Actually if Valhalla is simply the heaven gods get to go in Norse mythology then its probably more coherent than assuming Valhalla is exactly like the 'great warriors go there' iteration.
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Actually if Valhalla is simply the heaven gods get to go in Norse mythology then its probably more coherent than assuming Valhalla is exactly like the 'great warriors go there' iteration.
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Specifically the heaven Asgardian gods go to. The population of Asgard seems fairly high and they all have baseline power above mortal norms so they're probably all gods of something even if most of them aren't gods of something impressive.
In practical terms its basically just "afterlife for that particular ethnocultural group", same as any other, even if the mechanical admission criteria is different. She's just one of those edge cases where the two don't line up perfectly, which is probably going to piss off somebody in a heavenly bureaucracy somewhere.
A good piece centered around the idea that noone in Thor 4 really believes in anything - and that nothing in it means anything - at all.
This does remind me of something that bothered me deeply when I saw the film. When the shadow monsters were attacking New Asgard, Thor spent like 90% of the fight dealing with his emotional drama with Jane and Mjölnir instead of helping out, even though his own people were fighting and dying. I get that it was supposed to be a comedic moment, but him being unable to postpone his drama for five minutes felt like Thor was basically proving Gorr right.
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Lots of stuff the Gods do leaves you with the impression that Gorr was right.
Naysayers are off their rockers on this one, I had a blast. I was not prepared for Stormbreaker, the jealous lover, and Waititi fitting that into the same movie as cancer deaths and Gorr moving like he's in a nightmare is an accomplishment.
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I think it was okay. The biggest problem was really the tonal whiplash, which is gonna happen when you have Taika's comedic style trying to mesh with a villain with a backstory like Gorr's and Jane Foster's cancer. The representation wasn't great here, especially with how this film was hyped up, and the CGI was very noticeable in multiple places, the one that stands out to me is when they go to Omnipotent City for the first time. But hey, I guess that's what happens when Disney overworks and underpays their digital VFX artists (seriously, if there's one thing that's gonna actually kill these movies, it's this, treat your artists better you assholes). Also this is just a minor nitpick, but I feel like Welcome To The Jungle will never hit as hard as it did in Megamind.
But that's not to say there weren't good parts, I think the film has some really good emotional beats, Gorr is a great villain, I liked Jane Foster as Thor in general, I liked seeing how Jane and Thor's relationship ended originally, I liked Valkyrie, I liked seeing her in her capacity as king. And I really do like how often in this Phase the villains can be talked down into stopping what they're doing. Another thing I liked: He's here, he's there, he's every-fucking-where Rooooy Kennnnt, Rooooy Kennnnt
But that's not to say there weren't good parts, I think the film has some really good emotional beats, Gorr is a great villain, I liked Jane Foster as Thor in general, I liked seeing how Jane and Thor's relationship ended originally, I liked Valkyrie, I liked seeing her in her capacity as king. And I really do like how often in this Phase the villains can be talked down into stopping what they're doing. Another thing I liked: He's here, he's there, he's every-fucking-where Rooooy Kennnnt, Rooooy Kennnnt
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I was promised a way gayer movie and am deeply disappointed
We saw the same thing happen a couple times before, being touched by the power of a god apparently gives their pantheon dibs regardless of personal beliefs in the MCU.
In Black Panther and Moon Knight specifically, Eric wasn't a believer in the traditional Wakandan religion but wound up talking to his dad in his version of the ancestral plane despite that, nor did it seem Marc, Steven or Jake were actual worshippers of the ancient Egyptian faith but they wound up on the boat anyways.
Edit: As to the Bag of crisps critique specifically, we actually got a counterpoint in Multiverse of Madness when America Chavez mentions that food is free in most worlds and paying for it is unusual.
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‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Among Disney+ Day Premieres
Disney/Marvel's Thor: Love and Thunder is coming to Disney+ on September 8.
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Oh, sure, you say that now. 
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Taika Waititi ‘Had No Interest’ in Directing a Marvel Movie, Took ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Because He Was ‘Poor’ and It Was ‘A Great Opportunity to Feed’ His Kids
Taika Waititi had no interest in directing Marvel movies, but needing money after his second child was born changed his mind.
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