Underrated and Over-Criticized

Rating: 8/10 (26 January 2020)

I think for many people this movie falls under the category of "That movie I watched once and forgot about, therefore it must be bad". Well, I love this movie in that it takes a deep dive into Asgardian history, lore, and just the visuals in general. This is a beautiful film that shows off Asgard whenever it suits the story, and I have no problem with that at all. I'd also bring up that this movie offers a lot of development for Loki, and Thor: Ragnarok wouldn't make any sense without his character development in this film. I think post-avengers Loki is my favorite version of the character, he is at peak snarkiness, but we also see actual emotion and sorrow after Frigga's death, which turned out to be a heart-wrenching funeral despite her not being a very developed character. This movie also makes Frigga's appearance in Endgame all the more impactful. Thor receives further development as well. We see him change from being a vengeful war seeking petulant prince into having to become responsible and selfless, even if it means committing treason against his home. This time, Odin is the one making irrational decisions. I think people also forget that this movie introduced an INFINITY STONE. So if nothing else, it's still quite an important film because the Aether is in no other film until Infinity War.
Also I'd give the score in this movie an 11/10 if I could. Brian Tyler's score is gorgeous and matches the film perfectly.