Line #40 YMMV/Thor


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2	* {{Adorkable}}: The Warriors Three are every inch as sweet and goofy as Thor is when they're on Earth; The big-happy-grins ([[TheSpock Hogun's]] included) that they wore after finding Thor on Earth are simply ''adorable.''
3	--> '''Volstagg:''' FOUND YOU!
4	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
5	** Is Loki a WellIntentionedExtremist who wants power for himself to do what his father and brother can't and won't or is he a petty tyrant craving adoration?
6	** Is Odin a wise and just king who is simply trying to keep peace between the realms, or an overzealous tyrant who is desperate to hold onto his own power at any cost? Was his initial dismissal of investigating the Frost Giants infiltration simply wanting peace or did he realize he couldn't really pursue it properly due to the Odinsleep being so near? Additionally, how good a father was he really, if he never discouraged the FantasticRacism Thor and Loki (and, implicitly, most of Asgard) feel towards the Frost Giants when not only is [[spoiler: one of his beloved sons a Frost Giant but the person he hopes to rule over Jotunheim one day]]?
7	** Was Thor a victim of InformedWrongness for wanting to investigate the Frost Giants infiltrating the palace of Asgard? Was he really just being an arrogant hothead or was he actually justified in wanting to investigate the matter?
8	** ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'' brings into question whether Loki was actually abandoned by Laufey for being a runt or if Odin just mistook him for such, as the Loki returned to his father in the Party Thor universe grew to be a full sized Frost Giant.
9	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
10	** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KURb52giNfM Walk]]''. Considering he's a long haired badass with a beard, maybe Music/DaveGrohl [[WildMassGuessing is an Asgardian]].
11	** The film's actual score is not to be sniffed at either, though [[spoiler:''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBuIbjIvoko Thor Kills The Destroyer]]'']] probably stands out due to its use as a particularly heroic ThemeMusicPowerUp.
12	** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26qBz9EiFck Letting Go]]'', although it's more like TearJerker music in this case.
13	* BaseBreakingCharacter: Depending on who you ask, [[PluckyComicRelief Darcy]] is either a funny EnsembleDarkhorse or an irritating {{Scrappy}}.
14	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: For those not familiar with the comics, ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'s cameo could be considered this. A fairly well-known, [[Creator/JeremyRenner Oscar-nominated]] actor shows up for a couple of minutes as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who inexplicably uses a bow and arrow instead of a gun, and then completely drops out of the plot, never to be seen or mentioned again within the film. Comic fans got the significance of the scene and of course it ended up paying off in ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'', but it must've been pretty confusing for a large portion of the audience.
15	* CompleteMonster: In Alexander Irvine's {{novelization}}, [[AdaptationalVillainy Laufey]] is the [[EvilOverlord King of Jotunheim]], who once led his [[EvilIsDeathlyCold Frost Giant]] army on a mission to use the Casket of Ancient Winters to [[EndlessWinter freeze the entire universe]] and rule over the icy remains. Though stopped by Odin and swearing to a truce, Laufey breaks the truce to send Frost Giant assassins to infiltrate Asgard and steal back the Casket. When this is foiled and he is approached by [[Characters/MCULokiLaufeyson Loki]], Laufey realizes Loki is his own son, who Laufey abandoned to die as a baby years ago; Laufey's only reaction to his son being alive is to sneer that he is weak. Laufey then makes a pact with Loki to murder Odin in his sleep and ascend Loki to the throne of Asgard, so that Laufey can then turn the Casket on all the other realms and wipe out all life except his own people.
16	* ContinuityLockout: ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'s appearance. Non-comic fans are left clueless why the movie spent five minutes bringing in a [[Creator/JeremyRenner big name actor]] to play a random wisecracking guy with a bow and arrow, who never appears in the film again, though this made sense when ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'' came out.
17	* CrackPairing: A ''huge'' fandom emerged around Coulson/Hawkeye after they exchanged a handful of lines during this film.
18	* CrossesTheLineTwice: Jane hits Thor with her car, twice. The first time, it's treated as a dramatic, "Oh, no!" moment. The second time, she protests "[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments I swear I'm not doing this on purpose!]]"
19	* CryForTheDevil: Loki. On the one hand, he's a conniving, power-hungry liar, willing to betray his brother and doom him to permanent banishment while he usurped the throne. On the other hand, he's a deeply damaged young man who's convinced he's The Unfavorite, especially after finding out he was not only adopted, but from an enemy race, and is desperate for his father's approval and affection. It's made even sadder because he already had his father's acceptance and fondness, but convinced himself otherwise.
