Thor: Ragnarok - 20 WTF Moments

10. Willie Wonka

Willy Wonka Gene Wilder
Paramount Pictures

When Thor gets to Sakaar, he's treated to a celebratory presentation, bigging up The Grand Master to his prisoners and prizes, with the kind of pompous bluster you quickly come to learn is very much his thing.

It's all going as you might expect, with his feats and powers exaggerated and exalted, but then it gets seriously weird very quickly, with Taika Waititi taking the opportunity to pay homage to the mind-bending tunnel trip from Willie Wonka And The Chocolate Factory. It's a great Easter Egg and a very funny moment, but it's still very, very odd.

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