‘It’s not superhero business.
It’s American business.’
EWs Chancellor Agard (thats me!)
Credit: Zade Rosenthal/Marvel Studios
Does Nick Fury wash his eye-patch?
and Is there a point to Hawkeye?
This week, were digging into Marvels first post-Avengersmovie,Iron Man 3.
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Iron Man 3picks up in the aftermath of New York, a.k.a.
the MCUs euphemism for the climactic battle in the final act ofThe Avengers.
WatchingIron Man 3now, I still found Tonys PTSD rather compelling.
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It makes complete sense that our billionaire playboy wouldnt be the same after what he experienced.
However, the films concern withThe Avengersor the MCU ends there.
In fact, the level of disinterest in engaging with that stuff broaches on the absurd inIron Man 3.
That kind of violates one of the rules the MCU established in Phase One.
Its also one of the reasonsIron Man 3is so much fun to watch instead of S.H.I.E.L.D.
showing up and bringing the entire plot to halt, we get two offhanded references to it andThor.
Blacks indifference manifests itself in how he treats the Iron Man armor.
Boy, do Tonys toys get mistreated in the movie!
Black takes every opportunity to undercut Iron Mans cool factor.
You thought Iron Man saving the people on Air Force One was awesome?
Well, then well shatter the suit by hitting it with a truck right immediately after that.
(Tony was operating it remotely).
Iron Man 3s boldest move, however, is obviously what it does with The Mandarin.
Feige and Black assured fans ahead of time that they made some tweaks to the character.
Thank god for the twist: The Mandarin isnt real!
A true story about fortune cookies.
They sound… Chinese.
But theyre actually an American invention.
Despite the twist, the film still does have a villain problem.
Killian is super forgettable.
Moreover, theres a problem with his henchmen.
Is it because they felt betrayed by America when they returned home from service?
The end credits:
Next Week:Were tortured withThe Dark Worldthat isThor 2.
