"You made me worthy."
Expect no less from a movie with "Love" in its subtitle and has the feeling as a major theme in its story. Love and Thunder is filled with touching and uplifting moments.
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- Despite their mild rivalry, Star-Lord is empathetic towards Thor and helps him in his struggle with his losses. He's shown to quickly become sympathetic to Thor when he breaks down crying over drinks, and is the only Guardian who tries to give Thor some comforting parting words (the others having gotten sick of him). That's what Rocket meant when he said "time to be the captain" before he also went to comfort Thor - he was just following Quill's lead.
- When Thor is saying his goodbyes to Star-Lord, he makes an elegant speech about giving them the ship (even though it already belongs to them) and giving Quill a complex handshake. In all honesty, it comes across as Thor stalling before he has to finally part ways, demonstrating how fond he has grown of Peter and his company.
- When Star-Lord gives his advice of looking at the people you love whenever you doubt yourself, he's looking at the other Guardians.
- Upon seeing a distress signal from Lady Sif, Thor drops everything, including his travels with the Guardians, in order to assist his friend.
- After all of the trauma the Asgardians suffered in Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, the audience gets to see that New Asgard is now thriving and closely resembles how the original planet looked in terms of architecture and technology. It's also shown that the younger generation has adapted well to Earth culture and has incorporated it into their daily lives, such as Heimdall's son being a big fan of Guns N' Roses. All this, because of trade and tourism.
- While Jane is undergoing chemo, Darcy visits her in the hospital to bring her snacks and cheer her up.
- Erik Selvig leaves Jane a message reminding her that he's always available to talk if she needs support.
- The fact that at the height of Thor and Jane's relationship, Thor asked Mjolnir to always protect Jane, and the hammer (despite being destroyed) pulled itself together and came to Jane's aid, giving her the power of Thor.
- Despite their breakup being sad, Thor and Jane are Amicable Exes.
- During Korg's summary of their relationship, we see that one night, Thor told Mjølnir to always look after Jane because he loved her so much. His words acted as a new enchantment on the hammer, which led to it calling to Jane and making her the Mighty Thor.
- Jane asks Valkyrie if it's a good idea for her to go on the mission to the Gods considering her failing health. Valkyrie insists she come as she wants someone beside her in battle now that her sister Valkyries are gone, effectively placing Jane on the same level as the legendary warriors. They've only known each other a short time but it's clear Jane and Valkyrie formed a close kinship.
- When Zeus removes Thor's clothes, it is revealed that he has several tattoos on his back:
- Several are dedicated to Loki: "RIP LOKI", Loki's helmet, the word "BROTHERS", a gravestone, and a banner saying "REST IN MISCHIEF".
- There is a list of all the people he recently lost: Mother, Father, Heimdall, Loki?, Tony, and Natasha.
- He also has a tattoo of a broken heart, a rose, and a crescent moon.
- In a heartfelt speech, Thor recounts that it was Jane who gave him purpose, made him a better person by teaching him that there is nothing better than helping those in need, and that she was eventually what made him worthy again. He then says that he would rather be with her and risk feeling shitty for losing her, and the two kiss.
- Any time Thor interacts with the stolen children, especially Heimdall's son. It's clear that while he's not always the best at speeches, the children love him and his only goal throughout the movie is to ensure their safe return to New Asgard.
- One particular interaction deserves special mention. Thor is telling the kids of his side trip to Omnipotence City and fight with Zeus, capping it off by saying "never meet your heroes". Before Thor leaves, Axl makes a point to tell him "I'm glad I met my hero".
- Thor saying goodbye to Jane to fight Gorr on his own while she lies in the infirmary. Jane wants to pick up Mjølnir again to help Thor even though doing so will eventually kill her. Thor tells her that it is her decision but practically begs her not to do it.
- When Gorr has made it to Eternity, Thor refuses to fight him any longer and goes to hold Jane instead:Gorr: How dare you turn your back to me?
Thor: You've won. Why would I spend my last moments with you when I could be with her? - Before dying, Jane tells Thor to keep his heart open.
- Gorr, having come to realize that Thor is truly a noble god who cares for others, uses his dying breath to ask Thor to take care of his resurrected daughter. Thor promises to do exactly that without even a moment's hesitation. Gorr finally found a god he can place his faith in.
- The finale shows Sif training Axl in swordsmanship, showing that even though she's lost an arm, she's no less respected or valuable, nor is she any less effective as a fighter.
- This is even more sweet when you remember the mythology and the comics, where Heimdall is explicitly Sif's brother. Aunt Sif is training her nephew.
- The people of New Asgard build an enormous statue of Jane as Mighty Thor on a cliff as a tribute to her efforts in defending the city and rescuing their children.
- Korg falls in love with another Kronan and has a child with him.
- Throughout the movie, Gorr referred to his daughter as "my love." Turns out that's her name, which is so adorable it will give you a toothache.
- Gorr even comes to his senses after the Necrosword is destroyed and chooses love (literally his daughter) in his final moments. The God Butcher lost, but Gorr won.
- In the end, the God of Thunder and the heir to Asgard's throne, didn't win the battle with his axe or hammer, but with his heart. The empathy he shows for Gorr's plight and his understanding of what he's going through is ultimately what convinces Gorr to end his crusade and die peacefully in his newly-resurrected daughter's arms. It goes to show that Gorr was wrong; there are gods who care for more than themselves. Thor is the quintessential example and it's made all the more clear in this movie.
- Thor's interactions with Love. Despite what Gorr has done, he keeps his promise and is nothing but sweet and loving towards her. He's shown to be a good father to her and one of the first things he teaches her is to protect the innocent and defenseless.
- He also tells Love to look after people that are being picked on, something that his mother taught him.
- Korg comments that Thor went from Sad God to Dad God.
- The final scene has Love and Thor charging into an army of monsters. While Love has Stormbreaker, Thor has Mjolnir, which symbolizes his journey through his movies. The hammer was created/enchanted by his father and wielded by his lover, both of whom Thor has lost. With Mjolnir, Thor keeps them all close to his heart as a reminder to stay on the noble path.
- The best part, of course, is that Love is played by Chris Hemsworth's daughter; allowing daddy and daughter to charge into battle together.
- The final stinger — Jane arrives in the afterlife, where she's greeted by Heimdall, who thanks Jane for looking over his son and welcomes her to Valhalla. Gorr's god was wrong; there is a reward after death. Many different kinds of them, in fact. And that means in this universe, you end up in the afterlife of your faith. Who's to say Gorr himself is now at peace as well, somewhere?
- Jane did not die in battle, nor was her death the result of an injury sustained during a fight, going back to Thor's conversation with Sif earlier in the movie. Except, she technically did die in battle, battling cancer. This means that fighting a devastating illness is seen as worthy enough to earn your spot in Valhalla.
- More important than the final battle that Jane fought, it was her bravely and unselfishly laying her life on the line to protect the innocent children of Asgard, that deemed her worthy of being regarded as a Hero by the morals of Valhalla, violent death or not.
- This also opens up the idea that Thor and Jane will be reunited someday, whenever his time comes.
- Crossed over with Awesome, Jane ultimately proved Odin was wrong to dismiss her as "just a human".
- A minor one, but though Thor initially argues about it, he agrees to call Heimdall's son by his preferred name "Axl", and his only hesitation is mostly born from a misplaced Due to the Dead as he didn't want to disrespect Heimdall by calling his child anything but the name Heimdall gave them, but after that, he addresses Axl as such even when the kid isn't present.
