History TearJerker / Thor

* The scene where Loki discovers that he's [[spoiler:a Frost Giant and Laufrey's son]]. And when he's ranting about how it's obvious that Odin never loved him as much as Thor, Odin falls into the Odinsleep.

* Thor trying and failing to lift Mjolnir halfway through the movie. He walks up, a big grin on his face, and grabs the hammer...but he can't pull it out. He tries for a few minutes before falling to his knees and screaming incoherently at the sky. It's hard to describe the exact look on his face--it's like a soldier coming home to his wife, looking forward to his favorite meal, and finding out she doesn't even remember him.

* Thor trying to reason with Loki before the climax. It's upsetting because of how relatable it is; most of us, if not all of us have been in that situation where a friend or a family member has for whatever reason gone of the rails and any attempt at reasoning with them is to no avail.

** Before that Thor asking him "Can I go home?" like a little kid.

* Thor trying to reason with Loki before the climax. It's upsetting because of how relatable it is; most of us, if not all of us have been in that situation where a friend or a family member has for whatever reason gone of the rails and any attempt at reasoning with them is to no avail.

* In the deleted scene from before the coronation, we see Thor and Loki having a brotherly moment. If you see it before seeing the rest of the movie, it will just be heartwarming, but seeing it after you've seen the movie, after you see what Thor and Loki become, it becomes heartbreaking in hindsight because you just can't help but remember that before all of this happen, they were brothers.

* Thor trying and failing to lift Mjolnir halfway through the movie. He walks up, a big grin on his face, and grabs the hammer...but he can't pull it out. He tries for a few minutes before falling to his knees and screaming incoherently at the sky. It's hard to describe the exact look on his face--its like a soldier coming home to his wife, looking forward to his favorite meal, and finding out she doesn't even remember him.

* Loki. Sure, he's crazy and genocidal, but the crap that lead up to his messed-up-ness is really unfair.

* Crosses over with Heartwarming, but Loki's panicked calling for help when Odin slips into a coma. Regardless of how upset Loki was at that moment, he never wanted nor expected his father to be struck down.

*** It's pretty sad for Odin too. Imagine him heavily lamenting his last words to Loki before he watches him let go. If he had just said something more compassionate and understanding, perhaps Loki would have accepted him to some degree but instead, Odin's final words were all he needed to hear to sink into the abyss. Made only worse by what happens [[Film/TheAvengers after]], because he probably saw everything and knew that in some way, he was always going to have to bear some of that blame.

* The scene where Loki discovers that he's [[spoiler:a Frost Giant and Laufrey's son]]. Even the part where he loses it and screams at Odin to tell him why he saved him - oh, Hiddleston, why don't you carve my heart out with a spoon, it'd be less painful?! And then when he's ranting about how it's obvious that Odin never loved him as much as Thor, Odin falls into the Odinsleep...

* Loki. Sure, he's crazy and genocidal, but the shit that lead up to his messed-up-ness is really unfair.
** What does Loki really want out of all his shenanagans? Love. He wants affection from his people and family, which he feels he's been denied all his life. That's it. The poor guy is just really fucking lonely.
** Check out the scene right before Loki lets go of Gungir. I'll give you a minute to find it on youtube. Got it? Then you'll have noticed that he's ''crying''.
*** In the first place, Loki tries to kill himself, full stop. Seriously. If that doesn't make you feel at least a bit sorry for him, you have ''no heart''. It doesn't matter who someone is; no one should feel like that.
*** It's pretty sad for Odin too. Imagine him heavily lamenting his last words to Loki before he watches him let go. If he had just said something more compassionate and understanding, perhaps Loki would have accepted him to some degree but instead, Odin's final words was all he needed to hear to sink into the abyss. Made only worse by what happens [[Film/TheAvengers after]], because I'm sure he saw everything and knew that in some way, he was always going to have to bear some of that blame.

** It becomes even sadder upon watching the [[DeletedScene Deleted Scenes]] because the music playing during Thor's confrontation with the Destroyer is a DarkReprise of the music playing during a deleted scene from the beginning of ''Thor'' when Thor and Loki shared a brotherly moment.

