OH, JON FAVREAU, NO!
May. 6th, 2008 05:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thebitterguyWell, it was pretty much inevitable. After the initial wave of Geekgasm following IM's release last Thursday, there's been rumblings of discontent over the fact that, yes, Iron Man fights 'bad guys' in Afghanistan, and they happen to not be white.
Now I, as a brown man, didn't really care. Iron Man needs to be kidnapped by the enemies of America, and Yinsen has to sacrifice his life to help him escape.
Over the past 40 years, Iron Man's origin has shifted to accommodate the times. In the beginning, it was Vietnam (or occasionally 'somewhere in southeast asia'), and these days, it's Afghanistan (or possibly Iraq). I think for a short, regrettable period in the '80s he was injured during the invasion of Grenada and held hostage by Fidel.
The Ten Rings, the group that's holding him, is pretty much the most inoffensive group of evildoers ever. The second in command is a veritable teddy bear, even if he does take a bit of excessive glee in playing "dunk the billionaire", but who among us?
In any case, the groups methodology and tactics are pretty obviously secular poop disturbers. If you know the character of Iron Man at all, it's pretty obvious what they're up to, especially with the leader's affection for Genghis Khan.
Personally, I'm more offended by the trailer for Zohan than I was by the entire Iron Man film.
Now I, as a brown man, didn't really care. Iron Man needs to be kidnapped by the enemies of America, and Yinsen has to sacrifice his life to help him escape.
Over the past 40 years, Iron Man's origin has shifted to accommodate the times. In the beginning, it was Vietnam (or occasionally 'somewhere in southeast asia'), and these days, it's Afghanistan (or possibly Iraq). I think for a short, regrettable period in the '80s he was injured during the invasion of Grenada and held hostage by Fidel.
The Ten Rings, the group that's holding him, is pretty much the most inoffensive group of evildoers ever. The second in command is a veritable teddy bear, even if he does take a bit of excessive glee in playing "dunk the billionaire", but who among us?
In any case, the groups methodology and tactics are pretty obviously secular poop disturbers. If you know the character of Iron Man at all, it's pretty obvious what they're up to, especially with the leader's affection for Genghis Khan.
Personally, I'm more offended by the trailer for Zohan than I was by the entire Iron Man film.
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Date: 2008-05-06 09:46 pm (UTC)Start with the relationship Tony has with Pepper and Rhodey. Basically, they're both enablers, even before he puts on the Suit. "This is not the worst thing you've caught me doing," while delivered for laughs, might be a little foreshadowing of its' own.
Then ... well, let's be honest. Prior to his "awakening," T. Stark is a bit of a prick. Downey was able to dull that a bit by sheer force of personality, but the Vegas sequence and give-me-a-fucking-break-quick "seduction" of the reporter played out like Cribs on HGH. Which, hey, is true to the character. This was the movie Tony Stark would have made about himself, and that's why it ultimately worked.