Review of Thor: The Dark World 2013 Full Movie

Review of Thor: The Dark World 2013 Full Movie: There are no stakes in this film and there are a lot of places to direct blame. The acting aside from Tom Hiddleston is next to unwatchable. The thing is that this is a very talented cast we are working with here. Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman have both won Academy Awards. Stellan Skarsgard is one of the most fascinating character actors in Hollywood. I like Hemsworth a lot too and thought he was great in the first 'Thor' film. But none of them invest anything in the material. Hopkins looks bored and emotes nothing in his delivery. Portman's performance is terrible too and in the process of it being terrible, it makes a terrible script look even worse. 

Jane Foster is a horrible character here. She is by far the stupidest damsel in distress portrayed in comic books recently. Portman is too lazy to give her any sort of character. She punctuates every cheap joke and many of them are just about how ditsy the character is. This kind of writing and performance make me almost agree that comic books offer a flawed and stereotypical depiction of women. Stellan Skarsgard, an actor I think has great depth, is played as a complete fool here. I hated every time he appeared on the screen and I am a Stellan Skarsgard fan. 

I don't place the blame all on him but yeah everyone here did something very wrong in bringing these stupidly conceived characters to life. In actuality, though they are not the biggest problem with the film. The problem is that there is no threat to anything or anyone. The villain here is so completely forgettable and has a plan for evil so half-assed that they movie really had no chance of working. This is the ultimate example of a conflict for the sake of having a conflict. 

If actor Christopher Eccleston is not rewarded a Razzie for his portrayal here than that award show has lost all credibility. Villains even poorly written ones with no motivation like this Maleketh should at least offer the actor the chance to try to ham it up with the tropes of goofy villainy. Eccleston doesn't do that. He has a boring calm delivery that evokes no response but laughter. And since Eccleston's performance is such an overwhelming failure I was drawn to how stupid his makeup looked too.

This movie has its flaws it's far from perfect but at the heart of the film, the movie carries a great weight of brotherhood and family. The action sequences are amazing, though the exposition at times can get a little bit over elongated it still has a pretty cohesive story, the plot is a bit weak but overall keeps you hooked even to the pacing is somewhat random at times. Fun flick none the less and a bit darker on the violence considering its predecessors like a The Avengers and Thor where the fighting was intense but never show any brutality. The acting was superb except for the lackluster of Natalie Portman's performance could have used a little bit of nudge in terms of helping it. I have to say I rather watch this film over comic book films such as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Unlike that arrogant pompous disaster of a film this one doesn't pretend to be ultimately amazing it just has fun and enjoys it's characters to the most outrageous and insane but with the pristine presentation.

Good movie. Though the action, visual effects and humor are solid, and the performances are strong, the story is lacking the rich element its predecessor had. While this story certainly set up the universe in a bigger way than the first and left a lot to be answered for in the future, it still felt like another comic story going through the motions.

Thor: The Dark World features the Dark Elves who are threatening the entire Universe and Thor and Loki must put their past behind them and team up in order to save their home. Certainly, The Dark World has some great action and humor and brings back Loki in a different light, but the dark elves are not very good villains and overall it isn't as good as the last Thor film.