Thor: Ragnarok (2017) — Review
Funny but stupid. Taika Waititi’s tonal pivot that broke the Thor character and signaled the MCU’s slide into decorative comedy. Thor: Ragnarok at 6/10.
This archive collects the films featuring Chris Hemsworth reviewed at Master of Worlds — 12 titles spanning “Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)”, “Avengers: Endgame (2019)”, “Avengers: Infinity War (2018)”, “Captain Marvel (2019)”, “Ghostbusters (2016)”, “Men in Black: International (2019)”, “The Avengers (2012)”, “The Cabin in the Woods (2011)”, “Thor (2011)”, “Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)”, “Thor: Ragnarok (2017)”, and “Thor: The Dark World (2013)”. Seen together they form a substantial cross-section of Chris Hemsworth’s screen work, and the reviews approach them as storytelling first. The questions are consistent — what the performance asks of the audience, how it serves the structure of the film, and what holds up on a second or third viewing. Watching one actor across this many roles makes the craft legible in a way a single film cannot: the recurring instincts, the range, the choices that separate a memorable performance from a forgettable one. The collection is curated rather than exhaustive, built from films reviewed in depth at Master of Worlds, and it grows as further titles are added.
Funny but stupid. Taika Waititi’s tonal pivot that broke the Thor character and signaled the MCU’s slide into decorative comedy. Thor: Ragnarok at 6/10.
Flat performance, press tour damage, decorative feminism, and the protagonist who is actually the villain. Captain Marvel reviewed at -1000.