Endgame Thor/God of Thunder - Chris Hemsworth

[HammerDown]

This version was definitely a hit with the crowd. For the most part he is funny and it works but it's also very tragic at times. Then we still had some cool moments but clearly not enough to balance things out more evenly.

Ragnarok - He was funny, light hearted but with plenty cool moments throughout.
IW - He was a much more serious and determined version of himself with a strong pay off.
AEG - Got into the tragic side of things but dabbing a bit too much into parody. Not enough badassery.

 

[ciscostudent561]

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the girl power scene with no Lady Sif just depressed me

 

[Mr. Peanut]

I think the thing with Thor in EG is...

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Yeah, it makes sense for him to be in a bad place. But contrast him to Xavier in Days of Future Past, who was in a similarly bad place (in a movie about using time travel to undo a calamity in 2023, no less...what are the odds?). Both were drunks who had given up on life and let themselves go. But Thor is treated as a punchline while Xavier is treated with sincere gravity.

 

[inomilan]

I liked the new direction they went with Thor, but yeah I understand that some fans will be disappointed with that choice.

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I also hope he returns to his normal shape afte

 

[RoastBeast]

My crowd loved Thor the most so I really doubt this, the only people complaining are people here and on some of the reddit, GA will love him here

Enjoying something in the moment is one thing, but the longer term is something else. We all laughed in the theater, and then people were talking about it afterwards in a not so positive way.

...and everyone was waiting for the turn around. There wasn't much in the way of that.

 

[harlequinade]

II wouldn't say punchline. Comic relief but with few genuine great character moments

 

[harlequinade]

I liked the new direction they went with Thor, but yeah I understand that some fans will be disappointed with that choice.

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I also hope he returns to his normal shape afte

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Fitness montage set to funky music with Quill must happen

 

[harlequinade]

Enjoying something in the moment is one thing, but the longer term is something else. We all laughed in the theater, and then people were talking about it afterwards in a not so positive way.

...and everyone was waiting for the turn around. There wasn't much in the way of that.

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He thought with the other two in extended scene and he decided to do the right thing for his people because he still knows he is confused and lost. I thought this was growth.

 

[BigThor]

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Fitness montage set to funky music with Quill must happen

Yes indeed and since it's Thor, they could have him lifting huge objects to substitute as weights (spaceships, giant boulders etc.).

 

[samsnee]

How many movies have we gotten with Thor where he’s basically in peak shape? One movie where he’s not and people lose their minds.

I don’t want a Thor who can just smash and lightning his way through everything. He’ll basically be overpowered.

 

[BigThor]

How many movies have we gotten with Thor where he’s basically in peak shape? One movie where he’s not and people lose their minds.

I don’t want a Thor who can just smash and lightning his way through everything. He’ll basically be overpowered.

So........you want him to be a different character?

 

[RoastBeast]

How many movies have we gotten with Thor where he’s basically in peak shape? One movie where he’s not and people lose their minds.

I don’t want a Thor who can just smash and lightning his way through everything. He’ll basically be overpowered.

It was way more than his fitness level... it was the characterization for me.

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When you think it through, they set him up as a lesser man than his brother, and I really don't think they meant to do that, but there it is.

 

[HammerDown]

I much rather have a multi layered character than a Deus Ex Machina.
Thankfully MCU Thor has a ton of depth which makes the character that much interesting.

 

[Flint Marko]

I unabashedly love what they did with Thor. It's both bold and subversive while still a logical extension of what came before.

I've loved Hemsworth in the role since day one and I'm happy he's finally getting to show off his natural charisma and comedic chops, but the guy is a genuinely good actor beyond that and I still don't think he gets quite enough credit. Not saying he's Daniel Day-Lewis but there are genuinely heart-tugging moments he pulls off with such ease, both in End Game and even back to his first outing as the character.

All that said, End Game nails why Hemsworth is so perfect in this role much in the same way RDJ & Evans are. He's the badass, lovable oaf with a heart of gold and I've felt Hemsworth embodied that since day one. Here's to many more adventures with our favorite viking space god.

