I’ve been a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Thor since the original film came out in 2011.
But its 2013 sequel and storyline just sucked the fun out of everything.
Once Taika Waititi took the directorial helm for 2017’s “Thor: Ragnarok” and infused more humor into the character, I was excited to see the God of Thunder on the big screen again.
That being said, I consider “Thor: Love and Thunder” the best Thor movie ever made – and not just because of its refusal to take itself entirely too seriously.
Not to mention, the soundtrack is amazing!
Thor: Love and Thunder is a superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Thor, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
It is the sequel to Thor: Ragnarok and the 29th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
The film is directed by Taika Waititi, who co-wrote the script with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, and stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor alongside Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Natalie Portman, Jaimie Alexander, Waititi, Russell Crowe, India Hemsworth, and Jonny Brugh.
The movie is 119 minutes long and rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, language, some suggestive material and partial nudity.
Gorr (Bale) and his daughter Love (Hemsworth) struggle in a barren desert.
Love dies despite his prayers to his god, Rapu (Brugh).
The god-killing Necrosword weapon calls to Gorr, leading him to Rapu’s lush realm.
The Necrosword offers itself to Gorr, who kills Rapu with it and vows to kill all gods.
The Necrosword lets Gorr manipulate shadows, but also curses him with impending death.
After several gods are killed by Gorr, Thor learns of a distress signal from Sif (Alexander).
Thor parts ways with the Guardians of the Galaxy and finds Sif injured.
She warns him that Gorr’s next target is New Asgard, and they travel there.
Meanwhile, Thor’s ex-girlfriend Dr. Jane Foster (Portman), has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, with medical treatment ineffective.
She goes to New Asgard hoping that Thor’s broken hammer Mjolnir will magically heal her.
Mjolnir reforges and bonds itself to Foster after Thor unknowingly enchanted it to protect her years earlier.
Thor arrives in New Asgard just as Gorr starts attacking the town with shadow creatures.
Thor is surprised to find Foster wielding Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor, but nevertheless teams up with her, New Asgard’s King Valkyrie (Thompson), and Korg (Waititi) to fight Gorr.
The group thwarts Gorr, but he escapes, kidnapping several Asgardian children.
The group travels to Omnipotence City to warn the other gods and ask for their help.
The leader of the gods, Zeus (Crowe), is afraid of Gorr and unwilling to help.
Zeus orders the group’s capture to prevent the group from exposing Omnipotence City’s location to Gorr.
The group battles Omnipotence City’s army in order to get their hands on Zeus’ thunderbolt since he won’t help them form an army.
When Zeus injures Korg, Thor impales Zeus with his own thunderbolt, which Valkyrie steals during their escape.
As the journey continues, Thor and Foster rekindle their romantic relationship, and Foster inadvertently reveals her illness.
The group travels to the Shadow Realm to save the children from Gorr.
However, this turns out to be a ruse for Gorr to take Thor’s ax Stormbreaker to open the Bifrost, enter the realm of Eternity, and wish for Eternity to destroy all gods.
Naturally, that’s just a turning point in the story to highlight how low things are going to be for Thor and his friends.
Overall, it’s a great experience with aptly-timed comedy and an epic soundtrack – definitely worth catching on the big screen!
As usual, make sure to stick around for two little post-credit scenes.