** On the other hand, Thor doesn't realize how he and his friends had hurt Loki, through the years.
* Despite what one might think about the romance-subplot, the last line in the film: "She searches for you."

* Crosses over with Heartwarming, but Loki's panicked calling for help when Odin slips into a coma. Regardless of how upset Loki is at the moment, he never wanted nor expected his father to be struck down.

* A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment: just after Odin banishes Thor, Loki turns to look at him with a mixture of disbelief, hurt and anger. If you wanted proof that that wasn't part of his plan, there you have it.

** What does Loki really want out of all his shenanagans? Love. He wants affection from his people and family, which he ''thinks'' he's been denied all his life. That's it. The poor guy is just really fucking lonely.

*** It's pretty sad for Odin too. I can imagine him heavily lamenting his last words to Loki before he watches him let go. If he had just said something more compassionate and understanding, perhaps Loki would have accepted him to some degree but instead, Odin's final words was all he needed to hear to sink into the abyss. Made only worse by what happens [[Film/TheAvengers after]], because I'm sure he saw everything and knew that in some way, he was always going to have to bear some of that blame.

** Case in point: The way Odin explains how he "adopted" him amounts to "I killed your people, kidnapped you, have held you hostage all your life; you were my political tool and now you're worthless."

** Heimdall dismisses him with "Enough." Thor dismisses him with "Know your place, brother." Odin just yells at him when he tries to get a word in on an argument. It's likely this has been his life, being put aside, and it's likely that as gods, they would have lived for hundreds of years before reaching this point (think about the difference in time between the victory over Jotunheim, and the film). Imagine it. Hundreds of years, being ignored and derided as just someone to laugh at occasionally.

** What does Loki really want out of all his shenanagans? Love. He wants affection from his people and family, which he's been denied all his life. That's it. The poor guy is just really fucking lonely.

* Despite what one might think about the romance-subplot, the last line in the film: "She searches for you."

*** It's pretty sad for Odin too. I can imagine him heavily lamenting his last words to Loki before he watches him let go. If he had just said something more compassionate and understanding, perhaps Loki would have accepted him to some degree but instead, his last words were all he needed to hear to plunge into the abyss. Made only worse by what happens [[Film/TheAvengers after]], because I'm sure he saw everything and knew that in some way, he was always going to have to bear some of that blame.

--> '''Thor''': Brother, for whatever I have done to wrong you, whatever I have done to lead you to do this, I am sorry.

*** In the first place, Loki tries to kill himself, full stop. Seriously. If that doesn't make you feel at least a bit sorry for him, you have ''no heart''. It doesn't matter who someone is; no one should feel like that.

* Odin's reaction to Thor's CallingTheOldManOut. It's so easy to forget that he's not just a king, he's a father who was terrified when his sons were [[AdultFear nearly killed going to the Jotunheim]] and therefore [[AngerBornOfWorry furious that Thor would put them in such danger]]. Also Thor's look of shocked disbelief that [[IHaveNoSon his own father casts him out]]! The tremor in Odin's voice during this sequence cements it.

* Odin's reaction to Thor's CallingTheOldManOut. It's so easy to forget that he's not just a king, he's a father who was terrified when his sons were [[AdultFear nearly killed going to the Jotunheim]] and therefore [[AngerBornOfWorry furious that Thor would put them in such danger]]. Also Thor's look of shocked disbelief that [[IHaveNoSon his own father casts him out]]!

* Loki's cruel lie when he claims that Thor's mistakes and exile have caused Odin to die of grief, and now their mother blames Thor and never wants to see him again. Thor pretty much hits the DespairEventHorizon at this point.

* Thor trying and failing to lift Mjolnir halfway through the movie. He walks up, a big grin on his face, and grabs the hammer...but he can't pull it out. He tries for a few minutes before falling to his knees and screaming incoherently at the sky. It's hard to describe the exact look on his face--its like a soldier coming home to his wife, looking forward to his favorite meal, and finding out she doesn't even remember him.