The scene of Hela smashing Mjolnir to bits is one of the most memorable shots that Thor: Ragnarok has released thus far, so people took notice when that scene shifted from a New York City alleyway to an open-field in an unknown location. Big blockbusters like these tend to change a lot of things in post-production, but it's still a curious change. DigitalSpy asked director Taika Waititi about the setting shift and his answer was VERY Taika Waititi. While fields are unarguably cooler than alleyways, there was a bit more meat to the decision. Waititi felt that up until that point, everything is happening at such a fast pace. He believed that it was important to slow things down and have the scene take place somewhere a bit more peaceful.