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nostalgia-tblr · 6 months

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i must admit i think fandom is far nicer to the jotuns than that thor movie they're in was. cos yeah they got their Magic Box stolen but the civilian applications of it are never specified (idk, Magic of some kind?) and we only ever see it used as a weapon, by a people who themselves only ever attack others unprovoked. the most sympathtic jotun we the audience ever meet is the main villain of the movie.

i think fandom's version of events is a much more nuanced one than what that film actually manages (or even attempts) to do on its own.

possibly my view of the Marvel American-Militarism-Is-Great Universe was jaded from the very start but... *gestures towards hollywood blockbusters in general*

#like how fandom thought of “maybe the baby was stolen” which is not at all what the film seems to be going for #the jotuns as portrayed never rise above being cannon-fodder monsters who only do bad things for no reason #“we bring you the gift of extensive glaciation!” is not what i'd call a friendly greeting u kno?#i'm trying not to connect this with how fic ramps up the oppression and marginalisation of our beloved blorbos in their solid gold house #anyway fandoms do often invent better versions of their canons so it's not shocking even if it often makes me feel a bit confused #the author is dead! hurrah!#mcu tag i guess

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