20	* DesignatedHero: Odin could be considered one, since his less than desirable parenting is the reason that Loki has gone down the dark path. Thor at least tries to make Loki forgive him. Odin himself, on the other hand, refuses to admit that he's responsible for how misguided Loki is. For context, he tells Thor and Loki when they are children that "only one of you can inherit the throne, but both of you were born to be kings". [[SarcasmMode Sure, that won't create any pressure, competition and resentment, Odin...]]
21	%%* DieForOurShip: Thor/Sif and Thor/Loki are very popular, so you know what ''that'' means. Poor Jane....
22	* DracoInLeatherPants: Loki, and those pants might actually be leather. Creator/TomHiddleston even encourages this by frequently stating in interviews that his character is misunderstood, and that Loki needs lots of hugs and "I love you"s to heal from his psychological wounds.
23	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
24	** Creator/IdrisElba's performance as Heimdall gets this. A classic case of AbilityOverAppearance, all but the most rabid of detractors enjoyed his performance and the hints that he's even more powerful than he lets on. He turned what would otherwise have been just Thor's [[Series/StargateSG1 Chevron]] [[EngagingChevrons Guy]] into a linchpin of the franchise.
25	** For villain's side, there's Laufey. In the comics, he's been long dead and more or less forgettable. And while he's DiscOneFinalBoss in this film, he has pretty good characterization and is surprisingly favorable thanks to his PragmaticVillainy and being a ReasonableAuthorityFigure (despite still evil). It helps that he's played by Creator/ColmFeore. The less can be said for Malekith in [[Film/ThorTheDarkWorld the sequel]] who is a BadBoss, FlatCharacter, and GenericDoomsdayVillain.
26	* FanNickname:
27	** "Asgard's Next Top Model" for the TeamPowerWalk [[https://zerofucksclub.tumblr.com/post/156341199586/maryxglz-happy-thors-day-on-the-next done by Thor's group]] in a deleted scene. It can also apply to Loki alone, as his strut is the most model-like among the six characters.
28	** "Disney Prince" for Loki being a [[PrettyBoy gorgeous]] Asgardian royal.
29	** "Jotunlicious" for [[spoiler:Loki's]] [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe attractive Frost Giant]] form.
30	* FanPreferredCouple: Thor/Loki, by an overwhelming margin. Probably one of the few creative works in existence for which the majority of the fandom prefers to ship the protagonist with his brother rather than the protagonist with his established female love interest.
31	* FirstInstallmentWins: Though not a universal sentiment, a vocal portion of critics and fans consider the first Thor movie to be the best for balancing out the humor and drama better than the subsequent followups and for preferring the more Shakespearian take Kenneth Branagh adds to the story which makes this movie stand out from the others.
32	* FoeYayShipping: There's a bit of Sif/Loki, if you look at their interactions a certain way. Probably only one-sided, though, and ''might'' be insinuated as to how Odin wanted the "joining of the kingdoms" to go. You could do worse than having your enemy's son marry into your own nobility.
33	* GeniusBonus:
34	** When Thor becomes worthy to wield Mjolnir again and it takes off from its impact site, the time it takes to fly from there to Thor's hand is correct almost to the second after it goes supersonic.
35	** When Jane and Dr. Selvig get into an argument about whether Thor is really a Norse god, Jane cites Creator/ArthurCClarke's [[ClarkesThirdLaw third law of science fiction]] (''"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"''). Clarke's '''first''' law of science fiction is ''"When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right; when he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong."'' Dr. Selvig, a distinguished but elderly scientist, claims that the ancient Norse legends couldn't possibly be true. [[ForegoneConclusion He turns out to be wrong, of course.]]
36	* HarsherInHindsight:
37	** Odin banishing Thor for being too bloodthirsty and arrogant takes on a darker light after ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' revealed [[spoiler:Odin sealed away his firstborn daughter Hela in the far past for similar reasons. Even after Odin had a change of heart and was determined to make sure his later children would become benevolent protectors instead of warmongers it seemed like Thor was heading down the same exact path anyway.]]
38	*** For the same reasons, Odin's facial expressions during Thor's supposed coronation: He has tears in his eyes and his voice even cracks when he [[spoiler:calls Thor his firstborn.]]
39	*** Laufey yells at Thor that his father is a murderer and a thief. [[spoiler:''Ragnarok'' reveals that Odin used to be TheConqueror, and a brutal one at that, so Laufey's accusations are actually pretty warranted.]]
