I think you had way too many expectations about this film. It is about a superhero take on the Norse myths. Who told you it was supposed to be an accurate representation of the legends? The previous films including Thor should be a hint to what directions the film would not take.
As for Cowboy Beebop-it it a series. The writers have time to fully flesh out a character in detail. Movies like this generally don't and you have to take into account that not everyone is familiar with Norse legend. That said this is a super hero action movie, not a retelling of the myth. The movies goal is to tell an entertaining story and make a profit.
I personally think the movie was used as a lesson of you can't run from your past, eventually you have to face it. And that is what happens. Odin's past comes back to haunt everyone.
Stylistically, all the sets have a purpose and express that purpose, from the roof murals to the catacombs. Odin tried to cover up and bury his past...it didn't work.
The studio made a movie about facing the past and meeting a new future...in average movie screening time.
If I want an accurate depiction of Norse mythology, i will reread the legends.
RE: Thor: Ragnarok and the Rejection of Myth
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Thor: Ragnarok and the Rejection of Myth
I think you missed the point of this article.
Thor: Ragnarok is an MCU film. I went in with no expectations beyond a reasonable return on my entertainment dollar. Which it didn't provide.
Thor: Ragnarok tried too hard to be another Guardians of the Galaxy instead of doing its own thing. The forced jokes killed the pacing at critical moments and the visuals did little for me. The story was bland, the characters insipid and the action scenes were generic.
I brought up Cowboy Bebop to demonstrate how, in the space of 89 seconds, a storyteller can set up a false impression of a character and convincingly peel it away to reveal a more complex persona. Thor: Ragnarok tried to do something similar, but failed. Over and over and over again.
Thor: Ragnarok tries to be a superhero film. But it's not. To have a superhero film, you need superheroes. A superhero isn't some random guy with superpowers; a superhero is a hero who happens to have superpowers. Superhero films need a moral core, and Thor: Ragnarok doesn't have one. Likewise, Thor is hailed as a 'god' throughout the movie, but he isn't portrayed as one -- just as a random guy with some powers. I brought up the Norse myths specifically to highlight the nature of pagan gods and virtues, contrasting them against the lack of the same in the movie. There are neither superheroes nor gods here, just plain boring people who happen to have powers.
Thor: Ragnarok is shallow and forgettable. I don't care if Marvel wants to do its own spin on Norse myth, but if it can't produce a movie that even my normie fiance can enjoy, much less myself, I'm not going to watch any more MCU films.
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