About Thor (Movie/Film)
Thor is
a 2011 American superhero film based on the comic book character of the
same name published by Marvel Comics. It is the fourth film released as
part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was directed by Kenneth
Branagh, written by Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz and Don Payne,
and stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan
Skarsgård, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Rene
Russo and Anthony Hopkins. The film tells the story of Thor, the crown
prince of Asgard, who is exiled from his homeland to Earth. While there,
he forms a relationship with Jane Foster, a scientist. However, Thor
must stop his adopted brother Loki, who intends to become the new king
of Asgard.
Sam Raimi first developed the concept of a film adaptation of Thor
in 2001, but soon abandoned the project, leaving it in "development
hell" for several years. During this time, the rights were picked up by
various film studios until Marvel Studios signed Mark Protosevich to
develop the project in 2006, and planned to finance it and release it
through Paramount Pictures. Matthew Vaughn was originally assigned to
direct the film for a tentative 2010 release. However, after Vaughn was
released from his holding deal in 2008, Branagh was approached and the
film's release was rescheduled into 2011. The main characters were cast
in 2009, and principal photography took place in California and New
Mexico from January to May 2010. The film was converted to 3D in
post-production.
Thor was released on April 21, 2011, in
Australia, and on May 6, 2011, in the United States.The film was a
financial success and received positive reviews from film critics. The
DVD and Blu-ray Disc sets were released on September 13, 2011. A sequel,
Thor: The Dark World, is set for release November 8, 2013.
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Plot (Thor)
In
AD 965, Odin, king of Asgard, wages war against the Frost Giants of
Jotunheim and their leader Laufey, to prevent them from conquering the
nine realms, starting with Earth. The Asgardian warriors defeat the
Frost Giants and seize the source of their power, the Casket of Ancient
Winters.
In the present, Odin's son Thor
prepares to ascend to the throne of Asgard, but is interrupted when
Frost Giants attempt to retrieve the Casket. Against Odin's order, Thor
travels to Jotunheim to confront Laufey, accompanied by his brother Loki,
childhood friend Sif and the Warriors Three: Volstagg, Fandral and
Hogun. A battle ensues until Odin intervenes to save the Asgardians,
destroying the fragile truce between the two races. For Thor's
arrogance, Odin strips his son of his godly power and exiles him to
Earth as a mortal, accompanied by his hammer Mjolnir, now protected by
an enchantment that allows only the worthy to wield it.
Thor lands
in New Mexico, where astrophysicist Jane Foster, her assistant Darcy
Lewis and mentor Dr. Erik Selvig, find him. The local populace finds
Mjolnir, which S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson soon commandeers before
forcibly acquiring Jane's data about the wormhole that delivered Thor to
Earth. Thor, having discovered Mjolnir's nearby location, seeks to
retrieve it from the facility that S.H.I.E.L.D. quickly constructed but
he finds himself unable to lift it, and is captured. With Selvig's help,
he is freed and resigns himself to exile on Earth as he develops a
romance with Jane.
Loki discovers that he is actually Laufey's
son, adopted by Odin after the war ended. A weary Odin falls into the
deep "Odinsleep" to recover his strength. Loki seizes the throne in
Odin's stead and offers Laufey the chance to kill Odin and retrieve the
Casket. Sif and the Warriors Three, unhappy with Loki's rule, attempt to
return Thor from exile, convincing Heimdall, gatekeeper of the
Bifröst—the means of traveling between worlds—to allow them passage to
Earth. Aware of their plan, Loki sends the Destroyer,
a seemingly indestructible automaton, to pursue them and kill Thor. The
warriors find Thor, but the Destroyer attacks and defeats them,
prompting Thor to offer himself instead. Struck by the Destroyer and
near death, Thor's sacrifice proves him worthy to wield Mjolnir. The
hammer returns to him, restoring his powers and enabling him to defeat
the Destroyer. Kissing Jane goodbye and vowing to return, he and his
fellow Asgardians leave to confront Loki.
In Asgard, Loki betrays
and kills Laufey, revealing his true plan to use Laufey's attempt on
Odin's life as an excuse to destroy Jotunheim with the Bifröst Bridge,
thus proving himself worthy to his adoptive father. Thor arrives and
fights Loki before destroying the Bifröst Bridge to stop Loki's plan,
stranding himself in Asgard. Odin awakens and prevents the brothers from
falling into the abyss created in the wake of the bridge's destruction,
but Loki allows himself to fall when Odin rejects his pleas for
approval. Thor makes amends with Odin, admitting he is not ready to be
king; while on Earth, Jane and her team search for a way to open a
portal to Asgard.
In a post-credits scene, Selvig has been taken
to a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, where Nick Fury opens a briefcase and asks
him to study a mysterious object, which Fury says may hold untold power.
An invisible Loki prompts Selvig to agree, and he does.
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