inglouriousfilms.blogspot.com: Thor

As I live in Georgia (country), I was able to see Kenneth Branagh's "Thor" in my local cinema previous week. Film is about Marvel comics superhero Thor. Character is based on the god of thunder in Norse polytheism. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston and Anthony Hopkins with Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, and Don Payne writing. Marvel Studios' Thor is another part of The Avengers franchise, which consists of Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man 2.

“Thor,” which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

Kenneth Branagh was already known as a perfect director, but Thor is a proof that he isn't interested only in Shakespeare. We weren't able to have more than a brief look on Asgard in trailers and footages released before the premiere. I wasn't sure how it would be, but I can tell you that what I saw was more than I expected. It was a beautiful and remarkable experience with it's amazing CGI and 3D. Crew managed to make you feel like in medieval Scandinavia. On the other hand Asgard wasn't fully demonstrated. Actions took place only in Odin's Palace and Bifrost Bridge.

Loki and Thor

One of the most important positive sides of movie was leading character. Chris Hemsworth, who really looks like Thor physically, did a great work. In the beginning he had to play arrogant and stupid prince, who afterwards became broken-hearted. I think that Hemsworth was nearly as good as Robert Downey, Jr. in "Iron Man".

Heimdall

The best two additional characters were Loki and Heimdall. Loki is the best antagonist in the Avengers Franchise. Thor starred two oscar-winning actors, Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman. They both did a great job, but for Portman, it was usual performance. Hopkins' character was a lot more interesting. As we all know, Branagh is known for his love and interest in William Shakespeare. Odin's speeches were the only aspect in the film, which was probably a little influenced by Shakespeare and it was really good.

Asgard scenes, monsters, Bifröst bridge and Heimdall's transport were awesome. Throughout the film, battle scenes took place in Asgard, Jötunheimr and on the Earth. First two were really impressive and well-made. However I was disappointed with Earth combat between Destroyer and the Warriors Three.

Battle in Jötunheimr

Action and humor are well-balanced in the movie. That made Thor a good movie to watch on the big screen. The scenes depicting Thor, who was trying to understand Earth life were very funny, but there were some negative parts too. Warriors Three and Sif on the Earth didn't fit movie well, because they looked like clowns than Asgardian gods. Another bad aspect of the film was romance. sequence on the Earth was so fast that feelings between Thor and Jane looked unreal. I thought that they fell in love with one another, only because it was required for comics background of Thor.

When development of the movie began, I thought that Thor wouldn't fit The Avengers franchise, because it was about gods (aliens), not mutant superheroes. However I am quite satisfied with Branagh's decision not to make us pay much attention on that.

Thor and agent Coulson

Thor was important step forward in forming The Avengers franchise. Agent Coulson, who had appeared in Iron Man and Iron man 2, had an important role in the film. Second connection was another S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Clint Barton, who had a cameo as an archer agent. Hawkeye, played by Jeremy Renner, is an important character in the comics and the actor will reprise his role in The Avengers.

And at last - Post-credits scene.

Spoilers Alert

What's cosmic cube? It's a magical object, which has a significant role in the plot of Captain America: The First Avenger. Red Skull's (Hugo Weaving) "plan for world domination involves a seemingly magical object known as the Tesseract (cosmic cube)." Captain America will hit the theatres on 22th of July, this year. Take a look at Red Skull with cosmic cube in his hand.