THOR: RAGNAROK (2017)
Featuring: Chris Hemsworth; Tom Hiddleston; Cate Blanchette
Director: Taika Waititi
It's been a while since Thor: The Dark World (2013) for Marvel Studios to release this movie. Four years is an eternity in the fast-paced world of entertainment. Although during 2016/17 there were two short videos about what Thor was doing while the rest of the Avengers battled each other in Captain America: Civil War (2016). But that can hardly be regarded seriously as sequels. They were scarcely anything more than appetizers (extended trailers at best) for the upcoming Ragnarok.
"Ragnarok" is Nordic mythology's equivalent for the Apocalypse or "End of Days" as the total destruction of the universe is known as in most religious cultures. While Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Loki (Tom Hiddleston) are otherwise engaged on a bizarre Las Vegas-like planet, their long lost elder sister (Cate Blanchette) returns to Asgard to claim the throne. And with a name like Hela (it should rather have been spelled with two L's) it forebodes nothing good. After all she is not called 'the goddess of death' without reason...
As most of the movie takes place in a fantastical world, it plays out like a fantasy. And, as we all know, in fantasy anything goes. So prepare yourself for a combination-bumper-car-and-roller-coaster-ride. In short, it is mind-boggling and spectacular.
I give it 3 out of 5 stars.
Trailer link:
Cate Blanchette as the hellish Hela
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