Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

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I'm a fan of a select set of Marvel Universe movies (with the exception of Guardians of the Galaxy and Deadpool, so far) to the point that I am surprised that I have not posted about them so much. One of the characters I have been following closely is Thor primarily because it's linked with Norse mythology, a topic I've been somewhat interested in since grade school (ever since learning that Wednesday is named after Odin and Thursday is named after Thor).

The other lab rats were also interested in watching Thor: Ragnarok mostly because of Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston. 

So we went to SM San Pablo, bought our dinners and then proceeded to the cinema. 

And Joys is right: the movie started off with a different tone than the other Thor movies... the director and the scriptwriter upped the humour to Deadpool levels at the very beginning of the movie. This threw me off because Thor is not known for sarcasm; Loki is. But as the movie progressed, I realised that, probably, the humourous take was there only to grab people's attention and provide levity before getting into the more serious topic: Ragnarok.

Ragnarok. I thought that this was just a video game popular when I was a kid. But apparently, it's the series of future events that marked the end of Asgard as the residents there know it and the planet's subsequent rebirth. And in the movie's version of Ragnarok, destruction came in the form of Odin's firstborn, a daughter named Hela (played superbly by Cate Blanchett). She resurrected a zombie army and a mad pack of wolves. Through them, she was able to put Asgard on its knees with the exception of Thor's closest friends... who were eventually killed off. Thor was rendered powerless when Hela destroyed the hammer and he ended up in a planet filled with wormholes. Here, he had to fight the Hulk in a gladiator-like combat. Eventually, the Hulk was transformed back to Bruce Banner and joined forces with Thor to save Asgard.

Odin, for me, had the best comedic timing. When Thor was so discouraged with the loss of his weapon, he asked:

"What are you, Thor, the God of Hammers?" 

And that, my friends, is how a father transfers wisdom to his children.

Overall, I thought that this is the best of the Thor movies... a good mix of humour, action, and a great cast of characters. After all, even Doctor Strange made an appearance.

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