40	** The entire film by the time of ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' and ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'': [[spoiler: with those two films in the books, everyone Thor cared for on Asgard save for Lady Sif (unaccounted for due to RealLifeWritesThePlot, with Creator/JaimieAlexander's TV schedule, although she does finally show up alive in ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'') is now dead, with only Odin passing away naturally and not brutally murdered, on top of Asgard annihilated from existence, most of the refugee Asgardians slaughtered by the Children of Thanos, and Thor no longer having a relationship with Jane Foster. When Thor wearily tells Rocket in ''Infinity War'' what more could he lose, this film is now a stark reminder of everything he has lost since the audience met him.]]
41	** Odin proclaiming both of his sons as being born to rule is tough to watch after ''Series/Loki2021'' where Mobius M. Mobius declares that Loki [[spoiler:was never meant to be a king but was born to cause pain, suffering and death and to be a tool to help other people become better.]]
42	** In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021''[[spoiler:, an alternate universe is shown where Odin chooses to return Loki to Laufey instead of adopting him. The result is a Thor who is a {{Manchild}} and not even close to being as respected as a warrior, but somehow pretty much causes Asgard to have peaceful relations with characters and civilizations who they are enemies with in the main universe including the Frost Giants. Loki appears in this timeline as a fully grown Frost Giant who is the prince of Jotunheim, and while a FairWeatherFriend to Thor he is much happier than his main universe counterpart. The fact the flashback showing Loki being returned had Laufey taking him back with a smile suggests that Odin had misinterpreted the situation when he found Loki, and since he is the same size as other Frost Giants in the episode that implies that Odin's magic was the reason Loki had a normal human's height. This means that because of Odin's FantasticRacism Loki was robbed of the happiness he could have had with his own people and developed into the villain he was in this film.]]
43	* HeartwarmingInHindsight: A DeletedScene shows Thor and Loki talking to each other before the planned coronation, with the former being very nervous. Then Loki trolls a servant with illusions of several snakes. ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' reveals that snakes are Thor's favorite animals.
44	* HilariousInHindsight:
45	** It was reported that the reason Thor only wore his helmet once is because it would always fall off Creator/ChrisHemsworth's head in action scenes. [[Film/ThorRagnarok Looks like the second time's the charm!]]
46	** During the fight in New Mexico, Volstagg gets launched at the Destroyer by Hogun and Frandral. Seems like that's a [[Film/ThorRagnarok common]] Asgardian combat technique.
47	** Loki tricking Thor with an illusion into believing that he's about to fall from the Bifrost and stabbing him when the illusion dissolves becomes funny after ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', where Thor tells a story about Loki transforming himself into a snake and transforming back into himself and stabbing Thor when he tried to pick up the snake when they were ''eight''.
48	** In Roger Ebert's review of the film, he criticizes Loki, asking his readers "will you be thinking of Loki six minutes after this movie is over?" Loki would go on to be THE BreakoutCharacter of the MCU, eventually even getting his own TV series.
49	** Sif's unusual coldness towards Loki becomes more understandable and way funnier in ''Series/Loki2021'', when it's revealed [[NoodleIncident he cut off her hair after they had slept together.]]
50	* HoYay: Thor and Loki's pre-coronation, which can read like [[IncestYayShipping something else]]:
51	-->'''Loki:''' [[SincerityMode I've looked forward to this day as long as you have. You're my brother and my friend. Sometimes I'm envious, but never doubt that I love you.]]\
52	'''Thor:''' Thank you.\
53	'''Loki:''' Now, give us a kiss?\
54	'''Thor:''' ''[laughs]'' Stop it!
55	* ItWasHisSled: That the manipulative mastermind behind it all turns out be Loki comes as no surprise to anyone who's even vaguely familiar with Norse mythology and/or his role in pre-existing Marvel products. Or heck, if you even saw the trailers and promotional posters where he looks ObviouslyEvil.
56	* JerkassWoobie: Loki, in spades. Despite his flaws, it's hard not to feel bad for him. Especially when he keeps making those PuppyDogEyes. Even his [[spoiler:attempt to destroy Jötunheim with the Bifröst]] was only to please his father and prove to be as worthy as Thor.
57	* LauncherOfAThousandShips: [[PluckyComicRelief Darcy]] is a very popular character for MCU ships, having been shipped with (among others) Loki, Hawkeye, Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, [[OneTrueThreesome Steve and Bucky at the same time]], Bruce Banner, and Coulson. Note that, out of all of them, [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight she's only met Coulson.]]
58	* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: OK, did anyone ''really'' think Thor was dead? Likewise, nobody bought Thor being stranded from Asgard forever.
59	* MemeticBadass:
60	** Almost in-universe. When Heimdall summons you, OhCrap is the proper expression.
