I liked Thor in the first movie. He was odd, a handsome alien on Earth, doing handsome alien things. It was kinda funny. Unfortunately, he was just a little too odd and aloof for people to relate to him, I guess.
So it was time to bring him down again, and build him up again. (I thought the first film did that... oh well.) This time, Thor is more... fun. He laughs, he jokes, he's put in stranger situations and he rolls with it. This time, he's not the alien to us. He's caught up in a situation that's just as alien to him as it is to us.
And it makes him so much easier to relate to. That's what was missing from the first two films. Thor was the main character, but he wasn't really the point of view character. We mostly see him from Natalie Portman's view. In the other MCU movies, we see the film from the main character's perspective, and we understand their growth from ordinary human person to superhuman. We finally get that from Thor.
With that said, the film runs at a good pace, is visually stunning, colourful and frenetic. Most of the cast are returning members yet they all still have room to grow and develop. While some might argue that there's a little too much humour (especially in the more serious moments), I don't think there's so much that it bogs the film down.
Lots of fun, definitely rewatchable, and it makes me want to see the new characters make a return in the future.
Thor, Reinvented
I liked Thor in the first movie. He was odd, a handsome alien on Earth, doing handsome alien things. It was kinda funny. Unfortunately, he was just a little too odd and aloof for people to relate to him, I guess.
So it was time to bring him down again, and build him up again. (I thought the first film did that... oh well.) This time, Thor is more... fun. He laughs, he jokes, he's put in stranger situations and he rolls with it. This time, he's not the alien to us. He's caught up in a situation that's just as alien to him as it is to us.
And it makes him so much easier to relate to. That's what was missing from the first two films. Thor was the main character, but he wasn't really the point of view character. We mostly see him from Natalie Portman's view. In the other MCU movies, we see the film from the main character's perspective, and we understand their growth from ordinary human person to superhuman. We finally get that from Thor.
With that said, the film runs at a good pace, is visually stunning, colourful and frenetic. Most of the cast are returning members yet they all still have room to grow and develop. While some might argue that there's a little too much humour (especially in the more serious moments), I don't think there's so much that it bogs the film down.
Lots of fun, definitely rewatchable, and it makes me want to see the new characters make a return in the future.