Review: Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald - Magical or Mediocre?

IMDB: 7.1/10 METACRITIC: 53/100 ROTTEN TOMATOES: 40% (CRITIC CONSENSUS) 69% (AUDIENCE CONSENSUS)

While "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" feels hollow in terms of genuine story, some excellent scenes, world-building and the introduction of some excellent characters save it from being a completely pointless romp. Director David Yates continues to darken the Wizarding World to mostly intriguing effect. Mostly.

Spoilers ahead.

SYNOPSIS: In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.

This is the official plot synopsis which does a great job in exciting audiences, but unfortunately the plot of this story falls short. As the credits rolled, I realised that this movie, aside from properly introducing Grindelwald and Dumbledore, only exists to introduce new storylines and set the foundations for the next 3 Fantastic Beasts movies, leaving it feeling hollow. Aside from that, Grindelwald is an excellent character and the climax is as intense and suspenseful as Harry Potter gets.

CHARACTERS: Eddie Redmayne plays the awkward protagonist Newt Scamander to a tee once again. His wonder and delight at his Magical Beasts felt genuine and thus reflected into the audience. He is a very different protagonist then we're used to, but the change is welcome. Jude Law came in as Dumbledore to cautious optimism from the general audience. He captures the wit and charm of the Dumbledore we know and love, yet he almost feels like a new character. He isn't able to quite catch the magic and strength brought to the role by Richard Harris and Michael Gambon. Newcomer Zoe Kravits plays Leta Lestrange, who is completely pointless apart from giving Ezra Miller's Credence a conflict, which ends up having nothing to do with her. We were likely intended to feel something bad after her death, and it could've potentially succeeded, had the movie not just portrayed her as a baby murderer, literally in the scene right before her death. Ezra Miller had such little development, aside from one line spoken by Grindelwald at the very end, which (based on Grindelwald's previous manipulation of Credence) is more than likely false in the first place. This makes 3 exciting new characters, including Nagini, completely pointless. Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler) manages to be fantastic once again. He brings genuine emotion to what was seemingly a comic relief character. He receives perhaps the most development apart from a certain new character. There was a lot of doubt about Johnny Depp playing Grindelwald but it seemed to be for naught in the end. Grindelwald shows he is different than Lord Voldemort in the fact that he has genuine passion and feeling. However, we see his mercilessness and power through the movies climactic scene.

POSITIVES: The Beasts were the most magical thing we saw in this movie, with new and interesting beasts being introduced.  Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Dan Fogler and especially Johnny Depp put in some great performances. The much darker tone is welcomed for this series after the light Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and it works very well in balancing the lack of story by adding suspense and excitement. The final battle was intense, and we finally got to see the extent of Grindelwald's power.

NEGATIVES: The obvious one is the lack of story, yet other problems stand out. For example, the many plot holes that appear thanks to the established Harry Potter canon, i.e Professor McGonagall appearing despite her not being born. Many new characters were pointless and the character development was generally subpar. Some moments were needlessly dark and assuming the series continues in this direction some comic relief will be needed and Yates will have to balance the grim nature this movie contains.

OVERALL SCORE: 6.5/10

Review: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch - Great Idea, Great Execution

IMDB: 7.7/10 METACRITIC: 61/100

SPOILERS AHEAD

While Black Mirror: Bandersnatch may be advertised as a "choose your own adventure story" but it is instead an exploration in the idea of free will and becomes surprisingly meta throughout my viewing. It may be hyped to death yet I thoroughly enjoyed my adventure from start to many different finishes.

PLOT Bandersnatch follows a young video game developer as he struggles to meet a deadline when making his game: Bandersnatch. He deals with stress and severe mental issues which completely shatter the fourth wall. The problem with this being the very first interactive episode of Black Mirror (which is heavily story based, generally) is that the story is rather weak. I got multiple endings while watching, yet I had to keep rewatching the same things if I made the wrong choice. However, the story isn't the main focus of Bandersnatch. Instead the viewer is meant to travel down all the different paths while trying to figure out exactly what's happening. Despite this, they could've tried to accomplish this with better panache if they had real multiple paths that led to  the credits instead of some of the endings coming twenty minutes in. This would've made this very rewatchable, thus making Bandersnatch's method of telling it's story both a positive or a negative.