61	** Darcy ''tased the God of Thunder''. [[labelnote:*]]albeit when he was depowered[[/labelnote]] ‘Nuff said.
62	* MemeticMutation:
63	** Creator/ConanOBrien's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4y7209adbQ&feature=related "I'M THOR"]] from his abridged trailers have gotten some notoriety from fans. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGyznId9qcs See]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk6gwO-ikyk right]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy_xztFfgpI here.]]
64	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIQ7kgJnQz4 Thor tries coffee in a diner]]: "This drink, I like it." ''(Smashes the cup on the floor)'' "ANOTHER!" This turned into exploitable sign of approval: "This x, I like it! ANOTHER! smash"
65	*** This movie, I like it! [[Film/ThorTheDarkWorld ANOTHER!]]
66	** Darcy calling Mjölnir "Mew Mew."
67	** I NEED A HORSE!
68	** Calling Agent Coulson "Son of Coul."
69	** Odin's growl at Loki when he tries to intervene on Thor's behalf has gained this status. It's usually rendered as something along the lines of "HAEEEERGH!"
70	** [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5p3lqlchw1rybu23o1_1280.jpg Jani-Thor]]
71	** CONVENIENT ODINSLEEP.
72	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YCcxL8oO9o YOU ARE AN OLD MAN AND A FOOL!]]
73	** '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0YCt_fUwGE TELL ME!!!]]'''''
74	** [[SarcasmMode Odin's A+ Parenting]].
75	** Heimdall is bound by ''honor'' to his king. He ''cannot'' open the Bifröst to you. [[note]]Heimdall's famous answer when he learned Sif and the Warriors Three were planning to go to Earth and bring Thor back... [[SteppingOutForAQuickCupOfCoffee and then he left Bifröst with the proverbial key in the ignition to activate itself]].[[/note]]
76	** Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go destroy Jotunheim.
77	** One scene had Darcy wondering how Thor could still be hungry after devouring an entire box of poptarts. Cue the fandom treating poptarts as Thor's TrademarkFavoriteFood.
78	** Pole dancing/stripper Loki, after a scene in the final battle where he plants Gungnir in the ground and swings around it.
79	* NarmCharm: Half the fun of the movie is watching how [[WorldOfHam dramatic]] all these big, goofy Norse god characters can get. In the comics, not only is the overblown drama half the fun, but it's also what makes Thor charming and different from the other Avengers.
80	* OlderThanTheyThink:
81	** The portrayal of the Norse Gods at AncientAstronauts previously appeared in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/RoswellConspiraciesAliensMythsAndLegends'' and ''Series/StargateSG1''. They just happen to look human this time around.
82	** And despite all the criticism from fans the movie gets for DoingInTheWizard, the idea of the Asgardians being AncientAstronauts previously appeared in ''Comicbook/{{Earth X}}''. In the mainstream comic canon, the same idea was introduced in Creator/WarrenEllis' ''Thor'' run, with it being stated that Asgardians were long-lived aliens who either influenced Nordic culture, or [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly were influenced by it]].
83	** Donald Blake as a separate individual was previously seen in the ''Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977'' television movie ''The Incredible Hulk Returns'', except here Blake is TheGhost and briefly becomes an alias of Thor, which amusingly is still somewhat closer to the source material.
84	* OneSceneWonder:
85	** Creator/JeremyRenner as ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}.
86	** Creator/ColmFeore only has about two scenes as Laufey (one of them very brief), but he makes the absolute most of his screen time, making Laufey into a compelling and even tragic figure and proves with little more than a sinister word that he is a very threatening foe of Asgard. When he tells you to leave "while he still allows it," you'd better leave.
87	** The S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who sees Sif and the Warriors Three walk into town radios in the following: "Uh base, we got [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]], Creator/JackieChan and Myth/RobinHood..."
88	** Thor's classic winged helmet.
89	* QuestionableCasting:
90	** There was an outcry over the casting of Creator/IdrisElba as Heimdall by comic fans who wanted to stick as closely as possible to the material, and by a self-avowed racist organization. But as Creator/BobChipman put it, every scene Elba is in is a resounding "THAT'S WHY!" in response to those who asked why cast [[ColorblindCasting a black man as a viking.]] Although this has the odd consequence of creating a second faction who feels Elba was miscast because [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter they wasted a perfectly good actor]] on a minor role.
91	** Creator/ChrisHemsworth was either not big enough for Thor (he's 6'6"[[note]]1,98m[[/note]], while Hemsworth is a [[SarcasmMode measly]] 6'4"[[note]]1,93m[[/note]]) or a no-name outside of Australia. Creator/TomHiddleston was seen as similarly random. [[HilariousInHindsight See]] [[http://www.vulture.com/2009/05/marvel_rolls_dice_casts_no-nam.html here]].