 

[harlequinade]

Hemsworth's performance in this movie and Thor's scenes were so much fun that it's my main reason for going to see the movie again today

 

[antsman41]

Thor will work out for 24 hours -“and be back to his self... Rocket will give Quill crap that for him to lose that much weight, Peter would have to work out for 24 years.

 

[JtheDreamer]

Thor still did not get his God moment. I swear, I haven't seen anything as powerful/destructive as when he laid waste to the Frost Giants in the first film. Would seem he's always going to be bottlenecked by the writers.

 

[B]

I think the thing with Thor in EG is...

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Yeah, it makes sense for him to be in a bad place. But contrast him to Xavier in Days of Future Past, who was in a similarly bad place (in a movie about using time travel to undo a calamity in 2023, no less...what are the odds?). Both were drunks who had given up on life and let themselves go. But Thor is treated as a punchline while Xavier is treated with sincere gravity.

Exactly this, I didn't actually think of this comparison but it is actually perfect.

 

[MahvelBaby!]

Divisive opinion: fat armored thor > muscular thor

He looked imposing as hell with the beard.

 

[harlequinade]

Yeah that beard was FIERCE

 

[Godzillasaurus]

While I was pissed-off before in regards to his power in the film, he actually doesn't seem as weak after pondering things....

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He tussles with Thanos three times: Thanos never overpowers him in any of these instances, rather he simply has better leverage and is probably the better fighter. Not only did he bring Thanos to his knees in one instance, but consider the part where Thanos has him cornered against a rock and is digging Stormbreaker into his chest: Thor is withstanding the full strength of an enraged Thanos with his hands only, all while being in the weaker position leverage-wise.

Thanos was throwing everybody around like they were ragdolls in this movie, Thor was withstanding this at the very least, not to mention that this Thor is clearly much weaker than he was previously. Captain Marvel, by comparison, was clearly using her full power to do more-or-less the same thing.

But Thor? It was all him, and he was a joke power-wise to his previous incarnations. IW Thor would have destroyed Thanos in this movie. The movie was still a mess, but at least I am less pissed-off now than I was before

 

[Fosterson]

Sorry, next post!

 

[Fosterson]

Just got back.

Loved the movie. Hated what they did with Thor.

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Honestly, the Fat Thor stuff is the only thing stopping me from putting this on the same level as IW (which is my No. 1 MCU movie).

I get what they were going for, but I think they just turned him into too much of a punchline. He should have had a big moment at the end to serve as a pay-off for everything that had happened earlier in the movie instead of being fodder against a Gauntlet-less Thanos. And they went overboard with the humour.

I think IW Thor is still the best portrayal of the character in the entire MCU. Great mix of humour and seriousness, with the appropriate level of badassery.

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And I agree with those who criticised how unimportant Stormbreaker ended up being. Thor nearly died trying to make it and in the end it turned out to be basically irrelevant. Honestly, if Thor hadn't bothered going to Nidavellir to make it and had instead gone to Titan with the rest of the GOTG, the whole story would have ended the same way.

 

[antsman41]

Not treating Thor as a punchline, diminishes his power and when he is heroic.

That's why I have loved him ever since Ragnorak. They are finally in on the joke of a God Of Thunder.

By giving him an in with audiences finally (arrogant child/love puppy warrior) never worked in the first and second films.

By letting Hemsworth do cheese as Thor, makes it easier for us to root/cheer for Hemsworth do "Thunder" as Thor.

 

[Fosterson]

Not treating Thor as a punchline, diminishes his power and when he is heroic.

That's why I have loved him ever since Ragnorak. They are finally in on the joke of a God Of Thunder.

By giving him an in with audiences finally (arrogant child/love puppy warrior) never worked in the first and second films.

By letting Hemsworth do cheese as Thor, makes it easier for us to root/cheer for Hemsworth do "Thunder" as Thor.

I'm not saying that Thor can't be comedic. I just think they went too far in EG.

I'll re-iterate what I said above: IW gave us our best portrayal of Thor in the MCU. It was full of plenty of humour but tempered with a seriousness that gave him just enough gravitas.

Have you ever heard of a happy medium?