Thor: Love & Thunder - 25 WTF Moments
Breaking down Thor's wild, divisive new movie.
Thor: Love and Thunder is out now in cinemas worldwide, and while we were all hoping for a thrilling, hilarious romp on the level of Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok, the response so far has been more mixed-positive.
Indeed, Love and Thunder isn't a great or even wholly good movie, but it is at least a breakneck romp that sees Waititi throwing so, so much at the screen and seeing what sticks.
It's far from a boring film, then, and if nothing else continues the Marvel Cinematic Universe's more recent trend of getting really, really weird with its storytelling and humour.
In short, this isn't a movie that'll leave fans wanting for weirdness, both for better and worse.
From Waititi's oddball comic flourishes to the left-field storytelling choices, some cameos, and an ending that few will see coming, Thor: Love and Thunder is jam-packed with sheer weirdness.
As per usual for the MCU, the marketing cleverly concealed some of the movie's more wacky and unexpected reveals, ensuring viewers should be plenty surprised when they sit down to watch it.
And so as we begin, MAJOR SPOILERS will follow for Thor: Love and Thunder...
25. Gorr Kills Only ONE God On-Screen
Considering that Love and Thunder's primary antagonist goes by the name of Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), it's surprising that he only ends up killing a single god on-screen, and it occurs in the first five minutes of the movie no less.
In the film's opening scene, Gorr has suffered the loss of his daughter Love (India Hemsworth), and upon meeting his god - the Bringer of Light - in the hope of saving her life, he's summarily mocked. The god explains that nothing awaits him but misery and oblivion.
But Gorr gets the last laugh, as the Necrosword emerges out of the ground and gives itself over to Gorr, who uses the magical weapon to slaughter the Bringer of Light.
Though we do see a report from Sif (Jaimie Alexander) documenting Gorr's god-murdering rampage, we're only given a brief glimpse of the aftermath of his attacks.
Throughout the rest of the movie we bizarrely don't see him kill any other gods before our very eyes. How disappointing.