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Is there any relevance to Thor getting his hair cut other than comedic value?
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Is there any relevance to Thor getting his hair cut other than comedic value? It was a funny scene and leads to a small joke in Avengers: Infinity War but since there is no 'Samson' like effect is there some symbolism or comic reference I'm missing?
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Is there any relevance to Thor getting his hair cut other than comedic value? It was a funny scene and leads to a small joke in Avengers: Infinity War but since there is no 'Samson' like effect is there some symbolism or comic reference I'm missing?
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It's a crucial step in breaking him down. He loses his father, his hammer, his freedom, and then his hair. By the end of the movie, he will also lose his eye, his sister, and his home.
– Paul D. Waite
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@PaulD.Waite I get your point but he doesn't draw power from his hair and throughout the film becomes stronger and learns how to use the Lightning, also he seems more effected by the death of Heimdall than Odin etc
– Seamusthedog
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Hair has symbology way beyond reason for many, many people. Just ask some dudes to shave the neck beard they've been cultivating for years. I was once with a group of friends when a fictional character had her waist-length hair abruptly chopped to shoulder length. Two of the women in our group reacted with more horror than if the character had suddenly lost both arms. So, Paul D Waite's "breaking him down" theory has substance.
– Blaze
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Is there any relevance to Thor getting his hair cut other than comedic value? It was a funny scene and leads to a small joke in Avengers: Infinity War but since there is no 'Samson' like effect is there some symbolism or comic reference I'm missing?
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Is there any relevance to Thor getting his hair cut other than comedic value? It was a funny scene and leads to a small joke in Avengers: Infinity War but since there is no 'Samson' like effect is there some symbolism or comic reference I'm missing?
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It's a crucial step in breaking him down. He loses his father, his hammer, his freedom, and then his hair. By the end of the movie, he will also lose his eye, his sister, and his home.
– Paul D. Waite
16 hours ago
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@PaulD.Waite I get your point but he doesn't draw power from his hair and throughout the film becomes stronger and learns how to use the Lightning, also he seems more effected by the death of Heimdall than Odin etc
– Seamusthedog
15 hours ago
4
Hair has symbology way beyond reason for many, many people. Just ask some dudes to shave the neck beard they've been cultivating for years. I was once with a group of friends when a fictional character had her waist-length hair abruptly chopped to shoulder length. Two of the women in our group reacted with more horror than if the character had suddenly lost both arms. So, Paul D Waite's "breaking him down" theory has substance.
– Blaze
14 hours ago
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It's a crucial step in breaking him down. He loses his father, his hammer, his freedom, and then his hair. By the end of the movie, he will also lose his eye, his sister, and his home.
– Paul D. Waite
16 hours ago
1
@PaulD.Waite I get your point but he doesn't draw power from his hair and throughout the film becomes stronger and learns how to use the Lightning, also he seems more effected by the death of Heimdall than Odin etc
– Seamusthedog
15 hours ago
4
Hair has symbology way beyond reason for many, many people. Just ask some dudes to shave the neck beard they've been cultivating for years. I was once with a group of friends when a fictional character had her waist-length hair abruptly chopped to shoulder length. Two of the women in our group reacted with more horror than if the character had suddenly lost both arms. So, Paul D Waite's "breaking him down" theory has substance.
– Blaze
14 hours ago
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It's a crucial step in breaking him down. He loses his father, his hammer, his freedom, and then his hair. By the end of the movie, he will also lose his eye, his sister, and his home.
– Paul D. Waite
16 hours ago
It's a crucial step in breaking him down. He loses his father, his hammer, his freedom, and then his hair. By the end of the movie, he will also lose his eye, his sister, and his home.
– Paul D. Waite
16 hours ago
1
1
@PaulD.Waite I get your point but he doesn't draw power from his hair and throughout the film becomes stronger and learns how to use the Lightning, also he seems more effected by the death of Heimdall than Odin etc
– Seamusthedog
15 hours ago
@PaulD.Waite I get your point but he doesn't draw power from his hair and throughout the film becomes stronger and learns how to use the Lightning, also he seems more effected by the death of Heimdall than Odin etc
– Seamusthedog
15 hours ago
4
4
Hair has symbology way beyond reason for many, many people. Just ask some dudes to shave the neck beard they've been cultivating for years. I was once with a group of friends when a fictional character had her waist-length hair abruptly chopped to shoulder length. Two of the women in our group reacted with more horror than if the character had suddenly lost both arms. So, Paul D Waite's "breaking him down" theory has substance.
