History Film / Thor

* AntiVillain: Loki flip-flops between a NominalHero and a [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Woobie Anti-Villain]] throughout most of the film. [[spoiler:His intentions were good, he had a valid point about Thor not being ready to be king, he tried to speak up for his brother before discovering his true heritage, and it's implied that finding out he was a Frost Giant is what drove him over the edge and really turned him against Thor. Thor's attitude towards Loki through most of the movie also makes his behavior all the more justified. While it initially seemed like Loki had wanted Odin dead, this is later revealed to be a ruse. His use of the Bifröst on Jötunheim is still a clear-cut attempt at genocide.]]

* DistractedByTheSexy: Darcy ''constantly'' gets distracted by Thor's attractiveness. To a lesser extent, Jane displays this as well, as when Thor kisses her hand and she's reduced to a giggling blush.

* OhCrap: Thor gets several.
** First when he basically starts a war in Jötunheim and Heimdall refuses to open the Bifröst for him.
** Second when he tries to lift Mjölnir and can't, then sees the spell cast on it by Odin.
** Third when he calls on Heimdall to open the Bifröst so he can stop Loki's plan, only nothing happens.

* GreenEyedMonster: Loki. [[ColorMotif Note his armour is green, too.]]

* LongRangeFighter: Loki is a lethal ranged attacker with ImprobableAimingSkills, where his magical throwing knives and energy blasts from Gungnir are his dominant weapons; individual Jötnar are struck down with a single shot. However, unlike most other examples, Loki is ''not'' a GlassCannon; he readily defends himself with one of his knives against a Frost Giant who grabs his arm, and he utilizes Gungnir as a spear. Loki is the ideal of this trope: high long-range offense, near-perfect aim, and a fast, agile fighter in close quarters.

** A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent calls Sif, Hogun and Fandral [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]], Creator/JackieChan and RobinHood. While already a multiple ShoutOut, in the comics Fandral once claimed to have spent time on Earth during the MiddleAges and married to a woman named Marian -- so he may ''be'' Robin Hood.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: The end of the film shows at least one reason why no one has ever used [[spoiler:the Bifröst as a weapon before. Thor can't even approach it to shut it off and it's putting Asgard at risk as well.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: PlayedForLaughs when it happens twice to Thor in his relatively weak [[BroughtDownToNormal mortal form]], first via taser and later from a fast-acting sedative. The best part of this? Thor is the god of ''thunder''. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Taser=electricity.]]

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* RatedMForManly:
** Asgard and Jötunheim scenes are simply made of good ol' Norse masculinity.
** The rednecks trying to pull out Thor's hammer act just like HornyVikings--they bring on the food and booze, engage in [[OnlyTheChosenMayWield competitions of strength]], and laugh uproariously when things go wrong. That's [[TruthInTelevision a lot of real rednecks]] for you.

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* BladeOnAStick: Odin's ([[spoiler:and later Loki]]'s) spear, Gungnir, which [[BoomStick fires energy]], controls the Bifröst, and activates the Destroyer. It is also the symbol of kingship in Asgard.

* CrypticBackgroundReference: Selvig references knowing a colleague who's had dealings with S.H.I.E.L.D. in the past. WordOfGod would confirm this to be a reference to [[Film/AntMan Hank Pym]].

''Thor'' is a LiveActionAdaptation of the Creator/MarvelComics superhero ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'', released on May 6, 2011 in the U.S. and on April 22nd in Australia, and one week later elsewhere. It is the fourth film in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse and its Phase 1, and was directed by Creator/KennethBranagh (''Film/HenryV'', ''Film/MuchAdoAboutNothing'').

** Taken as an adaptation of Myth/NorseMythology, it's actually easier to list the movies' ''accuracies'' than their inaccuracies. {{Handwave}}d and {{lampshade}}d with the beginning narration, stating that actual Norse myths are inaccurate in their representation of Asgardian history. See the [[{{Analysis/Thor}} Analysis]] page for details.

* JerkToNiceGuyPlot: After having been banished to Earth for starting a war with the Frost Giants, Thor has to learn humility and compassion before he becomes worthy of his godly powers again.

* [[MagicalGirlQueenlinessTest Magical Boy Kingliness Test]]: Thor's exile to Midgard is a (narrative, if not intentional by Odin) test for him to prove his maturity, heroism and selflessness before he can regain his powers and return to Asgard.

* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Odin's "No, Loki" seems to have had this effect on his son. Loki allowed himself to be sucked into the void of space... making it a ''literal'' despair event horizon.]]

* DoNotTouchTheFunnelCloud: [[spoiler:To defeat the Destroyer, Thor creates a tornado to throw it off-balance.]] Only what is directly touching the funnel cloud gets caught within its grasp--most of the surrounding area is just fine during and after. Justified in that the tornado is [[spoiler:under Thor's complete control via Mjölnir]]. Normal rules may not apply.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Darcy ''constantly'' gets distracted by Thor's attractiveness. To a lesser extent, Jane displays this as well.

%%* TubeTravel: The Bifröst.