Thor: Ragnarok - 26 Easter Eggs & References You Must See

16. A World Of Pure Imagination

Willy Wonka Gene Wilder
Paramount Pictures

When Thor is captured by Valkyrie and taken to the Grandmaster as "scrap", he's given a sort of potted history of his new beloved leader, which is destined to establish his mythology and make Thor tremble with fear and awe.

The sequence quickly turns into an homage to the tunnel sequence in Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, in which Gene Wilder's titular hero basically has a breakdown in front of his guests terrifyingly.

If you missed the reference, "A World Of Pure Imagination" plays in the background.

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