CHARACTERS We don't necessarily grow close to our main character Stefan butler (Fionn Whitehead) despite the strong performance, as it is really us who drive him to insanity throughout the viewing. He is very interesting, as he eventually becomes aware that we are controlling him which was very unexpected. We control some of his actions, which leads to many questions about our reality and mortality. Charlie Brooker always has a deeper meaning in his work, and he went to great effort to make you think about these topics. Craig Parkinson and Alice Lowe play Peter Butler and Dr. Haynes respectively. They are quite complicated characters, with Peter being both a concerned father and a hired government employee, and Dr. Haynes being a competent therapist and a ridiculous karate master pulled from a cheesy action movie. The beauty of the "choose your own adventure" concept is in full effect here. Finally, the best character in my opinion is Will Poulter's Colin Ritman. He is also a game designer, yet he is somehow able to occasionally break the fourth wall, which is shocking and raises many questions which are left unanswered fortunately, as it makes the viewer think about the episode even more.

POSITIVES -Different endings -Excellent concept -Interesting characters -Many different interesting topics explored -I was constantly invested due to the different paths

NEGATIVES -Fairly weak story -Characters aren't fleshed out -Longer paths would've been better

CONCLUSION Black Mirror: Bandersnatch has a very good concept and it's execution is similarly great, yet there are some obvious negatives. The storytelling method doesn't allow for much character development, and some of the endings force you to restart, which doesn't allow for a stronger story. Despite this, the topics explored are intriguing and the different paths allowed me to be thoroughly invested the whole time, making Bandersnatch a great adventure.

OUR SCORE: 8/10

Review: The Jungle Book (2016) - A Hollow Exploitation of a Much Loved Classic

IMDB: 7.4/10 METACRITC: 77/100 ROTTEN TOMATOES: 95% (CRITIC CONSENUS) 86% (AUDIENCE CONSENSUS)

These scores are, in short, all slightly generous. The 1967 "The Jungle Book" is an animation classic with iconic songs and a memorable cast of characters. It is full of life and colour and fun and a simple but excellent story, but the 2016 remake however, falls short in all of these aspects.

Spoilers ahead.

SYNOPSIS

After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.

This simplifies the jumbled mess of a story that the movie truly has. It's main issue is it jumps from scene to scene introducing random new characters without properly introducing them or bothering to develop them. The story has no real direction and only gathers it's bearings towards the end. It often relies heavily on convenient coincidences to drive our plot and the dialogue is mostly expositional.

CHARACTERS

Let's start with Mowgli. The main problem with him is Neel Sethi, the actor eho plays him. Now I'm not saying that a 12 year old should be Leonardo DiCaprio, but he should at least know the basics of acting. Mowgli is extremely unlikable, spending the whole 100 minutes complaining and delivering cringe-worthy lines. Through no fault of his own, Bill Murray's Baloo completely ruins the original character. His character is completely underdeveloped, as his relationship with Mowgli. Ben Kingsley voices Bagheera who at least has a backstory, yet he doesn't change or develop whatsoever throughout the movie.

MUSIC There isn't much to say here. The two original songs are completely ruined by awful singing and simply try to pull on the audiences nostalgia. However, it is scored quite well.

DIALOGUE Ok, it's a children's movie. Fair enough. But the dialogue is very simple, cringy and expositional. Disney movies have shown in the past that they can have excellent dialogue yet this movie barely passes when it comes to it's script.

ANIMATION The movie is gorgeous, the characters look wonderful and the jungle is vibrant and full of life. But we can't ignore the fact that the characters being realistic limits them exponentially. This is hugely problematic, obviously.

POSITIVES -Animation is beautiful -Score

NEGATIVES -Characters are hollow and underdeveloped -Weak story -Needlessly convoluted -Use of coincidences -Short yet boring -Awful dialogue -Music -Tries to use nostalgia instead of developing it's story

CONCLUSION

"The Jungle Book" could of been so much more. With weak music, characters and dialogue, the movie is barely held up by it's animation and some decent scenes which are unfortunately few and far between.

