Thor (2011)

The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.

Director:

Kenneth Branagh

Writers:

Ashley Miller (screenplay), Zack Stentz (screenplay),

Stars:

Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman

5 wins & 28 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Hemsworth	...	Thor
Natalie Portman	...	Jane Foster
Tom Hiddleston	...	Loki
Anthony Hopkins	...	Odin
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Erik Selvig
Kat Dennings	...	Darcy Lewis
Clark Gregg	...	Agent Coulson
Colm Feore	...	King Laufey
Idris Elba	...	Heimdall
Ray Stevenson	...	Volstagg
Tadanobu Asano	...	Hogun
Josh Dallas	...	Fandral
Jaimie Alexander	...	Sif
Rene Russo	...	Frigga
Adriana Barraza	...	Isabel Alvarez

Storyline

The warrior Thor (Hemsworth) is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard by his father Odin (Hopkins) for his arrogance and sent to Earth to live among humans. Falling in love with scientist Jane Foster (Portman) teaches Thor much-needed lessons, and his new-found strength comes into play as a villain from his homeland sends dark forces toward Earth.

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Plot Keywords:

thor | throne | humility | scientist | warrior | 

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Taglines:

The god of thunder. The king of Asgard. The god of mischief. The guardian of worlds. The goddess of war. The woman of science.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Marvel [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 2011 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Тор

Filming Locations:

Galisteo, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$65,723,338 (USA) (6 May 2011)

Gross:

$181,015,141 (USA) (19 August 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's portrayal of Thor combines the classic Marvel Comics character (Thor is cast down to earth to as punishment for his arrogance) with the Marvel "Ultimate" character (Thor is dismissed by many on earth as a crazy deluded man).

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Goofs

When Thor is told in the diner that the crater site is 50 miles to the west, he exits the diner to go to the site. However, the sun is to his right, meaning that he is actually headed north.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jane Foster: Wait for it.

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Crazy Credits

SPOILER: There is a scene after the credits: Dr Selvig meets with Nick Fury, who asks him to examine the Tesseract from Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). Loki appears in a reflection on the wall influencing Selvig to agree.

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Connections

Version of Mighty Thor (1966)

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Soundtracks

I Can Help
Written by Billy Swan
Performed by Billy Swan
Courtesy of Columbia Nashville
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Me Thor, You Jane

The Marvel Comic hero Thor of course based on the ancient Norse God of Thunder comes to the big screen in a fine version with very nice computer graphic special effects. And it has the added attraction of a classical actor like Kenneth Branagh directing and having the lines of the Norse immortals spoken as if the Bard had written them.

As played by Chris Hemsworth, Thor's been exiled to Earth, the last time he visited there was when the ancient Norse were worshiping him and other such beings who visited from Asgaard. Thor's a warrior, but it takes more than being mighty in battle to rule as his father Odin keeps patiently trying to tell him.

Anthony Hopkins another actor with classical acting chops plays Odin and I wonder if Hopkins might have envied Laurence Olivier for getting the plum role of Zeus in a film. He's now equaled him in playing another immortal deity.

Thor lands on Earth, New Mexico to be specific and runs into scientific researcher Jane and she tickles his fancy the same way that other Jane rang Tarzan's bell. Natalie Portman is the object of Hemsworth's affections.

But back on Asgaard Thor's brother Loki as played by Tom Higglesworth is plotting a palace coup of his own. That leads to a really spectacular fight to the finish as Thor's mighty hammer gives a few folks an attitude adjustment.

Branagh served up a fine tasty dish for those who like their comic book heroes. Hopefully we'll see these folks again in some further adventures.