Open Channel: What Did You Think of Thor: Love and Thunder?

Did you understand that Marvel put out two films this weekend? Yes, there was Eternals, however there was additionally the film all of us really care about, Thor: Love and Thunder. Directed as soon as once more by Oscar-winning humorous man Taika Waititi, the brand new movie has Chris Hemsworth’s musclebound thunder god being changed by a completely different musclebound thunder god: Natalie Portman’s returning Jane Foster, aka the brand new Mighty Thor.

Oh, but it surely’s not only a buff Natalie Portman that’s the massive promoting level right here, of us! There’s additionally Tessa Thompson being the second first groundbreaking LGBTQ character within the MCU. She was just a little miffed to share that honor with Eternals’ Phastos, Brian Tyree Henry’s homosexual alien whose innovations helped result in the creation of the atom bomb, but it surely’s nonetheless good to simply have a seat on the desk. To be trustworthy, it’s simply shocking to see that this billion greenback franchise with nearly 30 movies and 12 TV reveals has lastly determined that gays will help flip a revenue. And homosexual aliens, no much less.

With a packed forged that features fairly just a few Guardians of the Galaxy, Russell Crowe as Zeus, and Christian Bale as new baddie Gorr the God Butcher, Love & Thunder is each extremely busy and but surprisingly private, even because it delivers one intestine buster after the subsequent. It actually lived as much as Waititi’s claims that it was “the craziest shit” he’s ever carried out. And you possibly can actually inform, as a result of the Obligatory Act 3 Fight is likely one of the greatest issues Marvel’s ever carried out, actually not an indication that they should change their construction in any respect!

The shocking factor about Love & Thunder isn’t the way it actually commits to Valkyrie’s quest for a queen by having an prolonged sequence the place she units up a Tinder profile, and even Jane Thor’s 10-minute exercise montage set to Scandal’s “The Warrior.” No, it’s that Marvel simply hasn’t actually marketed it. As the sequel to Ragnarok, aka the Thor film most individuals would say they positively appreciated, it’s bizarre how there’s but to be a single trailer or promo. Maybe they’re doing a stealth launch so the Eternals can get their sea legs since they’re the brand new franchise. Or maybe it’s like with Titanfall 2 the place they suppose the 2 films can stand on their very own and received’t cannibalize one another, by which case, they in all probability forgot how that went for Titanfall 2 within the brief time period.

In any case, we wanna hear your ideas on the film. Did you like it? Did you hate it? What did you consider these three post-credits scenes? Can’t consider it turned out Korg and Miek have been in a polycule with Beta Ray Bill and Darkhawk! Let us know within the feedback under, we’d let you know our ideas, however for some silly purpose, Marvel received’t let critics put out opinions till July 8, 2022.

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