Thor: The Dark World (November 8, 2013)

The first Thor movie was indeed a story of redemption – the hot-headed Thor was stripped of all his powers and all he had to do is prove that he was worthy of wielding them. Is there such a red line in Thor: The Dark World too?

The movie picks up after the events of Avengers, a period of time during which the God of Thunder didn’t get in any kind of contact with the Earthlings – especially with his sweetheart Jane Foster. And, as soon as they reconnect, something becomes revealed – she is about to die, after becoming infused with the power of the Aether. So what he needs to do is not to just convince her he hasn’t forgotten about their love, but he also has to save her.

To be noted, he also has to pacify the 9 realms – so there is also that.

But the true story of redemption comes with Loki, the main baddie of the first Avengers movie. Locked away, he finds out that his (step)mother was killed and now he wants revenge. He wants to demonstrate that he was worthy of her hopes (and love, for that matter) and that he isn’t that bad at heart.

Sure enough, the fact that he usurps the throne in the end might be a thorn in this theory – however, the first Thor film saw he wanting to prove that he is worthy of being a king of Asgard. Maybe this is his end game here too – maybe he knows that Thanos is coming and that Odin cannot face him. Somebody who knows the threat is needed. Redemption, we say!