maandag 14 november 2022

Thor: Love and Thunder

 The fourth Thor instalment already, and just like the previous, Ragnarok, this is one hilarious MCEU movie.



Which of course, with the Guardians of the Galaxy in the mix, is no more then normal I guess.

The movie begins with Gorr losing his daughter to the harsh conditions in the desert.  He finds his way to their god, but as that one is indifferent to the fate of his followers, he picks up a Necrosword.  A blade capable of killing gods, he does so, vowing he will kill every god in existence.

During a mission with the Guardians, Thor catches news of the killings of gods, and sets out to investigate (that JCVD reference, hilariously awesome).  He learns from Siff what happened, and realises Gorr must be stopped.  Returning home to New Asgard, a fishervillage turned theme park on Earth that houses the survivors of Asgard, and with two screaming goats he got as a present, the village soon comes under attack.  Here, another, female Thor steps in, who turns out to be none other then Jane Foster, and she wields Mjolnir.  The hammer was unknowingly inscribed with a rune to protect her, and as she is diagnosed with cancer Mjolnir summoned her and reassembled to help her.



Which leads to a jealous Thor, and a strained relationship with his own axe, Storm-bringer.  The children of New Asgard however are kidnapped by Gorr.  They set out to try and free them, and raise an army of gods as they go to the court of Zeus (a fantastic Russel Crowe).  He rebukes them however, and they steal his lightning bolt.  Armed with the bolt, and leaving Jane behind, Thor goes to face Gorr, who needs his axe to open the path to Eternity.

Together with the children he battles the godslayer and his monsters, but just as Thor is about to be defeated, Jane intervenes.  But Gorr made it to Eternity, and just as he is about to make his wish of destroying all gods, the two Thor's convince him to wish for his daughter to return.  As both Jane and Gorr die, Thor pledges himself to take care for the daughter...



A fun movie indeed, and great joy to watch.  Now, I`m curious what path the Thunder god's series will take...  the movies also having come a long way in villains, as this was a deep character, driven by nothing less then parental love.

But above all else what made this movie great?  The soundtrack full of GUNS 'N ROSES ow yeaaaaaaaahhhhh.
 

 

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