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worstloki · 4 years ago

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full offense but no line with or without context in the Loki series can light a candle to “so I am no more than another stolen relic, locked up here until you might have use of me?”

#it’s just such a raw line that’s so relevant on multiple levels??? and on it's own too????? like ??????????#hoo boy i miss when the dialogue was specific #because the line contributes to characterization in small ways too???#like. it's literally just 1 line but there's metaphoric objectification there's the ye olde syntax it's rhetorical + there's cage symbolism #going into it WITH context there's the conclusion he jumps to (correctly) which contributes to shown intelligence #there's ''another'' which means Loki isn't siding with Odin's colonialist propaganda and considers the relics STOLEN #which is important because Thor refers to Odin claiming the Casket as 'taking' it while the JOTUNS attempted to 'steal' it #his perspective on things conflicts with others but is supported by Laufey's words at least and then in Thor 3 again with the imperialism #''another stolen relic'' isn't said as a good thing so jot that down because loki is aware of morality and that matters later in the film #and that;s without whatever dehumanisation he goes into by likening himself to nothing more than an object taken for a purpose #he's right of course but the jump from Asgard's general condescending arrogance in their superiority to Loki saying this is a spicy one #works on othering him and all #ESPECIALLY since finding out he was a different race is what made him voice whatever doubts he has and how he sees things????#''locked up here'' continues on the same imagery but idk i kinda see it as part of a motif since he lets go at the end of his own free will #still the idea of being constrained is there (which is funny because in every other movie he's physically tied rather than emotionally hah)#there's a visual being provided here and it's of Loki venting his frustrations at a part being written for him he did not know of #''here'' is ironic because he's in Odin's line of sight and how Odin sees him is. kinda important in thor 1.#''until you might have use of me'' is loki's idiotic hope that he's wrong and it's possible for him to be worthy #because ya know his entire identity-breakdown-denial-crisis kinda revolves around that and that runs half the plot #''until you might have use of me'' he's putting no worth on his presence as something worth keeping and is right but... glorious purpose #this is where Having A Purpose really starts to stand out as a thing with Loki #and it's not whatever the show tried to do smh #it's Loki needing to be worthy in Odin's eyes and the idea of needing a purpose being twisted into Avengers 1 though Loki lacks conviction #don't even ask me about how it's a question like that's literally the idea of who loki thinks he is crashing around him and he DOESN'T KNOW #but whatever #what do i know #the Loki show #loki show my beloathed </3 #i need to stab something #the invisible dagger speech is predictably my favourite one in the series

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