Thor 3D Movie review

Just last week, I watched a movie entitled Thor 3D. Here is a short synopsis of the movie:

Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior, is sent down to Earth as punishment for reigniting a reckless war. But after a dangerous villain from his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth, the hammer-wielding Thor will learn what it takes to be a true hero in order to save mankind.

(taken from http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8995/english/thor-3d/preview.htm)

What did I like about the movie?

First, let me talk about the successful setting of the movie. The movie started by showing the audience many large, golden buildings, with large golden palaces. One can almost immediately envision this setting as the future of Earth, where the gods live, and peace and tranquillity rules the land. Later, we are transferred to another world where we see ice all around, where shadows lurked everywhere. It was both an eerie and dull place, and this lets the audience feel the evil that is resonating from the world. Finally, we are taken to a scene we are more familiar with, which is Mexico. It was portrayed as a busy city where work and life carries on as usual, giving audience the feel of a typical day at work. These contrasting settings really had much detail and it actually gives the audience a hint of what was going to happen. For example, at the icy world, the eerie setting actually hints the audience that something bad was going to happen. As I see this change in the vivid description of the various settings, it makes me want to know more about what was going to happen, making my interest in the show all the more intense which, I will say, was really true for me. Therefore I would say the plus point of this movie was that it achieved the aim of describing the settings.

Besides that, I would say that the characterisation of the main characters were well done. The movie uses their actions and words to show, not tell, the distinctly different personalities of the different characters. For example, the movie showed Thor shouting "But now I am king!", showing the ferocity and defiance of Thor to his father.

Finally, I would have to say the futuristic feeling of the movie in overall was a contributing factor to the movie's success. These futuristic feelings were shown both in words and in the appearances of the people or buildings. For example, words like "Realm", "Catalyst" and "Way gate" were used, and pictures like the laser like beam when the space shuttle shot through the space were shown. As an audience, one really likes the idea of futuristic things in a futuristic world, and in my opinion, this movie has tapped on my, and the general audience's like of futuristic implications to make the movie even more interesting.

In conclusion, I would say I enjoyed the movie especially due to the above three reasons which made it stand out from ordinary movies. Of course, it is no different from any other movies in terms of an interesting beginning, rising action, climax and resolution.