Marvel Thor: Love and Thunder Trailer Breakdown Taika Waititi

The trailer arrived earlier today and sent the internet into a frenzy.

With Taika Waititi at the helm, fresh off the Revenge (in our hearts, at least, since filming of Our Flag Means Death), we also get looks at Chris Hemsworth as THOR, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, and Lady THOR. The God-Butcher, the villain played by Christian Bale, is still present, but there is no sign of him.

There are a few images of younger THORs running through a forest as the voice-over begins. It's very silly, but we get a glimpse of a retro Thor costume, complete with yellow wraps for shoes, goofy helmet, and weird belt. This is one of the early comic-book designs that was updated before the movie.

On a planet with a double sun system, Thor meditates under a tree with small pieces of fabric tied to the branches. This is a wishing tree, which is common folklore in many cultures, but this image feels directly inspired by the Hindu tradition, with the tree's silhouette resembling a Banyan tree. The universe is hung upon a tree of life called Yggdrasil. This is going to be a version of Eat, Pray, Love.

It seems that it never learns from its mistakes. Chris Hemsworth was hired because he looks like a very fit god, but did we really need this poorly-thought-out training regimen? This seems like a bad choice after how fans reacted to the fatphobia surrounding the movie. You could not have made a joke about fat people. If you don't want him in a fat suit, just have him show up without one in the first scene. We don't need this, and we didn't ask for it.

There is also a giant, chained skeleton. I am expecting a lot from the studio, but I would like to be impressed with the work they are doing. There are no clues about who this guy is. Ymir? Too tropical. Is it surtur? The guy has his skull. Where is this rock giant? He looks like the first model for an Elden Ring villain and not something that should have made it into the final cut of a movie.