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Love And Thunder, Thor Review of the motion picture Thor: Love and Thunder: More humour, less thunder

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Synopsis: Before defending the universe from Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), fit-again Thor (Chris Hemsworth) finds himself drawn to Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and torn between his present axe Stormbreaker and his former hammer Mjolnir. Two enormous screaming goats are also present to keep him company.


The most recent season of “Stranger Things” included more thunder than this romantic comedy, which begs the fundamental question of whether Gods may let you down as well. Are you constantly alone, and is love the sole means to salvation?

Being inside Taika Waititi’s head is interesting. Only he can guide you through Thor’s fatherly, divine, and melancholy voyage. Only he can pit the two Australian actors, a naked Hemsworth against Russell Crowe in a white miniskirt, and only he can make you laugh with his satirical portrayal of Thor. He deftly employs humour in his work as a filmmaker to speak to the darkest truth of life and death. Here, a character going through stage 4 cancer believes in miracles and their transforming power, while another faces God. This one is a heartwarming popcorn entertainer.

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It’s encouraging to see Waititi try to show more of Thor’s eccentric and comic side, which was also there in Ragnarok. Despite the fact that this time he goes a little too far. His genre-defying rom-com is a tonne of fun, but it also lacks in scope and action for a Marvel production. While the flashy acrobatics and witty humour keep you amused, you lose the Asgardian Avenger’s larger-than-life, scary superhero allure. Everything seems very basic and hurried in order to advance the plot. Scenes appear choppy all the time. Also failing to elicit the emotional engagement anticipated in a story like this is a lack of build-up.

Chris Hemsworth’s portrayal of Thor, the God of Thunder, is arguably the last surviving member of Marvel’s phase 1 superheroes. Waititi deserves praise for his humorous imagination because Thor is still in charge in phase 4. Directors are attempting to lead the franchises in various ways, thus Phase 4 appears to be a little lost at this moment. Both “Love and Thunder” and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” were overtly terrifying movies. Don’t call me “woman Thor, the name is mighty Thor,” Natalie Portman is excellent in the lead role, but Christian Bale is the one who makes you feel the most. His antagonist “Gorr” is too conflicted and murky to appear to be a credible foe.

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