Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27648540-20160128020406/@comment-26271908-20160226011622

Okay, this discussion becames pretty confusing because, in the start, they used the Hammer and Thor's natural powers pretty much as something interchangible. This is mainly visible in the first movie, when it looks like that Thor's weather manipulation powers came from the Hammer, because when he is without it he is just superhuman but only manipulates lightning after he re-agains it

However, the other movies expand this concept in a greater way

Originally, Thor and all the other Asgardians where just superhumans. Some of them, like Odin and Loki, could learn Magic and how to wield it, and some, like Thor, couldn't use it and so, they used weapons - Like Mjölnir - In order to access determinate kinds of magic. In Thor's case, is Elemental Magic, specifically weather manipulation with an emphasis on lightnings and electricity

However, as more movies came, you can see it changing visibly. It became more clear and apparent that the Asgardians are more than superhumans and their ability to use magic seems to be a racial trait, in which all members of the species have access to - Different from Humans, in which only some of us can use magic. Of course, that are Asgardians who can use magic in a superior way than others, and that are some who even didn't use magic at all, but they all are seemingly owners of a magical nature

Upon Thor, the first movie portrayed the atmokinesis (Weather Manipulation) as a property of the Hammer. However, the following movies in which him appeared started to show it as a natural power of him and that the Hammer merely enhances and channels to perfection

Particularly, I hated this. The plot of the first Thor movie was about him trying to conquer back his powers, and they made clear that his powers as a GOD OF THUNDER came from the HAMMER. And then, after the movie was done, they decided that his Hammer was a mere weapon than the origin of his title and powers. This is a terrible plot hole because it contradicts the plot of the other film itself