Of all the Marvel superheroes
I've known reading comic books as a kid, Thor is probably one of my least favorite. He's like a cheesy, badly dressed Viking wannabe
with a big stupid hammer. I mean, what's
up with that? So what if he's a Norse
god? He has little personality and always
seems stiff. Lame. I'll take Spiderman, Captain America, Iron
Man, Daredevil, and even Hulk over him any day.
Well, all I can say is that the
two Thor movies have totally changed my views on the Son of Odin. Thor is noble, tough, principled, strong
willed, and romantic, with all the knightly virtues of King Arthur's court. In 'Thor: The Dark World,' Thor's home world Asgard
faces its gravest threat as the banished Dark Elf king Malekith returns to
wreak vengeance and to destroy the Nine Worlds with the power of the Aether during
the once-in-five millennia cosmic event known as the Convergence.
Never mind that I still have
trouble seeing Natalie Portman as a brilliant Astrophysicist, even though she
is one of the brightest actresses in Hollywood, or that Kat Dennings with her
street-smart sarcasm as her intern can give an exposition on dark matter for
that matter, because 'Thor: The Dark World' is another entertaining thrill-ride
from Marvel Studios. And somehow,
strangely, the Thor movies managed to smoothly and effortlessly bring two disparate and seemingly
incompatible genres, Fantasy and Science Fiction, into perfect 'Convergence.' Imagine Lucas and Jackson collaborate on something called 'Star Wars of the Rings,' if you will.
Grade: A-
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