After wanting to wage war against the Frost Giants, the mighty warrior Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is cast out from Asgard by his father Odin (Sir Anthony Hopkins) and sent down to Earth. With no way home and his hammer Mjölnir lost, Thor struggles to reclaim his powers. Meanwhile, on Asgard, Thor’s devious brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) has seized the throne and seeks to help the Frost Giants reclaim their glory. With help from scientist Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and her team, Thor must learn the true virtue of being a hero and return home to stop Loki and save Asgard from destruction.1
I really liked the first Thor movie, which was honestly a little surprising to me. I went in to it with low expectations; I was originally going to skip it before learning it was important to the plot of The Avengers, but I ended up really liking it. I like the idea of a movie opposite to the previous superhero movies where a regular person gains abilities, and has a god lose his abilities and have to humble himself to gain them back again. Also, it’s probably controversial, but I actually really like Chris Hemsworth’s bleached eyebrows.
Something I also really enjoyed in this movie is the whole Shakepearean feel to the script and direction. Asgard sounds like it came straight out of the 17th century, which adds to the otherwordly aspect to their community. I also feel like it softens Thor’s character a bit and makes him feel more genuine, which is pretty much lost in newer adaptations of him by Marvel Studios. This version of Thor also seems to match a lot better with Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster, and I really liked the romance they were building up in this movie.
I also really liked the introduction of Loki in this movie. I love Loki as a character, and watching this movie back for this review after watching newer films emphasizes just how much younger they looked in the first movies. Tom Hiddleston really depicted this character well, and the reveal that his reaction to finding out he isn’t actually Asgardian is a really well done scene. His takeover of Asgard was very sudden and unexplained, which confused me a bit on the first watch, but I learned to not question it much.
Overall, Thor is a good MCU film, and a great setup movie for The Avengers, which would release the next year, featuring Thor as one of the heroes, and Loki as the main villain. I recommend that everybody who’s interested in Marvel or the MCU watch this movie, even though it isn’t really the typical Marvel film.
- Blazer346, IMDb.com
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