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He admitted, "I accepted Ragnarok not because I was passionate about Thor, but because I was poor and needed to feed my children." This brutally honest confession seems to shed light on his approach to the character and the franchise, suggesting a lack of genuine enthusiasm or respect for the source material.
Criticisms of the Thor Franchise
Waititi further revealed that his perception of the Thor franchise was less than glowing. He highlighted that he never read Thor comics as a child and found the character baffling after doing some minimal research—simply reading one comic or about 18 pages. This minimal engagement raises questions about his depth of understanding and connection to the mythos he was tasked with interpreting on the big screen.