While Taika Waititi may have given Marvel fans the uttermost satisfaction with Thor: Ragnarok, the same wasn’t the case with the film that came after that in the film series, i.e. Love and Thunder. Not only was this movie more inclined to the goofy and silly side, but it has also seemingly left the franchise in ruins.
To save the film saga and give fans the movie that could give them the contentment they truly desire from the franchise, Marvel reportedly needs to once again bring about Kenneth Branagh’s “Shakespearean” themes from the first Thor film to the fifth installment of the movie series, all the while keeping the silly approach to the Stormbreaker wielder shown in Ragnarok.
Marvel Needs To Get Thor Back On The ‘Serious’ Track To Save The Saga
When Marvel first introduced the Mjollnir wielder in Thor back in 2011, it received satisfactory reviews from fans, which led to the making of its sequel: The Dark World. But this second part wasn’t as up to par as the first one, and MCU needed to bring something different and new to the next films in the series to save it.
Thus was the entrance of Taika Waititi with Ragnarok, which fans widely loved and adored, and which also earned the title of being the best film in the series. However, with the next movie, Love and Thunder, Waititi messed up big time, and now Marvel is trying to make every effort to save the Thor franchise.
Among the possible options to do so is to first bring filmmaker Kenneth Branagh back to the franchise and have his Shakespearean approach shown in the first (and incredibly underrated) movie return to the fifth installment of the saga as well–as per a tweet on X by @CanWeGetToast:
Kevin Feige/Marvel should back Keneth Branagh for Thor 5.
Have him reintroduce some of the Shakespearean themes from the first Thor movie (which is criminally underrated).
It could be the perfect way to bring the franchise back from being too silly. https://t.co/60BHADWTKn pic.twitter.com/XktXHM8y9J
— CanWeGetSomeToast (@CanWeGetToast) November 20, 2023
Although this sounds easy, Marvel will obviously face a lot of complications while implementing this pitch into action because of the criminally silly tone that Odinson has already jumped into, thanks to Waititi’s disaster which was Love and Thunder.
Fans Share Their Take On This New Thor 5 Pitch
Following the tweet with this new and more Norse-theme-inclined Thor pitch for the fifth installment of the film series, Marvel fans have stepped up to share their own takes and what could genuinely make the fifth film a masterpiece like Ragnarok.
Commenting on the post by @CanWeGetToast, here’s what they have to say:
Keneth Branagh made an impossible story into a movie. It shouldn’t have worked story-wise or visually but he did it. He got caught in the conflict of tone for the MCU. Ragnorak was fantastic but we should have gone back to a more serious and grounded Thor after End Game.
— MedicatedEmu (@MedicatedEmu) November 20, 2023
I think Thor as a character has developed so much to a point that the Ragnarok silliness will always be apart of him.
It was just showed up in Love & Thunder a bit too much
— CanWeGetSomeToast (@CanWeGetToast) November 20, 2023
I could see it now:
A Shakespearean epic about Hercules seeking to take down the God of Thunder to reclaim the glory of the old gods.
Meanwhile, Thor’s just vibing being dad of the year 😭⚡️🌩️ I want this
— CanWeGetSomeToast (@CanWeGetToast) November 20, 2023
I think they just need to hit Ragnarok level of comedy and seriousness cause Ragnarok is pretty dark mixed within Well balanced comedy and it’s what Got a Chris to be interested in continuing to play Thor as he has said he didn’t like the direction thor 1&2 were heading
— Roberto Diamond 💎💎 (@RobertoDiamond_) November 20, 2023
I want Keneth Branagh to come back but instead of the shakespearean themes they try to make it more norss themed and try to implement the new yggdrasil that was created by loki. Could be pitched as a really significant movie if written well
— chipslol (@chips1o1) November 20, 2023
1st Thor was so unique pic.twitter.com/pE250uvPDl
— Kal-El fan 49 (@KalEl_fan49) November 20, 2023
I would be fine with this but bring more mythology into it. We got Zeus, Herc, and hopefully Ares. I would love to see Thor and Herc team up against Amatsu-Mikoboshi unless they are saving that for a Herc and Ares project.
— Colby_R (@Colfern326) November 20, 2023
Bringing forward Tom Hiddleston’s new and evolved Loki from the series to meet Chris Hemsworth’s developed Thor could also help. It’d act as the perfect comeback for Loki and also give Thor 5 the perfect storyline if it somewhat circles around the two brothers.
— Mine (@DistractedMahin) November 20, 2023
Considering how Love and Thunder had no balance between Chris Hemsworth‘s superhero being silly and funny while still being aware of his powers and wielding them to the best of his ability, the Stormbreaker wielder really needs to go back to being serious once again remembering what he is truly capable of.
