Her idea of fun is sitting in a truck waiting for a storm to erupt. For six college credits, she’ll to do anything. But then, anything showed up knocking at her door. In this edition of Women Who Wow Wednesday, let’s get to know Jane Foster, Thor Odinson’s match.
*** Be warned: Spoilers lie therein ***
A long time ago, when the Frost Giants came to conquer our world, Odin (Anthony Hopkins) the King of Asgard appeared with his formidable armies, and vanquished the evil beings from the face of the earth, stripping them of their power.
In time, Odin had a son whose name he blessed as Thor (Chris Hemsworth). The king bestowed upon him the mighty hammer Mjölnir—a weapon imparted with the strength to destroy or a tool to build. During Thor’s coronation as Odin’s successor, The Frost Giants attempt to repossess the Tesseract, the source of their power, from Asgard’s vault. The plan fails and Thor journeys to Jotunheim to seek revenge. But to this end, Thor’s arrogance lands him at a precipice surrounded by the evil Jotuns, only to have Odin himself save him from an untimely demise.
Back at Asgard, after a heated argument with his father, Odin banishes Thor to earth, throwing the hammer along with him with specific instructions to the Mjölnir that only he who is worthy can possess it.
This is where Jane (Natalie Portman) comes in. She finds the mighty son of Odin and takes him to the hospital in modern day New Mexico. Of course she believes he’s delusional. Who wouldn’t be, getting hit by a truck? Twice. Yet, she trusts him. He has answers and she wants them. She wants to know where he came from. She wants to know how he traveled to earth in a beam of violent light. And she wants to know why no one can rip the hammer from its resting place fifty miles west from where he landed.
Taking a leap of faith, Jane trusts Thor to reveal his identity by transporting him to the site where his hammer lays. The mission to reclaim the Mjölnir fails. Odin’s instructions to the hammer remain intact, and Thor walks away at a loss as to why he wasn’t able to reacquire his trusty companion.
Jane’s confidence in Thor draws them closer making her his true counsel. She lends him credence where others have turned away. Her steadfast conviction that he’s more than what he appears guides her to convince the others he is the only one who can save mankind from the treacherous clutches of the Frozen Giants.
Whoever Thor is, Jane supports him one-hundred percent. That intimate faith in him is what makes Jane who she is—a believer—an advocate for that which is unseen.
Wouldn’t it be amazing to have someone like Jane in our corner when we go about our daily lives?
Have you watched Thor? Did you watch the sequel? What do you think of the son of Odin?
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i do give jane a lot of credit for waiting for him to come back. 🙂 i wouldn’t be able to do that. long distance relationships have never been my thing.
just watched the 2nd movie, btw. thought it was just as good as the first!
I was disappointed with their choosing Natalie Portman for this movie…idk…I’ve seen her in other roles where I liked her, like in Black Swan…but in Thor she came off as incredibly airheaded for someone who is supposedly a groundbreaking scientist.
Thor would never have been my pick for the super hero I’d like. I was always a Greek and Egyptian girl, not Norse. And the heroes that punch thing has never been my style. I liked the first Thor mildly. I think it mostly stuck with me because of Loki (yeah, I’m that kind of girl) but the second Thor was astounding! I feel like it built on all of the good things about the first: Jane is a scientist, Thor has some modesty and Loki has the quickest wit around. Also, the Asgardian ladies don’t fail to please either.
I really like your conclusion on Jane, here though. She is a scientist after all and studying science does take a certain leap of faith: to believe in things you can’t see, can’t feel and can barely alter. But when you see the proof that something must be there, you strive to find as many answers as you can. And thus she did with Thor and had that answered when he suited up right in front of her
I like her! I didn’t read the whole thing fearing the spoilers. I’ve only seen Thor but not any of the other movies he was in, I think it was the Avengers and now a new Thor movie coming out. I’m looking forward to those!
She is great. 🙂 I have yet to see the second one, but I did enjoy her character in the first. Good choice for Women Who Wow Wednesday!
I saw the first Thor in IMAX. It was gorgeous! All the space scenes were so huge and colorful, I felt like I was floating around the galaxy.
Jane is awesome, all curiosity and spit-fire, lots of brains and the courage to do whatever she needs to do at the moment. I can’t wait to see the second movie!
I’m also looking forward to watching the second one. And there’s nothing really more impressive, other than holding an iPhone two inches from your face, than the IMAX theater experience. Always head for the upper-middle seats!
The right seats are vital. My hubby lets me choose because in my world there are only good seat and bad seats—nothing in between. 😉
so stoked that Thor and Jane are back on! My vote this week for Cutest Couple…thanks for reading my blog 🙂 barnfullawalkers
Thanks for dropping by. They do look pretty awesome together!
I enjoyed Thor, and I liked Jane, but I wish they’d given her a bit more depth – I hear that she’s developed a little bit more in the latest movie, which I can’t wait to see!
I can’t wait for the second movie. I’m hoping she plays a larger part in the film!
Me too – I think that’s going to be the Thanksgiving destination movie this year!
Absolutely! I’m also looking forward to Divergent and Ender’s Game. But we’ll see how the holidays pan out. I’m usually with family during that entire period, so we shall see!
I loved Thor too and the romance with Jane. thanks Jack for liking my blog, please can you help to publish it on your blog vexthestory.wordpress.com. BTW how did you find my blog?
If you hit the reblog button that should do it for you!
BTW, I found your blog with a quick WordPress search!