Love Brings The Thunder

Thor: Love And Thunder is the most recent entry to the MCU, and brings with it nostalgia, cinematography, and a whole lot of color.

With fans having high hopes for the first entry into an MCU quadrilogy, the film follows Thor as he deals with not having a place post-Endgame, and is met by the villain Gorr, The God Butcher. He has to team up with friends, allies, and just maybe an ex-girlfriend.

L-R: Taika Waititi and Chris Hemswsorth on set of Thor: Love And Thunder

Directed by Taika Waititi, the film is stylistically similar to Thor: Rangarok, but feels off, and doesn’t bring the same feelings and emotions its predecessor did.

With that being said, the cinematography is fantastic, and the balance of color is perfect and doesn’t feel overused or too little. Although at times it feels like different pallettes could’ve been used, it hit the right notes when and where it needed to.

Although its short runtime may be a nice change of pace from recent MCU films, it does nothing but harm it. Although the movie is thrilling and exciting, the runtime restricts the intricacies of what its plot could be, limiting it to more of an A to B to C with minor interruptions.

Christian Bale as Gorr The God Butcher in Thor: Love And Thunder

The films redeeming qualities can be found in Natalie Portman and Christian Bale’s fantastic performances as The Mighty Thor and Gorr, respectively, as the rest of the cast are also stars. Taika Waititi’s comedic timing is second-to-none, and he creates an environment where it’s okay to laugh and also to cry.

The film does a good job of efficiently utilizing its now anticipated post credit scenes to keep the ball rolling and allude to what’s next in Thor’s saga.

It allows viewers with any amount of prior knowledge to understand what’s happening and who’s-who and what’s going on.

Thor: Love And Thunder hits theaters July 8 and will stream on Disney+ this fall!

Our official rating is a 7/10 cameras. Let us know what you thought @thisweekmedia on all platforms.