– Blaze
14 hours ago
Hair has symbology way beyond reason for many, many people. Just ask some dudes to shave the neck beard they've been cultivating for years. I was once with a group of friends when a fictional character had her waist-length hair abruptly chopped to shoulder length. Two of the women in our group reacted with more horror than if the character had suddenly lost both arms. So, Paul D Waite's "breaking him down" theory has substance.
– Blaze
14 hours ago
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Apparently it was just because Chris didn't like wearing the wig anymore and it just took too long to get right as Eric Pearson has said in the below interview:
"When I arrived, there were certain things they had already decided," Pearson told CBR. "'We’re going to break the hammer.. Another one was, 'We’re going to cut the hair.' I said, 'Why?' 'Hemsworth doesn’t want to wear the wig. It takes a lot of time to get it right.'"
CBR, Why Thor: Ragnarok Gave Marvel's God of Thunder A Haircut
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TheLethalCarrotTheLethalCarrot
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thanks. Thought it was something like that. So nothing to do with the story then?
– Seamusthedog
17 hours ago
@Seamusthedog Doesn't appear like it but there may be something I am unaware of.
– TheLethalCarrot
17 hours ago
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Although the haircut scene doesn't affect the movie's plot and is played for laughs, it also works as part of the movie's symbolism.
Over the course of Ragnarok, Thor is stripped of almost all the accoutrements we associate with Thor. He loses his father, his hammer, many of his friends, half of his cape, his freedom, and then his hair.
(While his hair is perhaps not the most significant Thor-ish thing about him, it is noticed. As you mentioned, in Infinity War, Steve Rogers, upon seeing Thor arrive on earth with an enormous battle-axe, a sentient tree, a gun-toting racoon, and a missing eye, seems to notice his haircut first.)
By the end of Ragnarok, he has also lost his eye, his sister, and his home. He learns that this doesn't matter — all that matters is him, and the people he serves and protects. Once he's learned that, he's finally ready to become King of Asgard, as he does at the end of the movie.
Miek's alive, the credits roll, and everyone lives happily ever, yes they do, no, shut up, they go to earth, everything works out fine.
answered 14 hours ago
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
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I think it also makes him look older, more seasoned, and mature, which is appropriate, given his journey.
– Irishpanda
13 hours ago
1
+1, and a shout out to the common trope Important Haircut
– Avner Shahar-Kashtan
11 hours ago
2
Exactly. Symbolically, this is one of the last moments -- among several -- where Thor has pride stripped away, in this case represented by his hair, in order to learn humility.
– Joel Coehoorn
10 hours ago
@JoelCoehoorn but didn't he 'learn humility' in the first film in order to be able to lift Mjolnir?
– Seamusthedog
7 hours ago
1
@Seamusthedog Two different levels of humility. The first was to not be prideful that he's better than or worthy of ordering others around. The second was to become truly humble, a servant of his people. After the first stage he's definitely more humble, to the point he can be a team player. After the second he's truly humble, to the point he can be a true leader.
– Delioth
6 hours ago
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Apparently it was just because Chris didn't like wearing the wig anymore and it just took too long to get right as Eric Pearson has said in the below interview:
"When I arrived, there were certain things they had already decided," Pearson told CBR. "'We’re going to break the hammer.. Another one was, 'We’re going to cut the hair.' I said, 'Why?' 'Hemsworth doesn’t want to wear the wig. It takes a lot of time to get it right.'"
CBR, Why Thor: Ragnarok Gave Marvel's God of Thunder A Haircut
answered 18 hours ago
TheLethalCarrotTheLethalCarrot
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thanks. Thought it was something like that. So nothing to do with the story then?
– Seamusthedog
17 hours ago
@Seamusthedog Doesn't appear like it but there may be something I am unaware of.
– TheLethalCarrot
17 hours ago
add a comment |
Apparently it was just because Chris didn't like wearing the wig anymore and it just took too long to get right as Eric Pearson has said in the below interview:
"When I arrived, there were certain things they had already decided," Pearson told CBR. "'We’re going to break the hammer.. Another one was, 'We’re going to cut the hair.' I said, 'Why?' 'Hemsworth doesn’t want to wear the wig. It takes a lot of time to get it right.'"
