ALL THOR MOVIES (INCLUDING THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER) RANKED FROM WORST TO BEST

 

Every Thor movie Ranked: We're all familiar with Thor, right? The guy is a Norse mythological character. He uses the Mjölnir hammer. He wears iron gloves with the name Járngreipr, Megingjör on his belt, and Grarvölr on his staff. He is Odin's child. Then, things become a little more confusing since it appears that he is married to Sif, with whom he had his daughter Thrud, and that he also has two other children, Magni and Ullr, from other relationships.

Due to Odin's misdeeds, he has several brothers in the form of Baldr, Várr, and Váli. He is driven by two goats named Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr on a cart or chariot, and he has two slaves named Jálfi and Röskva. The literary interpretation of all of this by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby is the most well-known. The Marvel Studios version of the movie is the most well-liked one.

Thor had his Marvel Comics debut in 1962, and in 2011 he made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. In addition, he made appearances in The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988), Almighty Thor (2011), the Netflix series Ragnarok (2020–present), and Mortal Kombat (2020). Age of Mythology (2002), God of War (2018), and other video games feature him.

But I won't get involved in all that. Instead, I'm just going to concentrate on the films that include Chris Hemsworth as the God of Thunder (also referred to as Lord of Thunder, Sparkles, Point Break, and Big Lebowski). He is the child of Frigga and Odin (Anthony Hopkins) (Rene Russo). Hela and Loki (Tom Hiddleston), among others, are his siblings (Cate Blanchett). He also reportedly loves Jane Foster (Natalie Portman).

4. THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER (2022)

Taika Waititi is the director and Waititi and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson are the writers of the most recent Thor film. This occurs after the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), with Thor appearing to join the Guardians of the Galaxy in the afterlife. However, they split up at the start of the movie after learning that Gorr The God Butcher (Christian Bale) is killing gods everywhere and that he needs to be stopped.

Gorr is being "manipulated" by the Necrosword in order to get revenge because the god he worships, Rapu (Jonny Brugh), failed to save his daughter (India Rose Hemsworth). With cancer and a newer version of Mjölnir, Jane Foster is back. Korg and Valkyrie are also included. The heroes unite to capture Gorr when he raids Asgard and kidnaps children in order to stop him from killing the children or putting an end to all life as we know it.

Taika (and co-writer Robinson) introduce the concepts of love, retaliation, and queerness (it's the kind of corporate LGBTQ representation that doesn't exactly count), and they draw comparisons between Gorr being killed by the Necrosword and Jane having her cancer worsened by her Thor transformation. And after that, he does nothing. While Gorr waits for Thor to approach him, the heroes run around from one location to the next.

Yes, the butchering of gods takes place off-screen, and you are informed about it through tedious exposition. The jokes are the only thing that could possibly be worse than the tedious exposition. Although I didn't quite keep track, I'm positive that every line is followed with some kind of joke or quip. A joke is told after cancer. Deaths are used as folly in-jokes. broad panic Joke. Disputes over love? Joke. Is love your life? Joke. If you happen to be dozing off and somehow miss a joke. Not to worry. Until everyone in the auditorium understands the joke, it will be replayed.

If the writing is so poor, perhaps the pictures and the action must be excellent? Nope! The entire film appears to be terrible. Thor's outfit is an eyesore, and everything else is awful, including the settings, The Volume (a type of rear projection), and the costumes. In one place, the black-and-white scene and rotating light source give the impression that Waititi is going to do something incredibly creative. He refuses. It's terrible, save from a few images here and there, because of the ridiculously clumsy action choreography.

Even the dialogue-based portions are poorly filmed. The most fundamental technique for creating a scene with a lot of conversation is shot-reverse shots. However, there is still a lot you can do with the composition and angles. However, Waititi and director of photography Barry Baz Idoine are able to make it appear to be a made-for-TV film. No offense intended to television movies that appear better than Thor: Love and Thunder. Christian Bale's portrayal of Gorr is also on par with the Joker played by Jared Leto.

3. THOR: RAGNAROK (2017)

This film, which was directed by Taika Waiti and written by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, and Christopher L. Yost, follows Thor as he, ostensibly, successfully averts the destruction of Asgard in the title. But as he discovers that Odin isn't in Asgard, events begin to progressively get out of hand. Then, after arriving in Asgard (and taking Surtur's throne), he discovers that Loki is actually alive and in charge of the realm while posing as Odin.

They run into Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), who points them in the direction of Odin, who informs them that he is passing away. And because Hela derives her strength from Asgard, where he was born, she will be set free by his death together with their sister. Thor, who is determined to save his home, is told by Odin as he is dying that Asgard is not a place, but a people. He must allow Ragnarok to destroy it, save the people, and build Asgard somewhere else because Hela gets her power from the location.

I am aware that many people absolutely adore this movie. They consider the Immigrant Song scene to be the greatest thing to ever happen in cinema. But in my opinion, Thor: Ragnarok is a total dud. Credit where credit is due, a lot of strong character arcs concerning loss are introduced in the film. Their father is lost for Thor and Loki. The hammer of Thor is lost. Hela drives them from their house.

