Chapter 343

On what grounds!

Thus, Loki began laying out his scheme from childhood, planning to seize the Asgard throne to prove himself!

Of course, these were all hidden threads buried in the background.

The film's main plot begins with Lei Shen Thor waging war everywhere, quelling rebellions across the Nine Realms.

The director of "Thor" hired by Xu Can, James Gunn, indeed possesses some skill.

The action sequences of Asgard waging war across the Nine Realms are filled with various cool battles and magical clashes.

Star River Digital provided top-tier special effects support, ensuring the battles between the gods were not mere village brawls,

but rather a magnificent and exhilarating display where everyone showed off their unique powers.

Thor's group of companions, the Einherjar warriors and the Valkyries, resolved the battles with acrobatic flair, like mercury pouring to the ground.

Of course, in between, there was no shortage of "Thor" Chris Hemsworth's muscle display!

Clang clang clang, a chaotic barrage of hammer strikes; the enemies were knocked flat, but many houses of the common people in the Nine Realms were destroyed.

Seeing the eyes of the Nine Realms' commoners, full of suppressed anger, Lei Shen at that moment had no self-awareness; instead, he patted the other's shoulder in a showy manner.

"Brother, no need to thank me; this is all I ought to do."

Loki and his bunch of good buddies stood behind him, utterly speechless.

"What have you protected?"

At that time, Lei Shen was indeed arrogant, believing he had done many good deeds and should rightfully inherit the Asgard throne.

During the victory ceremony, Lei Shen Thor wore a self-satisfied smile, thinking he would hear the crowd's cheers.

Instead, what greeted him was a wave of boos.

The trouble he caused far exceeded the problems he solved.

Half of the destruction caused by this expedition was done by Thor himself.

Naturally, the people of the Nine Realms were full of complaints against him.

Thor wanted to explain to Odin, hoping he would trust his heart.

Instead, Odin rebuked Thor sternly and loudly, because his recklessness had nearly sparked a war, and he showed no remorse.

Odin stripped Thor of his divinity and exiled both him and his hammer.

Afterwards, he transformed into Lei Shen, fell to the ground, and was discovered by Jane Foster.

The hammer was also discovered by S. H. I. E. L. D., recycling the Easter egg foreshadowing from "Iron Man 2".

At the S. H. I. E. L. D. camp, Thor burst in but could not lift the hammer.

On the other side, Loki took the opportunity to ally with the Frost Giants, sealed Odin, and seized the Asgard throne.

Only then did the Frost Giants reveal his conspiracy.

It turned out that much of the damage caused by Thor was orchestrated by Loki; the spark that nearly ignited the war was also fanned by Loki on both sides.

Thor's exile was masterminded by Loki himself; he had guessed Thor's arrogance and also guessed Odin's anger.

Now he is the ruler of Asgard and the Nine Realms.

Loki hopes to conquer more places!

On Earth, Thor was disheartened, but with the help of Jane Foster and his companions, he gradually regained his confidence.

The Asgardian ultimate weapon, the Destroyer, sent by Loki to eliminate Thor, went on a killing spree among humans.

To protect Earth, Thor was willing to sacrifice himself.

No longer arrogant, understanding protection and shouldering responsibility, Thor regained his divinity and earned the acceptance of Mjolnir.

The Destroyer was crushed and defeated by Thor; it seemed the movie was nearing its end, with the Destroyer as the big boss.

Actually, the big boss is Loki!

After regaining his divinity, Thor's intelligence finally came online.

He quickly realized that everything behind the scenes was Loki's conspiracy, so he flew to Asgard via Heimdall.

On the Bifrost Bridge, he engaged Loki in a final boss battle!

In the original version, this boss battle was somewhat bland.

As the strongest mage of the Nine Realms, does Loki constantly wield two daggers like an assassin? Engaging in melee damage output?

Xu Can suspected that Loki's magic was learned from Gandalf.

Loki: How should a mage allocate stats? Waiting online, it's urgent.

Gandalf: Put all points into Life and Agility; allocate points to two-handed swords or dual-wielded daggers according to preference; max out Parry, Backstab, Critical Hit, and Armor Break; just pick a spell like Holy Light or Illusion.

Loki: Understood, thanks, brother.

The original version of Loki was played as an assassin of the Nine Realms.

At that time, it was mainly due to budget issues; magical special effects meant burning money.

Neither New Line nor Marvel had the money to render magic, so they had to substitute physical damage output.

Xu Can is different; Star River Digital, the industry's strongest special effects company, is his own, so costs are low.

Plus, he is wealthy and generous, providing ample special effects.

Therefore, the new version of "Thor" staged a showdown between a Thunder Berserker and an Illusion Mage.

The effect was comparable to "Doctor Strange"'s Ancient One's magic vs. Kaecilius, and "Avengers: Infinity War"'s Doctor Strange vs. Thanos.

The visual effects were maxed out!

Even though Xu Can had watched it three times, he was still thrilled by the final battle!

Not to mention Taylor Swift, watching the movie for the first time, and other audiences.

(Got Zhao) almost the entire time: ". Wow!", "Holy Shit!", "Oh My God", "Jesus!"

Those are the only exclamations Americans have; they basically can't come up with anything else.

This is what a real battle between gods looks like!

In the end, Lei Shen summons a thunder tribulation to defeat Loki, smashing the Rainbow Bridge.

Loki falls, and Lei Shen tries to save him,

but Loki lets go on his own accord; the evil god's final wicked grin and gaze are absolutely chilling!

Loki's fate hangs in the balance, Thor inherits Asgard and becomes the new king, and Odin abdicates.

The movie ends.

Even though it wasn't the premiere screening, the audience still burst into waves of applause.

This "Thor" was not directed by Xu Can — the director was Director Gun, and Xu Can was only the producer and co-screenwriter.

He didn't have the energy to personally oversee every film all the way through, so delegating appropriately was a reasonable move.

Fortunately, Director Gun's skill was on point — Thor is full of his signature humor, while also delivering solid character arcs for both Thor and Loki, making the characters quite well-rounded.

On top of that, the nonstop special-effects action from start to finish made "Thor" a successful popcorn blockbuster!

Most importantly, the Gao Chao-worthy battle between gods — Thor vs. Loki,

all the clashes of lightning and sorcery, all the special-effects set pieces, pushed the sensory experience of the entire film up another level!

Instead of the childish combat of the original.

The film instantly jumped from a 7 to around an 8.5!

As usual, the audience didn't get up, quietly waiting for the credits to finish.

Then came a post-credits scene.

Erik, an externally hired astronomy consultant for S. H. I. E. L. D., is studying the energy of the Tesseract.

He never expected Loki to invade and possess him.

When the evil god Loki reappeared with that wickedly charming smile, the whole theater erupted in cheers once again!

Because everyone knew — after this post-credits scene, the real bomb was coming!

"The Avengers"!