Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
Directed by Taika Waititi
Produced by Kevin Feige, Brad Winderbaum
Written by Taika Waititi, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Based on Thorby Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Chris Pratt, Jaimie Alexander, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Sean Gunn, Jeff Goldblum, Vin Diesel & Bradley Cooper.
Music by Michael Giacchino
Production Company: Marvel Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The plot: Thor embarks on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced — a quest for inner peace. However, his retirement gets interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods.
The Thor Love & Thunder movie was alright.
Pros: This film did succeed with the love element of the main title of this movie. Seeing both Chris Hemsworth’s Thor and Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster back together was wonderful. Christain Bale was believeable as Gorr The God Butcher in his motivations. I love how they managed to pull off the Cancer storyline so well without tarnishing it. I enjoyed the soundtrack to this film, and I like how it keeps moving the fun path that enhanced my enjoyment.
Cons: It feels like two movies clashing with each other. Having Valkyrie in this film was a waste of time because she didn’t do that much and also the pacing was moving so fast you feel like something is missing from these scenes.
The Casts:
Chris Hemsworth as Thor:
An Avenger and the former king of Asgard, based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name.
- Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher:
A scarred galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods and wields a “strange and terrifying” sword. - Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie:
The king of New Asgard, based on the mythological being Brynhildr. - Jaimie Alexander as Sif: An Asgardian warrior and Thor’s childhood friend, based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name.
- Taika Waititi as Korg: A Kronan gladiator who befriended Thor.
- Russell Crowe as Zeus: The king of the Olympians, based on the Greek mythological deity of the same name.
- Natalie Portman as Jane Foster / Mighty Thor:
An astrophysicist and Thor’s ex-girlfriend who is undergoing cancer treatment while becoming the superhero the Mighty Thor, gaining a costume and powers similar to Thor’s due to wielding a reconstructed version of his hammer Mjolnir.
Additionally, the Guardians of the Galaxy are featured in the film, with Chris Pratt, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, and Sean Gunn reprising their respective MCU roles as Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Mantis, Drax the Destroyer, Nebula, Groot, Rocket, and Kraglin Obfonteri. Matt Damon, Sam Neill, and Luke Hemsworth reprise their roles as Asgardian actors respectively playing Loki, Odin, and Thor, with Melissa McCarthy joining them as an actress playing Hela, and McCarthy’s husband Ben Falcone as the stage manager. Stephen Murdoch voices Miek. Returning cast from the Thor franchise are Kat Dennings and Stellan Skarsgård as Foster’s colleagues Darcy Lewis and Erik Selvig, respectively, and Idris Elba as Heimdall in the post-credits scene, with Daley Pearson reprising his role from the Team Thor series as Daryl, now working as a tour guide in New Asgard
I recommend watching this film this weekend.
Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe.