Thor: Ragnrok – Movie Review | The Best Thor Film
Honestly, I think some people need to
give “Thor: Ragnarok” another chance.
This movie is freaking awesome!
Let’s get to the review!
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Today we are going to be talking about “Thor:
Ragnarok.” It is the sequel to the 2011 film
“Thor” and 2013’s “Thor: The Dark World,” and
the 19th film in the MCU timeline order. The
film was directed by Taika Waititi and
stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor alongside
Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba,
Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban,
Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins.
This film is about Thor being Imprisoned
on the planet Sakaar as he must race against
time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnarök,
the destruction of his world, at the hands
of the powerful, ruthless villain Hela.
This film has always been one of my favorite
Marvel films because it is such a great and
entertaining movie. Adding Taika Waititi to helm
the film was the best choice because
feel his energy and presence in this film being
the fantastic filmmaker he is. He gave this Thor
film a brand new life by changing and
making better of everything I didn’t
particularly like about those two films.
So without further ado, Let’s get right into the
positives starting with the acting. The acting
is one of the best of the franchise. It allowed
all the stars to give it their all and show how
much range they all had. Chris Hemsworth had
begun to become a little tired of the same old
boring Thor, so in this one, you can tell how
happy and excited he is with his performance and
behind-the-scenes featurettes shown in the final
product. Cate Blanchet plays a great villain of
Hela, giving an outstanding performance. She is
a wonderful actress, so this is no surprise.
Tessa Thompson gets her first introduction in
the MCU as Valkyrie being an absolutely kick-ass
female character which the franchise has been
dying to have. Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, and
Jeff Goldblum provide the film’s funniest moments,
and they sell their lines so well!
The writing is also excellent because it
is highly aware of how silly, goofy, and over
the top this movie is. It feels so unique and
different from many of the other Marvel
films. This is one of the funniest Marvel
movies ever, as I still find it hilarious on
my 4th watch. Many scenes feel improvised,
but in a great and fresh way as I always find
myself laughing so hard during the film.
The story is also great because it is much
different than we usually have seen it. Most of
the time, it is on earth dealing with boring earth
problems, but this movie goes to space and feels
like a real adventure to somewhere new. Marvel
has finally adapted the critically acclaimed
Planet Hulk storyline. I thought this story
element was perfect. It was hilarious being
its own side quest of sorts that was actually
very interesting to watch. I also enjoyed that
while the story is predictable, as you know
where it will go, there is hardly any filler
as it trucks along so fast and fluently, so
it never bothered me while watching.
The visual effects are also a ton of fun in this
one. They are used quite a bit in this one because
most of the film is set on a different planet
other than earth, so it is pretty interesting
to watch. The fight scenes also look incredible,
especially the contest of champions scene,
where most of it was CGI. It made this
film much more interesting to watch
being set in this fictionalized world.
The costume and makeup design are fantastic!
Taika wanted to take the designs from the
original Stan Lee and Jack Kirby comic books
with the colorful and awesome silly costumes
and translate them on screen with a beautiful
color palette. I thought the new look of Thor
is excellent, making him look even better than
before. It has that beautiful comic book feel to
it that a nerdy comic book fan would love.
Now let’s talk about some negatives as there
aren’t too many with this one. For starters,
I found the scenes on Asgard with Helena to be
the most boring scenes. I understand that you
need that whole section of the film, but every
time they went back to it, I was very bored and
didn’t find it remotely interesting. I also found
that many overly long exposition scenes felt very
reminiscent of the first two Thor films that
I have never cared for with these scenes.
The second one being that as much as I really love
the humor being one of the funniest MCU films,
I didn’t find it as amusing as I first
watched. This could be due to seeing it
so often. But I think many of the jokes work
for first-time viewers because of the surprise
elements with some jokes.
Overall, this is one of my favorite
MCU films because it is so different from its
predecessors and other films in the franchise.
It brought something new, fresh, and unique
to the franchise that was very well needed,
offering a new silly and more self-aware tone. I
could rewatch this one over and over again.
I am giving “Thor: Ragnarok”
an eight out of ten.
So have you seen “Thor: Ragnarok” and if
you have, what do you think of the film,
and where does it rank in your MCU rankings?
This Thursday, we will be talking about the next
film in chronological order with Ant-Man and the
Wasp, so be sure to check that one out before the
next Marvel Review!
As always,
I will see you all in the following review!
