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Thor: Love and Thunder appeared guaranteed to be a slam dunk. In attempting to stabilize comedy with drama and combining numerous traditional comic stories into a single story, Thors 4th solo adventure spreads itself too thin and ends up feeling shallow (even down to its two post-credits scenes). After his harsh desert home-world claims the life of his child, his encounter with an unconcerned, callous god drives him to install a campaign to massacre every divine being in the universe.This sequence is climatic and patient, providing Bales performance time to breathe and allowing us to feel his growing rage, confusion and despair.
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The last time we saw Thor, in 2019s Avengers: Endgame, he d chosen to join Guardians of the Galaxy for some spacefaring adventures in the wake of Thanos defeat. The God of Thunder absolutely outplays his brand-new allies, making him seem like an overpowered video game character as he squashes their opponents and leaves the Guardians looking a bit useless.We get a colorful, visually striking action series and a generous assisting of superhero security damage out of this, but Thor and rocky ally (hes actually made of rocks) Korg (Waititi) soon choose to go their own method, jettisoning the Guardians storyline and mainly squandering Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan and buddies before the joke has any chance to establish. It seems like this film could not wait to escape the pesky continuity and back to the Asgardian story of Thors solo movies.On Earth, Thor encounters his ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Portman) in battle as Gorr attacks Thors fellow Asgardians. Shes wielding his old hammer Mjolnir, having actually been deemed worthy in her darkest hour and acquiring powers similar to his.Thor relaxes, in one of the films rare minutes of calm.
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Given the extremely relatable human health problems Jane deals with, this storyline needs to be Love and Thunders psychological heart. The film simply doesnt put in the time needed for the obstacle she faces to sink in, like its scared to get too real and overly excited to blend us away on the next experience (some remarkable moments are likewise undermined by its 2 post-credits scenes). That requirement for speed reaches the action– Jane in particular uses her brand-new abilities in sensational ways, however neither the editing nor the cinematography provide us time to enjoy this. Its not likely that numerous shots from this film will lodge themselves in your brain the method minutes from other MCU adventures have– nothing reaches the excessive heights of Captain Americas elevator brawl, 3 Spider-Men swinging into battle or Scarlet Witchs encounter with the Illuminati.The awkwardness in between Jane and Thor is at first quite fun– largely due to Portman and Hemsworths charisma and chemistry– but it doesnt establish in an especially engaging way. A one-note joke about Thor and his brand-new weapon Stormbreaker proves more unforgettable, and even that rapidly feels played out.Valkyrie is obviously an Andrew Lloyd Webber fan.
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The movie stops working to explore her ennui enough, Thompson instills the character with enough mischief that shes a delight to see. Even her wardrobe choices hint at an interesting inner life– her Phantom of the Opera t-shirt is way more appealing than any superhero costume.One of the strongest scenes is a quiet discussion in between Jane and Valkyrie, given that its a rare instance of the film slowing down and giving its actors and writing space to connect mentally. He does not feel like a direct threat to the heroes, making him feel more like Gorr the God Botherer.Gorr is presented magnificently throughout this adventure.
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His function is mostly limited to a single glossy set piece that proves mostly forgettable as the main narrative breezes through it.Love and Thunder doesnt live up to the incredible stories that inspired it. It neither leans into its directors style or optimizes its casts dramatic capacity, feeling more like a shallow, unsatisfying mashup.
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In trying to balance comedy with drama and combining several timeless comic stories into a single story, Thors 4th solo experience spreads itself too thin and ends up feeling shallow (even down to its 2 post-credits scenes). The last time we saw Thor, in 2019s Avengers: Endgame, he d decided to sign up with Guardians of the Galaxy for some spacefaring adventures in the wake of Thanos defeat. The God of Thunder totally tops his new allies, making him seem like a subdued video game character as he squashes their opponents and leaves the Guardians looking a bit useless.We get a colorful, aesthetically striking action sequence and a generous helping of superhero collateral damage out of this, but Thor and rocky ally (hes literally made of rocks) Korg (Waititi) soon choose to go their own way, jettisoning the Guardians story and mostly wasting Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan and buddies prior to the joke has any chance to establish. It feels like this movie could not wait to get away from the pesky continuity and back to the Asgardian storyline of Thors solo movies.On Earth, Thor encounters his ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Portman) in fight as Gorr attacks Thors fellow Asgardians. Its not likely that numerous shots from this motion picture will lodge themselves in your brain the method minutes from other MCU experiences have– nothing reaches the dizzying heights of Captain Americas elevator brawl, 3 Spider-Men swinging into fight or Scarlet Witchs encounter with the Illuminati.The awkwardness between Jane and Thor is initially quite enjoyable– largely due to Portman and Hemsworths charm and chemistry– but it does not establish in an especially engaging method.