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What Good Is a God Who Can't Save Us? Asks ‘Thor: Love & Thunder’

By JR. Forasteros
Natalie Portman holds a large hammer and is dressed as Thor.
Natalie Portman as Dr. Jane Foster. Photo: Jasin Boland/Marvel Studios.
Jul 14, 2022
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What makes a god worthy of worship? A heavy question, and probably not one you’d expect from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But writer, director Taika Waititi’s latest film, Thor: Love and Thunder, takes aim at that very question.

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Natalie Portman as Dr. Jane Foster. Photo: Jasin Boland/Marvel Studios.