CBR, Why Thor: Ragnarok Gave Marvel's God of Thunder A Haircut
answered 18 hours ago
TheLethalCarrotTheLethalCarrot
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thanks. Thought it was something like that. So nothing to do with the story then?
– Seamusthedog
17 hours ago
@Seamusthedog Doesn't appear like it but there may be something I am unaware of.
– TheLethalCarrot
17 hours ago
add a comment |
Apparently it was just because Chris didn't like wearing the wig anymore and it just took too long to get right as Eric Pearson has said in the below interview:
"When I arrived, there were certain things they had already decided," Pearson told CBR. "'We’re going to break the hammer.. Another one was, 'We’re going to cut the hair.' I said, 'Why?' 'Hemsworth doesn’t want to wear the wig. It takes a lot of time to get it right.'"
CBR, Why Thor: Ragnarok Gave Marvel's God of Thunder A Haircut
answered 18 hours ago
TheLethalCarrotTheLethalCarrot
45.2k16240289
Apparently it was just because Chris didn't like wearing the wig anymore and it just took too long to get right as Eric Pearson has said in the below interview:
"When I arrived, there were certain things they had already decided," Pearson told CBR. "'We’re going to break the hammer.. Another one was, 'We’re going to cut the hair.' I said, 'Why?' 'Hemsworth doesn’t want to wear the wig. It takes a lot of time to get it right.'"
CBR, Why Thor: Ragnarok Gave Marvel's God of Thunder A Haircut
answered 18 hours ago
TheLethalCarrotTheLethalCarrot
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TheLethalCarrotTheLethalCarrot
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thanks. Thought it was something like that. So nothing to do with the story then?
– Seamusthedog
17 hours ago
@Seamusthedog Doesn't appear like it but there may be something I am unaware of.
– TheLethalCarrot
17 hours ago
add a comment |
1
thanks. Thought it was something like that. So nothing to do with the story then?
– Seamusthedog
17 hours ago
@Seamusthedog Doesn't appear like it but there may be something I am unaware of.
– TheLethalCarrot
17 hours ago
1
1
thanks. Thought it was something like that. So nothing to do with the story then?
– Seamusthedog
17 hours ago
thanks. Thought it was something like that. So nothing to do with the story then?
– Seamusthedog
17 hours ago
@Seamusthedog Doesn't appear like it but there may be something I am unaware of.
– TheLethalCarrot
17 hours ago
@Seamusthedog Doesn't appear like it but there may be something I am unaware of.
– TheLethalCarrot
17 hours ago
add a comment |
Although the haircut scene doesn't affect the movie's plot and is played for laughs, it also works as part of the movie's symbolism.
Over the course of Ragnarok, Thor is stripped of almost all the accoutrements we associate with Thor. He loses his father, his hammer, many of his friends, half of his cape, his freedom, and then his hair.
(While his hair is perhaps not the most significant Thor-ish thing about him, it is noticed. As you mentioned, in Infinity War, Steve Rogers, upon seeing Thor arrive on earth with an enormous battle-axe, a sentient tree, a gun-toting racoon, and a missing eye, seems to notice his haircut first.)
By the end of Ragnarok, he has also lost his eye, his sister, and his home. He learns that this doesn't matter — all that matters is him, and the people he serves and protects. Once he's learned that, he's finally ready to become King of Asgard, as he does at the end of the movie.
Miek's alive, the credits roll, and everyone lives happily ever, yes they do, no, shut up, they go to earth, everything works out fine.
answered 14 hours ago
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
19.9k1684139
1
I think it also makes him look older, more seasoned, and mature, which is appropriate, given his journey.
– Irishpanda
13 hours ago
1
+1, and a shout out to the common trope Important Haircut
– Avner Shahar-Kashtan
11 hours ago
2
Exactly. Symbolically, this is one of the last moments -- among several -- where Thor has pride stripped away, in this case represented by his hair, in order to learn humility.
– Joel Coehoorn
10 hours ago
@JoelCoehoorn but didn't he 'learn humility' in the first film in order to be able to lift Mjolnir?
