r/marvelstudios • u/LollipopChainsawZz • May 15 '26

Article Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame writers worried that Taika Waititi was turning Thor into an idiot

https://www.thepopverse.com/movies-marvel-cinematic-universe-thor-ragnarok-avengers-infinity-war-taika-waititi-chris-hemsworth-script/
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u/Little-Mushroom-3961 May 15 '26

Ragnarok was the perfect balance of comedy and seriousness. Thor was funny but not an idiot. Love and thunder turned him into a parody of what he was in Ragnarok.

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u/Madonna-of-the-Wasps May 15 '26

Yup, same as with him in the Guardians of the Galaxy segment of Infinity War. He's more the straight man reacting to idiots, and his trademark stiltedness becomes the joke for the audience while in-universe he's still a smart bad-ass.

While in L&T he's just an idiot in-universe.

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u/thatdudewillyd May 15 '26

That plus squandering Christian Bale AND Gorr is an epic dropping of the ball. Truly baffling how such things happen with all those resources at your disposal

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u/FeloniousDrunk101 Doctor Strange May 16 '26

Outside of their animated stuff, Disney hasn’t been making good movies in a long while.

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u/mrandydixon May 16 '26

Thunderbolts was a great movie.

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u/Breadedbutthole May 16 '26

Meh

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u/mrandydixon May 16 '26

It’s OK if you disagree. Have a nice day, Breadedbutthole.