Too MANY People

Rating: 3/10 (6 May 2011)

As soon as I started watching this movie, I said to myself, "Oh no, Oh NO, there are too MANY people in this film!" I wanted to watch for one reason only: to see my old friend Thor, the God of THUNDER! But there are literally hundreds of other characters in this film, many of whom are simply in the background, never given any dialogue or explanation. How was I supposed to know where they were going or what they were doing if they never even got a close-up? My knowledge of Norse mythology was simply no help, because so much has been changed in this adaptation, and the people in these newer films are just so small. Like I said to a friend of mine afterwards, children these days are so productive, thanks to modern technology, that they simply have too MUCH time to read comics and learn complicated back-stories. I confess I felt a little left behind, because the rest of the audience had clearly done their research and had no problem following this story of thousands. On a positive note, I must praise the musical soundtrack of this film. Though modern storytelling leaves me behind, little has changed in the musical world, and thanks to a lifetime of watching movies I was able to anticipate which moments were intended alternately to terrify, excite, or titillate me, and to react appropriately! Thus the movie became a blind, primal roller-coaster ride of an experience; despite having no intellectual understanding of what I was seeing, I was able, like a child or a drug addict, to follow it emotionally in full or even more than full capacity. Therefore I conclude that while "THOR" makes no concessions to the unprepared viewer, it will have its rewards for those who "do their homework"! I hope you enjoyed this review!