Friday, July 29, 2011

A Review Longer Than Twelve Words: Thor

Thor is supposed to be one of the first misadventures for the Norse God, but it isn't the best at doing that. Most important Thor happenings are either skipped over or mixed around in this movie. In the comics, a scientist, I don't remember his name, found a cane and when hitting the ground it became Mjolnir, Thor's hammer. In the movie they just skip over that topic and use a fake I.D. with his name on it to free Thor one of the many times he's been captured by authorities. The story revolves around Thor, his sister and other Godly friends, and his human love intrest. In the beginning, Thor is being crowned king at a ceremony, when some creatures from an ice planet, I don't remember their names either, are trying to steal a box. This is no ordinary box, it freezes stuff. Large quantities of stuff. Before they can reach it, Odin, Thor's father, sends Destroyer, a robot like oven monster fighter thing, to take care of them. Thor feels Asgard is threatened, so he bouts with his father about attacking the creatures, which ends up being him and his friends going there anyway. A big fight breaks out, and the only gargantuan monster in the movie is in it. Long story short, Odin is mad, Thor is banished, and he meets his love intrest. This movie is one of those, a-young-hero-coping-with-a-completely-different-environment-like-movies. Also, there is a cleched yet always works, love-intrest-with-no-powers concept. In the actual story of Thor, there is another God, named Temptress, that, when in Midgaurd, or Earthrealm, makes herself appear human, and Thor falls for her. Eventhough they took the world of Thor and put it into a blender, this movie is still worth watching. I give it a 3/5

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