By destroying Mjölnir, the film forced Thor to realize he isn't the God of Hammers, but the God of Thunder.
What happens when you let a New Zealand indie filmmaker known for vampire mockumentaries ( What We Do in the Shadows ) loose on a $180 million blockbuster? You get Thor: Ragnarok . Waititi systematically dismantled everything that wasn't working. Farewell to the dark, gray palette of the first two films; hello to the technicolor junkyard planet of . Thor Ragnarok
A significant portion of Thor: Ragnarok takes place on Sakaar, a planet made of trash and ruled by the hedonistic Grandmaster, played with delightful eccentricity by Jeff Goldblum. Sakaar serves as the perfect playground for Waititi’s chaotic energy. It is colorful, loud, and ruled by a surreal gladiator culture that feels like a Jack Kirby comic page come to life. By destroying Mjölnir, the film forced Thor to
Hela isn't evil for the sake of evil. She is the ugly truth of imperialism that Odin tried to bury. Her design, courtesy of the legendary Jack Kirby (the "King of Comics"), bursts off the screen with sharp angles, black helmets, and green magic that looks more like shrapnel than spells. Sakaar serves as the perfect playground for Waititi’s