A really good introduction to the god of Thunder

Rating: 8/10 (11 August 2014)

next I review one of Marvel's riskiest films ever that succeeded. This sees Thor as heir to the throne of Asgard be banished by his father Odin to Earth because of his massive arrogance. As Thor attempts to recover and reclaim his powers on Earth a power struggle commences as his brother Loki attempts to take over. Now Chris Hemsworth was relatively unknown before he was cast as Thor but he was the perfect casting and he truly encapsulates the character of Thor and manages to make this god relatable to humans which is no small feat. Likewise, Anthony Hopkins was a great choice as Odin and he truly brought the fatherly figure into it and shows just how great an actor he is with the dramatic moments he expresses towards both Thor and Loki. Tom Hiddleston has become truly memorable in his role as Loki and it is truly merited as he is a great bad guy and one of the great villains there has been as he was given more to his character then other villains. A couple of the performances though weren't that great, like Natalie Portman as Jane Foster. I think she has been weakening since Star Wars and her love interest with Thor wasn't really established at all during the film and wasn't a great part of the film. Also with an actor of Skellan Skarsgarrd's ability I think his character was a bit of a joke and was slightly underutilised. When the director was brought on some people was wondering why a Shakespeare director was brought in but it is clear with the story that the links are similar with the rise back to power and brotherly narrative in there. However, I did feel that the romance was weak and I didn't buy thor's complete change in this film. The script is great and it really mixes good drama and good comedy which makes this film's dialogue great which could have been the hardest part to do for this film. The style is great and asgard looks great and the amount of cgi was necessary and I wouldn't have changed it. The fight scenes are good and work for this film also even when he isn't fully powered. Overall I think this film is great and it was a huge success for the character of Thor.