i think about this a lot but how much better would thor 1 be if we got to see thor react to the fact that his beloved brother was a race that he grew up wanting to slaughter?? like was that not an important plot point?? THAT’S a better way for thor to realize that killing just to conquer is wrong, that’s how he should have realized the error of his ways, not just meeting mortals and wanting to protect them, but by hurting someone that he loved because of his arrogant ignorance and prejudice
Zack Stentz, Screenwriter of Thor 1, Talking about Loki:
The interesting thing is Marvel already knew at that point we’re building towards the Avengers. They said guys, if you fail at everything else, give us a villain as good as Magneto. The thing that made Loki so close to our heart as a villain was that if you looked at the events of Thor from his perspective, he was the hero. He was the one who was saving the kingdom from his hotheaded brother who wasn’t ready to his great credit.
Hey guys. The screenwriter confirms: Loki really was trying to show (accurately) that Thor wasn’t ready for the throne. Not just making trouble for the hell of it.
Loki is the Philosopher King 