The MCU’s poor depiction of their female heroes has been an abysmal pattern. And the streak of middling female representation sadly continues with Dr. Jane Foster in 'Thor: Love and Thunder.'
When it was announced in 2019 at San Diego Comic-Con that Natalie Portman would reprise her role and take up the mantle of The Mighty Thor, fans were excited. It’s been, according to Thor in the film, “eight years, seven months, and six days” sincereferred to Foster as Thor’s ex-girlfriend through multiple off-screen appearances. Now that she returned for the first time in nearly a decade,saddles the famed astrophysicist Jane Foster with a grueling diagnosis of, *sigh,* Stage 4 cancer.
The first frame of Jane Foster’s return reveals her getting an MRI before her diagnosis. She is told by her old friends Dr. Selvig and Darcy that finding a cure would be difficult. As she thinks all hope is lost, Foster seeks outin New Asgard to see if its magic can heal her. Due to a spell Thor put on it years ago, she’s able to wield Mjolnir, giving her the power of Thor. Sadly that great power comes at a price: Every time she channels it, she becomes more physically ill.
It’s worth mentioning that Jane’s cancer wasn’t a random choice. It actually connects to the comics. In 2014, writer Jason Aaron and artist Russell Dauterman conceived Jane Foster’s Mighty Thor alias and cancer storyline. According to the officialsite, “Every time she changed into Thor, it purged her from all toxins and chemotherapy, inadvertently weakening her and accelerating her cancer from Stage 1 to Stage 4.
Though it is faithful to the source material, Jane’s storyline arrived at inarguably the worst time. The majority of phase four’s cinematic output has constantly put heroines in negative positions. The phase might have started with Black Widow finally getting a solo movie—but that was only after she sacrificed herself in
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