{"id":3280,"date":"2022-11-29T15:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T22:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=3280"},"modified":"2022-11-28T21:04:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T04:04:29","slug":"movie-thor-love-and-thunder-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/29\/movie-thor-love-and-thunder-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE: Thor – Love and Thunder (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nYear: 2022
\nRating: PG-13
\nLength: 118 minutes \/ 1.97 hours<\/p>\n

As someone who has not read the comics these superhero movies are based on, it’s interesting how I picked up plot points from some of the recent comic arcs prior to their cinematic debut. Case in point, I knew for a while that Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) became Thor for a while for medical reasons. In Thor: Love and Thunder<\/em> (2022), this somewhat recent plot line from the comics combines with the modus operandi<\/em> of Phase 4 of the MCU: wrapping up the loose ends from Phase 3 of the MCU.<\/p>\n

Doing a victory lap after his well-received Thor: Ragnarok<\/em><\/a> (2017), Taika Waititi still brought his trademark comedic sensibilities to this movie but seemed to falter a bit with the much heavier themes of the God Killer (Christian Bale). In fact, I was expecting a bit more out of Bale, considering how dedicated he is to his roles. Don’t get me wrong\u2014there were still a bunch of really great action sequences in this movie, and the revelation of a council of gods is a profound theological can of worms that I’m sure will come into play in future films.<\/p>\n

The real problem with this movie was its lack of focus. Sure, it tied up the Jane Foster storyline from the first two Thor<\/em> movies, but the only thing it really set up was a potential addition to the “Young Avengers” that Marvel keeps hinting at but not confirming is coming. Without knowing what this enormous Phase 4 of the MCU is headed toward, it’s difficult to justify movies like this. Still, Love and Thunder<\/em> was a fun action comedy to turn your brain off to for a few hours.<\/p>\n

A fun movie that lacked focus, I give Thor: Love and Thunder<\/em> 3.5 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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