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Storyline
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok--the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization--at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger--the Incredible Hulk! - Rotten Tomatoes
Review
Glorious Redemption!
Ragnarok has pulled Thor out of the pile of ashes caused by the flaming wreckage that was Thor: The Dark World, and reinvigorated the character in the most unexpected ways. Reborn like the Phoenix!
I found that there was a strong focus on the comedic aspects of the characters, rather than the overly serious and rather dry view that we have seen in Dark World, which left a rather stale feel to the franchise. Whilst there were some very serious moments, like the battle of the Valkyries, which was paired with some amazing cinematography, didn't cause any of that bitterness to return.
Honestly I got chills in the middle of this scene. I still get them now, that's just how amazing this scene was.
Whilst plot wise, there is not a lot going on, you don't actually notice. You're so immersed in the colours and fighting that you don't have time to think about anything else. It did bother me some, that there was so little focus on Hela's efforts in her claiming Asgard, or that how she had the power to completely destroy Mjolnir within the first 30 seconds of being released on Earth. As I understand it, her power comes from Asgard, so being cut of from it for so long should have left her in a weaken state, right?
And as the Goddess of Death, I feel the introduction to Hela didn't instill the level of malevolence it should have. I guess that could have stemmed from my trepidation of Cate Blanchett being used for quite a dark roll. Toward the end of the film, I did buy into the character, but it shouldn't have taken an hour and a half to establish the vibe of a death goddess.
There are also a lot of questions remaining about what happened to The Hulk between Age of Ultron and Ragnarok. Like how he flew an aircraft not designed for space travel to another planet? Thor does ask Bruce, but conveniently, amnesia.
The scenes that take place on Xandark (?) have a distinctly Guardians of the Galaxy feel, and have very similar retro space vibe. Leaving me to wonder if there was input or influence from the Guardian Crew...
Information:
Release Date: 25th October, 2017
Run Time: 2hrs 10mins
Rating: PG-13
Cast:
- Chris Hemsworth as Thor
- Tom Hiddleston as Loki
- Cate Blanchett as Hela
- Idris Elba as Heimdall
- Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster
- Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie
- Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk/ Bruce Banner
- Anthony Hopkins as Odin
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange
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