Thor

A Small Rebound for the MCU.

written by

abe

_Thor_ was an interesting watch for me. The beginning to me was the worst part of the overall experience. As although it tries to build from a moment in media res where the audience is confused of how our titular character ended up in the situation he was in, it takes far too long to reach that point again that it loses its impact. Beyond the introduction and the somewhat clunky characterization of Thor, the film itself was pretty okay. It wasn't the worse thing I've seen, but I wouldn't say thus far it was the best thing the MCU had put out. Loki, to me, was a clear standout. Despite the small amount of screen time he had, his story and impact is greatly felt and appreciated, especially in comparison to how two-dimensional the previous villains the MCU has had. Motives are pretty understandable, the general actions don't feel forced, and it overall leads to a satisfying climax. This cannot be said for Thor's character, as I felt he learned his lesson and went on his hero journey a little too quickly, leaving a bit to be desired. One important thing as I would like to point out is the start of stylization for the MCU. Deliberate choices for how certain things may be shot or how the editing is done for the movie is much more apparent in comparison to the previous movies from the MCU. Throughout the movie, many Dutch angles are used... I would argue too many that it becomes a bit disorientating and strange to watch the movie, but the effort is still appreciated. The goal to play around the framing to help evoke the feeling of comic panels does certain land for some shots or scenes, but that is overshadowed by any other time that wasn't the case. Perhaps they should've played with the film ratio itself to reach that point, or used more match cuts (such as the storm dust picture match cutting with the overhead shot of Thor in the hospital) that may have aided from the fatigue of constant Dutch shots.