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Iron Man gets it right.
PostedMay 5, 2008
IronMensch
from Van Nuys, CA
Iron Man is one of the top 3 comic book adaptations because the producers focused on action, dialogue and tension, and didn't flood us with endless backstory (a la Bruce Wayne and his parents) or Freudian character angst (a la.. Bruce Wayne and his parents).
Let's face it. The reason comic books are popular is because its about guys with powers, or cool suits, flying and fighting. And Iron Man gives us that.
Through crisp writing and Robert Downey Jr.'s winning performance, we get all we ever need to know about Tony Stark in the first ten minutes. This clears the producers to focus in on current story (Stark and his personal war on terror and weapons proliferation) and leaves plenty of "Man, that is cool!!" action.
It also gives us comic/movie-doms most likeable protagonasist in Tony Stark (Iron Man). Stark, is a rake, a playboy, and an arrogant man-child, but Downey makes him engaging from the first frame. It's a refreshing change from the soul-searching, morose comic book protagonists we've been force fed in the Batman or Spider-Man franchises.Tony Stark is having fun, and as a result, we are too.
Director Jon Favreau, a fan of the Iron Man comics, also focuses in on the technology and process of building Iron Man, in which Stark, invents, tinkers and eventually perfects his suit. Stark looks like he's having a ball doing it. As a result, so do we, as we're watching it. Iron Man even goes as far as to make the "science" of a man in flying armor, plausible.
Jeff Bridges is oily and charming as the corporate heavy. Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. have a likeable chemistry and their scenes have an improvised feel to them. Terrence Howard is solid as Col. James Rhodes, Stark's and Iron Man's confidant.
The only place where Iron Man falters is in the climactic fight scene, which lacks for emotional immediacy. This may have more to do with the fact that in his Iron Man suit, Stark becomes less human, and we feel we're just watching two CGI objects going at it.
Or it maybe that with his subtle performance, Bridges' villian isn't despicable or scary enough to feel all that threatening.
Let's face it. The reason comic books are popular is because its about guys with powers, or cool suits, flying and fighting. And Iron Man gives us that.
Through crisp writing and Robert Downey Jr.'s winning performance, we get all we ever need to know about Tony Stark in the first ten minutes. This clears the producers to focus in on current story (Stark and his personal war on terror and weapons proliferation) and leaves plenty of "Man, that is cool!!" action.
It also gives us comic/movie-doms most likeable protagonasist in Tony Stark (Iron Man). Stark, is a rake, a playboy, and an arrogant man-child, but Downey makes him engaging from the first frame. It's a refreshing change from the soul-searching, morose comic book protagonists we've been force fed in the Batman or Spider-Man franchises.Tony Stark is having fun, and as a result, we are too.
Director Jon Favreau, a fan of the Iron Man comics, also focuses in on the technology and process of building Iron Man, in which Stark, invents, tinkers and eventually perfects his suit. Stark looks like he's having a ball doing it. As a result, so do we, as we're watching it. Iron Man even goes as far as to make the "science" of a man in flying armor, plausible.
Jeff Bridges is oily and charming as the corporate heavy. Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. have a likeable chemistry and their scenes have an improvised feel to them. Terrence Howard is solid as Col. James Rhodes, Stark's and Iron Man's confidant.
The only place where Iron Man falters is in the climactic fight scene, which lacks for emotional immediacy. This may have more to do with the fact that in his Iron Man suit, Stark becomes less human, and we feel we're just watching two CGI objects going at it.
Or it maybe that with his subtle performance, Bridges' villian isn't despicable or scary enough to feel all that threatening.
Other than that .. Iron Man is practically bulletproof
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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