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Taika Waititi has received a lot of flak for his direction and writing ofThor: Love and Thunder, which has been widely panned as one of the worst Thor films to have come out of the MCU, and that is includingThe Dark World. Thor has had his share of high and low moments in the MCU, and fans have collectively dubbed his run inThor: Love and Thunderto be the most horrible of them.
However, it needs to be remembered that Taika Waitit was also responsible for some of the best Thor moments in the MCU, as depicted in Thor: Ragnarok. The question would be what changed betweenRagnarokandLove and Thunder, such that the character became so unbearably unlike the warrior god that audiences have seen take on the likes of Thanos, Hela, and Malekeith.
Taika Waititi might have accidentally abandoned his playbook while makingThor: Love and Thunder
WhileThor: Ragnarokwas a film that gave Chris Hemsworth a chance to flex his comedic skills, the story also delivered some of the best Thor moments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The fight on the Bifrost after Thor loses an eye is routinely cited as one of the best Thor moments in the MCU. Taika Waititi’s philosophy in the film makes more sense given what he has toldCollider, which might have been thrown out the window inThor: Love and Thunder. He said:
Personally I feel if the movie’s called Thor, then Thor should be the best character. My main focus was making him cool & funny when he needs to be and heroic when he needs to be. If you’ve seen my other films, there’s always a balance between comedy and drama. I think that’s a satisfying story to watch.
While these sentiments ring true forThor: Ragnarok,Thor: Love and Thunderis severely lacking in making Thor cool or funny, which contributes to how odd and off the character feels in the fourth Thor film. However, given that Marvel wanted a lighter Thor, as revealed by Waititi in the same interview, going back to darker Thor with the action ofThor: Ragnarokmight be the right way to go for the character. Taking inspiration fromInfinity War‘s Thor might be the best thing that can happen to the character.
Thor: Love and Thunderdid have one great post-credit scene that needs a payoff in the MCU
While Thor’s story has largely been about the Norse pantheon and its internal problems, the introduction of Hercules would be the first time that there is an external threat that is aimed at Thor and his allies.Brett Goldsteincameoed as the character inLove and Thunder‘s post-credit scene, possibly setting him up as an antagonist for the coming Thor films.
Given that it is often that Thor and Hercules find themselves on the same side, it can be assumed that the Greek Pantheon might be playing a larger villainous role, with Hercules working to save his world from the machinations of evil gods.
Marvel’s Thor 5 Need Not Follow God of War: Ragnarok To Make Thor Great Again
While initially an antagonist to Thor, the duo could team up and have an adventure that is in line with what Marvel wants with Thor, while also introducing some darker aspects of the character into the MCU.
Thor 5 could also introduce Beta Ray Bill, the character that fans want to see in the MCU. There are other characters like Balder the Brave that still have to be introduced in the MCU. Perhaps Hercules could hunt down Balder as an alternate heir to Thor, which would then inform the core struggle of the film, having the heir to Asgard be torn between Thor and an image of his younger years.
Thor: Ragnarokcan be streamed on Disney+
Anuraag Chatterjee
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Anuraag Chatterjee, Web Content WriterWith a passion for writing fiction and non fiction content, Anuraag is a Media Science graduate with 2 year’s experience with Marketing and Content, with 3 published poetry anthologies. Anuraag holds a Bacherlor’s degree in Arts with a focus on Communication and Media Studies.
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