Writers: Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, Stan Lee
DOP: Javier Aguirresarobe
Cast: Chris Helmsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, Mark Ruffalo, Tessa Thompson
Thor is imprisoned in a random planet, ruled by a Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum), and he has to engage with the Hulk in a gladiatorial fight there. His sister, the Goddess of death, Hela (Cate Blanchett) has taken over Asgard and Thor must race against time to prevent her from destroying Asgard and all his people.
I'm so proudly ignorant about these superheroes and their backstories that the superhero films that I enjoy tend to be origin stories (Batman Begins, Deadpool, Kick-Ass). The only exception I could think of is 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' which was more like a time travel film that worked pretty well as a standalone entity. I only decided to check this one out because of the good reviews it got and it is directed by Taika Waititi. I was quite underwhelmed by it till about one-third into it, only silverlining being the use of Led Zeppelin's 'Immigrant Song'. I'm so well versed with these Norse Gods that I thought Ragnarok was like second name of Thor. Things began to pickup with the introduction of Jeff Goldblum's character and the film is at its best after Mark Ruffalo version of Hulk makes its introduction. I didn't recognize it was Cate Blanchett who was chewing up the scenery as Hela.
Overall, it is a pretty good watch even if you don't give a rat's arse about Marvel Cinematic Universe or its characters. Taika Waititi doesn't take things seriously at all and it is good fun. They've supposedly improvised a lot of lines while shooting and that is quite surprising. Apart from Immigrant Song, some of the music reminded me of the Matrix series.
Rating: 3.25/5
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