Thor
2011movie
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Disney PlusDeftly interweaving modernity with mythology (and incorporating Christian themes into the mix), “Thor” soars high above its less sophisticated Marvel siblings. The computer effects – while pervasive – are not garish or out of place. Asgard looks like a real (albeit mythological) city…unlike the bling-filled version of Mount Olympus offered up in last year’s “Clash of the Titans.” Battles with the frost giants feel appropriately intense and concussive. And the climactic duel between Thor and Loki – fought on a rainbow bridge under a star-filled sky – is simply astounding.
It's overlong and all over the place but there's something weirdly charming about Kenneth Branagh's superhero epic, writes Xan Brooks.
