The fourth film is Thor.
This was a beautiful film, both in terms of visuals and in content. Thor starts off as an arrogant and cocky young man, starts a war, and is sent to Earth, stripped of his Godly powers. He then slowly comes to terms with his newfound mortality, and his father’s apparent death. His personality-changing-montage wasn’t quite long enough to be believable, but it got the job done. It’s an age old tale – some people get complacent and take for granted what they have – it’s only when they lose it that they realise they have to change for the better and discover the real power within themselves. Chris Hemsworth totally nails the role. Admittedly, Thor was low on my list of favourite Marvel heroes, but this film has made me realise that there is more to the character than I always thought. I’m not going to go out and buy endless Thor Trade Paperbacks – but I’d be more than interested in seeing a Thor 2.
Asgard is absolutely stunning. It’s up there with Dark Of The Moon’s Cybertron scene, near the top of my list of “Imaginary Places I’d Love to Visit But Only Exist In Film”. The outfits and overall style of the realm were suitably God-like, yet at the same time, not a tiny bit as I would ever envision such a world. I’ve just realised how much I have focused on the visual aspects of these films – I guess it’s the artist in me. Anyway, the fight scenes were very well done, Frost Giants and Norse warriors battling it out, good stuff. The final fight was a bit of an anti-climax, but to be honest, Loki never was much of a brawler. He plays the cerebral game rather than the physical one. Hawkeye’s cameo was fleeting, as was this mention of it. And then it ends with Loki being characteristically devilish, checking out this artefact of supreme power…
