Not long ago, "Thor 4: Love and Thunder" finally went live on streaming media. As the first superhero film in the history of MCU to reach the 4th part, although the series protagonist Thor is not as popular as Iron Man, the return of this superhero, which everyone is very familiar with, still makes many people ignite their interest in the MCU. hope, but can this movie live up to everyone's expectations? The current low ratings of 5.5 points on Douban and 6.5 points on IMDb may have explained everything...
(Rotten Tomatoes is also quite dismal)
About the new characters in the movie, such as Zeus, I have already written in this article before writing the trailer After that, there is no arc for these new characters in the feature film, so I won't go into details here.
only talks about the plot and characters, this article only talks about the plot and characters.
[Spoilers ahead, please watch carefully]
What is this movie about? There used to be a big villain named Geer, because of the death of his daughter, he realized that the gods above and above don't care about human beings at all. The believers turned black with anger, raised the sword of the undead, and turned into a "slayer of gods". Everyday is to kill gods. For the sake of his little daughter, the old father will kill any god he sees. It can be called a kind of MCU-style Lord Kui.
Thor received a call for help from Goddess Sif in the process of guarding the universe with Silver Guardian. The two groups bid farewell to this. Silver Guardian continued to fight monsters all over the world, while Thor took the Stone Man to rescue his old friend. In the process, he learned about the existence of the god slayer Geer, and he also met Jane Foster, the ex-girlfriend who raised Thor's hammer and became the goddess of Thor.
Goll needs the power of the Rainbow Bridge to find "eternity" - but what is eternity, a cosmic god bewitching him for revenge and killing other gods. Here is a little mention, in the comics, in addition to the specific gods such as Thor, there are also four abstract incarnations of the universe creator gods, namely eternity, death, infinity, and annihilation. Among them, you may be familiar with , the goddess of death, . In the infinite war comics, Thanos snapped his fingers to clean up half of the population, not for some ecological balance, but to fight the goddess of death for a smile.
In short, in order to find eternity, Gol kidnapped the children of New Asgard - can you understand a man who went to harm other children because his daughter went black? Maybe the director and the writer can, but I can't anyway.
The bad news is that neither Thor knows where the children are, the good news is that Heimdall's children were also among the kidnapped group. With the help of this rebellious boy's ability, Sol has probably figured out Geer's location. In order to defeat Geer and rescue the children, Sol and his party went to Zeus for help. Unexpectedly, this faint-hearted god did not care that a god was being slaughtered because of his fear, and did not want to help at all. At the scene of the collapse of Sol's house, after the chaos of chickens and eggs, Sol took Zeus' thunder and lightning.
MCU Zeus, the appearance is extremely exaggerated, and the most impressive line is probably "where will this year's multi-person free and happy party be held", the main functions are:
1. Provide key props - Thunder Lightning
2. Sol proves that God is really unreliable, so that everyone can understand the villain Geer more Gore is found, but Valkyrie and Thor have difficulty fighting due to injuries and cancer, respectively. Two fists are invincible to four hands. Thor distributed his power to the children through thunder and lightning. A temporary boy scout assembly, combined with bgm, was very burning, but it still made me puzzled, and even started to play automatically in my mind " Lonely Brave "...
saw that Thor was about to lose, perhaps because of the love between lovers, perhaps because of the inspiration of Miao Miao Hammer, in short, the two ThorsThe "concentric knot" was reached. At the critical moment, the goddess of Thor arrived in time on a flying horse to save the hero, which was very touching.
I don't know why, although the Thor of the MCU is already strong enough, both Thors can only fight with Gore halfway, failing to fully organize Gore's conspiracy. They still came to the place of "eternity".
So how did they beat Ger?
rely on mouth cannon. Yes, you read that right. Relying on guns, showing affection, and giving Geer a soul shock, and talking about chicken soup brings Geer's soul trembling. We don't know why, but in the last ten minutes, my daughter suddenly came back to life, and Geer was suddenly whitewashed. The dying Geer entrusted his daughter to Thor, who was fighting each other just now, and the goddess Thor also left because of cancer. In this world, I entered the Hall of Valor again because of a heroic feat...
I watched this movie twice, and there was no double speed or skip any plot, but at the end of the story, I really can't understand it, what is it? Resurrection of Ger's daughter, what gave her superpowers, why did he entrust his daughter to Sol, why did Sol agree to raise this girl, and why did the girl accept her new father at the moment of her own father GG - in the end Why, is it because the two actors are father-daughter relationship in reality?
If you think about it carefully, in fact, this little girl's situation is similar to that of Rocky , but Thor did not hide the life experience of this adopted child like Odin. It is foreseeable that there will be no more Rocky in the future. Such a tragedy.
As for the role of Eternal in this film, in my opinion, it is basically similar to the Holy Grail of the "Fate" series, responsible for the realization of wishes.
And based on the subtitle "Love and Thunder", "My Love" repeatedly mentioned by Geer, and the appearance of the little girl's superpower, it is not difficult to guess that the little girl's true identity is actually love. I have no idea if this character has ever appeared in the comics, but it is conceivable that in the future Marvel Cinematic Universe, this little girl will likely play an important role in the fight against multiverse villains such as the conqueror Kang . And this is obviously another proof that Marvel Super Heroes has become younger. The little girl
and Hercules, the son of Zeus who appeared in the end credits, are one of the few clues that can connect this film with the MCU map...