– Seamusthedog
7 hours ago
1
@Seamusthedog Two different levels of humility. The first was to not be prideful that he's better than or worthy of ordering others around. The second was to become truly humble, a servant of his people. After the first stage he's definitely more humble, to the point he can be a team player. After the second he's truly humble, to the point he can be a true leader.
– Delioth
6 hours ago
add a comment |
Although the haircut scene doesn't affect the movie's plot and is played for laughs, it also works as part of the movie's symbolism.
Over the course of Ragnarok, Thor is stripped of almost all the accoutrements we associate with Thor. He loses his father, his hammer, many of his friends, half of his cape, his freedom, and then his hair.
(While his hair is perhaps not the most significant Thor-ish thing about him, it is noticed. As you mentioned, in Infinity War, Steve Rogers, upon seeing Thor arrive on earth with an enormous battle-axe, a sentient tree, a gun-toting racoon, and a missing eye, seems to notice his haircut first.)
By the end of Ragnarok, he has also lost his eye, his sister, and his home. He learns that this doesn't matter — all that matters is him, and the people he serves and protects. Once he's learned that, he's finally ready to become King of Asgard, as he does at the end of the movie.
Miek's alive, the credits roll, and everyone lives happily ever, yes they do, no, shut up, they go to earth, everything works out fine.
answered 14 hours ago
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
19.9k1684139
1
I think it also makes him look older, more seasoned, and mature, which is appropriate, given his journey.
– Irishpanda
13 hours ago
1
+1, and a shout out to the common trope Important Haircut
– Avner Shahar-Kashtan
11 hours ago
2
Exactly. Symbolically, this is one of the last moments -- among several -- where Thor has pride stripped away, in this case represented by his hair, in order to learn humility.
– Joel Coehoorn
10 hours ago
@JoelCoehoorn but didn't he 'learn humility' in the first film in order to be able to lift Mjolnir?
– Seamusthedog
7 hours ago
1
@Seamusthedog Two different levels of humility. The first was to not be prideful that he's better than or worthy of ordering others around. The second was to become truly humble, a servant of his people. After the first stage he's definitely more humble, to the point he can be a team player. After the second he's truly humble, to the point he can be a true leader.
– Delioth
6 hours ago
add a comment |
Although the haircut scene doesn't affect the movie's plot and is played for laughs, it also works as part of the movie's symbolism.
Over the course of Ragnarok, Thor is stripped of almost all the accoutrements we associate with Thor. He loses his father, his hammer, many of his friends, half of his cape, his freedom, and then his hair.
(While his hair is perhaps not the most significant Thor-ish thing about him, it is noticed. As you mentioned, in Infinity War, Steve Rogers, upon seeing Thor arrive on earth with an enormous battle-axe, a sentient tree, a gun-toting racoon, and a missing eye, seems to notice his haircut first.)
By the end of Ragnarok, he has also lost his eye, his sister, and his home. He learns that this doesn't matter — all that matters is him, and the people he serves and protects. Once he's learned that, he's finally ready to become King of Asgard, as he does at the end of the movie.
Miek's alive, the credits roll, and everyone lives happily ever, yes they do, no, shut up, they go to earth, everything works out fine.
answered 14 hours ago
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
19.9k1684139
Although the haircut scene doesn't affect the movie's plot and is played for laughs, it also works as part of the movie's symbolism.
Over the course of Ragnarok, Thor is stripped of almost all the accoutrements we associate with Thor. He loses his father, his hammer, many of his friends, half of his cape, his freedom, and then his hair.
(While his hair is perhaps not the most significant Thor-ish thing about him, it is noticed. As you mentioned, in Infinity War, Steve Rogers, upon seeing Thor arrive on earth with an enormous battle-axe, a sentient tree, a gun-toting racoon, and a missing eye, seems to notice his haircut first.)
By the end of Ragnarok, he has also lost his eye, his sister, and his home. He learns that this doesn't matter — all that matters is him, and the people he serves and protects. Once he's learned that, he's finally ready to become King of Asgard, as he does at the end of the movie.
Miek's alive, the credits roll, and everyone lives happily ever, yes they do, no, shut up, they go to earth, everything works out fine.
answered 14 hours ago
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
19.9k1684139
edited 11 hours ago
answered 14 hours ago
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
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answered 14 hours ago
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
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answered 14 hours ago
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I think it also makes him look older, more seasoned, and mature, which is appropriate, given his journey.
