After many travails I managed to watch Thor yesterday and I was pleasently surprised. It is not news that the big hit will be Captain America, but this Thor film doesn't ask for much. Here is my brief review.
As with most of the recent Marvel Studios movies this one is pretty faithful to the comic. it is commendable that it captured with ease most of the mood of the Kirby and Simonson comics of the characters (it just lacked more Kirby dots). Every character is perfectly captured in personality ('cept for Odin, who is nicer here, but works better). Thor is arrogant but well intended, a child becoming a man. Odin is majestic. Loki is this tormented villian that even in the end makes you feel bad for him. The Warriors Three and Sif are the perfect nakama (just need more screen time). Heimdall is superb (kudos to Idris Elba is the perfect fit for the characer). Jane is more that romantic interest, she actually helps Thor to mature and loved the change from nurse to astrophysicist, which allows the story to set up the sequel nicely. Asgard... well the whole movie universe is beyond expectation and even Coulson and Hawkeye in their cameos make a decent contribution. Probably the best parts are the action of Thor ( Chris Hemsworth), Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and the music. Patrick Doyle sent it outside the park in this one. Kudos as well to Brannagh from doing a movie well outside his comfort zone and yet deliver the goods with grace.
If I had to define it sucintely, Iron Man is ingenious, Cap. America will be inspiring and Thor is just epic. Perfect for the Marvel trinity. Now, I wouldn't say that Thor is better than the first Iron Man. I would says that both are equally good but for different reasons. Iron Man is the story of a jerk discovering what it means being a hero (Tony is still a jerk, but a loveable one). Thor is a story of a hero learning to be human.
The only downfall of the movie is that if feels a bit... empty in some parts, especially the Jane-Thor relationship of which we only catch glimpses. This is maybe because they are using the Iron Man formula to create this films, making Tony's first foray the prototype of what to expect in a Marvel film. Thor kinda feels a bit formulaic in parts, but it doesn't detract massively from the end product.
I think at the end, the best compliment to a movie (specially one where everything is set up for sequels/crossovers) is that leaves you wishing to see more. And this one makes me wish that the Avengers movie were released as soon as possible or a sequel were in the works. This Thor would make Odinson delighted of how his feats of honor and bravery have been portrayed. Coming for a DC fan I guess that is quite a compliment.
As with most of the recent Marvel Studios movies this one is pretty faithful to the comic. it is commendable that it captured with ease most of the mood of the Kirby and Simonson comics of the characters (it just lacked more Kirby dots). Every character is perfectly captured in personality ('cept for Odin, who is nicer here, but works better). Thor is arrogant but well intended, a child becoming a man. Odin is majestic. Loki is this tormented villian that even in the end makes you feel bad for him. The Warriors Three and Sif are the perfect nakama (just need more screen time). Heimdall is superb (kudos to Idris Elba is the perfect fit for the characer). Jane is more that romantic interest, she actually helps Thor to mature and loved the change from nurse to astrophysicist, which allows the story to set up the sequel nicely. Asgard... well the whole movie universe is beyond expectation and even Coulson and Hawkeye in their cameos make a decent contribution. Probably the best parts are the action of Thor ( Chris Hemsworth), Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and the music. Patrick Doyle sent it outside the park in this one. Kudos as well to Brannagh from doing a movie well outside his comfort zone and yet deliver the goods with grace.
If I had to define it sucintely, Iron Man is ingenious, Cap. America will be inspiring and Thor is just epic. Perfect for the Marvel trinity. Now, I wouldn't say that Thor is better than the first Iron Man. I would says that both are equally good but for different reasons. Iron Man is the story of a jerk discovering what it means being a hero (Tony is still a jerk, but a loveable one). Thor is a story of a hero learning to be human.
The only downfall of the movie is that if feels a bit... empty in some parts, especially the Jane-Thor relationship of which we only catch glimpses. This is maybe because they are using the Iron Man formula to create this films, making Tony's first foray the prototype of what to expect in a Marvel film. Thor kinda feels a bit formulaic in parts, but it doesn't detract massively from the end product.
I think at the end, the best compliment to a movie (specially one where everything is set up for sequels/crossovers) is that leaves you wishing to see more. And this one makes me wish that the Avengers movie were released as soon as possible or a sequel were in the works. This Thor would make Odinson delighted of how his feats of honor and bravery have been portrayed. Coming for a DC fan I guess that is quite a compliment.
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