At a high school in the Northeastern United States, Trent
Skoglund heads home with his girlfriend Virginia, pondering life after high
school, college or working as a fisherman? He goes home to find his Aunt Mary,
a nun, visiting. Trent asks his dad Lars about the day’s fishing and Lars tells
him it was great. But things weren’t great, the seas are all fished out of
lobsters; Mary asks why he lied to his son but Lars doesn’t want to dump grown
up problems on him. He is determined, somehow, to get money to send Trent to
college….
Aunt Mary visits Trent in his room, warning him that life
can be unpredictable. Case in point: Thor's rule over Earth; she finds it disturbing. When he
claimed he was a god with the Avengers it seemed like an act but now he is
using it to justify everything he does….
In church, the priest preaches against Thor as an affront to
the One True God. Outside, Lars asks banker Charles if they can get together to
talk over the financial situation soon. His wife asks for twenty dollars for
the bake sale but Lars only has five….
The next day, as he prepares to take his boat out or another
fruitless trip, Lars is approached by his friend Lloyd Cullen, who introduces
him to visitor Willie Lawson; they are both Thor-worshippers and hope they can
get Lars to join the faith. Lars pleads his lifelong Catholicism and begs off,
going out to sea. He checks his 84 traps and they are all empty. Lars meets
with Charles at the bank about a loan but he is turned down, the Board of
Directors forbidding loans to lobstermen as they will never get their money
back. He goes home and shares his troubles with his sister Mary, he has hit
bottom and there is no prospect for any relief; Mary tells him to have faith.
Unaware of the situation, Trent asks for money to take Virginia to the prom;
Mary gives it to him.
Lars takes his boat out the next day, pondering the
possibility of killing himself so that the insurance will help his family over
their financial difficulties. And suddenly Thor appears in the sky and fills
the sea with lobsters. Lars is saved.
At home, Lars ponders Thor and Christ and heads toward the
church of Thor where they are praising their god for having restored the
lobsters. Lars clutches a cross and hesitates outside of their door….
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