OUR SCORE: 4.5/10

Review: Pulp Fiction: Tarantino's Sadistic Classic

IMDB: 8.9/10 METACRITIC: 94/100 ROTTEN TOMATOES: 94% (CRITIC REVIEW) 96% (CRITIC REVIEW)

Widely imitated yet never surpassed in quality, Pulp Fiction is a never ending journey of excitement and terror into the seemingly insane mind of director and writer Quentin Tarantino. It is terrifying yet hilarious, tense and suspenseful with never ending violence that wouldn't look out of place in a cheap gore movie. This is topped of with constant hilarity and a genius storytelling method that keeps you invested and manages to make two and a half hours fly by with shocking speed. A masterclass in dialogue, Pulp Fiction will have you entertained from start to finish.

Spoilers ahead

SYNOPSIS

Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) are hitmen with a penchant for philosophical discussions. In this ultra-hip, multi-strand crime movie, their storyline is interwoven with those of their boss, gangster Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) ; his actress wife, Mia (Uma Thurman) ; struggling boxer Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) ; master fixer Winston Wolfe (Harvey Keitel) and a nervous pair of armed robbers, "Pumpkin" (Tim Roth) and "Honey Bunny" (Amanda Plummer).

This synopsis, whilst accurate, does not even hint at the terror that will follow, as the audience views uncomfortable but brilliant scenes for two and a half hours.

DIALOGUE

Oh where to start? Since Pulp Fiction is written in such a unique and different way, it almost simulates a rollercoaster in the way that you are thrown around different characters, even if they've already died. It doesn't care about developing the characters through boring expository backstory, but you get to know them through their many actions and utterly amazing dialogue. Many movies fall into the trap of just using it's tool of person to person dialogue to advance the plot in mundane, repetitive ways, but not this movie.

COMEDY

Pulp Fiction's comedy is unmatched for movie in this genre, that is, if you can pinpoint the genre! This movie is a comedy, a thriller, a crime movie/mafia movie, an action movie and a drama. It's incredible. However, this movie is hilarious. Simply watch the scene where John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson are cleaning the skull and brain of the man who was accidently killed in their car. Or, how about the interrogation Samuel L. Jackson forces on the young man in his apartment. Or even the excellent awkwardness of the iconic dance scene.

CHARACTERS

There are wonderful and memorable characters in every second of every scene. We open with Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson), two hitmen who don't even seem to care about the work they do, having a casual conversation about burgers and Amsterdam. Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) is Vincent and Jules' boss, a rich, merciless man who is married to Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman). Mia is a failed actress who has an excellent dynamic and some of the best dialogue and scenes with Vincent Vega. Bruce Willis rounds out our main characters playing veteran boxer Butch Coolidge. He is proud to the point of being a danger to himself and he is also merciless.

POSITIVES -Excellent dialogue -Memorable and perfect characters -Iconic story telling method which is different yet genius -Hilarious -Terrifying -Iconic scenes -Excellent acting -Wonderful directing -Unforgettable

NEGATIVES -Excessive use of unnecessary racism

Overall, Pulp Fiction is a landmark of movies. It uses it's genius concepts such as the way it tells it's story with great fashion, and is rightly known as one of the best movies ever made.

OUR SCORE: 10/10

Review: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: The BEST Spider-Man Movie?

ROTTEN TOMATOES: 99% (CRITIC REVIEW) 94% (AUDIENCE REVIEW) METACRITIC: 83/100 IMDB: 8.8/10

Spider-Man: into the Spider-Verse is possibly the first time in recent years an animation studio have tried to do something stylistically new, and still have the end product look stunning. It combines fantastically choreographed fight scenes, excellent comedy and some great dramatic scenes, fully taking advantage of it's animation. Thanks to it being animated, it can do things unseen in any other parlays in to the Spider-Man universe. With lovable, well thought out and memorable heroes and villains, coupled with an excellent soundtrack "Into the Spider-Verse" is both one of the best animated movies and one of the best comic book movies in recent memory, and arguably of all time.

Spoilers ahead.

