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Disney and Marvel’s latest movie release, “Thor: Love and Thunder,” has flopped with audiences compared to expectations.
As one of Marvel’s more popular characters, the Thor movie is doing poorly by Disney/Marvel standards.
The latest Thor movie revolves around “Female Thor.”
Female Thor was reportedly created in 2014 amid the latest modern feminist wave.
Brandon Morse of RedState writes, “She came with all the ridiculousness you’d expect from feminist writers, including anti-male rants about the patriarchy and the sexism of men.”
“While it sold relatively well it created a horrendous divide in the Marvel fanbase and left a bad taste in the mouths of many readers,” he added.
“Female Thor is a BORE,” the popular YouTube channel Nerdrotic writes in its review.
More on this story via RedState:
Then there was the issue of Taika Waititi’s directorial style. He overdosed it with levity. Even the direst of moments were punctuated with jokes. Waititi has delivered films worth celebrating in the past. “Thor: Ragnarok” was a fresh and desperately needed take on the character. Outside of Marvel, his film “JoJo Rabbit” ranks as one of my all-time favorite movies…
Then, there’s the hypocrisy issue that was revealed right in the midst of the trailer. At one point in the film, Zeus flicks the clothing off of Thor in order to reveal his true identity but accidentally sends all of Thor’s clothes tearing off, revealing the fully nude body of Chris Hemsworth. It’s played off as a joke and if we were in a better time it would have been a solid laugh, but in today’s world, we have to wonder what the reaction would have been if this had happened to a woman on screen.
The outcry would be relentless as accusations of sexism echoed from every corner of the western world by angry feminists and leftist activists. It was just one more reason to turn away from the film.
And so, while Thor has made a decent amount of money in the theaters, it’s second week is suffering from a 68 percent droppoff, causing it to flag behind other 2022 releases as pointed out by Bounding Into Comics:
This ranks among the MCU’s worst 2nd weekend drop-offs, including Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (-67%) and Black Widow (-68%). The current worldwide total for the film sits at $497.9 million after two weeks, with $264.6 million internationally and $233.3 million in the United States. However, insiders claim the film will have to hit the $700 million dollar worldwide mark just to break even, given the massive costs associated with production.
