What Are Thor Scientific Principles
beth Delgado
Professor Bentsen
PHY-120-500
December 2, 2014
The Physics of Sci-Fi: Thor I Thor is a superhero film released in 2011 by Marvel Studios. The film begins in 965 A.D. when the king of Asgard, Odin, goes to war against Laufey, leader of the Frost Giants of Jotunheim, to prevent them from conquering the nine realms. The film the continues to tell the story of Thor, prince of Asgard, whose ceremony to ascend to the throne was interrupted when the Frost Giants attempted to retrieve the Casket of Ancient Winters, the source of their power. Thor is an arrogant prince, and against his father’s orders he, his brother, and his warriors travel to Jotunheim to confront the Frost Giants where a battle begins until Odin, his father, intervenes …show more content…
And while some principles are being used correct, others are embellished to create the desired outcome. Following are specific sections of the movie which we will evaluate for the correct or incorrect application of scientific principles. First, let’s begin with its origin and location. According to the film, there are nine realms of the Universe and they are all connected or linked to each other by the Tree of the World, Yggdrasil, which is of the Milky Way Galaxy in a network of galactic superclusters. Within this tree, Earth or Midgard, home to humans, Jotunheim, home to the Frost Giants and Asgard, home to Asgardians are part of the nine realms. However, although Midgard is not physically connected to the tree, it is shaped round like a real planet, but its axis is in alignment with the tree. Jotunheim on the other hand is a dark and icy world, connected by the roots to the tree but much more like a wasteland. Finally, Asgard is located at the center of the tree, the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Asgardians are looked at and worshiped as Gods by humans. This world is not like a planet, does not spin on its axis, nor revolves around the sun. Both Jotunheim and Asgard are flat and have a surface with a gravitational pull just like Earth. Comparing this information to our present and realistic science theories, we can understand that although there are nine realms, they are not referring to them as the nine planets we know and each realm is within the same solar system within our Milky Way Galaxy as if they were different dimensions. As per Bennett, we can learn that our planet, Earth is round and rotates on its axis while orbiting the Sun; we are part of a solar system composed of nine planets which belongs to the Milky Way Galaxy. But our galaxy is only part of the Local Group within the Local Supercluster, all together making us part of the
Professor Bentsen
PHY-120-500
December 2, 2014
The Physics of Sci-Fi: Thor I Thor is a superhero film released in 2011 by Marvel Studios. The film begins in 965 A.D. when the king of Asgard, Odin, goes to war against Laufey, leader of the Frost Giants of Jotunheim, to prevent them from conquering the nine realms. The film the continues to tell the story of Thor, prince of Asgard, whose ceremony to ascend to the throne was interrupted when the Frost Giants attempted to retrieve the Casket of Ancient Winters, the source of their power. Thor is an arrogant prince, and against his father’s orders he, his brother, and his warriors travel to Jotunheim to confront the Frost Giants where a battle begins until Odin, his father, intervenes …show more content…
And while some principles are being used correct, others are embellished to create the desired outcome. Following are specific sections of the movie which we will evaluate for the correct or incorrect application of scientific principles. First, let’s begin with its origin and location. According to the film, there are nine realms of the Universe and they are all connected or linked to each other by the Tree of the World, Yggdrasil, which is of the Milky Way Galaxy in a network of galactic superclusters. Within this tree, Earth or Midgard, home to humans, Jotunheim, home to the Frost Giants and Asgard, home to Asgardians are part of the nine realms. However, although Midgard is not physically connected to the tree, it is shaped round like a real planet, but its axis is in alignment with the tree. Jotunheim on the other hand is a dark and icy world, connected by the roots to the tree but much more like a wasteland. Finally, Asgard is located at the center of the tree, the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Asgardians are looked at and worshiped as Gods by humans. This world is not like a planet, does not spin on its axis, nor revolves around the sun. Both Jotunheim and Asgard are flat and have a surface with a gravitational pull just like Earth. Comparing this information to our present and realistic science theories, we can understand that although there are nine realms, they are not referring to them as the nine planets we know and each realm is within the same solar system within our Milky Way Galaxy as if they were different dimensions. As per Bennett, we can learn that our planet, Earth is round and rotates on its axis while orbiting the Sun; we are part of a solar system composed of nine planets which belongs to the Milky Way Galaxy. But our galaxy is only part of the Local Group within the Local Supercluster, all together making us part of the