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more from this author  When it comes to Marvel movies, they tend to be hit-or-miss. X-Men? Hit. Fantastic Four? Not so much. Spiderman? Depends on which one we’re talking about, but that’s a whole other bag of potatoes. Marvel’s latest comic-turned feature film was a dicey endeavor from the beginning. Casting Robert Downey Jr., a guy with more character flaws (under the influence, he once wandered into a neighbor’s home and fell asleep on their bed) than the role he’s portraying reportedly took some convincing with the studio, but ultimately paid off at the box office. The story of Iron Man is different from most other super heroes, in that our protagonist Tony Stark isn’t some gawky teen whose powers were randomly bestowed upon him one day, nor does he have any qualms with donning his supercharged suit. Tony Stark is self-made man, so to speak. He’s a gambler, a womanizer, a guy who’s used to getting what he wants. As the heir to his father’s weapons empire, Stark Industries, he’s also something of a mechanical genius. It’s this reason that Afghan insurgents attack him with his own bombs and kidnap him during a visit to the Middle East to show off his latest toys. When Stark awakens in a cave hours later, he discovers a magnetized contraption implanted in his chest that is keeping shrapnel from entering his heart. His captors supply him with all the tools he’ll need to build them a bomb – only Tony builds something else instead.  His bulletproof, rocket-powered suit of armor blasts him out of danger’s way, but this is only the beginning. Stark’s new mission in life is to shut down his own empire, build an even better suit and take down the criminals that held him captive.  Page 1 of 2  [1] [2] |
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