after falling down some stairs I saw Thor: Ragnarok today! I liked it a lot (it was funny as heck) but I have some spoilery quibbles:
-Valkyrie doesn’t actually show any signs of being bisexual, alas. Also, I swear she doesn’t technically get a name beyond ‘a Valkyrie’, which is more of a description really, surely she had a ‘civilian’ name before? Is that the case in the comics too?
-Dr Strange is in this film which somehow I managed to avoid completely. First time I’ve ever seen Cumberbatch in the role… and he’s a total miscast charisma vacuum.
-This movie seemed very much setting up Asgard to renounce their entire system of monarchy (and Thor’s royal title, etc) but that didn’t happen in the end. Which is a shame because they could’ve gotten something very interesting out of that.
-I really hate that they killed off the Warriors Three, and with so little fanfare. Also where on earth was Sif? She didn’t even get a mention.
-Speaking of mysteriously written-out women, Jane did get a very brief mention and that sucks. She deserved better. I thought this film was really good, great characters, great action, great everything! But oh man, without whatever happened behind the scenes with Natalie Portman happening, DAMN WHAT A MOVIE IT COULD HAVE BEEN
(The following is not a quibble:)
-MAN Idris Elba looks good in this movie. The Aragorn look really suits him. In fact now I kinda want someone to reboot the entire Lord of the Rings just so he can play Aragorn.