Hela begins to make up for the time she has missed while being imprisoned by taking power as a fascist. As the Hulk imprisons Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), he comes to the realisation that he has lost two years of his life. Additionally, Tessa Thompson's character Valkyrie (who is scared of Hela) learns how she has corroded herself. What uses does the film make of it? Exactly nothing. There is no thought given to this. There are discussions on it that are thought-provoking. Action sequences only, followed by action sequences. Also, jokes. the most abhorrent, abhorrent, borderline rotten jokes!

Action and jokes can be emotionally moving for the purpose of clarity. Action can make you feel things, as movies like T2 (1991), John Wick (2014), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022) have demonstrated. However, Ragnarok's aesthetics and action choreography are so awful that it hurts just to look at them.

Apart from a few frames, everything appears to be flat and weightless and has no apparent purpose. Regarding comedy, there is a literary phrase for jokes that increase a movie's emotional impact. It is known as bathos. The masters of this genre are Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson, Edgar Wright, Shane Black, Anurag Kashyap, and The Coen Brothers. In fact, Taika Waititi heavily used it in Jojo Rabbit (2019). However, in Ragnarok, he undermines each and every feeling, each and every beat, and ultimately kills the intensity of the aforementioned character arcs with gratingly awful slapstick gags. People can be kept interested without you having to make them laugh.

2. THOR: THE DARK WORLD (2013)

Alan Taylor is in charge of directing Thor's second stand-alone film. Robert Rodat, Don Payne, Stephen McFeely, Christopher L. Yost, and Christopher Markus are the authors. Odin sets the scene as he relates the tale of Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) and the Dark Elves, just like in the original Thor film. They had a connection to the Aether, and Bor (Tony Curran) locked them up while hiding the Aether. The Nine Realms are about to coincide in the present.

As a result of some oddity, Jane Foster is able to access the Aether and consume it by osmosis (?). Thor brings her to Asgard to be healed and then returns to her (having imprisoned Loki for his crimes against humanity in The Avengers). Malekith awakens in the midst of this, escapes the prison, and begins traveling toward Aether.

Twitter.com, fan videos scattered online, and Loki (Season 1) will persuade you that this is the best (and most significant) installment in the franchise because Frigga perished in it. The phony death of Loki, which isn't disclosed until the very end of the film, also occurred. In theory, that is correct. But here's the thing: the outrage over those deaths is as intense as water that has been removed from the refrigerator.

If you are sitting too near to the screen, the rage between Thor, Loki (until he bites the dust), and Odin should scald your skin. Instead, what do you get? Some ridiculous story about the Nine Realms converging, gravity changing, and Malekith wanting to destroy them? What makes me care about all of that? Why shouldn't the deaths affect me?

The post-Avengers malaise can be blamed for a lot of the film's tonal jarring. Since there should be a joke every five to ten minutes, that is the one lesson Marvel and Kevin Feige took away from the film. The audience will scream if that happens. The outcome is completely the contrary. You might not notice it when the laughter track (from individuals) in the movie hits your eardrums. When you view it by yourself, you'll realise how unfunny it is. Oh my God, it's so unoriginal.

Despite the plot premise allowing the characters to travel anywhere in the cosmos, the final battle occurs on the plainest-looking worlds with the most basic landscapes. Honorable mention: Thor: The Dark World is so monotonous that you lose interest after the first hour. It's not bothersome. Anyday, I'll choose boring over bothersome.

1. THOR (2011)

Kenneth Branagh is directing and Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Don Payne, J. Michael Straczynski, and Mark Protosevich are writing the character's first MCU outing. As they attempt to track down an electrical storm, Jane, Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgrd), and Darcy (Kat Dennings) run across Thor in the opening scene of the movie. Then we discover that there is a different dimension called Asgard where the Warriors Three—Volstagg (Ray Stevenson), Hogun (Tadanobu Asano), and Fandral (Josh Dallas)—as well as Thor, Loki, Friga, Odin, Heimdall (Idris Elba), and Sif—all reside.

The Frost Giants, headed by King Laufey (Colm Feore), infiltrate Asgard at Thor's coronation. Thor attacks Jotunheim in defiance of Odin's orders to remain stationary. This results in his exile to Midgard (Earth) and de-powering, which makes him think about his haughtiness and passion for blood.

I can still clearly recall how much I disliked this film. I don't recall the exact explanation, but it was probably related to the film's overall grandeur. Yes, I found the Shakespearean aesthetic to be a bit off-putting. Nevertheless, this movie has won my heart over the years since, in contrast to many contemporary Marvel movies, it has a really cinematic appearance. The usage of Dutch by director Kenneth Branagh and photographer Haris Zambarloukos may possibly make the film a touch too theatrical.

However, I personally do not object to it because it functions. In addition, the texture in the film really stands out. You can't say that about every Marvel film, but you definitely notice everything that the production design, costume design, and set design teams have added, and they seem as colorful as ever.

The story is actually a fish-out-of-water parable that we have all seen countless times. The chemistry between Hemsworth and Portman keeps it going. It's lovely to watch them struggle to speak because they are so engrossed in each other's eyes. But what makes the movie so incredibly entertaining is its over-the-top, beautiful, and Loki-filled second half. Even though I've probably seen this movie a lot, I'm not sure how it constantly manages to make me forget about Loki's second twist.

And I'm shocked when he murders Laufey so he can claim he stopped Odin from being murdered while he slept. Hiddleston is absolutely amazing, and his devilish character amplifies Hemsworth's performance. They are similar to oil and water, but only the kind of oil and water that naturally coexist.

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