Jump head first into the fantastic world of the Norse gods, who then cross over to become fantastic super heroes.

Rating: Null/10 (17 May 2011)

Superhero movies are huge at the moment. Currently, the second Batman release, The Dark Knight, is the highest grossing film of all time, but going back far further than that, back to the 80's, when the original Superman was released. What an impact that had on film. Then, with Batman later, the era of the superhero film had begun. But those are both DC heroes, and, at the moment, Marvel seems to be the topic of the day. From the original Spiderman, which was a resounding success, a fourth re-vamped version being released later this year, to The Incredible Hulk and the two Fantastic Four Films, Marvel has taken the reigns. Thor is no exception.
Born to the King of Asgard, Odin (Anthony Hopkins), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) grows to be a great warrior, but he is too full of himself, and a little to keen to fight rather than talk, so when Asgard is invaded by a rebel group of Ice Giants, the inhabitants of one of the other realms the Asgardians control, Thor wants to destroy them. Odin orders him to stay in Asgard, but, with a little tempting by his younger brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), the god of mischief, Thor and a group of warriors from Asgard go to battle the Ice Giants, needing to be rescued by Odin. After returning to Asgard Odin punishes Thor by banishing him from his home and sending him to Earth to live among the humans as one of them. On Earth Thor meets Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), a physicist studying the great machine that allows the Asgardians to travel between worlds, but what she thinks is just strange weather formations. With her help Thor discovers that some things cannot be solved with relentless violence, and he learns the true power of love as well.
This is one of the highlights of this year's movie calendar. The effects are huge, the action is pounding and the story is comic-licious. Every person performs their roles with precision. Chris Hemworth is both big and foreboding as the hammer wielding god of thunder, but at the same time brings a vulnerability to the character that make his plight completely believable. Anthony Hopkins is his fantastic self as the king of this incredible place, trying to groom his sons in the best way he knows to be good kings, and Natalie Portman is great looking. Her role in this film is not the acting stretch that she had in Black Swan, but a film like that comes maybe once in a persons career. She is a good science bound woman in this film and looks really good doing it. The stand out in the film is Tom Hiddleston as Loki. He brings a devilish charm to the character that makes him slimy, yet sympathetic. You actually find yourself understanding his reasons for his actions, and partly empathising with him.
All in all, Kenneth Branagh, the director, has done a great job with this film. Now we need to wait for Captain America, releasing August 5th, and then The Avengers, which is releasing sometime next year, and our comic filled lives will be complete.

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