Thor: Ragnarok

Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.

  • Released: 2017-10-24
  • Runtime: 131 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
  • Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson, Jeff Goldblum, Idris Elba, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins, Benedict Cumberbatch, Taika Waititi, Rachel House, Clancy Brown, Tadanobu Asano, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Stan Lee, Georgia Blizzard, Amali Golden, Luke Hemsworth, Sam Neill, Matt Damon, Charlotte Nicdao, Ashley Ricardo, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Taylor Hemsworth, Cohen Holloway, Alia Seror-O'Neill, Sophia Laryea, Steven Oliver, Hamish Parkinson, Jasper Bagg, Sky Castanho, Shari Sebbens, Richard Green, Sol Castanho, Jet Tranter, Samantha Hopper, Eloise Winestock, Rob Mayes, Tahlia Jade, Winnie Mzembe, Sean Edward Frazer, Connor Zegenhagen, Tracie Filmer, Tracey Lee Maxwell, Beatrice Ward, Donnie Baxter, Greta Carew-Johns, Mollie McGregor, Sophia McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Katie Anderson, Ash Ricardo, Sam Hargrave, Garreth Hadfield
  • Director: Taika Waititi
 Comments
  • anselmdaniel - 27 December 2022
    Fun adventure
    This review contains spoilers.

    Thor: Ragnarok is the third movie in the Thor movie series. The movie stars Thor the god of Thunder as he seeks to stop Ragnarok. Hel, played by Cate Blanchett, rises and seeks to dominate Asgard.

    Thor: Ragnarok is first and foremost a fun adventure. All the scenes in this movie have bright and vibrant colors. The dialogue in this movie is also meant to be light-hearted and funny. Thor has become a more funny character in his dead-pan delivery than in his previous movies. Anyone that has seen Guardians of the Galaxy will be familiar with the color palette and tone of this movie. The humor is similar. This tone also shifts Thor's character. If audience's liked Thor's stoicism, it is not as prevalent here. It seemed as if the writers wanted to course correct Thor to be more likable.

    The story is similar to a mini-Avengers movie. Thor assembles his team to stop Hel. This leads him to a multi-world adventure where he recruits Loki, Hulk, and Valkyrie. In addition he also leads a prison revolt. The story is nothing new to the Marvel cinematic universe. Aspects of this story has already been present in other movies. The differences here are its setting and characters. The beloved Thor characters are here and audience swill like seeing them. The characters and events did become predictable. The audience only need to imagine the silliest result and it will happen. This is the story's weak point as it felt as if the characters all shared the same traits. It felt as if the movie was written quickly as scenes seem to end with no consequence.

    Cate Blanchett and Chris Hemsworth are the main highlights here. Cate does a good job as Hela and scenes with her are enjoyable. Hela is still a normal Marvel villain but her dialogue is more enjoyable. Chris Hemsworth dealt with his character's changes well and he is a more funny character here. Tom Hiddleston is a classic as Loki. The greatest surprise is Jeff Goldblum as the grand-master. His line delivery is perfect as he portrays an oppressive but fun master of a world.

    Overall, Thor: Ragnarok is recommended. It is a movie that is a fun adventure, however it does not do anything different from the Marvel formula.

    Grade: B.
  • tylerdburns-81322 - 21 September 2022
    Complicated Opinion
    The twenty sixth entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor: Ragnarok is a mixed bag. While the casting, as always, is perfect in every way, much of the beginning of the film drags along. The pacing for the first hour or so of this movie is awfully slow, and it's hard to care about what's happening off Asgard as compared to what's happening on Asgard. The death of both Odin and Mjolnir is handled poorly, with one being treated as more of a joke then anything and the other just brushed through like it was nothing. While yes Odin's death has been built up to in both the previous Thor installments, it still should have been handled slower and not so briskly. The humor is 50/50, it's either trying entirely too hard, or it's amazing. Loki's redemption in this film is fantastic, and improves an already great character.