This is Episode 21: All We Need is Love...Thor: Love and Thunder
Topics of Discussion
According to Joel Hodge in an article: “All you need is love: The theology of ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’” posted 27 Jul 2022 states:
But this is not where the question of faith ends for Thor: one must find a deeper faith that makes us “worthy” of our life, humanity, and each other. Worthiness and love are the answers that Thor uses to give meaning to Jane Foster (a.k.a., “Mighty Thor”) and Gorr when they are at their most desperate. In both cases, Thor puts love into practice and reconciles with his former lover and his enemy.
Though the film flirts with nihilism, it is ultimately shown to run against the grain of the MCU. For the MCU is built around belief in heroism and love. And this is the ultimate message of Thor: Love and Thunder: that love is the ultimate source of meaning and purpose. Thor expresses this in the climactic scene with Gorr, when he tells his adversary that both of them are really looking for love and that life is only worth living with love. Love is often reduced by Hollywood to romanticism. That is certainly is present in the film, but not overdone — instead, Thor: Love and Thunder shows love is more bound up with self-sacrifice and selfless care of others, especially the weak or powerless.
Premise of Discussion
How does the theme of love play a key role at the heart of Thor: Love and Thunder?
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