The
Thor trilogy is an interesting beast. Before Taika Waititi “ruined” the franchise to achieve new heights, both
Thor and
The Dark World were kept in vein of what one could call as a Shakespearian movie. Kenneth Branagh set the tone in 2011 and achieved wonders, as the first
Thor used to be the highest-grossing superhero non-Batman/Iron Man/Wolverine/Spider-Man movie ever.
In an interview during the promotion of
Murder on the Orient Express (which is getting a sequel, by the way), Branagh was asked if he had a chance to watch
Ragnarok. Here’s the director’s insightful answer:
No, but I look forward to it very much. Really look forward to the fact that it’s clearly so different in tone, although Kevin Feige was in touch recently very sweetly, to say they use a bit of Patrick Doyle’s theme from the first movie and it’s quite a touching moment at the end of a great fun space adventure that sort of let’s you know the roots from which it came. They all sort of join up. I’m very pleased it seems so releasing for Chris that the character’s been re-energized. Taika’s a terrific director, and a sense of fun and adventure with the character is also very pleasing to see. I’m proud to have been a small part of that universe and to have dealt with that subject tonally at a time when we were all pretty sweaty about whether we could make it work on its own, let alone as part of the great edifice that is now the MCU!
The bits of Doyle’s theme in the very ending of Ragnarok surely reminded me about the beauty of Asgard and Odinson’s long, uneven journey. Kevin Feige proves once again that he’s a classy guy and it’s good to see Kenneth Branagh’s work appreciated. You can read the interview in full
HERE.
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