They didn't want people to be too empathetic of loki in Thor 1 and 2. Funny because people still were even without these scenes, which shows how well Tom played him with range regardless!
"Now give us a kiss" I will never understand why they decided to completely demonise loki in the first movie. He is not just his revenge. He is also fun loving and a trickster.
9:53 this look right here shows that Loki didn't actually believe he would be handed a throne after all his schemes. I think that he actually just wanted to lash out on Thor and humilate him enough to stain his right to throne, rather than take it from him. He wanted to prove himself, not by status, but by actually being more loved or important to the family. It was all about being loved, always has been. Throne was just an object he thought could help him achieve that sense of importance and love, his glorious purpose.
Consuming all Tom/Loki media as I’m going through the five stages of grief after the Loki Season 2 finale. I never believed Loki was a villain and have been waiting patiently for his redemption arc for over a decade. I’m sure I have seen these scenes before, years ago, but they hit hard now.
Why were these scenes deleted? They are rrally important to show Loki's vulnerable side, this is Loki without the layers he wears to protect his vulnerability and hide his true feelings. That's a shame they've been deleted.
6:33 I would love to see them like this. I know it'll never happen, which is sad, but it's sweet to see. I wish they kept these scenes in so we could have seen that Loki never meant to be a bad guy, he kinda lost it after being told he was born from a Frost Giant. That's why we love Loki, because we can see his vulnerability and pain afterwards, compared to before he found out.
Are the moviemakers stupid or something? The scene that proceeds Thor's coronation, and the ascension of Loki to the throne are scenes where we see the pain and confusion. The mischief lining his very being. The elation and the sense of impossible weight upon his mental health. He is a person suffering and failing to his inner demons. They should have kept these two atleast. And the one scene where Loki, attempts to mask his blatant manipulation of Thor as consolation.
I'm not condoning his actions, he made irreparable mistakes on the crux of his collapsing stability. But damn it if it doesn't break my heart.
Honeslty the scene where he is given the scepter should have been shortened and kept in. In the movie it seems like he took the power as soon and odin fell into the sleep, and that the asgardians refuse him as their king. Here it shows that he is next in line and has the queen backing him. Aaah
Late to the game, but for those asking why these scenes were taken out, it's because the movie wouldn't have been about Thor. Loki's character and Tom's performance are too compelling, the family relationship too intriguing. People would have been disappointed by the central plot when there was an obviously more interesting story back on Asgard, the creators would've had to call the movie "Thor and Loki."
9:27 I wish they kept this scene. The way he stops, the way he looks confused and immediately looks at Frigga for some sort of explanation. It all solidifies so much more the fact that he never once wanted the throne for himself; rather than that he wanted Odin to see and acknowledge that he could also be worthy for it, given the chance.
And it would be so much more easier to understand him when he says to Thor "I only ever wanted to be your equal" instead of leaving it out and making it seem ambiguous.
Because he DID see Thor as his brother throughout all of it, at least up until the truth is revealed. It makes sense to him, but not to the viewers. Kinda dissapointing.
that second scene really sold loki and thor's relationship a lot more. in these films i always had a hard time believing (until ragnarok) that thor would really want loki back
I get that at the time, they never knew how huge Loki was going to blow up so they wanted to keep him as a simple 1-movie villain, but now that he's as loved as he is, can they re-release this movie with all the deleted scenes in the movie theaters? 😭😭 I want people to know how loveable he was from the beginning