I was very, very impressed. Newcomer Chris Hemsworth captured the role perfectly, as did Tom Hiddlestone as the villainous Loki, and I couldn't have thought for anyone better for Odin than Anthony Hopkins. Even Idris Elba left a very rememberal performance as Gate keeper Hiemdall. I loved the story of this powerful, eager, and arrogant god who had to learn the importance of respect, responsibility and selflessness. I felt it had a good moral code for children who might look up to the character and teach them valuable life lessons.
I thought everything about the movie was well designed, the rainbow bridge actually looked cool rather than the interpretation I had seen in comics. The frost giants made fantastic villains, and the laughs, action and special effects were spectacular. I also thought how space just covered the sky in Asgard, making it look very empowering and mystical was a great idea.
My only criticism was that there was a huge gap in the middle of the film while he was mortal where there was no Thor. He appeared at the beginning for the Jotunheim sequence, which was great fun (arguably my favorite part of the movie) and at the end, where immediately after defeating the Destroyer he returned to Asgard to stop Loki. This I felt left a large gap where Thor's absence was very noticeable in terms of excitement.
I also feel that the slanted shot is very over used. Once I noticed it it became very irritable as it was used so commonly. I understand is sometimes used for affect but all these are taken from the same scene, conveying horror, surprise, acceptance, worry, and action.
However, in conclusion I think Thor is a great Marvel movie and only second to Iron man in Phase one of the stand alone films. It contains everything a summer blockbuster should but still leaves room for improvement. I would rate 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it to any fan of superheroes, fantasy or action films
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