92	** While not a member of the cast, Creator/KennethBranagh was not a name people expected to hear in the context of a superhero movie... [[FridgeBrilliance until they remember that he does grand Shakespearean drama]]. Naturally, he admits that the movie is heavily inspired by The Bard.
93	** For those who are not familiar with comics, it was confusing to see Creator/JeremyRenner wasted in such a minor role. The idea of one of TheMenInBlack armed with bow and arrows added more confusion to the mix. And worse, the NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize trope would manifest later in the franchise (this small character of Renner would eventually turn out to be Hawkeye, one of the leads of ''The Avengers''), but not in the ''Thor'' movie itself when it had just been released.
94	* RetroactiveRecognition: In a rather unusual example of this trope, the pet store owner is played by Isaac Kappy, who in 2018 would become a celebrity in the right-wing world for his promotion of the Qanon conspiracy theory.
95	* RonTheDeathEater: Odin gets this treatment from the fandom for how he treats both Thor and Loki.
96	* RootingForTheEmpire: Sure, [[spoiler:Loki]] tries to commit genocide - but he's such a {{Woobie}} along the way that a lot of people feel [[CryForTheDevil sorry for him]].
97	** It got even more intense when ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'' rolled around, despite [[InsanityDefense (or because of)]] him becoming outright ''nuts''.
98	* ShipsThatPassInTheNight:
99	** Despite the two sharing less than a minute of screen time, this film spawned the explosively popular Clint Barton/Phil Coulson ship, which is still going strong as of 2015.
100	** Loki and Jane as well even though the two don't meet in this movie.
101	** There's also a section of fandom that ships Sif and Loki, based off of a DeathGlare she gives him.
102	** Loki/Darcy has a healthy following, despite the characters never interacting with each other.
103	* SpiritualAdaptation:
104	** According to this Website/{{Cracked}} [[http://www.cracked.com/article_24343_6-famous-films-that-are-secret-remakes-kids-movies.html article]], this film adaptation is a blatant rip-off of the 2003 Christmas film ''Film/{{Elf}}''. Of course, that article isn't meant to be taken with the proverbial grain of salt but the entire shaker due to the number of errors in it.
105	** WebVideo/DiamandaHagan has called this a better {{ComicBook/Superman}} film than ''Film/ManOfSteel''.
106	** Could very well work as a film adaptation of Orion of the ''ComicBook/NewGods''. Considering both comic books were created (or co-created in Thor's case), by Creator/JackKirby, this isn't surprising.
107	* StrangledByTheRedString: This seems to be a widely held opinion on the romance between Thor and Jane Foster, which really only serves to give Thor a reason to want to get back to Earth. Some have even labeled it a RomanticPlotTumor, which is kind of funny considering that the same thing was said about Creator/NataliePortman's character in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels.
108	** Creator/KennethBranagh must have realized this and says in the DVDCommentary that their relationship wasn't meant to be true love, but more a mutual crush and respect based around what they represent to one another, a statement that rings a bit hollow given the BigDamnKiss (Thor kisses her hand directly prior, so stopping at that would have fit better), and the sequel takes the StrangledByTheRedString to greater levels, though in all fairness Branagh had no say in that happening.
109	** Many jokes have been made that despite the lack of romantic chemistry, there actually ''is'' a good reason Thor and Jane are attracted to each other... namely, because he's Creator/ChrisHemsworth and because she's Creator/NataliePortman. They are ''hot.'' Even WebVideo/HonestTrailers got in on this, with the narrator saying that Jane was in love with Thor for no good reason - only to show the scene where Jane sees Thor shirtless, and correcting himself by saying she's in love with him for "six good reasons - abs!"
110	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The effects team created an absolutely perfect Destroyer for the screen.
111	* WinBackTheCrowd: While ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk\|2008}}'' and ''Film/IronMan2'' were by no means critical or commercial failures many fans felt that both films weren't as good as the first Film/IronMan1 film. ''Thor'', while still not as good as ''Iron Man'', was more warmly received by fans. What helped was the introduction of Loki, who would be the main antagonist in ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'' and that the film as a whole had less tie-ins to the rest of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, keeping the story more self-contained.
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113	* WhatTheHellCostumingDepartment: For this movie Creator/ChrisHemsworth's eyebrows were bleached to match his blonde hair which just ended up looking incredibly fake and distracting. Everyone involved, including Creator/KevinFeige himself, has agreed that this was a mistake, and all of Thor's subsequent appearances have just left his eyebrows Hemsworth's natural color.

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