Very Underrated MCU Film.

Rating: 8/10 (11 November 2017)

Thor is the fourth superhero film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. People are somewhat mixed on the film. Some love it, while others do not care for it. I personally really enjoyed this film. I thought Chris Hemsworth was the perfect choice to play for like Robert Downey Jr. was the perfect choice for Iron Man. Anthony Hopkins is brilliant like always. Natalie Portman also gives a great performance. The villain is a very cunning and very sympathetic villain. The effects are amazing and the action scenes are awesome.
The story is quite simple. Long ago Asghard, led by Odin (Anthony Hopkins) fought an enemy known as the Frost Giants. Asghard won the war. Years later Frost Giants invade Asghard but are thwarted by Odin. Our hero Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and his friends including his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) invade the Frost Giant homeland and pretty much start another war. For his actions Odin banishes Thor to Earth in order to become a more mature person. There he meets a girl named Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and her family and because of them gradually grows as a person. Then the main villain Loki sends forces to Earth to kill Thor he needs to regain his powers and defeat him.
The story is basically a coming of age story. The story is generic, but sometimes generic works. I for one got invested into the Thor character and enjoyed following him on his journey. The character of Thor is very arrogant and quick to anger in the beginning but not to the point where you do not like him. As the film goes on he becomes more mature and humble and you really believe it.
Natalie Portman does a good job here as well. Natalie Portman, in the last five years has truly proved herself as a great actress. She was given a bad name for the longest thanks to the Star Wars prequels. She was pretty bad in those movies, but that was more George Lucas's direction than anything. People say that the stuff on Earth was fairly boring, but it was necessary. The stuff on Earth is there to make Thor grow as a character. Natalie's character was definitely necessary in that. I do agree, however, that the scenes on Earth could have been a bit shorter.
The villain Loki is also great. Of all the villains in these Marvel movies in this universe, I think that Loki is the best one, at least in this movie. He is made into more of a generic bad guy in the Avengers, but here you really buy his motivations. You find out that he is actually the son of Asghard's enemy. Plus, Odin always held Thor in higher regard than him and he wanted to prove himself. You do not condone what he does but you see where he is coming from.
The effects of this film are great. Though I don't mind the Earth scenes for the most part, I just love when they are in Asghard or in the Frost Giant realm. The CGI is simple beautiful. The action scenes are also great particularly the one where Thor and his friends fight the Frost Giants in their realm in the beginning of the film. I did not see the film in 3D so I cannot comment on that.
Overall, Thor is a good coming of age story. Before this movie came out I would have never thought that Thor could work in live action. However, this film and the Avengers definitely proved me wrong. If you are a fan of the Thor comics or are just a fan of the MCU them definitely check this out.