Thor: Love and Thunder Review

Spoilers ahead please be aware of potential spoilers if you haven’t seen the movie yet.

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Plot:

In my opinion the plot to this movie is great. It covers a good portion of Thors life that we simply don’t see before. We knew that Thor had feelings but it was all put into a brief pause due to the events of the avengers movies. Now we get to see more of thor and a deeper view at how he really feels. I personally love the plot since it brings back a lot of excellent characters. The entire god-killer bad guy sounds cheesy but it makes sense and it is made to get you rooting for the bad guy once in a while. Of course, it being a Marvel Movie the good guy always wins and there is some sort of lesson to be learned but apart from the predictable ending it gives a lot to look and think about. My personal favorite part about this movie is the return of Jane Foster played by none other than Natalie Portman. The movie does have its sad bits and pieces but it is by far one of the best recent Marvel movies in my opinion. Of course you already know my view on Dr. Strange in the Multiverse Of Madness. If you haven't read my review then go ahead and check it out here. With the introduction of other gods I feel like there is so much potential for more Thor based movies. I would definitely love to see some more gods in action. It would take away from what we are used to in the Marvel Universe but it would be something fun to watch. It would definitely be less confusing than the multiverse that Marvel keeps trying to push out.

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Final thoughts:

I do believe that you should watch this movie if you haven't yet. I would definitely say that it is far better than that of Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. I probably wouldn't watch this movie more than twice in the cinema but I do plan to watch it at least one more time since it has been better than most of the movies I have seen from Marvel recently. I do believe that the plot for Love and Thunder is good although not great it gives you that "what happened to Thor" after you saw him as "bro" Thor when he gained weight and gave up on being a superhero. 

Minion: Rise of Gru Review

  In case you didn't know before. This movie has been in the top 3 movies in the Pandemic era. With this in mind. Is Minions: Rise Of Gru really that good? Or was the hype around the memes what caused the movie to get the views? In my opinion. The movie was good compared to the previous instalments. I wouldn’t say it was my favorite but it was definitely good. Now here I will give a more in depth review. 

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Plot:

With the story being the continuation of the first Minions movie but before the events of Despicable Me. Minions: Rise of Gru (MRoG from now on) tells a story of young Gru before he was known as everyone's favorite villain, as he embarks on an adventure to meet his idol. Not by choice but because he got kidnapped. He got himself in a predicament when he tried to join a team of elite villains in order to accomplish his dream of being, dare I say, Despicable. He got rejected for being a kid which then led to him stealing from the elite team of villains in order to prove himself as capable of joining them. However they took that as a threat and went after him. Of course his idol ,(name here), was kicked out of the elite team for being too old despite him being the creator of the team. He then decides to go after Gru to get the item he stole. This way he can get his revenge on his former colleagues. 

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Final Thoughts:

In all honesty I would say watch the movie once if you enjoyed the previous installments. The memes definitely overhyped the movie quite a bit and that is probably why people aren't really watching the movie anymore or aren't talking about it anymore. With the whole ban on people who watched the movie in suits it made people quickly realize that they memes went too far. 

Doctor Strange into the Multiverse of Madness Review

 Before I begin I would like to let you know that there will be spoilers and if you haven't watched the movie then please be warned.

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Plot:

I have been a big fan of Doctor Strange and I believe that his story can be very fun with the possibilities that the MCU can go. In the Multiverse of Madness(m.o.m). Which takes place after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home and Endgame. It begins with a dream that wakes up Dr. Strange. We then go along with the story not knowing what the point of the dream was. Until we see a girl from the dream outside of the dream indicating that the dream was not a dream. Immediately we get a bit confused as to what is going on. But as the story progresses we get some explanation. Although the story telling isn't my favorite out of the MCU so far it was executed well. We are introduced to other universes that explain how the whole MCU is connected. I know that this sounds like a lazy idea that opens the possibility to do whatever the writers want. It can still be used to build upon the previous films. By lazy I mean that they can introduce many characters into the films without the worry of killing them off. Which comes to my least favorite part of the entire movie. When they introduced the versions of Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) who was killed not soon after, in a brutal way may I add. The same with an alternate version of Captain America and Captain Marvel both which also died. Professor Charles Xavier was also shown but was no match for the Scarlett Witch. But the dumbest death in my opinion and the part that changed my mood for the whole film was the death of black bolt. It was very dumb and really made me mad. But if you look beyond that then the movie wasn't that bad. The ending leaves a lot of possibilities open for upcoming movies.

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The possibilities:

Towards the end when Wanda collapses the building I believe that she does not die. The reason I believe she is not dead is because the other deaths in the movie are explicitly shown in all universes. While her death isn't explicitly shown. The camera zooms out and we are left to "trust" she dies. If you stayed long enough to see the part where Dr. Strange gets a third eye then you realize that he now possesses new powers that can be shown in future films. With the appearance of Clea you know that there will be a dynamic duo with Clea and Dr. Strange.

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Final Thought:

I overall enjoyed the movie but unfortunately due to the deaths and the brief introductions it really through me off and I ended up disliking it. I just hope that in the future they don't do this unless they give a better story. It just felt like they did it just because they could easily dispose of that universe and introduce a new one if things don't turn out good for future films. Hence the lazy writing.