Thor Ragnarok AU where Waitit straight up made it an indie roadtrip film
“ I look at the story of Thor in terms of an indie film. It’s about a guy trying to get home because there’s someone in his house, and he’s got to sort that out. And along the way he’s got his annoying brother, a drunk chick, and some bipolar kid with him. And he’s just trying to get home. “ – Taika Waititi
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He’s trying to get home before his girlfriend leaves. He’s always away on, like, business trips or following bands or something, and she’s about to head off to a prestigious university job/doctoral position in Norway. He needs to tell her how much he loves her before she goes, but he tells his friends he’s trying to win her back so they’ll help him.
yes good. tell me more.
At one point, Val and Loki hit on the same woman at a bar. It could turn into a competition, it could turn into a bar fight. Instead the woman gets a “phone call” and you never see her again (until they’re leaving- she’s still outside on the phone).
Half the movie takes place in a smallish town controlled by Grant Masterson, the villain. The town hosts some kind of annual amateur wrestling competition.
Hela is a cutthroat business mogul who refuses to help, but nevertheless takes Thor’s phone calls so she can offer constructive advice in the meanest way.
Thor is a music journalist.
Bruce wins the amateur fight, which is how they escape the town.
😍😍😍
go oooon…
Korg (et al) is either the small town mechanic or a passing rock band that Thor makes friends with.
Loki is an emotional wreck, and he still flirts with e v e r y b o d y.
Bruce is partially on the trip because his divorce was just finalized, and he doesn’t know what to feel about it.
Val is a mystery. Maybe she’s a groupie they’re giving a lift. Maybe she’s Hela’s wayward wife. Maybe she’s one of Thor’s old college friends. We never find out.
Loki is the typical younger child who needs to prove himself. He did everything “right” – went to college, got his MBA, was on the fast-track to a high-paying corporate executive job.
And then the company he worked for was caught up in some kind of corporate fraud/insider trading deal. Maybe he was involved a little, maybe he wasn’t. No matter what, he was the scapegoat, his name was in the headlines when it all went south. So he was turfed unceremoniously, while the real scummy higher-ups all got golden parachutes. Long story short, he has a really nice car, still behaves like the self-assured flirt he always was, but the repo man is on his tale, and he can’t admit his real name. He’s hoping his brother will help him out. And he can help out his brother when it comes to dealing with Hela’s cutthroat business mogul, because he has inside info.
Loki is the Philosopher King 