Of course, the characters were a huge selling point for this movie. While "Spider-Man" is the main character, it's not necessarily the hero we all know and love. No, the main protagonist is Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) a young teenager, who's only experiencing his origin story. By the end of the movie, Miles completes his evolution from citizen to super-hero in spectacular fashion. The rest of the Spider-People we are introduced to all bring original takes on the character whilst being hilarious and creative. For example, Spider-Ham, a literal Spider-Pig, who comes from a sort of Looney-Tunes dimension. Then we have the staples of Spider-Man in Peter B. Parker, who's just Peter from another dimension. He is of course far less fortunate than our Peter, getting divorced from wife Mary Jane, and developing an addiction to fast food. Then we have Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), who, in this incarnation, is a teen from an alternate dimension where she is the only Spider-Woman. Then we have Peni Parker(Kimiko Glen), the anime schoolgirl Spider-Man from the future, with a powerful Robot.

Yes, I'm serious.

Finally we have Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage), a gritty emotionless detective from the 1930's who's world is entirely in black and white. Initially these characters could seem like pointless plot convenience or comic relief, but that isn't true. They all have interesting arcs and deep personalities. In terms of the villains, we have Kingpin (Liev Schrieber), a well known villain, who's plan may seem a little basic, but his power is shown in his introduction. He has Spider-Man killed. Accompanying him are the brilliant Doc Ock (Kathryn Hahn) and the terrifying Prowler (Mahershala Ali) who is dramatically revealed to be Miles' uncle Aaron.

POSITIVES: - Excellent score -Excellent soundtrack -New and creative animation -Great comedy -Beautiful fight scenes -Memorable characters with genuine arcs -Dramatic and suspenseful moments -Takes itself the right amount of serious -Fantastic Writing -Kept me glued to the screen from start to finish

NEGATIVES Honestly, after wracking my brain trying to think of a negative, I finally settled on one. -Most villains (aside from Kingpin) aren't fleshed out in terms of backstory. But I don't even feel that that's a negative. It means we can focus on the pure joy that we feel watching these innovative and fun fight scenes.

Spider-Man - into the Spider-Verse is simply amazing. It is, in my opinion, the best Spider-Man movie ever made, just edging out Homecoming.

OUR SCORE:10/10

Review: Death Note (2017) - Lost in Translation.

IMDB: 4.6/10 METACRITIC: 43/100 ROTTEN TOMATOES: 38% (CRITIC CONSENSUS) 24% (AUDIENCE CONSENSUS)

These scores are all generous. I propose a question. What if this had a semblance of a redeeming quality? What if it had tried to do anything right, or at least like the original TV series? What if it tried to make a watchable 100 minutes of cinema? I have no idea what the answer would be, but if Adam Wingard directed a video of Nat Wolff repeatedly smacking his head against a wall for the allotted time and called it a feature film, it would still be a more entertaining and better adaptation of the source material than this hot pile of steaming garbage.

Spoilers Ahead.

PLOT SYNOPSIS: Light Turner, a bright student, stumbles across a mystical notebook that has the power to kill any person whose name he writes in it. Light decides to launch a secret crusade to rid the streets of criminals. Soon, the student-turned-vigilante finds himself pursued by a famous detective known only by the alias L.

This is the official synopsis, and it could easily make you excited to watch Death Note. It makes it sound like an exploration in to the corruption of power, and the concept of a "God Complex" but it of course doesn't. Instead, it follows a ridiculously stupid love story while trying to replicate the story of the source material, however on a much smaller scale.

CHARACTERS: Oh, where to start. Let's begin with our so-called protagonist Light Turner. Yes, Turner. Our protagonist, while intelligent, is awkward and unpopular, as well as being a complete coward. He is stupid when it comes to attempting to outsmart L. Light's girlfriend Mia is almost whinier than Light himself, and her death brought out no emotion in me aside from, perhaps a small thought passing through my head, which was, "Hurray, this movie must almost be over!" Light's rival L is a bumbling fool. He appears in public, completely breaking the ideals of the original L. He seemingly goes insane, and mostly acts like an annoyed child. I feel genuinely annoyed even having to write about him.

