Thor (2011)

Related: Thor: The Dark World (2013), Iron Man 2 (2010)

Not only does this movie glamorize damnable idols inspired by Satan, it also blatantly robs Christ of his glory and ascribes it to them, presenting them as the heroic saviors of mankind. The movie begins with the false god Odin talking about how he and the other gods of Asgard "brought peace to the universe," and the climax is centered on Thor redeeming himself by sacrificing his life for mankind. What is this but blasphemous mockery of Christ and his glorious work? It is Christ who is the Prince of Peace (Isa. 9:6); Christ alone brought peace to sinners by and through his sacrificial death upon the cross.

This movie should be avoided for this reason, and also because it is filled with profanity (at least 14 instances, including at least 7 profanely sworn oaths) and blasphemy (God's name is taken in vain at least 7 times), and involves and/or promotes immodesty, lust, sexual immorality, drunkenness, polytheism, sorcery, and disdain for authority. Since its heroes practice sin, this movie conditions viewers to substitute evil for good and good for evil (Isa. 5:20) by praising evildoers who ought to be despised (Ps. 15:4; Pro. 28:4).

Violations of God's Law

Defiance against God

This movie violates the First Commandment. God explicitly forbids the entertainment of any other god in his sight (Ex. 20:3) and requires that their names are neither mentioned nor remembered, except with abhorrence and detestation (Ex. 23:13; Ps. 16:4; Zec. 13:2; Deut. 12:3; Hos. 2:17). This movie, however, honors the memory of false gods by glamorizing them into superheroes, to be loved and idolized by children and adults.

• This movie recognizes the Norse pantheon, whose deities are not merely imaginary comic book characters, but demons (1Co. 10:20-21; Deut. 32:17) who have enslaved and been worshiped by untold multitudes among the heathen (and even by many still to this day); and so influential and embedded has their false worship been that even the days of our week bear its imprint.
  • The false god Thor is glamorized as the main superhero of the movie
  • The false god Odin is glamorized. He blasphemously calls himself "Allfather" and claims "it was Asgard and its warriors that brought peace to the universe."
  • The false gods Loki and Heimdall are glamorized
• Fandral nonchalantly describes Thor journeying to earth, summoning lightning and thunder (which only God can do) and "the mortals worship you as a god"
• Sorcery:
  • False god Odin is shown enchanting Mjolnir (Thor's hammer) with a spell, and then later revoking the enchantment. Enchanting is explicitly forbidden by God (Deut. 18:10-11).

Blasphemy and Profanity

This movie violates the Third Commandment. God has warned that he will not hold guiltless those who take his name in vain (Ex. 20:7). God requires oaths to be sworn by his name (Deut. 6:13).

• Jane, Thor's love interest, takes God's name in vain at least 5 times
• Darcy takes God's name in vain at least twice
• Thor repeatedly swears profane oaths throughout the film (at least 4 times)
• Jane and Loki each swear a profane oath
• Profane references: hell (4), damn (1), among others

Disdain for Authority

This movie promotes violations of the Fifth Commandment. Those who disobey parents are worthy of death according to the judgment of God (Rom. 1:30-32); those who despise government are likened to brute beasts who will be condemned (2Pe. 2:10-12; Jude 1:8-10).

• Thor overturns a table in a fit of rage after an altercation with his father
• Thor goes forth with his plan to deliberately defy his father and king, and convinces his companions to go along with him
• Thor reviles his father as an "old man and a fool" to his face
• Feminism
  • Thor praises his female companion Sif—a false goddess of the Norse pantheon—and contemns all who "scoffed at the idea that a young maiden could be one of the fiercest warriors [Asgard] has ever known"

Abuse, Violence, and Murder

This movie promotes violations of the Sixth Commandment. The Bible warns that drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of heaven (1Co. 6:9-10).

• There is a scene in which Thor engages in and wins a drinking contest, for which his companion, Erik, in a drunken stupor, congratulates him, saying, "I still don't think you're the god of thunder, but you ought to be!" The movie would have us laugh, but God says, "Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine" (Isa. 5:22).

Immodesty and Sexual Immorality

This movie violates and promotes violations of the Seventh Commandment. The Bible warns that those who do not repent of sexual immorality will not inherit the kingdom of God (1Co. 6:9-10), but will be judged by God (Heb. 13:4). We are commanded to "flee fornication" (1Co. 6:18).

• Thor (Chris Hemsworth, married) and Jane (Natalie Portman, unmarried) are shown kissing
• Thor is shown shirtless while getting dressed; Darcy is shown gazing at his body during this scene

Sinful Content in Thor

Warning! The following table contains direct quotations from the film, which include instances of blasphemy, profanity, and other vices.