Thor (2011)

The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.

Director:

Kenneth Branagh

Writers:

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

Stars:

Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston

4 wins & 15 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 | warrior | throne | humility | scientist | 

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Taglines:

Two worlds. One hero.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Marvel [us] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Mighty Thor

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 DTS (as Datasat Digital Sound) SDDS Dolby (Dolby Surround 7.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Norse mythology Thor's nickname was "protector of mankind" (which is apt, considering Thor's superhero status today). Scandinavians until this day wears mjolnir-amulets, refereed to as "torshammare".

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Goofs

When Thor leaves the diner heading to the crater site, the street is wet. There's no evidence it's rained since Thor's arrival.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jane Foster: Wait for it.

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Crazy Credits

Part of the closing credits is shot in a Superman-esque sequence, with the camera flying through the cosmic realm of Yggdrasil, finally ending at Asgard. At the close, the film title appears with a small lightning strike within it.

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Connections

Referenced in Demo Reel: Lost in Translation (Bromance Version) (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Walk"
Written by Foo Fighters
Performed by Foo Fighters
Courtesy of Roswell Records/RCA Records,
a label group of Sony Music Entertainment

User Reviews

An immensely enjoyable Marvel entry that complements the tone of Iron Man films

I watched this last night at a preview screening in London.

I prayed that Kenneth Branagh would learn from his mistakes with handling a big budget movie, namely his Frankeinstein. Thankfully, I am glad to say he learnt a great deal from those mistakes. Of course, this is no Henry V, this is just pure popcorn entertainment but a thoroughly enjoyable introduction to Thor for the big screen. Chris Hemsworth played the part with a lot of energy, charisma and I have to admit from a bloke's point of view, annoying good looks. Anthony Hopkins added much needed heavyweight presence as Odin but its a role he has quite frankly played a gazillion times but I never tire of it, so I'm not complaining. In a year long span of brilliantly playing vastly different roles from psychotic to swashbuckling heroine, Natalie Portman this time plays the sweet determined scientist girl who falls for the strangely mannered good looking guy. Nothing too taxing for any of them but they do give a re-assuring aura about them.

The visuals were quite spectacular, mainly, the sweeping canvas of Asgard. The action scenes were also good though I thought could have been executed better with lesser use of the fast cut edit style that is too often the norm in action film these days.

There is plenty of humour when Thor is on Earth but not in a put-off way as there is a suitable contrast of a serious tone with everything set in Asgard. Even though the storyline was somewhat predictable, it was still a riveting one.

For those like me, who were concerned about how Thor fits into the established Marvel connected universe set by the Iron Man films need not worry. That is just another thing that Branagh and crew pulls off very well. We can now fully embrace the forthcoming Avengers where a God, a man who transforms into a giant green beast, and a man who flies in a hi tech amour suit can share the same screen. So its all coming together nicely.

And make sure you stay for the end credit scenes. In case you did not know of this before, I urge you to go back to the previous films (Iron Man 1 & 2, Incredible Hulk) and watch the end of credit sequences if you haven't already. They tell a separate story strand that will culminate to a certain upcoming Marvel movie. The end credit sequence of Thor is the most fascinating yet as it actually takes a major plot development in the story strand ;) And it was the longest bloody end of credit sequence I've ever seen in any movie! One last thing, the film I saw was in 3d and once again, it practically nearly ruined all the action scenes for me. In the non action scenes, it was pretty useless and just simply made the film much darker.