Review of Thor: Ragnarok (2017) by Stephen S — 24 Apr 2018

If Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is an example of how no humor can ruin a.

Film, this is a shining example of how too much can do just the same. For those.

Who haven't seen this film, WARNING: Spoilers Ahead. A constant criticism I've.

Had with Marvel over the past few years is how they refuse to dive into any.

Level of emotional depth. Every time we get close to having a real moment they.

Cut a joke to lighten the mood. As an audience we yearn for those real.

Interactions. Take Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 for example. Peter Quill,.

Desperately searching to understand who he is and where he comes from is finally.

Reunited with his father, and his dad breaks the tension by announcing he "has to.

Take a whiz". If Guardians 2 didn't end as beautifully as it did my review for.

That would be much similar to what I am writing now, but James Gunn redeemed.

Himself with Yondu. I cannot say the same for Taika Waititi. Thor:Ragnarok had.

All the makings of success. Drawing from Ragnarok, Planet Hulk and multiple.

Other comic book lines, all of the source material was there. What wasn't was an.

Opportunity for the actors to delve into the emotional impact of these stories.

During the course of the film, Thor discovers he has a sister, watches his.

Father die, learns that most of his people have perished (including three of his.

Best friends killed off with as little screen time as possible), loses his.

Favorite weapon and with it his identity, becomes enslaved, is forced to fight.

His comrade, loses an eye and unleashes a monster that destroys his entire.

Planet. Throughout all of this, the most emotion we get comes from Korg, voiced.

By Waititi himself, explaining to Thor how he should feel after losing his hammer,.

Which compared to the death of his father, people and friends seems like a small.

Loss. Yes, Thor is actually told in the movie how he feels about his loss. I.

Guess this is needed because Thor is never given the opportunity to discover.

That himself. But it's okay because we have classic comedy like the team riding an orgy plane into the Devil's Anus to replace all these boring emotional moments. Hemsworth does his best to deliver the dilapidated dialogue and should not be held at fault for this disaster of a film. Cate Blanchett, on the other hand, disappoints more than she delivers with her one-note performance as Hela. Almost all of the other characters are forgettable-at-best and not worth being mentioned. All-in-all Thor: Ragnorak is an extremely low point in the MCU, which is saying a lot considering its competition consists of Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World.