The following is an in-depth story analysis. If you haven't seen this movie, you might want to before reading this review
Once, mankind accepted a simple truth: that they were not alone in this universe. Some worlds man believed home to their Gods. Others they knew to fear. From around the cold and darkness came the Frost Giants, threatening to plunge the mortal world into a new ice age. But humanity would not face this threat alone. Our armies drove the Frost Giants back into the heart of their own world. The cost was great. In the end, their king fell, and the source of their power was taken from them. With the last great war ended, we withdrew from the other worlds and returned home at the Realm Eternal, Asgard. And here we remain as the beacon of hope, shining out across the stars. And though we have fallen into man's myths and legends, it was Asgard and its warriors that brought peace to the universe.
- Odin
I don't think I read a single Thor comic, when I finally develop appreciation for the character, and began to realize the appeal. Whilst I must confess this movie, while entertaining, wasn't enough to entice me to plunge into his comic books, I certainly appreciated that I was looking at a lot more when I finally did delve into the Thor comics, than if I never seen it.
Thor isn't a traditional superhero; he is a super being, who exists in a world of superheroes; fighting along other god-like beings, is the best way formed to fit in amongst the mortals of Midgard, but also to do the things he discovers he loves most: using his godhood to protect those who can't protect themselves.
Thor isn't a traditional superhero; he is a super being, who exists in a world of superheroes; fighting along other god-like beings, is the best way formed to fit in amongst the mortals of Midgard, but also to do the things he discovers he loves most: using his godhood to protect those who can't protect themselves.