Sunday, November 23, 2008

I am Iron Man

Finally saw the movie. I knew I would like it and I did but I was surprised at the ending. I was supposed to hate the ending. All my friends with similar movie taste told me, "I loved the movie until the last line, then I was like ughh." If you haven't seen it I am about to spoil it.

Ready.

You've got two seconds...

and...

Tony Stark tells the press he's Iron Man.

To me, no big deal. In fact I think it was a great idea. That's one less superhero with the incredibly overplayed dual identity motif. Maybe it's because I'm not as familiar with Tony Stark but in the context of the film, I thought it was pitch perfect. The whole thing was about him dedicating his life to something worthwhile and he doesn't have the kind of personality to put that in the background.

Anyway, loved the movie, and would love to discuss this issue with all who think I'm crazy.

1 comment:

coastaltrio said...

Whoops, means to post that last comment on this post.. here it is again !!


The ending was perfect - not expected, but perfect... It had me and my father in law sitting on the couch, laughing in disbelief.

I wish that movie were in theatre now, because I'd watch it a 3rd, 4th and 5th time.