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Director: Alan Taylor
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston
Directing: Certainly feels like the Marvel universe has a blueprint that is being followed by now to me. These films look good and are entertaining but if they rotated directors would anyone notice?
Plot: See above.
Visuals: I love the look of the Thor universe. Very few moments that feel fake in these films which is an accomplishment.
Script: Nothing fresh and some of the comedic beats border on grating in this one.
Acting: Everyone knows what they are doing by now and Hiddleston stands out again.
What I like: The Marvel universe that has been built on film is fun. There is a ton of continuity and they are doing a better and better job of drawing from past films. All the characters appeal to me in some way.
What I dislike: I will continue to watch these films till I no longer enjoy them on any level but it is time for something fresh. What I am writing probably feels like a review of all Marvel movies instead of Thor 2 and that is because with the exception of the first Iron Man and The Avengers all of these movies feel the exact same. They look good, they have fun moments, and good action sequences. There is nothing else to glean from them because the stakes never change which is to say it doesn't feel like their are any stakes. Evil force wants to destroy the world, our hero stops him. There is no chance that our hero will not stop him so the conflict means nothing.
Would the average movie goer enjoy a movie that simply explores Thor and Jane's relationship without a super villain? I think they would. How about an Iron Man movie that takes a serious look at alcohol abuse. Captain America in a war film. An Avenger movie where The Hulk is the major conflict, which presents the others with some real dilemma. I don't actually think the cookie cutter scripts are gonna stop but it is nice to dream.
Director: Alan Taylor
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston
Directing: Certainly feels like the Marvel universe has a blueprint that is being followed by now to me. These films look good and are entertaining but if they rotated directors would anyone notice?
Plot: See above.
Visuals: I love the look of the Thor universe. Very few moments that feel fake in these films which is an accomplishment.
Script: Nothing fresh and some of the comedic beats border on grating in this one.
Acting: Everyone knows what they are doing by now and Hiddleston stands out again.
What I like: The Marvel universe that has been built on film is fun. There is a ton of continuity and they are doing a better and better job of drawing from past films. All the characters appeal to me in some way.
What I dislike: I will continue to watch these films till I no longer enjoy them on any level but it is time for something fresh. What I am writing probably feels like a review of all Marvel movies instead of Thor 2 and that is because with the exception of the first Iron Man and The Avengers all of these movies feel the exact same. They look good, they have fun moments, and good action sequences. There is nothing else to glean from them because the stakes never change which is to say it doesn't feel like their are any stakes. Evil force wants to destroy the world, our hero stops him. There is no chance that our hero will not stop him so the conflict means nothing.
Would the average movie goer enjoy a movie that simply explores Thor and Jane's relationship without a super villain? I think they would. How about an Iron Man movie that takes a serious look at alcohol abuse. Captain America in a war film. An Avenger movie where The Hulk is the major conflict, which presents the others with some real dilemma. I don't actually think the cookie cutter scripts are gonna stop but it is nice to dream.