Review
In the beginning there was a all powerful dark force called The Aether. The powers on Asgaard contain this force and keep it hidden for thousands of years only to be found by none other than astrophysicist Jane Foster (Natalie Portman). When The Aether takes possession of Jane of course Thor (Chris Hemsworth) comes to her rescue.
However as Asgaard and the Nine Realms face the resurgence of the Dark Elves led by the diabolical Malakeith (Christopher Eccleston) a catastrophic planetary alignment threatens to end the existence of the whole world. Thor was forced to solicit his incarcerated renegade brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) to help him with his elaborate rescue plan. Can the two estranged brothers actually work for one common goal
Honestly the first hour of this new Thor film was so dark it was almost dull. The computergenerated special effects looked so fake and unimpressive very obviously cartoonish mayhem. The acting can be so hokey and corny so serious and heavyhanded despite the emptiness of the story. The plot itself is very familiar and reminiscent of many other superhero films. The romantic scenes of Natalie Portman wearing a gown felt like scenes in a "Star Wars" prequel.
But there was that sudden turn around midway in the film when Thor and Loki joined up that the film snapped into place and never looked back up to the very end. The second half came alive because of its quirky sense of humor. These boisterous moments were largely due to the characters of the eccentric Dr. Eric Selvig (Stellan Skarsgård) Jane's cute intern Darcy (Kat Dennings) and Darcy's own dorky intern Ian (Jonathan Howard). I feel these funny moments saved this film from wallowing in selfseriousness. They may seem so out of place yet they were still so laughoutloud hilarious.