1teaminlondon
Veteran X
EXCELLENT (EXCELLENT) film
DISCUSS.
*disclaimer: this is the first marvel film i've seen since deadpool
DISCUSS.
*disclaimer: this is the first marvel film i've seen since deadpool
Thor (2017) aka taika waititi is the next kubrick
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1teaminlondon
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i havent even seen 10 seconds of a previous thor movie
Thor: Ragnarok Is Quietly the Queerest Superhero Movie Yet
This is all that matters to those in Hollywood.
ou wouldn’t necessarily know it, but Thor: Ragnarok features three queer characters. One is Valkyrie, the female warrior played by Tessa Thompson. Another is Korg, the Kronan gladiator who befriends Thor and is played, via motion-capture and CGI, by the film’s director Taika Waititi. Then there’s Loki, the Asgardian god of mischief, played by Tom Hiddleston. Three queer characters. Crazy, right? It’s true. You just have to know where to look.
Let me explain. In the comics, Valkryie kisses women, and recently Thompson (the hero of Thor: Ragnarok on nearly every level) has confirmed that she played her as a bisexual character. Meanwhile, an issue of The Incredible Hulk a few years back revealed that Korg’s “beloved” was the warrior Hiroim. When I asked Waititi about his character’s sexual orientation a few months ago, he said he didn’t think of his character as gay when he played him, but “he could be.” And while Loki hasn't had any romantic entanglements in the Marvel movies and presents as a cisgender man, in the comics he's a gender fluid character. Are all of these characters explicitly, obviously queer in Ragnarok? No—except maybe Valkyrie—but that's not the point.
There has been talk for quite some time about if and when Marvel would finally introduce an LGBTQ person into the cinematic universe. Queer characters have been present in the comics for years; in addition to folks like Valkyrie and Korg, the entirety of the X-Men franchise serves as a metaphor for the lives of LGBTQ people. They’ve even started popping up in the Marvel TV shows (see: Jeri Hogarth on Jessica Jones). But in the movies? Nope. And at a time when inclusion and representation is at the forefront, every new blockbuster that omits queer people—and women and people of color—becomes more obvious. So for a movie like Ragnarok to have even a glimmer of LGBTQ visibility means something.
Let me explain. In the comics, Valkryie kisses women, and recently Thompson (the hero of Thor: Ragnarok on nearly every level) has confirmed that she played her as a bisexual character. Meanwhile, an issue of The Incredible Hulk a few years back revealed that Korg’s “beloved” was the warrior Hiroim. When I asked Waititi about his character’s sexual orientation a few months ago, he said he didn’t think of his character as gay when he played him, but “he could be.” And while Loki hasn't had any romantic entanglements in the Marvel movies and presents as a cisgender man, in the comics he's a gender fluid character. Are all of these characters explicitly, obviously queer in Ragnarok? No—except maybe Valkyrie—but that's not the point.
There has been talk for quite some time about if and when Marvel would finally introduce an LGBTQ person into the cinematic universe. Queer characters have been present in the comics for years; in addition to folks like Valkyrie and Korg, the entirety of the X-Men franchise serves as a metaphor for the lives of LGBTQ people. They’ve even started popping up in the Marvel TV shows (see: Jeri Hogarth on Jessica Jones). But in the movies? Nope. And at a time when inclusion and representation is at the forefront, every new blockbuster that omits queer people—and women and people of color—becomes more obvious. So for a movie like Ragnarok to have even a glimmer of LGBTQ visibility means something.
This is all that matters to those in Hollywood.
tubby tommy obsessed with poo poo and pp jokes
farts and flatulence
tells us we need to grow up already
mostly enjoyed the comedy aspects of the movie, and it was sweet seeing Jeff G on screen again
good watch as usual w/ Marvel, but nothing to jizz your pants over
also Black Panther trailer looked like garbage to me
even Justice League looked more appealing, and that's saying a lot
good watch as usual w/ Marvel, but nothing to jizz your pants over
also Black Panther trailer looked like garbage to me
even Justice League looked more appealing, and that's saying a lot