Thor, God of Thunder, jumps out of the comics and onto the big screen!

(Background from left to right: Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Anthony Hopkins as Odin,  Idris Elba as Heimdall. Front: Chris Hemsworth as Thor)

I saw this movie last week and I never did post about it which is a crying shame because this movie was awesome and all of you deserve to know about it if you haven't already seen it!

This movie revolves around the Thunder God, Thor, from Norse Mythology. Odin and Loki, also from Norse Mythology, are his father and brother respectively. Heimdall is the gatekeeper, guarding the Bifrost. Bifrost is a device that allows travel between realms. All of these Gods live in the mystical realm of Asgard. There are nine different realms including Asgard and Jotunheim, home to the Frost Giants. Midgard is the realm where Earth is. The characters and realms were adapted as apart of Marvel by Stan Lee in 1962.

The movie opens showing the Frost Giants' invasion of Midgard and the Asgardians intervention. Each side suffered great losses, but the Asgardians eventually pushed the Frost Giants back to their homeland, Jotunheim. A truce was made and there was unstable peace between the two realms.

Thor has come a long way since the 60's

Travel between the two realms is possible due to a "Rainbow Bridge" connected to a device known as "Bifrost." Like previously stated, Heimdall is the gatekeeper that guards the Bifrost and is the only one that can operate it using his sword.

The Rainbow Road leading to the Bifrost

The real action starts when Thor is outraged because some of the Frost Giants have entered into Asgard and tried to steal away the source of the Frost Giant's power that Odin had attained
after the war between the two races. Thor, along with his friends Volstagg, Fandral, Sif, and Hogun, as well as his brother, Loki, travel to Jotunheim via the Bifrost. The six of them attempt to fight the Frost Giants and teach them a lesson for breaking into Asgard.

Odin finds out about this recklessness and shows up on his horse, Sleipnir, to break up the fighting. Odin takes them all back to Asgard and accuses Thor of being reckless and arrogant. He then strips his power and banishes him to Earth. Thor is found by Jane Foster and her colleagues and, ultimately, he falls in love with her, goes through a torrent of self-discovery, and regains his power as the God of Thunder.

I'm not going to give away the ending, but let me just tell you that this movie is worth seeing! Out of 5 stars, I give it 10! Then again, I may be a bit biased since I grew up with Marvel and I love superheroes! The movies are clean and family friendly. Obviously owned by Disney, they aren't going to let anything slip by them that would be offensive in any way.

You can look forward to reviews from me for Captain America, X-men: First Class, The Avengers, Iron Man 3... among others. I also love DC comics as well! So you can also look for reviews for The Green Lantern, Batman, Superman, and all the other superhero movies coming out!