Thor: Ragnarok

This is spoiler heavy for a film you should really watch. So if you haven’t seen it yet, what are you still doing here? 

***Spoilers***

For those who don’t know, Thor Ragnarok is based on a story from long ago: The Transformers.

I mean, sure, you can probably see some influences from, like, Marvel Comics and old Norse mythology too, but mostly The Transformers.

For the avoidance of any doubt, I am of course referring to the 1986 animated Transformers movie. Apparently some idiot made some nonsense with a similar name more recently. We do not speak of those monstrosities.

I feel like you’re probably not spotting the Thor connection yet, so let me show you some comparisons:

Optimus Prime/Odin - the powerful leader, who will always be there to protect his people. The loyal viewers of the series so far will know nothing bad will ever really happen while he’s around... holy s*#t what just happened? The film is only just starting!

Hot Rod/Thor - the idiot who likes showing off. You’re going to make him king aren’t you?

Megatron/Loki - the bad ass enemy who uses brain over brawn. Damn, he’s sexy. Based on the series to date he’ll be the big bad again here...

Unicorn/Hela - holy s*#t. You just made Megatron/Loki seriously obsolete. Whoa.

Iron Hide, Wheeljack etc/Warriors Three etc - beloved characters, can’t wait to see what they get up to... wait, did they just... but they come back later right? Right?!?!

Grimlock/Hulk - smash!

I think I’ve proved my point.

Aside from the mass slaughter to make way for a new series of toys, Thor Ragnarok is actually a really fun, humorous film that is definitely worth a watch. It’s a film that focuses on being highly entertaining, spending no time at all on things like “setting the scene”. You are expected to know what’s happened previously so it just dives right in.

But you already knew that, given you’ve already seen it.

What’s interesting about Ragnarok is the potential impact on the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Until now, death in the MCU has been either temporary or a monumental event. Or both. In Ragnarok, the Goddess of Death totally rips up the rule book. Characters die - get over it.

With very little known about Marvel’s plans after the Infinity Wars, is Ragnarok just the start of things to come? 

Don’t worry, I have a feeling everything will work out just fine.