When the last remaining “OG” Marvel star is saying this about the studio, you know it’s true. Chris Hemsworth has admitted that Thor 4 was “too silly” and that Marvel movies in generally must become “more personal” and “more grounded” to survive and thrive.
Of course, Thor had to be the one to save the Marvel franchise from itself.
Chris Hemsworth has voiced the frustrations of practically every Marvel fan has had with the last 2-3 years of films/T.V. shows as he’s said the recent Marvel films, and especially Thor: Love and Thunder, have been “too silly” and they need to be “grounded” in reality to be successful. And, as you’ve probably guessed, I’m super glad he said that.
You didn’t really need one of the original six Marvel stars to come out and say that the newest Marvel films are nothing more than a lifeless, soulless parody of the franchise, yet it’s very much appreciated Chris Hemsworth, who is still contracted to do more Marvel films to the best of my knowledge, has said it.
For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, Thor actor and member of the original Avengers hero class (aka: Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye) Chris Hemsworth did an interview with GQ Magazine in which he said was asked about the Marvel franchise, his character, and the Thor movies themselves.
And, in response to those questions, he said, “I think we just had too much fun. It just became too silly. It’s always hard being in the center of it and having any real perspective…I love the process, it’s always a ride. But you just don’t know how people are going to respond,” about Thor 4 and, “That’s the trick: you have to separate all those stories. The moment it’s like: ‘Your world is in danger, the entire universe!’ It’s like, ‘Yeah, so [it] was the last 24 films.’ It has to become a bit more personal and grounded,” regarding the Marvel franchise.
And, as I said, I completely agree with him wholeheartedly.
I’m not going to go as far as saying the recent Marvel films have all been worthless (as I was a fan of the premise and potential Thor 4 had) or that the Marvel films as a whole don’t need great acting due to the nature of their production (as Anthony Hopkins so “eloquently” stated…even though his Odin portrayal was as lifeless as the Norse religion today), but it’s true that these films lack what made the originals so great: heart, passion, and creativity.
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When you watch the original Marvel films, such as Iron Man 1-3, Captain America 1-3, Thor 1-3, The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and 2, Ant-Man 1 and 2, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, you see the heart, passion, and creativity all the people involved making these films had.
The acting was sensational (apart from the odd Hopkins-like performance) as you’d actually believe you were watching the comic book characters on your screen, the filming techniques were unique and original in all the films, the CGI and visual effects gradually got better and better with each film, and the wide-spanning story telling was at its peak.
Why? It’s because the films were not corporatized and focused solely on selling toys, tickets to Disney World and Disney Land, and shoving an endless sludge of content down everyone’s throat to replicate an irreplicable film model solely for the billions it generated the Disney overlords.
Whether Disney wants to believe it or not, Phases 1-3 of the MCU cannot every be recreated as they are uniquely special in how vast, interconnected, well-made, and consistently great each and every film was.
There was no movie in the franchise up until 2020 (and maybe some will say Captain Marvel, but I really don’t think it’s nearly as bad as the recent films/shows) that could be considered a dud or a failure as they were all unique in their storytelling and working towards one clear, concise goal: building the Avengers, defeating Thanos, and rebuilding the world left in his destructive wake.
The MCU Phases 1-3 truly are one of the few “blue diamonds” of cinema and impossible to replicate.
And, as we’ve seen with the recent sludge of films and shows, Disney tried and failed to find another blue diamond as the recent films either suffered from bad acting, bad storytelling, overreliance on comedy, overreliance on the “Marvel formula” (which is an oxymoron in of itself as the Marvel formula never existed to begin with), unclear motivations, bad writing, or just corporate neglect.
I hope Disney takes Chris Hemsworth’s advice and revolutionizes what’s left of the Marvel brand, yet I fear things will only get worse before they get better with Marvel.
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