SPOILERS AHEAD
The Dark World begins with the introduction of
Malekith the leader of the Dark Elves. Malekith wanted to use a weapon called
the Aether to return the universe back to its original state of darkness.
(Similar to what Nekron wanted to do in DC Comics’ Blackest Night) However Malekith is ultimately defeated by Odin’s
father Bor and the Aether in buried. In the present, Jane Foster accidently
discovers the dimension where the Aether is buried and is consumed by it. She
returns to the present where Thor is waiting. Thor takes Jane back to Asgard to
remove the Aether from her.
Malekith
comes to Asgard and lays waste by trying to take the Aether however manages to
kill Thor and Loki’s mother before escaping. Thor and Loki unite to take on
Malekith who extracts the Aether from Jane and embeds it into himself. Loki is
killed however secretly disguises himself as an Asgard soldier and replaces
Odin as the Lord of Asgard. Ultimately Thor defeats Malekith over London
The film
has a cameo of Chris Evans as Captain
America, a post-credit scene concerning the Collector leading to next
year’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and
a final scene where Thor and Jane Foster are reunited. The Dark World will lead
into another film where Thor discovers Loki took over Asgard pretending to be
his father and what has happened to Odin. The story of Thor: The Dark World was good however it felt like half the story
was told as it leads into other Marvel films including the Avengers taking on
Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet in Avengers
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RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5
