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Thor: Ragnarok
Nov. 19th, 2017 06:02 pmOf late I've been a lot pickier about what mcu movies I actually go to see, because I'm not nearly as enamoured of marvel as I used to be. But OBVIOUSLY I was going to go see the latest Thor, my favourite of the sub-serieses within the franchise.
AND LO IT WAS GREAT. And like, actually a good movie, unlike Thor: The Dark World which I adored despite it...not technically being all that.
I think my favourite thing about Thor: Ragnarok was that it was genuinely hilarious and often ridiculous while also having some pretty serious themes. Why is there this idea that there must always be a dichotomy between being funny and saying important things? That only grimdark things can be taken seriously?
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AND LO IT WAS GREAT. And like, actually a good movie, unlike Thor: The Dark World which I adored despite it...not technically being all that.
I think my favourite thing about Thor: Ragnarok was that it was genuinely hilarious and often ridiculous while also having some pretty serious themes. Why is there this idea that there must always be a dichotomy between being funny and saying important things? That only grimdark things can be taken seriously?
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