Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26120199-20160316221144

The first time I saw Thor, I was rather young a the time. My writing skills and my appreciation for cinema had not fully evolved at the point, but I still could (sort of) recognize a well put together movie. And Thor definitely was such. It's special effects and story elements captured my imagination at a young age, and the development of the main characters enthralled me. Now that I am much older, I have developed the ability to go beyond the surface of any story, a skill derived from my writing abilities. And most recently, I have been critically analyzing the MCU. (Due to the fact there are some pretty impactful installments coming up, if you hadn't noticed)

When I had begun to review the Thor Film series, I came developed a theory on the Asgardians, the nine realms, and their rivalling civilizations (Jotuns, Dark Elves). It's a theory I believe has enough basis to be considered true, and I hope you'll feel the same way. So, here it is, my theory:

I theorize that in the film series Thor, the Asgardian civilization has presumptuously incorporated inside their culture, that simply because they are most capable (being an incredibly advanced civilization) , that they should protect the lesser civilizations from other worlds by policing them. Aside from their space-faring activities, this is the purpose of the bifrost bridge. They are utilizing extra-dimensional transportation technology to thrust an almost imperialistic rule over these eight other worlds, and have colloquially named this system "The Nine Realms".

This is most likely why in the beginning of the sequel, we see Thor, Sif and the warriors three trying to maintain order in Vanaheim, as the Agardians want to take back their rule after Thor nobly sacrificed the bifrost bridge to save an entire race.

Now don't get mistaken, I'm not labelling the Asgardians a corrupt, authoritarian society, and saying Thor is a patsy for a tyrannical system. In order from them to be considered tyrants or authoritarian, they would assume total rule over the Nine Realms, and not merely police them. But, this policing system is still very presumptuous and very ignorant, for these other civilizations are clearly formidable against the likes of the Asgardians, and can very easily control themselves without outside interference.

Now, where does Malekith, Dark Elves, and The Jotuns all tie into this? Well, I believe that Malekith and people were not the dark evil beings that Odin told us they were. I also believe that he did not wish to annihilate the realms, nor did he wish to cover things in literal darkness. He was a revolutionary figure. He wanted to challenge the so called authority and the power of the Asgardians, using a great and powerful weapon to do it--the Aether.

Look back at the scenes with Malekith in Thor 2--he never promptly states that he will destroy the universe or nine different worlds---he always speaks very cryptically, almost in a figurative sense. He even says in the final battle, "Are you ready to witness the end of YOUR universe?" Notice he says your, and not the. He's mocking Thor for being too late to stop him from displaying his newfound power to the nine realms, possibly as a means to show all the nine realms that they don't have to all follow Asgard's rule, that it should be questioned.

My concluding statements--like I stated before, Thor is not a patsy for a tyrannical system, but he is indeed misguided, and it's not his fault. It's his father's. In the first film, in the opening scene, we hear Odin narrate a battle between the jotuns and the Asgardian armies. In this narration, he details the Jotuns to be evil monsters. We then see how the children are easily led to that belief. We see it continued in a very similar opening scene in Thor 2, as Odin is narrating once again, this time potraying his rivals to be creatures from literal darkness. This means of propaganda most likely had the purpose of displaying how the Asgardian's authority should not be questioned, and is meant soley for good intent.

So, does anybody out there agree? Or did most of you just skim through the whole thing because it was too long? 