History Film / ThorLoveAndThunder

* MythologyGag:
** When Korg tells Thor's story in the beginning, Thor can be briefly seen wearing his classic costume from the comics.
** Thor has a variation of the Ravagers' red jacket with a matching pair of boots on. This gives him a notable resemblance to Eric Masterson a.k.a. Thunderstrike, the Thor from the '90s.
** Thor's gaudy blue and gold armor hearkens not only to his classic costume, but also his [[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Thor%27s_Battle_Armor Battle Armor]] forged from Damascus Steel.
** A shot of Thor and Korg looking at the corpse of Falligar the Behemoth is a near-perfect recreation of [[https://twitter.com/adambarnhardt/status/1516057219778949120?s=21&t=YVV7kfQTzxxwJxBneIrbsw a panel]] from ''[[ComicBook/ThorGodOfThunder2012 Thor: God of Thunder]]'' #3.
** A literal one to Norse Mythology: the Warrior God Tyr also famously sacrifices an arm to protect Asgard as Lady Sif did in the film, albeit he ''willingly'' gave his to placate Fenris the titanic Sky-Eating Wolf (Loki's son in mythology), whose MCU equivalent was already slain by Hulk in ''Ragnarok'', from eating Asgard (the MCU version also already having been obliterated by Surtur the Fire Giant).
** Another literal Mythology Gag as the concept of Thor having a daughter (played by Chris Hemsworth's real daughter) is actually quite true to [[Myth/NorseMythology Norse myth]] where Thor has a daughter with Sif called Þrúðr.
** As the Mighty Thor, Jane Foster wields a badly cracked Mjölnir, a nod to the ''ComicBook/WarOfTheRealms'', where she pieced together the shattered [[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Earth-1610]] version of Mjölnir to temporarily become Thor again.
** As in ''[[ComicBook/ThorGodOfThunder2012 Thor: God of Thunder]]'', Gorr gets the Necrosword from the corpse of a dark god clad in black armor (though this dark god is unlikely to be Knull) and uses it to kill a golden-armored god.
** Gorr and the Necrosword draws their power from the Shadow Realm, which in the comics was first introduced in ''Marvel Spotlight'' as the home dimension of Mister E and other shadow-men; with ''ComicBook/KingInBlack'' retconning it to be the primordial void that existed before the universe, and from which Knull created the symbiotes -- including All-Black the Necrosword and Mister E.
** To literal [[Myth/NorseMythology Mythology]] again: The tour boat is pulled by two goats, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr -- localized as "Toothgnasher" and "Toothgrinder" -- who pull Thor's chariot in Norse mythology. The side says "Aegir Asgard Tours". Aegir is a Jotunn personifying the ocean. Thor's line about eating them may be a reference to the fact that in mythology he ''did'' -- repeatedly, as he would resurrect them the next day.
** Another literal Mythology Gag: the blood of the Greek gods is golden, referencing the Ichor from Myth/GreekMythology.
** The Mighty Thor arrives at the final battle riding Val's pegasus. In ''ComicBook/JaneFosterValkyrie'', she gets a winged horse of her own.
** In TheStinger, [[spoiler:Zeus sends Hercules to get revenge on Thor. Herc and Thor are frequently portrayed as rivals in the comics, with Herc's first appearance being an issue of ''Thor'' in which he starts a fight with the Odinson for basically no reason]].
** When Thor and the Guardians begin receiving numerous distress signals regarding Gorr's deicidal rampage, one of the on-screen images shows a room full of dead gods hanging from chains. Thor comes across that very sight in person while investigating Gorr's killing spree in ''[[ComicBook/ThorGodOfThunder2012 Thor: God of Thunder]]''.
** Following his and Korg's discovery of Falligar's corpse, Thor encounters a wounded Sif in the same way young Thor came across Hinkon while tracking Gorr in ''[[ComicBook/ThorGodOfThunder2012 Thor: God of Thunder]]''. Unlike Hinkon, however, Sif lives to fight another day.
** When Thor is imploring Omnipotence City to fight Gorr, Zeus states they aren't a "god police". In the comics, Omnipotence City does in fact have a police squad that King Thor will be a member of before he becomes Allfather in his timeline.
** Thor erroneously has Nick Fury misnamed as "Nick Furry" in his phone contacts, which could be a reference to Fury's ComicBook/SpiderHam counterpart, a bear named "Nick Furry".
** One of the gods on Omnipotence City looks like the attired form of [[ComicBook/ChaosWar Amatsu-Mikaboshi]].
** Sif's Asgardian armor is lifted straight from the comics, complete with a headpiece and fur-lined cape.

** Holding on to love despite feeling shitty is better than walling your heart and feeling empty inside. Finding the strength to find a SecondLove, despite the pain of losing the first, form the crux of the film's emotional arc and is reflected via almost every major character ([[spoiler:Besides the obvious of Thor and Jane sharing the screen again, there's Gorr's RoaringRampageOfRevenge over his lost daughter, and even Valkyrie, still traumatized by being the LastOfHerKind and seeing her beloved slain in battle, finding someone to flirt with]]).

* AbdicateTheThrone: Played with. Though Valkyrie is the official successor to the Throne of Asgard and is a far more competent a politician, diplomat and businessman than Thor can ever hope to be, the respect for The House of Odin's legacy ''still'' carries considerable weight even four years after ''Endgame.'' Notably, it is a single word of firm but reassuring comfort from Thor, not Valkyrie, that instantly calms down a panicking town hall of Asgardians desperate to rescue their kidnapped children from Gorr the God Butcher. Valkyrie for her part, political competence and business acumen notwithstanding, is visibly bored living a life of peaceful administration, and only regains her spark when back in the heat of battle.

* {{Catchphrase}}: {{Discussed|Trope}}:
** When Thor tells Jane and Valkyrie that Gorr hides in the Shadow Realm, Jane replies: "Then let's bring in the rainbow!" Thor then asks Valkyrie whether this is Jane's catchphrase.
** In Omnipotence City, Jane tells Thor several catchphrases she came up with, among others "Eat my hammer." Thor tells her that his catchphrase is "This ends here and now."
** [[spoiler:Before Jane dies, she whispers another catchphrase she came up with into Thor's ear. We don't hear what it is, but Thor tells her that it's the best one yet.]]

''Thor: Love and Thunder'' is a 2022 superhero space opera romantic comedy film from Creator/MarvelStudios. It is the 29th feature film, 13th Phase Four installment, and 36th installment overall in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as well as the fourth ''Thor'' film. Creator/TaikaWaititi from ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' returns as director.

* EntertaininglyWrong: Thor tells Sif that you have to die ''during'' battle to get into Valhalla, not afterward. In the end, he's proven wrong when [[spoiler:Jane Foster]] goes to Valhalla ''after'' the final battle.