POSITIVES: I wracked my brain, and the only potential positive I could possibly think of was that the pitch of this movie could've maybe been interesting. An adaptation of a well loved anime, but grounding the characters and making them more real and relatable? Sounds like a movie I'd enjoy watching. But, this can't even be counted as a positive as the end result failed horribly. NEGATIVES To start, the characters were all annoying, and the movie failed at making me care for any of them. If it went with a completely different direction than the series, it could've worked. But the fact that it tried to adapt the series made it worse as it failed in horrible fashion. The dialogue was awful and cringe-worthy, and none of the actors had any chemistry on screen together. Even the soundrack was hilariously inappropriate, with upbeat tunes playing at moments which were intended to be dramatic. It took  itself far too seriously and obviously thought that it's twists and turns were intense and engaging. If I may spoil one more thing, they weren't. This was one of the worst 100 minutes I've ever had the mispleasure of sitting through.

Our score: 1/10

Movie Synopsis & Review: Why "Thor: Ragnarok" is the Best MCU Movie

Taika Waititi's "Thor Ragnarok" feels more like an homage to 2014's "Guardian's of the Galaxy" than a sequel to the dark, dull 2-and-a-half hour bathroom break that was "Thor: The Dark World" It performs the balancing act of comedy and action that recent MCU additions try to accomplish with flair and excitement. PLOT SYNOPSIS The story begins with a bang as we see Thor lying captured in a crate, having failed in his quest to find Infinity Stones. Thor escapes to find Surtur, a mythical creature which threatens to destroy Asgard, in an event known as Ragnarok (hence the title). Thor then steals Surtur's helmet, the key to Ragnarok before defaeting an army of Surtur's minions whilst "Immigrant Song"  blares in the background. This scene perfectly sets the tone for the rest of the movie, and sends us a message. "Thor: Ragnarok" exists to redeem Thor. Thor's brother Loki is revealed to be alive once he returns to Asgard, and it turns out he had been disguising himself as Odin, yet Odin is in fact on Earth. Thor and Loki return to Earth and, after an encounter with Doctor Strange, travel to their father in Norway and catch him in his dying moments. After the tragic death of his father, it is revealed that the Odinsons have a sister, this movies main antagonist, Hela, Goddess of Death. Hela crushes Mjoilnir with little effort, before instantly going to Asgard. Thor winds up in space on a what resembles a floating garbage dump when he is attacked by a dangerous group who intend to eat him. Thor is, however, saved by a bounty hunter, Valkyrie. He thanks her, but she electrocutes him and kidnaps him. Thor is taken to Sakaar, where we are introduced to the Grandmaster. He runs gladiator fights on his plant, and after buying Thor from Valkyrae, throws him into a dungeon to await his fight against "The Champion" Meanwhile, on Asgard, Hela restores her undead army so she can conquer all the realms. Yet this turns out to be impossible as Heimdall is hiding with the Bifrost sword. Thor is thrown in to the arena to fight the champion, who turns out to be none other than the Incredible Hulk. After fighting for a while, Thor looks like he is about to die, until his new powerful thunder powers appear. He is about to defeat Hulk until the shocker in his neck stops him. Back on Asgard, Hela is about to execute a woman as no Asgardians will reveal Heimdal's location until one man steps up, endangering his fellow Asgardians yet saving the woman. After Thor speaks to Hulk, Hulk tells of the Quinjet that is on the planet, and so Thor begins to plan his escape. After learning that Valkyrie is also Asgardian, he fails to convince both her and Hulk to join him on his quest to stop Hela. Thor manages to remove the device from his neck before rushing to the Quinjet. Hulk follows him, destroying the Quinjet, but sees a video of Black Widow, which calms him down and for the first time in two years, he turns back in to Bruce Banner. Thor explains to Banner their current situation whilst the Grandmaster hires Loki and Valkyrie to hunt for his missing prisoner Thor. Loki forces Valkyrie to remember her past fight against Hela and forces her to have a change of heart. So, Valkyrie, Banner and Thor all form a plan to escape. Thor manages to steal a ship, despite Loki's efforts, and he escapes alongside his fellow "Revengers" Reaching Asgard just as Hela is about to destroy the remaining population who had attempted to escape through the Bifrost Bridge, Thor engages her in a vicious battle but is still overpowered and loses an eye. Feeling