![]() My largest issue with the film is the stark tonal dissonance between the first two acts and the finale. But it’s a fight at the start of the third act that takes the hyper-colored elements of the film and crashes it into a black and white world that marks one of the strongest entrances in suspense and action for the film and from what we’ve gotten in this phase. No one action sequence feels the same and that’s a good thing. Without overusing lightning effects, we get to see large action set pieces (with CGI that actually looks good, sorry Multiverse of Madness) and large-scale fights in a true variety of locations that offer something fresh. She has her moments to shine, her moments to drive emotion, and it feels like she’s back in the MCU on her terms.Īnd while the story and the humor work extremely well, it’s the way that the soundtrack is expertly mapped onto bright and hard-hitting action sequences that makes this film stands out against the rest of those released in this phase of the MCU. Even with my extreme reservations for her entry as the Mighty Thor, Waititit nails it. From how his body moves to how his face contorts, Bale is a special sort of dark magic that levels out the vibrant joy of the film.Īnd of course, while I wish this film had centered on expanding Valkyrie, especially with the electric way Thompson and Hemsworth play off of each other, Jane Foster’s return is a good one. With moments of comedic genius of juxtaposing him doing something violent with the kids watching him, Bale is actually terrifying in moments. That said, the real showstopping performance in Thor: Love and Thunder comes from a viscerally creepy Christian Bale as Gor. ![]() Hemsworth gets to laugh and cry, smash things, offer comfort, and be genuinely intimidating when the time comes to seek support from the universe’s gods. While Portman feels more forced into being on the same wavelength as Valkyrie and Thor, even her chemistry hits. ![]() Hemsworth’s joy is clear in the film in the largest moments of action and his chemistry with absolutely everyone is amazing. Thor changes over the course of the film, as intended, but this growth never loses sight of the character that was resurrected from two beyond lackluster introductory films. And without having to focus on handing a mantle or killing off an existing hero, Waititi gets to chart a course for the future that doesn’t cast aside the existing hero but manages to situation them into something more significant. In the simplest of terms, our crew is a group of himbos hiding their emotions under their muscles and by the end of the film, they’ve confronted most of them, or at least started to.Įven with the romances or the ones hinted at, Waititi also manages to take the broader narrative into a space that asks about the lives we lead, the memories we make, and the importance of finding something to feel absolute “shitty about” if we lose it. Plus, expert use of cameos and a Zeus fit for the myths of old where all he wants to do is bed someone in a slimy and narcissistic trickster fashion. While the MCU has hit a point where forced jokes that don’t land have become par for the course, Waititi manages to make humor a central part of the story, embracing the dark, the crass, and even the romantic sides of humor to pull together a joy ride that absolutely works. ![]() With Thor: Love and Thunder, Waititi is on his comedic A-game, once again solidifying what works with the God of Thunder: humor and roaring action. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late. To combat the threat, Thor aims to save a group of children abducted by the God Butcher with King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi), and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) -who is now a Mjolnir-wielding Thor herself. But Thor’s retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods after his own personal tragedy. Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder find the God of Thunder (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey to find himself outside of just saving the world. BLACK MAGIC WINDOW FILM SERIESTaika Waitit breathed a new life into the Thor series with Ragnarok. Vibrant and hilarious, the synthwave-fueled ride to the end of Asgard established my love for Chris Hemsworth, and now in Thor: Love and Thunder, Waititi and crew bring out chaos and humor only fit of 90s metal bands. ![]()
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