Review of Thor: Ragnarok (2017) by Alex E — 17 Jan 2018

Warning: Minor spoilers ahead.

Not to say that "Thor" (2011) and "Thor: The Dark World" (2013) weren't good - they are not the best Marvel movies, but they are definitely watchable - but we all needed a change from the super-serious family drama surrounding the son of Odin. (Thor).

Enter filmmaker Taika Waititi. Waititi has an outlandish style highlighted in his out there indie films ("What We Do in the Shadows," "Hunt for the Wilderpeople"), and he brought the perfect new feel to Thor.

Chris Hemsworth (Thor) in "Thor: Ragnarok."Marvel.

If you're a Marvel Cinematic Universe fanatic, you know that Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) have been out doing their own things since "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015), and didn't appear in "Captain America: Civil War." (In "Doctor Strange," Thor appeared in the end credits.).

In "Ragnarok" we find out what they've been up to.

After a effort trying to track down the Infinity Stones, we find Thor on his way back to his home of Asgard, as word is that Ragnarok, a giant battle foretold to lead to the ultimate destruction of Asgard, is coming.(Ragnarok) He returns to find Loki (Tom Hiddleston) ruling the world disguised as their father Odin (Anthony Hopkins). Needing to warn his father about Ragnarok, Thor makes Loki take him to where he left their father. After a funny cameo by Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), the brothers find Odin, who is on the verge of death. He reveals that there is an 2even greater evil that's to come, Hela (Cate Blanchett), the sister they never knew they had. Following a quick battle, Thor and Loki find themselves on the planet Sakaar where they meet bunch of interesting characters, including Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (voiced by Waititi), Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum), and Hulk, who has been on the planet for two years. They then team up to head back to Asgard to take down Hela.