The overall style of this work is mainly divided into two parts:
one It is the dark and cruel revenge represented by the god-slayer Geer-this is particularly evident in the shadow field, and it can even be said that only the villain is seriously acting in traditional superhero films in the whole film;
The other is what Thor represents. The puzzling spree of the film - this is reflected in the re-arranged electric guitar theme song in the opening sequence. In the
movie, there is even more than one scene where Storm Axe is jealous because of Thor's Hammer, but just like other ticklish jokes, the jokes that make people unable to laugh are reduced to brainless comedians The comedy role of , and the creative team who can actually make these awkward jokes, what exactly is the real joke?
popcorn movie is not a downright derogatory term, just like my evaluation of " out of control player ", a good popcorn movie also deserves a high score, but the problem is, the current Marvel's launch is not good-looking The popcorn movie, but the accumulation of feelings and arrogance. At the end of the
article, I want to talk about the character of Thor.
Passers-by don't need to know anything about him - The Thing, voiced by the director himself, has briefly told Saul's life, including how he lost his brother Loki three times, and how he and his ex- Girlfriend, Jane Foster, the goddess of Thor in this film's sweet past and breakup...
Even diagonallyThe understanding of color will make you unable to immerse yourself in the movie itself - to be honest, Thor in this movie can be said to have nothing to do with the comics, and it has changed too much compared to "Thor 1" ...
Other early MCU characters were mostly normal people, like "Iron Man" Tony Stark, who relied on armor; " Captain America " Steve Rogers , who relied on serum. As one of the "Big Three", Thor is a real god - if other superheroes are mortals with abilities and heights comparable to gods, then Thor is a god with emotions and desires like mortals. In the comics, Thor is especially evident as a god, powerful, dependable, humorous and compassionate. Anyone who has seen any "Thor" related comics will not think that this is a brainless funny character.
But in the MCU, not only the character of Thor, all the important characters involved in this series, without exception, deviate from the original style of painting, and collectively move closer to the happy comedian.
The most obvious example is Jane Foster, the goddess of Thor, who went from a witty doctor to a muscular bastard - Natalie Portman became a muscular woman. Yes, her beautiful face is as usual, especially under the black and white filter in the second half, it can be said to be amazingly beautiful. But the problem is that after she raised the hammer, she became extra impulsive and reckless, and she was able to fight directly without planning.
Compared to the comics, the reason why she can be recognized by Thor's Hammer is even more funny - her worthyness comes entirely from Sol's love for her during the period of love, Meow Meow Hammer is inspired by Sol's love. guard her. Yes, it's not like Thor himself has experienced growth and then he is lost and found, not like Captain America is recognized because of a strong and pure heart, just because she is Thor's girlfriend. A female character who should have her own personal charm, after becoming a superhero, has become a pendant for the male protagonist. The laughter is ticklish, the plot is ticklish, and even the emotional line is ticklish. Anyway, I can't immerse myself in watching the movie at all.
and supporting roles like the Thing have only left the impression of being poor after a few movies, and I even highly doubt that this role is just a self-projection of the director himself.
As for Thor, as the main protagonist of the whole series, the character positioning and image are becoming more and more blurred, which makes me very incomprehensible.
is even just the movie "Thor 4", who can recall it after watching the whole movie, the trailer mentioned that the theme of this movie will be Thor's self-seeking? With four full-length films and four group films, what else is he looking for? What did he find?
This is also the most important reason why I am not optimistic about the MCU "Thor" series. For the so-called "popularity", they chose to give up the unique charm of this IP. Give up the sense of classical epic and be happy, even if it is faced with a heavy theme like "Twilight of the Gods".
The accumulation of boring laughter will undoubtedly detract from the charm of the characters, and even when I saw the words "Thor will return." at the end of the film, what rose in my heart was not excitement, but exhaustion—— Are you back? Back to what? Stop it, I'm tired.
We have glimpsed the talent of the director of the tower in films such as " Jojo Rabbit ". Under the surface of 's black humor hides the cruelty and suffering of war. In that film, reality and The imagination is re-interwoven and deconstructed, and we are moved by the warmth in it, silenced by the children's fantasies, and lamented by the war itself. But in the "Thor" series with a completely fantasy theme, the tower guide's unrestrained imagination is exaggerated, and it can even be said that there is no obstruction, which makes this story without boundaries, and it always makes people feel that they can shoot whatever they want. Freedom is over.
This movie to me is like watching a director's chaotic dream, many pictures are pretty, but the story has no logic,The plot is very broken, and the previous plot has almost no connection with the next plot, and the characters have no motivation to act.
I'm a person who never liked villains, in most of the plot of this film, the one I can understand more is the god slayer Geer, this is something I never thought about...
Another one I never What I have thought about is that one day, as a person who has read comics, I will not understand Marvel movies...
Looking at the whole film, the biggest surprise for me is that every male pornography of Chris Hay must be naked Consumption, as well as the role of the Guardians of the Galaxy, they are still cute, and because of the comic style of the Silver Guardian series, they have not completely lost their color in this large-scale farce.
It is no exaggeration to say that after watching "Thor 4", I even forgave "New Gods List: Yang Jian" in an instant. Many plots of the two films have no logic, and many clues are not explained clearly, but the paper Yang Jian at least looks better...
