'Thor' is the latest in the never-ending series of comic books-turned-films from Marvel. 'Thor' is slightly different from 'Iron Man' or 'Spider-man' in the sense that Thor is an intergalactic hero who would probably kick the crap out of the Incredible Hulk or the Fantastic Four with his hammer, called the Mjolnir. The film takes place in Asgard, a realm in the far reaches of space, and on Earth, where Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is exiled when he disobeys his father (Anthony Hopkins), the king of Asgard. Thor is next in line to the throne, much to the dislike of Loki, a younger, weaker brother. Loki ascends to the throne when the king falls into a coma and Thor is still stuck on Earth, where he befriends Jane (Natalie Portman), an astrophysicist. She helps him conquer an automaton and free his Mjolnir so that he can return home to defeat his brother and the Frost Giants, the arch-enemies of Asgard. The film is perhaps not the best work from Marvel, and definitely won't be winning any awards for acting or Best Picture. It shows sibling rivalry on the grandest scale possible, yet Thor's supposed "journey" on Earth to make himself worthy to be a leader is rather brief, and Thor didn't really appear to have gained too much maturity from his time with the mortals on our planet. On top of all of this, the special effects seemed rather low-budget, and it made several otherwise-awesome action scenes a bit underwhelming. Any comic book fan would probably enjoy the film, but to anyone else not familiar with the comic, it might drag a bit with the excessive dialogue. 5 out of 10 stars.
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