An upgrade

Rating: 6/10 (12 November 2013)

Ever since I watched the first Thor movie, I had this feeling that this superhero will not evolve into a great movie. Because frankly, Thor 1 sucked. This sequel proves me, well, almost wrong.
There are three things this movie improved: 1. plot 2. visual effect 3. character development
For the first point, I think Marvel - ever since the Avengers - has been working a lot on a serious and full of twists plot. This movie tried to do that but I think they could do a little better. There are a lot of ends that they could expand, such as: when Jane was in possession of the Aether, she had visions and strange things happening to her body that Thor thought he had to bring her in to Asgard to cure. But instead of curing and before anything big enough for the story could happen to her, Malekith sucks the Aether out of her. The story could elaborate on how Thor tries to save her instead of letting her roam lazily doing nothing in Asgard.
Or is it an attempt to clash Jane with Sif who also has feelings for Thor? If it were then I don't think this movie gives you enough of that. Or is it the prelude to Thor 3 which would open up more on Jane and Asgard? This one we shall wait and see.
Visual effect: average. I don't see anything new in this movie that I haven't seen before in any other movie. Nothing I could elaborate. Harry Potter movies have better ideas on this one.
As for character development, this movie is moving so fast that the characters had no chance to introduce and tell us if they have something more than we see in the screen. Loki has a riff of emotion in this story but that too felt too quick and premature. Even the ending is weird for me.
All in all, a good movie but it could use a little more improvement.