It’s April, 2020. There are a LOT of things going on that deserve our attention. But right now I would like to put all of that aside and address something near and dear to my heart.

Thor Ragnarok.

Best Marvel movie ever? Absolutely (except Black Panther…that one makes me cry). Best Superhero Movie of all time…? Let’s see some possible reasons why…

1. Led Zeppelin

2. Jeff Goldblum snapping

3. Anthony Hopkins being classy

4. Cate Blanchett…also classy…and her unfolding devil antler headdress

5. Um…Tom Hiddleston being endearing and tortured and untrustworthy

6. Badass love interest – Tessa Thompson – for Chris Hemsworth

7. Chris Hemsworth

8. That hilarious guy made out of rocks

9. Idris Elba’s eyes

10. Karl Urban…most memorable role since Chronicles of Riddick imho

11. Thor’s weird amusement park intro to the Grandmaster

12. The “Get Help” scene

13. Chris Hemsworth’s voice…which gets its own mention

14. Mark Ruffalo…he’s adorable…

15. Mark Ruffalo’s Duran Duran T-shirt

16. The fact that (besides Black Panther, which stands on its own, and Guardians of the Galaxy, which was good, I admit) I’ve literally only seen one other Marvel movie all the way through, Iron Man. Still, even with my limited viewing history, I thoroughly enjoyed Thor Ragnarok and completely understood the plot and characters. Excellent job.

(Disclaimer: technically I’ve seen Iron Man II but I had a few margaritas before watching it and fell asleep in the theatre…I remember Mickey Rourke was awesome AND I’ve seen the Avengers: Infinity War, but I watched it after I saw Thor Ragnarok and only because I liked the latter so much. Sorry, it just wasn’t as good.)

So. There you are. A thoroughly pointless defense of Thor Ragnarok written YEARS after its release.

Stay safe everyone!

Darci

If you’re in the mood, you can watch the trailer or the movie on Amazon 🙂