The impressive mix of tones and styles that the director Taika Waititi made in “Thor: Ragnarok” largely fails in “Thor: Love and Thunder” which is not as funny as it wants to be, as exciting as it needs to be, or as romantic as it should be.
Although well-paced at just under two hours, instead of the expected fireworks, the film comes close to looking like a post-July 4th holiday flop in the United States.
Marvel’s enviable track record of creative and commercial darlings since “Iron Man” has begun to look less invincible, with the mythical “Eternals” and some of its lesser efforts at Disney+ (“Knight, Moon,” for example) showing signs of fading. vulnerability.
Although bringing together Waititi and the star Chris Hemsworth sounding like an unmissable proposition and a way to provoke considerable enthusiasm, the film seems too enamored of the actor’s comedic skills, while lacking the impressive sort of villain that helped elevate “Ragnarok” when things got serious.
Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale appear in “Thor,” but his Hela is above Gorr the God Butcher, a character whose tragic backstory takes a dark turn when he acquires the Necrosword, vowing to use the mystical artifact to kill all gods, including Thor, and his Asgardian friends.
As for Thor, his carefree existence becomes much more complicated when he leaves the Guardians of the Galaxy behind just before the love of his long life, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), unexpectedly returns to him – literally, it seems, Jane acquired Thor-like powers through a bond with his old hammer Mjolnir, and harbors a secret that explains his sudden interest in magic.
Indicative of an eclectic resume that ranges from quirky TV comedies to a “Star Wars” movie, director Waititi finds humor in the strangest places, such as Thor’s relationship with his axe, Stormbreaker, who seems anthropomorphically jealous as he interacts with other weapons.
The film also features an impressive array of cameos – among them Russell Crowe as a very eccentric Zeus – fueling the sense of fun that Waititi (who shares screenplay credit with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson) sought to foster, even a sort of recap of the film. Thor’s story so far – as well as well-chosen songs from Armas e Rosas after Led Zeppelin’s contribution to “Ragnarok”.
However, despite the genuinely stunning visual flourishes and Hemsworth’s grit in portraying Thor as a cocky jerk — including a bit of nudity already overexposed in the marketing that should still get big laughs — too often the jokes in “Love and Thunder” fall flat. by land. There’s also something almost lazy about the way children are incorporated into the plot.
Overall, the most encouraging moment might actually come during an end credits sequence, which hints at a more promising plot for a fifth film, with the standard promise that “Thor will return.”
When it comes to Marvel, hope tends to be eternal. However, given the time lag between these massive undertakings, it’s disappointing to have to pin one’s hopes on the next phase.
Still, “Thor: Love and Thunder” essentially sets that scene, with a beefy, handsome film, but at its best, sporadically likeable, and even harder to love.
“Thor: Love and Thunder” opens in theaters on July 7.
Source: CNN Brasil
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