Thor: Love and Thunder
So, I went into this expecting the kind of humour Ragnarok had given it's the same crew so I didn't experience the same weird disconnect I had with that films tone this time. The film is 90 minutes long and straight up that is the single biggest problem the film has. It's both almost more comedic than Ragnarok and darker too and that would probably be manageable if the film didn't have quite a big editing issue. It flicks between the two like flicking a light switch and the film contains several interesting dark themed arcs that utterly fail to have any weight to them or emotional stake because the film affords them zero time to breathe or land. Some characters from other films come and go and you barely register them because it's so half arsed a cameo. The 80's metal theme is the same mistake they keep making too, being inspired by Guardians but there's zero context to it so it's just out of place stylization. It's very much a Phase 4 film, it's easy to watch with some nice moments but also undercooked and lacking the impact of the prior phase films.
One side note, we're 14 years in and Marvel needs to sort its villains out. L&T's is solid but under utilised and it's definitely a big issue that they still subscribe to the model of having a villain per film rather than a few with arching multi-film credible threatening presences like the heroes are.
So, I went into this expecting the kind of humour Ragnarok had given it's the same crew so I didn't experience the same weird disconnect I had with that films tone this time. The film is 90 minutes long and straight up that is the single biggest problem the film has. It's both almost more comedic than Ragnarok and darker too and that would probably be manageable if the film didn't have quite a big editing issue. It flicks between the two like flicking a light switch and the film contains several interesting dark themed arcs that utterly fail to have any weight to them or emotional stake because the film affords them zero time to breathe or land. Some characters from other films come and go and you barely register them because it's so half arsed a cameo. The 80's metal theme is the same mistake they keep making too, being inspired by Guardians but there's zero context to it so it's just out of place stylization. It's very much a Phase 4 film, it's easy to watch with some nice moments but also undercooked and lacking the impact of the prior phase films.
One side note, we're 14 years in and Marvel needs to sort its villains out. L&T's is solid but under utilised and it's definitely a big issue that they still subscribe to the model of having a villain per film rather than a few with arching multi-film credible threatening presences like the heroes are.
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