Thor: The Dark World review

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Thor: The Dark World is the sequel to 2011's Thor based from the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The film is directed by Alan Taylor and stars Chris Hemsworth as the titular character, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Christopher Eccleston as Malekith, and Anthony Hopkins as Odin.
The film is part of Marvel's Cinematic Universe picking up from where the Avengers left.

Thor starts off with a brief backstory as with the first film introducing the film's main antagonist. The pacing at the start wasn't at all helpful to the unanswered questions left from the first movie. Even before most of these questions start getting a clear answer, new ones immediately appear. Telling Jane Foster's story on Earth and empathizing on the lamenting Thor back in Asgard might create confusion especially to non-comic fans. The problem is that the film tries to achieve a high standard without any clear explanation of what is currently happening. It's just there, no clear backstory needed.

The action didn't pick up at any particular point in the plot. From the beginning up to the end we see the Norse god of thunder swinging his beloved Mjolnir much to my enjoyment. Also, starting from the Avengers, even with a film of that degree with a knack of heavy atmosphere within every scene, it finds itself executing smart and humorous punchlines.

The world of Thor has also expanded from the first movie. From the small town of New Mexico, the world has expanded to the mythological Nine Realms of Norse Cosmology. With the sudden expansion of the universe, what could they do to so much space? Easy and non-spoiler answer would be: Chell.
As with the world of Thor its characters has also expanded and developed most especially Loki.

To be honest, Thor: The Dark World wasn't Thor's story at all. The plot within it became the more powerful one and that is of Loki's part. Thor was already a character with a definite direction, all he had to face was the obstacles in his way. Loki, on the other hand, has no clear direction since the first movie and his fall on the Avengers. I like how Tom Hiddleston took the name of Loki and became the character himself. In this film, we see one Loki in all the possible angles of where his character might go.
To me, this movie was Loki's movie.

Other supporting characters such as the Warriors Three, Sif, Heimdall, and Odin and Frigga were all given a bigger importance than the first film.
With that being said, expect a clean bloodshed away from the camera and a few twist and turns...and of course a new ominous question that would create a bride to a third installment.

Also, this is already obvious to Marvel film fans...stay through the credits for a smooch.