Frankly speaking, the best 3D viewing experience thus far. I was about to give up on 3D technology wondering why I would want to spend extra dollars to watch a show with color less than vivid, edges at times blurry. Thor has restored my faith on 3D movies. They have done right this time.
I vaguely remember some of the audiences upon watching the promotional clip at the end of Iron Man 2 screamed “Thor!” It was a hammer discovered on a dessert. Now that I have watched Thor, the hammer is called Mjolnir. And my geek-o-meter in the universe of Marvel has just shot up by one knot. At the end of this movie, there too was another promotional clip. This time, the audiences screamed “Avenger!” I have been watching Avenger’s promotional clips for what seems like ages. I wonder when Avenger will be out.
Thor is the god of thunder (played by Hemsworth), cast down from his celestial realm to our world due to some classic family politics. The fantasy realm is a beauty to look at, especially with those 3D glasses. And to help us to connect to to these celestial beings, we have Natalie Portman and her two science team members who witness Thor falling from the sky. The encounters between them are lighthearted and hilarious. And it was fun to see Natalie and her girl friend swooning towards Chris Hemsorth’s look and body. Gosh, I so want to have a body like that!
Girlfriends (or love subjects?) of the superheroes are usually quite useless or powerless in the stories. Thor is no exception. I really wish that something could have happened between Thor and that warrior princess lookalike character. If I was the story writer, I would find a way, one way or another, to let the girl wields some massive power towards the end, to save the dude who saves the world or to save the world herself. Better still, sacrifice herself in the process.
I like it that in Thor, the story flips between the celestial realm and our present realm. I am unsure if there will be a sequel. Judging at the positive reception, I reckon there should be one.