So the first movie of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the
first movie I’m (re)watching for MoviePush’s Road To Infinity War, is of
course… Iron Man.
I’ve seen Iron Man many times and think it’s a great film,
but I hadn’t watched it from start to finish in a few years, so it was nice to
sit and watch it properly. Here are my updated thoughts…
At this point in the MCU, Iron Man as a film feels small in
scope, it only focuses on a select few characters, the action scenes are relatively
quaint and the wider aspects of the MCU are yet to seep into the narrative.
This isn’t really a bad thing though, as it keeps the story and motivations of
Tony Stark front and centre, and in doing so keeps Iron Man as one of the best
superhero origin movies ever.
Iron Man still has the same problem a lot of superhero
origins movie have, in that it takes it time to develop the hero’s origin, yet
the villain’s origin in comparison feels rushed and forced in. Marvel’s issue
with developing villains was there since the beginning…
Already, you can see how Robert Downey Jr. owns the role of
Tony Stark and is completely comfortable playing the character. It’s also easy
to forget how central his relationship with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) was
to the film and the character, as their relationship has been heavily
downplayed since the release of Iron Man 3 (can you believe that was almost 5
years ago?).
And when did Marvel Studios stop using AC/DC as Iron Man's theme tune?
And when did Marvel Studios stop using AC/DC as Iron Man's theme tune?
It’s also a bit jarring to see Terrence Howard in the role
of Rhodey now (as he was replaced and played in all future MCU films by Don
Cheadle). I bet Howard regrets whatever happened to prevent him coming back.
However, he still works in the part and to be honest I would have been quite
happy to see him as a mainstay in the MCU.
Finally, we get our first post-credit scene from the MCU
with Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury introducing himself to Tony Stark and
wanting to discuss the “Avengers Initiative,” and we all know where that leads…
Well that’s my first MoviePush Road to Infinity War blogpost done,
next up will be The Incredible Hulk.
Written by @RossBishop for MoviePush. Follow Ross on Twitter.
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