Thor: Ragnarok is a raised middle-finger to cynics in a time when the Marvel empire truly needs a gigantic, public win. The recent high-profile Star Wars firings and even the Edgar Wright boot from Ant-Man have made it seem like corporate overture is in danger of overriding any new or interesting voices in Disney properties. There has never been a clearer example of throwing the entire kitchen sink at a single title and having every single washer and lug-nut of that porcelain mechanism land in perfect order than Ragnarok. This is exactly how fans should be rewarded for their fandom. It takes a character that could have always been more and makes good on that promise through competent storytelling and unbridled enthusiasm for the world. Ragnarok is the child of confident filmmaking and understanding of what the Thor franchise could have always been. There are gigantic monsters and beautiful women zombie armies and a big spooky dog an evil witch and Jeff Goldblum, but this isn’t just a wacky movie made for the sake of wackiness. Ragnarok is a doodle notebook full of teenage daydreams, a neon-infused fantasy of what superhero films could look like. Thor: Ragnarok is proof that Marvel has finally allotted space for a new cinematic voice to take total control over one of its franchises in desperate need of change.

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