Thor (2011) // Movie Review

Rating: 4.5/5; Really liked it. Entertaining. Add-to-your collection worthy.

Release Date: May 6, 2011

Synopsis:
Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior, is sent down to Earth as punishment for reigniting a reckless war. But after a dangerous villain from his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth, the hammer-wielding Thor will learn what it takes to be a true hero in order to save mankind.
Thoughts:
Watch it. It's worth every penny to watch in theaters. That's all you really need to know. But...if you would like to know why I say that then feel free to read on.
No, I'm not educated in the comic books of Thor or even Captain America, but I still love all of these recent Marvel movies and I'm very, very excited for The Avengers (2012)! (Okay, I'll admit, I think Iron Man II needed some work.) Whenever I saw a poster or trailer for this movie I kept getting more and more excited because it looked so well done, and I'm happy to say that the complete film is just that. Well done, fun, amusing, and worth it. 
Essentially the story is about family relationships and (highlight to view possible spoilers) gaining the sometimes much needed approval of a father. Of course, there's also that whole issue about keeping Earth safe. In this movie, the story is less about saving the world, but more about Thor's background and learning to become worthy of being the kind of person that is able to keep others safe. Thrown in are quite a number of FUN fight scenes on Earth and outside of it. When you see Thor's homeland, Asgard, just remember to breathe okay? Because it is breathtaking. At least it was for me. It made me really have faith people who work so hard for films such as this. In my opinion, they successfully managed to bring something straight out of the comic books onto the big screen. I watched this in 3D and I must state, it was actually a perk.
The only thing I can complain about is that the movie was so short! It was not enough for me. I wanted more more more! I suppose it is a relatively small complaint, but one nonetheless. I wanted more development on the relationship between Thor and the "mortal" played by Natalie Portman. Yes, I'm being partially biased because I'm such a romantic, but honestly, they had such a small amount of time onscreen.
As a sidenote, try and watch out for an amusing cameo by Stan Lee. He's the older gentleman driving the truck that tries to pull out Thor's hammer, Mjolnir.

**STAY AFTER THE CREDITS since there is a bit more to the movie**

Trailer (I would advise not to watch the trailer if you want to be even more entertained by the movie):


Enjoy & let me know what you thought!

~~T.V and Book Addict~~