Thor - Movie Review

 Thor (2011)

It's been a while since I posted my last MCU review, but now here is my next one! I'll also continue my Saw reviews later on, because I recently saw Spiral: From the Book of Saw. Anyways, Thor was released on May 6th, 2011, received positive reviews and was a box office success. Thor tells the story of Thor (the god of thunder) obviously, as he attempts to start a war with the frost giants to prove how mighty of a king he will be, and after his father Odin disapproves of his actions, he exiles Thor to Earth and Loki sees it as an opportunity to take over the throne. This marks the first time we ever see Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Tom Hiddleston as Loki, two roles that definitely became iconic throughout the past 10 years! I can't believe this movie is 10 years old already, feels like it was just only a couple years since I saw this in theaters!

THE GOOD

Thor is a fun movie! This movie feels very epic, especially when it's taking place in Asgard! Asgard looks so big and grand, it was awe inspiring the first time I ever saw the movie, and it's still very awe inspiring. Most of the performances are absolutely wonderful, especially Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston as Thor and Loki! Loki is seriously a great villain, his motive is simple and is also a very common motive for a movie like this, but Tom Hiddleston really does a good job at making it work, and so does the screenplay. Chris Hemsworth is obviously great, he provides so much humor and charisma to the role, and he is GREAT in the action sequences! When Thor throws down in the action sequences, it is BADASS! My favorite action sequence was the one where Thor breaks into the S.H.I.E.L.D. facility to try to get his hammer. It was so white knuckled and the hand to hand combat was surprisingly brutal and realistic. One of my favorite things about the film is the character growth for Thor, it's the best character growth for the main character since the growth of Tony Stark as a character in the first Iron Man film. The comedy mostly works too, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston are obviously very good with their comedy, and the fish out of water story with Thor provides some great comedy throughout the film too! Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman work pretty well together, I bought their romance just enough. I also really liked the magic and science are the same concept that's in this movie.

THE BAD

I really don't like Kat Dennings in this movie. She's the reason why I said the comedy mostly works. I'm sorry if y'all liked her in this movie but I find her so fucking annoying! I also thought there could've been a bit more action. I always had so much fun with Thor being fucking badass in the action sequences that when I realized that there really isn't a whole lot of action in this movie, it left me wanting more action in this film.

CONCLUSION

Thor is a great addition to the MCU, I loved most of the performances, most of the comedy worked really well, and when action did happen, it was fucking wonderful! Is it the best Thor movie or the best MCU movie? No, but as a movie in the franchise, it's definitely worth watching, it's a fun film!

GRADE:  A-

FILM INFO

MPA rating:  PG-13 (for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence)

Run time:  115 min

Release date:  May 6th, 2011

Studio:  Paramount Pictures