he is useless without his hammer, Thor has a vision of Odin who explains to his son that the hammer simply channeled his powers reminding him he is the God of Thunder. Odin also tells him that anywhere can be Asgard, as long as its people survive so will the society. Now realizing his full abilities, Thor unleashes a massive lightning bolt sending Hela flying. . Thor unites with Valkyrie and Loki knowing Hela will soon be back as she is only growing stronger from Asgard's power. Thor suddenly realizes that he cannot stop Ragnarok but must instead bring it about, and sends Loki down to the vaults to throw Surtur's skull into the living flame. Loki does so and escapes just as Surtur is reborn and starts laying waste to the realm as well as presumably killing Hela. Thor escapes with Loki, Hulk, Heimdall, Valkyrie, and his fellow Asgardians just before Asgard is completely decimated. Although Thor is upset about the destruction of his home, he knows that he had to do it to prevent the extinction of his people. He then finally meets his destiny and takes the 'throne' (really, the captain's chair on the bridge) where his first order is to return to Earth. CHARACTERS Thor Odinson: Chris Hemsworth delivers his best performance as the God of Thunder yet. He changed his Shakespearean-esque personality and tone, and mad Thor much more human. Thor has awkward moments, cracks jokes and is cocky when he wants to be. He is now one of the most powerful characters in the MCU, even without his hammer, and will be a formidable threat to anyone who crosses his path. Taika Waititi and Chris Hemsworth achieved the impossible; they not only redeemed Thor, but they made him one of the best characters in the entirety of the MCU's roster. Bruce Banner/Hulk: Mark Ruffalo's Hulk changed massively since his last appearance, mainly he has the ability to speak in cohesive sentences. Hulk inspired the Sakaar act with his hugely popular comic Planet Hulk. Hulk was still a well liked character before this movie, but t=audiences stock has definitely risen in the character thanks to Ragnarok. This movie also gives him a brand new arc that is introduced in the middle of the movie and is wrapped up neatly by the end, being Banner's resistance to transforming in to the Hulk. Hulk may seem like compsonic relief, but he is so much more than that in this movie. Hulk shows passion, anger and sadness. Hulk has substance, he has more than "Hulk Smash!" Valkyrie: And wrapping up the Revengers is the badass booze-hag played by Tessa Thompson, "Valkrie" Valkyrie is a bounty hunter for the Grandmaster, and is actually a brand new character. She is played excellently by Thompson, who encapsulates her sarcastic personality very well, yet Valkyrie doesn't have much of an arc apart from wanting revenge, and that's not all. Her personality also fails to have more features than the previously mentioned ones, assuming you don't include "alcoholic" as a trait. Despite this, Thompson has some hilarious lines and plays an important role in the movie. Thompson puts in a great performance as the Asgardian. Hela: Emo Cate Blanchet is one of the most deathly “Big-Bads“ in the MCU and she certainly acts it, but more importantly she hits all the criteria for an excellent villain. Firstly, she’s evil. That’s a given. Secondly, she’s extremely powerful. Thirdly, She has aplan with catastrophic results. Fourthly, she’s personally close with our main protagonist. Fifthly, she has a coherent motive. She has a right to the throne. And finally, she improves our hero, makes him stronger as a result of fighting her. She humbles Thor, which, once again, humanizes him. Korg: Played by Taika Waititi himself, Korg is the funniest part of the movie. His role is largely expository for Thor, but it's exposition done right. Every line Korg says will make you laugh, or is important, despite him being a B-List character. There is a complaint to be had that he was perhaps underutilized, yet his minimal appearance was absolutely perfect. Loki: Loki had a simple role in this movie but had huge development by the end. He started the movie with a typical Loki move, i.e not being  dead. Loki started of still evil - turning on his brother in the climax of the Sakaar act - but by the end there’s no more tricks. He played a big role in the fight against Hela, and when he’s on the Asgard ship at the very end, you can tell he finally feels for the first time that he has a family. His story id left on a cliffhanger though as during the fight against Hela, he presumably stole the tesseract. Final Notes Overall, Thor Ragnarok is without a doubt the most entertaining MCU movie. It has hilarious comedy, gripping, well choreographed fight scenes, amazing characters including one of the MCU’s best villains. 9/10