
Thousands of years ago, a race of beings known as Dark Elves tried to send the universe into darkness by using a weapon known as the Aether. Warriors from Asgard stopped them, but their leader Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) escaped to wait for another opportunity. The warriors find the Aether, and since it cannot be destroyed, they try to hide it. In the present day, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) awaits the return of Thor (Chris Hemsworth), although it has been two years si... (Full plot summary below)
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Thousands of years ago, a race of beings known as Dark Elves tried to send the universe into darkness by using a weapon known as the Aether. Warriors from Asgard stopped them, but their leader Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) escaped to wait for another opportunity. The warriors find the Aether, and since it cannot be destroyed, they try to hide it. In the present day, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) awaits the return of Thor (Chris Hemsworth), although it has been two years since they last saw once another. In the meantime, Thor has been trying to bring peace to the nine realms. Jane discovers an anomaly similar to the one that brought Thor to Earth. She goes to investigate, finds a wormhole, and is sucked into it. Back on Asgard, Thor wishes to return to Earth, but his father, Odin (Sir Anthony Hopkins), refuses to let him. Thor learns from Heimdall (Idris Elba), who can see into all of the realms, that Jane disappeared. Thor then returns to Earth just as Jane reappears. However, when some Policemen try to arrest her, an unknown energy repulses them. Thor then brings Jane to Asgard to find out what happened to her. When the energy is released again, they discover that when Jane disappeared, she crossed paths with the Aether and it entered her. Malekith, upon sensing that the time to strike is now, seeks out the Aether. He attacks Asgard and Thor's mother Frigga (Rene Russo) is killed protecting Jane. Odin wants to keep Jane on Asgard so that Malekith will come. Thor disagrees with his plan, so with his cohorts, he decides to take Jane away. He enlists the aid of his brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston). Unfortunately, Loki's motivations remain unknown.
Leave your thoughts about Thor: The Dark World.
| Lyles' Movie FilesJeffrey LylesThe most thoroughly fan pleasing comic book film since 'The Avengers.' I'm already pumped up for 'Thor 3.' |
| The Film StageJared MobarakWhile Thor's journey may be the weakest of the Avengers' tales - this entry nevertheless improving upon the first - it remains essential to the context of the whole. |
| Christianity TodayJackson CuidonThor 2's makers apparently decided that the best course of action is to take everything that made the original the camp hit it was, and ramp it all up to eleven. |
| Las Vegas Review-JournalChristopher LawrenceWith its dark elves, some kind of lava beast known as the Kurse, and too much time spent walking around in cloaks, the sequel too often feels like watered-down Tolkien. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenThis is the kind of spectacle, carried off with panache, that Hollywood does supremely well. |
| SlateDavid WeigelThe Crocodile Dundee II of superhero films-in a good way! |
| Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)Greg MakiVisually, this is the most impressive Marvel movie yet. |
| Kaplan vs. KaplanJeanne KaplanThe screenplay by Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely is, mercifully, not too long, and infused with just enough humor to make it enjoyable. |
| Cleveland Plain DealerClint O'ConnorHemsworth and Hiddleston are fun to watch, but it's not one of Marvel's best. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA brainless, chaotic piece of comic-book hokum so loud and action-packed that by the end you might feel you've been clobbered over the head by the hero's big old hammer. |