Thor: Love and Thunder review

 

The latest MCU movie has arrived in Thor: Love and Thunder directed once again by Taika Waititi. After the success that was Thor Ragnorak and what everything else in between can this 4th outing for the God of Thunder be worthy? Chris Hemsworth returns as Thor Odinson who after a barrage of things having happened to him leaves behind his Guardian friends to go find himself. His plan is thrown into flux when a new threat emerges in Christian Bale's Gorr the God Butcher who opens the movie with a backstory that fuels the character but ultimately it's never touched upon again until the ending of the movie which really hurt the overall character and narrative. Infact the character who showed some promise in the trailers is reduced to nothing really, at times Bale plays it really menacing which is where the movie is at its best but there's other times where he is so over the top it's almost like watching a cartoon villain. There's zero balance which was very disappointing. 


Jane Foster, remember her? the last time we saw her was Thor the Dark World and here she returns to claim the mantle of The Mighty Thor just like in the comics. Having been diagnosed with stage four cancer and told to get her affairs in order her story arc is arguably the best of this movie as her character actually goes through a lot from beginning to end even if her story just sorta begins out of nowhere with no real backstory. There is a lot to like here overall but really it's all in the visuals which are in classic Marvel style fantastic to look at and vary in so many ways. Gorr's shadow realm especially is fantastic as once our hero's are in his realm everything turns to black and white with only the weapons and eyes of Gorr beaming with light and contrast. 


Thor: Love and Thunder is very much Ragnorak like. It's a bit all over the place at times which is unfortunate. There is no room for much of anything to breathe and get developed properly which has become a running trend of the MCU lately unfortunately. But with that being said there is fun to have here, it's a lot of fun and will entertain just don't go in expecting anything to really change afterwards. 

★★★

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