2008 Woodie Awards
Movie Review: Iron Man
Iron Man or Rust Bucket?
Michael Evans
Issue date: 5/6/08 Section: Entertainment
As can be said with all of the comic book movies, this is not a movie to see if you expect it to follow the plot of the comic books themselves. That being said, in their own right, and "Iron Man" being no exception, these comic book movies carry themselves in their own way with their own plots and explore the superhero genre with the same feel as the style we all grew up with.
"Iron Man" is directed by the rising Jon Favreau and consists of some big names like Robert Downy Jr. (Tony Stark), Gwyneth Paltrow (Virginia "Pepper" Potts), Terrence Howard (Jim Rhodes) and Jeff Bridges (Obadiah Stane). The combined weight of these actors gave some serious skill to the production and left little room for a poor performance.
"Iron Man," the movie, puts a modern spin on the traditional story with Tony Stark as a corporate arms dealer to the U.S. military, using his superb creative genius inventing the most devastating and innovative weapons on the market. The story begins with Stark being captured by a Afghani militia group after demonstrating one of his newest and most effective weapons yet. The story continues in a manner that does evolve the main character Stark from an egocentric playboy to the superhero we all love and adore. It is his experiences being held by this militia that opens his eyes to the horrible consequences that his weapons could do. This realization causes Stark to design a high powered suit to escape his captors and try to save his company from the error of their ways. This leads to conflict in the company and a bad guy power play for ultimate supremacy. Add this to a couple twists that aren't too evident, some pretty sweet action scenes that have some well developed subplots to support them, and poof, you have a movie that you really must see. This may not be one that you will watch over and over, getting more out of it and engaging the viewer in some deep philosophical questions, but it is still a good flick. Those of you who like a simple black and white, good verses evil, 50's Captain America resurgence will find everything you would ever want in this newest summer blockbuster. However, if you like some depth more along the level of "Batman Begins," "V for Vendetta," or even "The Boondock Saints," this will not satisfy your need for internal turmoil found when choosing sides between varying degrees of morality.
"Iron Man" is directed by the rising Jon Favreau and consists of some big names like Robert Downy Jr. (Tony Stark), Gwyneth Paltrow (Virginia "Pepper" Potts), Terrence Howard (Jim Rhodes) and Jeff Bridges (Obadiah Stane). The combined weight of these actors gave some serious skill to the production and left little room for a poor performance.
"Iron Man," the movie, puts a modern spin on the traditional story with Tony Stark as a corporate arms dealer to the U.S. military, using his superb creative genius inventing the most devastating and innovative weapons on the market. The story begins with Stark being captured by a Afghani militia group after demonstrating one of his newest and most effective weapons yet. The story continues in a manner that does evolve the main character Stark from an egocentric playboy to the superhero we all love and adore. It is his experiences being held by this militia that opens his eyes to the horrible consequences that his weapons could do. This realization causes Stark to design a high powered suit to escape his captors and try to save his company from the error of their ways. This leads to conflict in the company and a bad guy power play for ultimate supremacy. Add this to a couple twists that aren't too evident, some pretty sweet action scenes that have some well developed subplots to support them, and poof, you have a movie that you really must see. This may not be one that you will watch over and over, getting more out of it and engaging the viewer in some deep philosophical questions, but it is still a good flick. Those of you who like a simple black and white, good verses evil, 50's Captain America resurgence will find everything you would ever want in this newest summer blockbuster. However, if you like some depth more along the level of "Batman Begins," "V for Vendetta," or even "The Boondock Saints," this will not satisfy your need for internal turmoil found when choosing sides between varying degrees of morality.
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