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When Gorr loses his daughter to starvation and thirst and in the process comes face-to-face with the sheer callousness of the Gods he worshipped, he turns into the God Butcher – a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods wreaking vengeance for the loss of the precious life he held most dear. It’s up to Thor (Chris Hemsworth) who enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Waititi), and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who now inexplicably wields Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor, and together they embark upon a revitalizing cosmic adventure.

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In Love and Thunder, Taika Waititi goes several notches higher than Ragnorak in setting up sheer entertainment and showy spectacle. He tops up the action with irreverent humor in a free-spirited slew of amusements and disruption that takes the weight off the CGI overload. This may not make what transpires here more meaningful or weighty but it certainly sets a kid-friendly playful tone that is difficult to ignore. Waititi makes doubly sure to twist even the most dramatic moments into humorous laugh-out-loud ones.

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Waititi’s voiceover narration fills in background details and backstory establishing obvious connections to other Marvel movie franchises. The ambition here is not to establish a story connected with the next installment but to keep the Thor fires burning with favorite characters, silly wisecracking, and absurd comedy. The frequent use of slapstick and verbal humor comes easy and feels rather natural. Christian Bale makes Gorr the God Butcher tragic while Russell Crowe’s Zeus leans into the inane and cheesy. Chris Hemsworth is as muscle-bound and divine as he is expected to be, Tessa Thompson makes her sardonic and cutting presence felt – effortlessly, while Portman adds some weighty poignant drama to this love and thunder saga. Director Taika Waititi uses music to reflect the aesthetic that embodies loud, bombastic, and colorful. The inspired fantasy visuals combined with a gung-ho groovy soundtrack that runs through all the greatest hits of Guns N’ Roses in Michael Giacchino’s gusty score, makes this bountiful experience more groovy and entertaining.