![]() Based on Waititi’s track record from Thor: Ragnarok-which gave Valkyrie (its only female hero) an insane amount of trauma but no space to actually deal with her emotions or alcoholism in a meaningful way beyond as a punchline-this didn’t come as a huge surprise. The relationship between Valkyrie and Jane, or lack thereof, makes these characters feel like afterthoughts, and does nothing to showcase any kind of meaningful connection between the two. Rather than show the audience her transformation into Thor, we are instead relayed that information by Valkyrie, who apparently became Jane’s bestie off-screen as well. From start to finish, Jane is a hero through-and-through, always putting the safety of others first-which, in fairness, is a stark change from her one-dimensional portrayal from previous Thor films-but her development ends there.īafflingly, Waititi skirts over a mind-boggling amount of character moments for Jane, including the scene in which she becomes Mighty Thor in the first place. Throughout the film, Jane doesn’t change as a person (apart from physically), and even if she did, it would have happened off-screen. ![]() ![]() It certainly wasn’t to allow her character any type of grand personal growth. In the tragic aftermath of yet another just-okay MCU movie, my first thought when reflecting on Jane’s epic return and subsequent death left me with one question: Why bring her back at all? He invites her in, and she smiles before the screen cuts to black. In the post-post-credit scene of Thor: Love and Thunder, Jane is welcomed with open arms into Valhalla, greeted at the pearly gates by Heimdall. So hollow, in fact, that even Natalie Portman’s insane gains can’t make up for the spectacular way in which Thor 4 failed Jane Foster. Based on the marketing for Taika Waititi’s latest Marvel venture, Thor: Love and Thunder, you would think this was Jane Foster’s movie, right? Or, at the very least, partially her movie? In fairness, it almost is, but the film’s refusal to commit to a shared story between Thor Odinson and the Mighty Thor leaves what could have been a truly beautiful and empowering story of love and loss feeling hollow.
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