#Payback

Bonus:

CHRIS HEMSWORTH Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) dir. Taika Waititi

" Mother

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I love that Love and Thunder completely ignored toxic masculinity and acknowledged that Thor was dealing with some really heavy shit and that it’s okay for men to admit to/release their emotions, that it’s okay for them to be broken and lost because anyone would feel that. Just one of the reasons this movie was an absolute gem.

I keep seeing people say that killing off Jane was misogynistic and that they fridged her, but I really don't think that's true. They didn't bring Jane back for Thor's character development. She didn't really change him or motivate him. She made him happy and her death hurt him, but it didn't further the plot or his character arc. She was in this movie for her. This was the conclusion to a character arc that was abandoned years ago. She was in Thor's movie, but she wasn't a part of his story. She was her own story, and she lived and died on her own terms, and I think that's so much more powerful than letting her disappear like she did after TDW with only two brief, vague mentions of her afterward.

actually i think one of the things i loved most about love and thunder was thor’s character journey and the healthy representation it is for young boys that are watching this movie. how thor shows that it’s okay to show emotions and to feel things even if it hurts. how thor fights alongside two women the entire movie and it seems like the greatest honor of his life. how thor outwardly loves and shares his feelings with jane and wants her to know how much he actually loves her instead of shying away from it. how thor showed that it’s a role of a lifetime to cook and clean and get your kid dressed and take care of them because that’s what a dad should be doing too. how thor didn’t clean off mjolnir after love put makeup on it despite being a traditionally feminine thing. how thor isn’t serious and closed off all of the time but silly and goofy and just wants to live life. he is such a positive role model for young boys growing up right now, and the movie even showed us that by showing how much the kids in new asgard admire him. idk it just makes me really soft and chris hemsworth truly should be very proud of what he has done to thor over the years and how he has become that role model for so many kids across the world. ily god of thunder

THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER (2022) • dir. taika waititi

You turn your back on me? You've won, Gorr. Why would I spend my last moments with you, when I can be with her? I choose love. You can, too.

THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER (2022) dir. Taika Waititi

zeus, trying to scare thor with the worst threat he can think of thor: 👁👄👁 

insp.

#Tag yourself, I’m the asgardians fainting

Children are often a plot device, with tropes like Child in the refrigerator or Child in distress. And often Marvel forgets that their movies are actually watched by parents *and* their children. Not in Love and Thunder.

We are given those two tropes but then, the children are given voice (in the form of Axl, but some other kids too), encouragement and quite literally the power to fight. They are allowed to say "we are scared" and "we are children". When the big bad comes to speak to them, he is just menacing but never touches them, never even comes close (he did have a daughter their age after all).

And they fight the way children fight, some aggressively and more hero-like, but some like princesses and faeries. It makes adults smile but what would it feel to be the kind of little girl who likes princesses to see yourself defeating a big bad by being a playful princess?

It is heartwarming and funny to see how a child uses their teddy bear as a weapon because we all know teddy bears protect us when we sleep and make us feel safe in unknown environments, but isn't it the same Thor does with his weapons?

It is an ongoing joke about Mjolnir and Stormbreaker that he speaks to them, treats them as people (and they actually react too, they have opinions), but isn't it the same thing children do with their favourite toys? Don't you speak with your doll? Doesn't it feel like she can understand you? The teddy bear scene would be mocking childhood innocence if it weren't for all the times Thor feels deeply about his toys (and well, if they didn't give it powers).

It is a movie for children, with teachings for children. It also shows you that you can be loved and accepted no matter what. Even the child in the refrigerator lives and has someone who cares about her.

And sure, there is mention of an orgy but any child invested in Greek Mythology has read worse (specially coming from Zeus).

So yes, making children a part of it all is my favourite thing about this movie. Only because of this, I think it's superior to many others despite its many flaws.

thor: love and thunder spoilers without context

idk why people think Love and Thunder was a bad movie. I mean, I go to the movies to be entertained. I was entertained. I'd say that makes Love and Thunder a success in my book.

The REAL reason to stay for the credits of Thor: Love and Thunder

NATALIE PORTMAN as THE MIGHTY THOR

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