Highbrow Magazine - christain bale https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/christain-bale en “Thor: Love and Thunder” Brings Abundant Summer Superhero Fatigue https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/20084-thor-love-and-thunder-brings-abundant-summer-superhero-fatigue <div class="field field-name-field-cat field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/film-tv" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Film &amp; TV</a></div></div></div><span class="submitted-by">Submitted by tara on Wed, 07/20/2022 - 18:12</span><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1thor.jpg?itok=ENr9QQ6Y"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1thor.jpg?itok=ENr9QQ6Y" width="480" height="270" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">When you think of superhero fatigue, movies like <em>Thor: Love and Thunder</em> come to mind.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">While not too terrible, it’s a movie that feels like it’s just spinning its wheels and moving the overall plot forward. With a lackluster script, flat characters, and a goofy ending, this ends up being a weak note in the Marvel symphony. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">The premise this time is that a man named Gorr who has been wronged by his god is now obsessed with killing every god in the universe, including Thor. His new monicker is Gorr the God Butcher, and he uses a Necrosword that gives him the power to challenge the gods. While the premise has a “villain of the week” feel to it, Gorr’s character is elevated by Christian Bale’s performance -- which is the highlight of the whole movie. Bale’s take on Gorr makes for a very creepy and animated villain, and despite his basic backstory, he ends up being one of the most compelling Marvel villains in recent memory. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/2thor.jpg" style="height:267px; width:401px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">The shame is that the rest of the cast doesn’t do nearly as good of a job. Chris Hemsworth’s Thor is getting wackier in every movie, and his character looks like an unintentional confirmation of why Gorr hates gods. This allegory clearly draws parallels to the hubris of the wealthy and powerful in the real world, but the payoff makes it fall flat. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Natalie Portman also returns as Jane Foster who has stage 4 cancer and manages to reawaken Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir which turns her into Thor. The whole process feels rushed, and Jane’s cancer is just a timebomb for writing her out of the movies. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Portman does as good a job as she can with the script, but ends up being a one-dimensional character. It also feels like Jane Foster being so prominent in the story came at the cost of Valkyrie, who was a highlight of <em>Thor Ragnarok</em> and now feels completely unimportant. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/3thor.jpg" style="height:650px; width:439px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Taika Waititi’s script comes as desperate for laughs. Every scene has to have some kind of gag or quip in it, and by now, that’s become a common complaint of a lot of Marvel movies. It’s particularly bad in this one, with characters like Korg and Thor himself feeling the need to attempt humor at every turn. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">There are some jokes that work, but the ones that don’t are far greater. While I didn’t have high hopes for this film to begin with, I was still disappointed. Marvel’s fourth phase of movies has turned into a mixed bag with filler and no clear direction. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong>Author Bio:</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong><em>Ulises Duenas is a contributing writer at</em> Highbrow Magazine.</strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong>For Highbrow Magazine</strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/thor-love-and-thunder" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">thor: love and thunder</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/chris-hemsworth" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">chris hemsworth</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/natalie-portman" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">natalie portman</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/gorr" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">gorr</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/thor" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">thor</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/marvel-movies" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">marvel movies</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/marvel-villains" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">marvel villains</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/christain-bale" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">christain bale</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Ulises Duenas</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pop field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Popular:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">not popular</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-bot field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Bottom Slider:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">In Slider</div></div></div> Wed, 20 Jul 2022 22:12:08 +0000 tara 11214 at https://www.highbrowmagazine.com https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/20084-thor-love-and-thunder-brings-abundant-summer-superhero-fatigue#comments