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I
went to the local premiere of Thor Ragnarok. The screening that was
most convenient was IMAX so I saw the film in that format, which I
regret.
There
are spoilers here for the movie.
I
watched all available trailers before seeing the film but the
filmmakers had reserved enough plot points from the trailers that I
did not really know what was going to happen.
As
expected, the movie was very funny and good humored. But it turns
out that there are some reasonable character development points and
even some very dark themes, but you do have to pay attention.
First,
Loki's actions to usurp Odin's throne not only was an act of
tremendous disloyalty to his step-father, it results in the return of
Hela, the banished daughter and step-sister to Loki, and ultimately
the destruction of Asgard and most of its citizens.
Second,
the remaining citizens of Asgard are now homeless refugees. Take
note you haughty, this might be you in the future.
But
the final dark theme is also the most important. Hela reveals that
Asgard, and Odin, as positive and noble people are living a fraud.
They have covered up the conquest of the 9 realms by Odin, and the
violence and wars that this entailed. As part of the cover up, Hela,
Odin's first born, is banished and forgotten. But she returns and
knows where the bodies are buried, literally.
By
far the best moment of the movie is when all this is revealed and
Hela, in the throne room, asks Thor “where he thinks all this gold
came from?”
Technically,
it is very good, well-art directed and the art and science of
computer generated green rage monsters continues to advance.
The
whole time I was watching this IMAX presentation, I thought I was
watching some sort of cheap uprez with a sharpening filter. For a
while there, the audio was too loud to tolerate but it got better,
thank Odin!
And
yes, for those who really want to know, our remaining Valkyrie is
either gay or bisexual, it is not entirely clear.
The cast of Thor did a live spoof at an early screening of the movie in Los Angeles at the Grove theatres. It is a little goofy but good spirited and fun,. You can see it on youtube here.
The cast of Thor did a live spoof at an early screening of the movie in Los Angeles at the Grove theatres. It is a little goofy but good spirited and fun,. You can see it on youtube here.
For
more information about green people in our society and how they are
marginalized, please see here.
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