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Iron Man

By January 12, 2018January 22nd, 2018MCU Review, Road To Infinity War

I am Iron Man…

 

Iron Man kicks off the Marvel Cinematic Universe with an absolute bang! Robert Downey Jr, then an absolute wild card brings the Iron Avenger to life! What a ride this movie is, from the start you’re introduced to the self-indulgent billionaire playboy himself and Robert Downey Jr perfectly personifies him. I found the hi-tech phone and Myspace being name-dropped very amusingly dates the film.  

This film essentially sets the tone of the MCU going forward (incredible hulk aside). Character development, comedy, drama, action, all perfectly balanced to create such a fun film. This is the film that set the bar for superhero films going forward. I always felt superhero films let me down in one way or another, whether it was costume, villain, characterization and I found it VERY frustrating they couldn’t just commit to the character and world. Now granted, Tony and Iron Man can be grounded but that being said the NAILED the tone for this. I had no notes or things I wished they did, they even had that end credits scene that blew my mind.

Jeff Bridges was amazing in this role, I am for sure, a Jeff Bridges fanboy. Back then, I’m not actually sure I really knew who he was. As I went and watched more his movies I became a super fan, not just as an actor, but as a human being. Going back and watching his performance with a new perspective makes me love his role even more.  Almost wish he hadn’t been killed off, but maybe they can bring Jeff back and another character.

As I said before, a few of these are going to be shorter until I catch up with what I’ve watched. When I do I can go a little more in-depth with things I noticed, setups, easter eggs for future films etc.

 

MCU Ranking:

  1. Iron Man

 

Until Next time, True Believers!

 

Fenderbee

Sound Designer For Video Games Based In London England. Writing About Game Audio, Productivity and Rambling On About All Things Nerdy.