Thor: Love And Thunder - Why Does Zeus Sound Like That?

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There were a lot of big reveals in the recently released Thor: Love and Thunder that fans have been waiting years to see. However, when they finally got what they wanted, many of the on-screen iterations of fan-favorite comic book characters weren't exactly what fans were expecting.

The fourth cinematic effort for the God of Thunder sees him interact with his godhood in a more direct way, thanks to the onslaught of Gorr the God Butcher. Thor's new nemesis seems too much to face on his own, leaving him to seek out help from fellow deities. Unfortunately, it doesn't go according to plan.

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Zeus, King of Olympus and God of the Sky, is the big new face in the franchise. Zeus has a long history in the comics. Like many gods in the Marvel Universe, he appears as a hero and villain with goals that regularly come into conflict with the franchise's superheroes. Most of his appearances in the series see him interact with the other various pantheons of deities. Gods in the comics have a strange mixed existence. They're clearly powerful, but by no means the end all be all. He's never been adapted to the big screen before Thor's latest outing. He's only appeared in a couple of animated series. His big on-screen debut has seen a decidedly mixed reception from the audience, partially due to Russell Crowe's unique performance in the role.

Zeus is arrogant, dismissive, selfish, hedonistic, cruel, lazy, and completely uninterested in anything that doesn't benefit him personally. While this isn't particularly relevant to the comic book source material, it's probably the most note-perfect adaptation of the original Greek myth ever put to the big screen. His role in the