– Irishpanda
13 hours ago
1
+1, and a shout out to the common trope Important Haircut
– Avner Shahar-Kashtan
11 hours ago
2
Exactly. Symbolically, this is one of the last moments -- among several -- where Thor has pride stripped away, in this case represented by his hair, in order to learn humility.
– Joel Coehoorn
10 hours ago
@JoelCoehoorn but didn't he 'learn humility' in the first film in order to be able to lift Mjolnir?
– Seamusthedog
7 hours ago
1
@Seamusthedog Two different levels of humility. The first was to not be prideful that he's better than or worthy of ordering others around. The second was to become truly humble, a servant of his people. After the first stage he's definitely more humble, to the point he can be a team player. After the second he's truly humble, to the point he can be a true leader.
– Delioth
6 hours ago
add a comment |
1
I think it also makes him look older, more seasoned, and mature, which is appropriate, given his journey.
– Irishpanda
13 hours ago
1
+1, and a shout out to the common trope Important Haircut
– Avner Shahar-Kashtan
11 hours ago
2
Exactly. Symbolically, this is one of the last moments -- among several -- where Thor has pride stripped away, in this case represented by his hair, in order to learn humility.
– Joel Coehoorn
10 hours ago
@JoelCoehoorn but didn't he 'learn humility' in the first film in order to be able to lift Mjolnir?
– Seamusthedog
7 hours ago
1
@Seamusthedog Two different levels of humility. The first was to not be prideful that he's better than or worthy of ordering others around. The second was to become truly humble, a servant of his people. After the first stage he's definitely more humble, to the point he can be a team player. After the second he's truly humble, to the point he can be a true leader.
– Delioth
6 hours ago
1
1
I think it also makes him look older, more seasoned, and mature, which is appropriate, given his journey.
– Irishpanda
13 hours ago
I think it also makes him look older, more seasoned, and mature, which is appropriate, given his journey.
– Irishpanda
13 hours ago
1
1
+1, and a shout out to the common trope Important Haircut
– Avner Shahar-Kashtan
11 hours ago
+1, and a shout out to the common trope Important Haircut
– Avner Shahar-Kashtan
11 hours ago
2
2
Exactly. Symbolically, this is one of the last moments -- among several -- where Thor has pride stripped away, in this case represented by his hair, in order to learn humility.
– Joel Coehoorn
10 hours ago
Exactly. Symbolically, this is one of the last moments -- among several -- where Thor has pride stripped away, in this case represented by his hair, in order to learn humility.
– Joel Coehoorn
10 hours ago
@JoelCoehoorn but didn't he 'learn humility' in the first film in order to be able to lift Mjolnir?
– Seamusthedog
7 hours ago
@JoelCoehoorn but didn't he 'learn humility' in the first film in order to be able to lift Mjolnir?
– Seamusthedog
7 hours ago
1
1
@Seamusthedog Two different levels of humility. The first was to not be prideful that he's better than or worthy of ordering others around. The second was to become truly humble, a servant of his people. After the first stage he's definitely more humble, to the point he can be a team player. After the second he's truly humble, to the point he can be a true leader.
– Delioth
6 hours ago
@Seamusthedog Two different levels of humility. The first was to not be prideful that he's better than or worthy of ordering others around. The second was to become truly humble, a servant of his people. After the first stage he's definitely more humble, to the point he can be a team player. After the second he's truly humble, to the point he can be a true leader.
– Delioth
6 hours ago
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It's a crucial step in breaking him down. He loses his father, his hammer, his freedom, and then his hair. By the end of the movie, he will also lose his eye, his sister, and his home.
– Paul D. Waite
16 hours ago
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@PaulD.Waite I get your point but he doesn't draw power from his hair and throughout the film becomes stronger and learns how to use the Lightning, also he seems more effected by the death of Heimdall than Odin etc
– Seamusthedog
15 hours ago
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Hair has symbology way beyond reason for many, many people. Just ask some dudes to shave the neck beard they've been cultivating for years. I was once with a group of friends when a fictional character had her waist-length hair abruptly chopped to shoulder length. Two of the women in our group reacted with more horror than if the character had suddenly lost both arms. So, Paul D Waite's "breaking him down" theory has substance.
– Blaze
14 hours ago