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Thor: The Dark World
The Thor franchise is the weakest in the MCU – and nobody can say otherwise, even if it arguably gives the fans the best villain of them all. As a matter of fact, Loki is still the best thing to happen to Thor: The Dark World, a movie that relies too much on accidents propelling the plot (for example, Jane Foster accidentally discovering the Ether).
But not even Loki can save it. And, as far as I am concerned, I do believe that Tom Hiddleston didn’t show the same enthusiasm as in the first Thor and the first Avengers movies.
Do you remember the Dark Elves and their leader? Do you remember how penetrable the impenetrable Asgard was? Or how blind the all-seeing Heimdall was? Thor: The Dark World doesn’t lack the action – what it lacks is the good action. Even the final showdown seems to be plagued (in my opinion) by the whole Portals thing.
For someone powered by an Infinity Stone, Malekith falls pretty easily.
All in all, Thor: The Dark World is the most uneven movie in the MCU. And it’s a shame, since it had the potential of expanding the universe further and further, both in time and space.
