God of War Ragnarok has some fundamental screenwriting problems. So let's go over ALL of them!
CHAPTERS
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:42 Five Key Concepts & Original Trilogy Recap
0:03:43 GoW 4 Recap
0:05:31 Ragnarok's Opening Sequence
0:08:52 Off Screen Shenanigans
0:11:02 Narrative Imperative
0:15:25 Brok & Sindri
0:16:41 Single Cause and Effect Pathways
0:20:48 Narrative Function
0:23:30 Let's Talk About Freya
0:25:37 The Norns & Changes of Heart
0:30:06 This Is Eric Williams
0:31:30 Artificial Conflicts & Knowledge Gaps
0:36:25 Heimdall, That Lovable Scamp
0:40:00 Thor, Thrud, and Conflict
0:43:02 Written Into a Corner
0:46:01 It's Tyr Time!
0:50:01 The Family Dog
0:51:50 Ragnarok 'N Roll
0:53:10 Dialectical Order
0:57:37 Not Built Towards but Arrived At
1:01:11 Manipulation
1:06:08 Sindrialization
1:08:29 Conclusion
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