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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4

Its director stated on the record that "it's all about normalising this stuff, With a giant film like Thor, whenever we can do that it makes more of an impact than the small independent films I made…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "i think, innately, humans have all got some degree of queerness in them, We're all queer — just to varying degrees of where we are on the spectrum" 2. Its director stated on the record that "the film is a romance, And it was always meant to be like that, All my films are about family" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 15 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers below the baseline for Black and Hispanic 5.

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    Creator statementdirector: "It's all about normalising this stuff. With a giant film like Thor, whenever we can do that it makes more of an impact than the small independent films I made ten years ago. With something like this…"Pedestrian TV, July 2022 source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "I think, innately, humans have all got some degree of queerness in them. We're all queer — just to varying degrees of where we are on the spectrum."Out Magazine, July 8, 2022 source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "The film is a romance. And it was always meant to be like that. All my films are about family."SlashFilm, July 2022 source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 15 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Black 28, Hispanic 30.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods, Thor Odinson enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who now wields Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor. Together they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
71
Young Women
62
Older Men
38
Older Women
29
Advocacy15
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
58
Black
28
Hispanic
30
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
59
Other
48
LGBTQ+
21

Where to Watch (US)

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Advocacy Over Time in Fantasy

The average advocacy score of Fantasy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Fantasy titles by release year
YearAverage advocacyTitles
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197002
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197802
198202
198416
198502
198603
198705
198815
198932
199005
199114
199234
199303
199425
199504
199602
199723
199826
199916
200004
200149
200222
200317
200456
200507
200618
200708
200847
200924
201053
201134
201375
201422
2016196
201786
201863
20191411
2020214
202168
20221515
20232611
202457
2025615
2026157
This title (2022)151

This title (2022): advocacy 15 · explore Fantasy

Cast & Crew

Bill Pope (director) · Matthew J. Lloyd (director)