Thor: The Dark World Analysis Intro

Avengers was a marketing success by Marvel, and an overly hyped critical success from the era where anybody can be hired to become a journalist. Not very philosophical. Talking fun vs having action, in an ACTION movie. Not properly pacing the film or fighting. There must have been some sort of propaganda brainwashing involved in this process.
Iron Man was a great film. Top of 2008. Probably why everybody was so excited to hear about a Samuel L. Jackson Nick Fury team up with a Robert Downey Jr, Tony Stark.
If you want to hear a really good analysis of the first Thor film, I highly recommend Kristen Stewart Wants It's criticism aptly titled, Thor sucks.
Whereas people enjoyed the campy un Tarantino-like conversations of the Avengers, I would have enjoyed more action, being it was an action film. There was not the tension or philosophy or style there was in Die Hard or Terminator 2.
Whereas Thor had a nonsensical screenplay, the Dark World was just not a good screenplay if you have been to film school. Both main protagonists learn nothing, albeit The Dark World was done more tastefullly.
In the words of RedLetterMedia, there are two things wrong with this film.

1. The Characters
2. The Story

Normally when you write a character in a Hero's Journey situation, you do not want to stray far from this formula, and in this analysis of Thor: The Dark World, I analyze how the movie failed.