Thor: The Dark World movie review

By: Sean Breen

Thor: The Dark World, sequel to the first movie Thor has been a box office hit thus far.  The Dark World made over $85 million in the opening weekend of its release and grossed over $150 million since then.   The opening weekend numbers defeated the first Thor by over $20 million and is on pace to defeat the lifetime gross of $181 million. 

A problem with making a sequel in the movie industry is that it has to be better than the first or it will be considered a failure.  Thor: The Dark World did not have those expectations to live up to as the first movie was not what everyone had hoped it would be.  The first movie lacked action for a movie about a superhero that has god-like powers.  Do not worry folks, Thor: The Dark World was an exhilarating action packed eye popping success. 

Chris Hemsworth returned in his role as Thor and was asked to do more in this movie than previously.  Besides the action sequences, which he was brilliant in and resembles Brad Pitt from the movie Troy, Hemsworth shined in the scenes that brought, sadness, love and sincerity to the big screen. 

Thor is back in Asgard where he has become the protector of all the realms.  Wherever there is turmoil, Thor and his men show up to put an end to it and lay peace to the land.  These scenes took place early in the film and one of the most memorable was when Thor took on a monster made of stone that was twice his size and defeating him with a twirl of his hammer.  Being protector of the realm Thor and Jane Foster who is played by Natalie Portman have not seen each other for quite some time.  The two are only reunited when Jane makes the discovery of a weapon known as the Aether which is absorbed into her body.  Concerned for her health Thor brings her to Asgard.  Bringing Jane to Asgard has put the whole universe in danger as the main antagonists; the Dark Elves led by Malekith pursue to obtain the Aether weapon from Jane.  This led to scenes that looked like something out of Star Wars movies, only better as the Dark Elves took to an aerial assault of Asgard.  Upon landing on Asgard epic hand to hand combat scenes between Asgardians and the Dark Elves broke out as a mini war started within the castle walls.  Without giving away too much detail, that is the main plot, Thor must defeat the Dark Elves, something his ancestors did thousands of years ago to protect the realm.

The main characters Thor and Jane were perfectly depicted throughout the movie.  Thor is clearly as powerful as a god, but also as loving and caring as a normal human being. Dr. Jane Foster an intelligent woman who uses her knowledge for science but also shows the courage of a goddess.  One of the characters that did not play as big of a role was the brother of Thor, Loki played by Tom Hiddleston.  This was disappointing because of the role that Loki played in the first Thor and in The Avengers.  He was involved in somewhat of an important scene but that is only one scene of a movie that was almost two hours long. 

If you are into superhero movies or even action movies Thor: The Dark World is an enjoyable film.  The action is almost nonstop, and the computer-generated imagery (CGI) is top notch for this generation which will keep your eyes glued to the big screen.  Overall the movie gets 4 out of 5 stars.