Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Thor: The Dark World

• This is the second Thor film, and it wasn’t as impressive as the first one. It's decently made, but it certainly comes with it's faults. I didn’t really care for the story that much, and it felt really cliche. To me, it was just a bad guy taking his army to destroy the universe, which is a pretty common theme in action movies. There wasn’t anything super special about it, but I did like the characters. I think Thor does much better in this movie than he did in the first Thor. Tom Hiddleston continues to be awesome as Loki, and I like what they did with his character in this film. He continues to bring one of the best auras I’ve seen and felt from a movie character, and he’s definitely one of my favorite Marvel villains. I also really loved Christopher Eccleston as Malekith. I’m definitely biased, because I really liked Eccleston as the 9th Doctor in Doctor Who, but he still does a great job. He has a pretty good performance, and his makeup is really cool. Every single second he was on screen, I was totally hooked. Because of his design, and his people’s designs, this movie felt a lot like Lord of the Rings to me. Of course, the movie has Asgard, so it already has a mythological feel, and the inclusion of the Dark Elves makes this feel like sci-fi LOTR. The CGI is kind of abysmal at times, and you can tell exactly when. However, there's still some moments where it's impressive. The action sequences were also exciting. One of my favorite things in the movie is the scenes where there are the spaceship battles. It’s really nice to see that in a superhero movie, and it’s a great change of pace. The music was pretty great, and though there wasn’t anything super special about it, it helped add some intense feeling to the more climatic scenes. Overall, this movie is good and a bit underrated, and though I suppose I can understand the hate for it, I personally enjoy it. I would probably recommend it to most superhero fans, and don't let it's reputation get into your head. Just have fun. This film is officially Berry Approved, so go watch it now!