Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Starring
Chris Hemsworth
Christian Bale
Tessa Thompson
Jaimie Alexander
Natalie Portman
Directed by Taika Waititi
Following the
footsteps of Ragnarok
(2017) was never going to be an easy fit for this movie, but
director and co-writer Taika Waititi did a nice job. I have to say, the comedy
in this movie hit home every time, and the fights—along with the way Thor
upgraded the children when he drew power from Zeus's Thunderbolt—are a sight to
see.
The movie, in a
way, found its own path and made the best of it. It had its challenges—the
screenplay and the inconsistent tone can at times be annoying—but this movie
was worth the time I spent watching it, and it will be worth yours too.
Yep!!! It’s
finally here. Thanks to all the trailers, we knew who we were looking forward
to seeing, and that was Jane. In the comics, Jane was an excellent Thor, and in
this movie, she was one as well. When the two teamed up to take on the
creatures in the Shadow Realm (also fighting alongside them was Valkyrie), it
was a sight. Two Thors—one wielding Stormbreaker and the other Mjolnir.
Thor: Love and
Thunder is the 29th movie in the MCU and the fourth standalone Thor movie.
The movie starts
with Gorr (Christian Bale) praying to his god for help concerning him and his
daughter, who were dying in a barren desert. His daughter dies, and as he
wanders off, he sees an oasis. He rushes in to find his god, Rapu, having a
feast. He still reaches out to him for help with his faith, but Rapu dismisses
him and calls his daughter’s death irrelevant. This angers Gorr, who renounces
his god, which annoys Rapu, who tries to kill him. Then, the Necrosword (a
god-killing weapon) calls to Gorr as he is dying in Rapu’s hand. Gorr reaches
for it, and the sword comes to him. He uses it to kill Rapu and swears to kill
all gods.
Thor, on the
other hand, is lost, trying to find meaning in his life when he gets a distress
call about the rampaging Gorr. Gorr has killed many gods in other realms, and
Asgard is next.
Thor goes to
where the last Asgardians are on Earth, led by King Valkyrie, and is surprised
to find Jane as Thor (someone he hasn’t seen in 8 years) there, along with
Valkyrie, fighting Gorr and his creatures. Gorr loses this battle but takes all
the Asgardian children.
Thor, Jane,
Valkyrie, and Korg are now trying to recruit other gods to form a team to go
after Gorr and save the children.
There is a sad
undertone in this movie—Jane is dying, and this could be her last time to feel
alive again.
Fun movie, and
it was a fun watch. Something I’ll likely see again.
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