It’s Time For The MCU To Retire Thor
fortressofsolitude.co.zaMarvel fans are awaiting news of when Thor will return to the MCU, but it may be a better idea to retire the God of Thunder. Chris Hemsworth first wielded the might of Mjolnir in 2011’s Thor and really proved himself worthy in 2012’s The Avengers, but the King of Asgard has had a somewhat rockier journey compared to the rest of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. With that and a few other factors at play, Thor’s destiny in the MCU’s future is currently more uncertain than ever.
In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Chris Hemsworth himself expressed feelings of disappointment in his most recent portrayal of Thor in 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder, stating that “I got caught up in the improv and the wackiness, and I became a parody of myself”, with Hemsworth also adding “I didn’t stick the landing.”
Hemsworth’s commentary on Taika Waititi‘s Thor: Love and Thunder is hardly isolated, with Love and Thunder proving one of the most divisive MCU movies yet due to its wacky tone and its reliance on comedy far beyond the usual extent of the famously light-hearted franchise.
While Thor’s future in the MCU remains up in the air, his journey in the franchise makes the case that the time has come for the God of Thunder to leave his life as an Avenger behind.
The mixed bag of Thor’s MCU tenure admittedly tilts heavily in favour of Thor’s role in the Avengers films. Though Thor’s side quest in Avengers: Age of Ultron was admittedly a bit polarizing, he still felt true to the warrior and hero he began as until Thor: Ragnarok shifted him towards a much sillier tone.
Thor’s return in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame reasserted him as the quintessential Avenger, and while his major weight gain in the latter was played for laughs, it also humanized Thor as no other MCU film had, Thor clearly falling into depression and self-destruction for his failure to prevent Thanos’ snap in Infinity War.
Following the Avengers’ triumph in Endgame, Thor took another detour into Batman & Robin-levels of
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