BurtonReviews Thor Ragnarok: Hold My Hammer, They’re Playing My Song
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With Ironman
and Captain America not only having the best solo movies of the Marvel
Cinematic Universe (MCU), but just last year their clash created the best MCU
movie to date, other Avengers Thor and Hulk definitely have something to prove.
Being excluded from the afore mentioned Civil War, the old god of thunder and
big mean green smashing machine have to find a way to upstage such a lowly
squabble. But how? Enter an intergalactic gladiatorial ring of course.
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The story of
Thor’s third solo(ish) outing follows most directly from the second Avengers
film way back in 2015. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is still on his mission to find
out what his dreams of a burning Asgard mean and Hulk’s (Mark Ruffalo) disappearing
act has landed him in a Spartacus like situation. But with the fate of Asgard,
and maybe all of the nine-realms at stake with the return of the Goddess Of Death
– Hela (Cate Blanchett), the two must combine their mighty forces to once again
guard the galaxy…I mean avenge the planet…or is it revenge now, I lose track.
This may be
the third Thor movie, but this instalment is like no other before it, really it
is like no other MCU movie before it too. Director Taika Waititi’s (Hunt for
the Wilder People) unique directorial finger prints are all over this bonkers
fun spectacle of unfiltered madness. Thor Ragnarok sends us speeding through
epic fantasy battles with demons, spectacular science-fiction escapades, and
zooms us right into the middle of some really messed up family drama. He somehow
does this all while making the whole tangled-web of genres make sense, and most
of all, feel fun as all hell.
Speaking of
epic fight scenes, an element that raised every fight scene from really damn
cool to epic proportions was the awesome soundtrack that accompanied the movie.
From the new techno spin on the Thor theme that’s thumping beats always let you
know something incredible was about to happen, to the well-used audio call
backs that both served to hilarious comedic, and deeply emotional effect,
Ragnarok has never sounded better.
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With this
new type of Thor movie comes a new kind of Thor too. While it was weird to see Thor
become a much more quippy character, alla Star Lord, this new light-hearted
approach fit perfectly with the movies tone. And Chris Hemsworth pulled off the
much more comedic material flawlessly, bringing out some of the biggest laughs experienced
in the theatre.
The rest of
the returning cast also slipped nicely back into their now tried and true
roles.
Ruffalo did
a great job once again, but this time that compliment is to his turn as the
Hulk. With this new iteration giving the character the power of speech, Ruffalo
is allowed to give the usually grunting monster an actual voice, and with it
deeper layers to this characters simple yet interesting unique perspective on
the world.
And fan-girl
favourite Tom Hiddleston’s return as the god of mischief Loki is as always a
delight to watch. His infectious charm is undeniable, and here Hiddleston is
given some of the most touching moments of the movie as he is allowed to
explore the more vulnerable side of the villainous trickster.
But with a
new movie comes new characters too, and the additions to Ragnarok were
outstanding.
From the
trailers we knew she would be a formidable badass, but we didn’t know quite to
what extent. But Blanchet’s turn as Hela is one of the coolest and most
terrifying villains of the MCU thus far. Her presence on screen instantly
energised a scene. From her intimidating dominance of everything around her, to
her insanely cool and destructive power-level, it was a joy to see her let
loose after so many years in captivity.
A more
secondary character, but every time the loveable rocky warrior Krog, played by Director
Taika Waititi, opened his mouth, he absolutely stole the show. From his
understated introduction, to his side splitting final line in the movie, every
time this goldmine of comedy popped on screen, you knew something funny was
sure to follow.
And
honestly, I think they just let Jeff Goldblum do his own thing as the
Grandmaster, and I absolutely love the movie for giving us that insanely fun
and wacky gift.
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Overall
Thor Ragnarok is just too damn fun. Its frantic pace never lets you get bored as it shuffles all the best elements from medieval-fantasy to wacky science-fiction. The fights are eye-wideningly cool, and the villainess they’re against is a more than formidable opponent that you can’t help but love to watch unleash her wicked way on screen. And on-top of all that it sounds great too.
Thor
Ragnarok = 9/10
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Wasn't going to go see this but you may have tempted me ;) Great Review Sis :D
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