The battle scenes and special effects are done pretty well.
My favorite character is the Heimdall (Idris Elba) the guardian of the Rainbow
Bridge, who basically sees everything in the universe at all times and opens
and closes the connection from Asgard to the other realms. The battle in the
Frost Giant realm is well done but very dark and hard to decipher what’s going
on at time. As with some of the other battles, there is too much spark, and fiery
flashing to see if the actors had any real fighting skills, but it’s enjoyable.
The movie itself is a bit slow in parts and very “background
boring” as they try to establish who and what Thor is, and how he will figure
into “The Avengers” later on. There’s a Thor 2 already in the works, so look
for more establishment and joining of the Avengers. Now that it’s on DVD, go ahead and check it
out, I have a feeling you’re going to need it once the Avengers movies kick in.
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