Thor: The Confusing World

Rating: 6/10 (2 February 2014)

I remembered my initial thought when watching this movie for the first time; I thought it was utter crap. First of all, I didn't understand what was going on and I keep wondering when the real plot line will begin when it was already half of the movie. Things felt it like it was a blur, it was moving too fast but it didn't have content. I felt rather confused after watching the movie. I had to consult with my friend who is a comic expert in order to fully understand the movie. Based on that, I thought the movie did very poorly.
What do I think about it now? After watching it for a second time in better quality, I was able to piece things together better. However, keep in mind that I researched and knew more about the plot line from another source. Because of that, I still feel that the movie did poorly. Not as poorly as my initial judgement but still rather poor especially after watching and comparing it to the first movie. They had a good thing going on in Thor 1 as it was different from other Superhero movies; it centred around the character rather than the action. They should have stick to this formula, but I guess after the launching of the Avengers movie, they were high on action steroids. Not to say that action movies are bad. They are definitely interesting. I just think they were trying too hard in this movie, which complicate it. I know that a lot of people and myself included watched this movie as we were already invested in the characters, especially Loki. And that was basically the only part that hold up the movie; Loki. Without him, the movie would definitely fall apart. He had the only emotional depth and lines of the movie. The dark elves plot line and another infinity stone made it rather difficult for people to digest or understand the movie. Now as a comic book fan and reader, I knew a bit about it and I was still left rather confused. So, I would just imagine how people who did not read the comics felt like; maybe ignorant is bliss? It made more sense though when it was explained and made it a better movie. For example, the place where Jane stumbled on and got infected was suppose to be the hardest place to find. However, she found it rather easily. So how do I judge this? as it was an 'OK' movie after I knew the facts but it was a poor movie before I looked into it.
Nothing much to touch on the cinematography. It was still good. No complains there. Everything looked believable and the shots used in the movie were good. I was disappointed in the score though. I guess it suited the movie as it was rather fast paced which is reflected in the score. It wasn't the emotional build up that was created by Patrick Doyle in the first movie. I hope if they do another Thor movie they will learn from this second movie mistake and revert back to the first movie's simplicity; more insight on the characters. If not, then I say forget about doing another Thor movie and just do a Loki movie. I mean, that's what the fans actually really want.