#the thor franchise is fascinating from a comparative religion standpoint.

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Biblical Influences in the Thor Movies

I was thinking of the Biblical influences that permeated Thor movies, loose and inaccurate adaptations of the Norse pantheon after reading to the Pre-production section of Thor (2011)'s wiki article and the constant mention of turning an "old testament god into a new testament one". And they often mention the parable of the Prodigal Son where Thor is THE PRODIGAL SON.

It is well-known that in Norse mythology, Loki was saddled with the comparisons to Lucifer due to biases from the Christians that transcribed the myths, and as the "antagonist".

The Thor movies are nothing like the Norse myths, but it's interesting to see how much more Biblical influence they have. Norse myth!Thor has no points of comparison to Lucifer or Jesus (while myth!Loki has been jokingly said to be the quivalent to "if Satan and Jesus were the same person"). But I've noticed that the MCU's version of Thor does.

Thor's parallels with Lucifer (admittedly they're all from the Thor (2011) movie):

He was his God/King/Father's favorite. The most beautiful angel.

Fell from grace after challenging his Father/God/King (banishment). His main sin was his arrogance and pride.

Loki's parallel's with Lucifer:

The horned depiction (I am well-aware that horned depictions of the Devil happened due to the villification of Pagan deities).

Loki's deceit has destructive consequences.

Loki also "fell from grace" (into the void). But Loki let go after being unable to process rejection and the traumatic revelations. And he came back worse.

Loki and Sylvie were responsible for unleashing free will.

Thor's parallels with Jesus:

Thor became a man, like Jesus. While Jesus did it willingly to save humanity, Thor was forced into it.

Thor sacrifices himself to protect a town from Loki's wrath.

After said sacrifice, Thor comes back as a God again. No longer just a man. After passing a test.

Loki's parallels with Jesus:

Has self-destructive self-sacrificial tendencies but they are usually geared towards protecting his loved ones.

Loki sacrifices his own free will and personhood to keep the rest of the timelines from dying and "save his friends". As much as I hated aspects of the series, a part of me is interested in the "Godhood as a form of dehumanization" aspect of his end. It's so fucked up.

Loki is the one dealing with an entity that's trying to make him give in to its commands that would doom the entire universe and eventually killed him.

Anyway feel free to add to this shit my formerly Catholic ass came up with.

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