Thor: The Dark World, Such a Family Matter
Fresh after rewatching The Avengers, I follow up with what happens to Loki. Nevermind Iron Man 3, it's ok if I don't rewatch it. 😅
So let's get on with my movie review shall we.
I don't think I need to say it anymore but still, SPOILER ALERT!
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♦ The Cast ♦
Here are some of the cast members in the movie.
◙ Chris Hemsworth plays Thor.
Asgard's god of Thunder and the heir to the throne.
◙ Natalie Portman plays Jane Foster.
Thor's love interest, an astrophysicist.
◙ Tom Hiddleston plays Loki.
Thor's adopted brother, the god of mischief.
◙ Anthony Hopkins plays Odin.
Asgard's current king and father to Thor and Loki.
◙ Zachary Levi plays Fandral.
A third of the Warriors Three of Asgard.
♦ The Trailer ♦
The trailer is much cooler than the movie except Loki. Haha.
♦ Synopsis ♦
Loki is brought to jail in Asgard to pay for his crimes on Earth. Meanwhile Thor's beloved Jane Foster was investigating a scientific phenomenon. While doing so she got sucked into a different world where an ancient relic was. The Aether took her body as host and then brought her back to Earth. This event prompted Thor to suddenly show up on the planet to look for her. Upon seeing her and before she got arrested for trespassing, the Aether reacted, hurting some people, prompting him to bring Jane to Asgard.
Upon arriving there, Odin wanted nothing to do with her. Again the same alien power reacted and thus they discover she is host to the Aether. Eventually the dark elves who once tried to use it to bring the world back into darkness awakened and came looking for Jane. They arrived on Asgard and attacked, hoping to get her but instead killed Odin's wife (Frigga) in the process before they escaped. From there the conflict ensues.
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Jane is treasonously taken to the Dark Elves' planet by Thor and Loki. The Aether is removed from her body. Loki dies and the Dark Elves leave them all for Earth.
Thor and Jane gets to Earth and rescues the world and the 9 Realms from being back in the dark again. The End.
♦ Artgirl's Review ♦
Clearly I am a Loki fan. Even if he is a bad guy I feel bad for him. 😅 But of course I do not root for him, especially when he does traitorous things to his adoptive family. If he's so angry with his lot in life why isn't he the Hulk, eh? 😆
◙ Characters & Story
Anyway the storyline is great in it's own way. Not too out of this world or mindblowing like The Avengers but enough to satisfy viewers.
Perhaps it's more of a favorite of science geeks? All those scientific terms and the "spooky" things that were happening probably made them like the movie more than me. Frankly I got a bit bored while waiting for some Loki screen time. And then when he came around wearing chains, oh that's one of the best scenes.
It's very much a dysfunctional family story after that. The blacksheep Loki is returned home as a prisoner only to add more havoc when given the chance. How sad. His love for his mother was not enough to stop him from causing her death. Such a tragedy that Loki does not see how his misguided thoughts and actions result in the tragedies in his life.
Still I didn't rewatch it for the story. I only did because Loki is there. 😂 Goes to show the story is not at par with The Avengers but it's good enough. I like the saving the world angle but too much science killed it for me. I dunno. Haha.
As far as the characters go, I think only Loki's was fully threshed out. Second would be Zachary's character. And then Thor too. Other than that, it's like character development isn't much of a focus. Again, it's more of a family and science story.
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The Dark Elf Malekeith was simple enough in his evilness. He wasn't overly bad at all. Just determined to bring back darkness to the world. He believes in a supposed noble cause good only for them.
Oh here's the movie's most quotable quote, courtesy of Loki. Watch this clip:
Finally Thor has accepted how sneaky, cunning and bad Loki is. Good for him!
◙ Acting
The rest of the cast did well enough in portraying their characters. Most notable are below.
In 2013, it was surprising to find out Zachary Levi was going to be in the movie. He didn't seem out of place then so that's good. This time I noticed how he made the character more fun and quite sarcastic too. 😂 Plus he had more solo screen time than his movie team mates. Big leap in his career back then I bet. Hehe.
Also I noticed Loki's character here is more mischievous and playful. There wasn't much of the vengeful attitude he had on Earth. It's like he's just happy to be home in Asgard even if he's in jail.
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The emotionally charged father-son scene of Loki and Odin though is the best acting sequence in my opinion. Nothing but the best from two great actors.
◙ Cinematography, Production Design & Music
Oh I like how Asgard looked and of course the Rainbow Bridge or Bifrost is still my favorite thing of all. Plus the pattern left whenever the it appears on Earth, it's pretty cool. The palace interiors look nice too. Asgard set design is impressive enough for me, also alien set locations were just perfect.
The music fits the scenes and indeed adds more value to it.
Perhaps the best part of the movie would be the graphics. CGI was admirable. My favorite is the Book of Yggdrasil. Oh all that glittering gold in the pages... and it was moving too. Ah pure art heaven.
In other news, hey look, here's a Thor and Loki cookie.
♦ The Rating ♦
Now then we come to the movie verdict.
- Characters & Story: 7
- Acting: 8
- Cinematography, Production Design & Music: 9
Based on the above, I give it a rating of 8 out of 10 stars.
How about you? Did you like the movie? Which parts did you enjoy the most?
XOXO,
@artgirl
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I haven't watched this one yet but I did see the first.
Thanks for the review !
Oh you're welcome. I hope you have fun watching it. 😊
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Well, Thor is my favourite.😀
I still can't forget the scene from infinity wars, when he arrived at wakanda with a new mjolnir , Groot and Rocket.
But, i deviated.
I also enjoyed Thor the dark world. I love the relationship between Thor and Loki. As mischievous as Loki is, there's always that transparent love he has Thor.
And I love the fact Loki, is not ever truly dead. Even though i shed a tear each time he dies(or claimed to die)😀
Great review up there.
Thanks. Hehe. I just watched Unfinity Wars last night and that new hammer is really something indeed.
Hopefully Loki is not really truly dead...
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