Thor: Love & Thunder Fans Have Mixed Feelings On That Character’s Death
Warning: Spoilers for Thor: Love & Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder fans have taken to social media to express their mixed reactions to one of the film's major character deaths. Thor: Love and Thunder premiered on July 8, 2022, and has received mixed-to-positive reviews. The film sees Thor (Chris Hemsworth) rallying up a team to fight Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), a man disillusioned with the gods who seeks to destroy them all. While fighting Gorr, Thor is stunned when his ex-girlfriend, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), shows up and reveals herself as the Mighty Thor.
Thor learns that Foster is battling stage 4 cancer. While receiving treatment, she heard the fragments of Mjolnir calling to her from New Asgard. Upon arriving on New Asgard, Mjolnir repairs itself and chooses Foster to be the next Thor. When she wields Mjolnir, it transforms her into the Mighty Thor. However, as the film progresses, it is revealed that Mjolnir called to Foster and repaired itself for her because of the oath Thor made when he asked Mjolnir to always protect Foster. Sadly, though, while the hammer can give Foster the empowerment she needs, it can't rid her of cancer. Every time she sets Mjolnir down, her cancer progresses rapidly. After picking up Mjolnir one more time to defeat Gorr, Foster passes away.
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Users quickly took to Twitter to share their reactions to Foster dying in Thor: Love and Thunder, and they are very mixed. Some expressed shock and grief at the tragic death of Jane in the film. Others thought that her cancer and her weakening every time she put down Mjolnir was a nice touch that differentiated her from Thor. Others thought it was a very weak storyline that Mjolnir
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