By: Reginald King '11
(Spoiler Alert….This contains information on many parts of the plot in Iron Man 1 and 2)
The first Iron Man turned out to be a solid success. It earned a rating of four stars, 2 Oscars, and 12 other nominations. These include best actor, special effects, director, music and best sci-fi film. The plot focuses on Iron Man’s origin. Tony Stark is a genius who inherited his father’s company’ Stark Industries. They develop military weapons and U.S. defense systems. Tony starts out as naïve and wants to maintain his father’s standard of being “feared and respected”. He builds a highly effective missile system called the Jericho. He goes overseas to test it and the test which turns out to be a raving success. Terrorists ambush Tony and his companions and he is caught in a bomb explosion.
When Tony comes to; he finds he has been surgically repaired by a man named Yensin. Their terrorist captors try to force Tony to build the Jericho missile but instead, he builds a tech suit and manages to escape. When Tony returns to America, he has much more admirable consideration for American citizens’ safety. He decides to build a new suit called the Mark I. After several tests, the suit is operational and he is able to protect people. His adversary Obadiah goes back to the Middle East and acquires the remains of Tony’s original suit, Obadiah rebuilds it and becomes the Iron Monger. The battle between Iron Man and iron Monger is intense and keeps the audience’s attention.
At the end of the movie, Tony declares that he is Iron Man and after the credits he is approached by a man named Nick Fury who asks him to join the S.H.I.E.L.D organization,; Tony immediately refuses Fury’s offer. This gives an immediate indication that there will be a sequel.
The second movie was even better than the first. The plot really begins to develop and more of Iron Man’s allies and enemies are introduced. The story takes place six months after the first. Tony has reached public success; unfortunately, his exploits as Iron Man haven’t impressed the government. They demand that Tony hand over his Iron Man suits; naturally, Tony refused.
The government sees Iron Man as a threat to society and his rivaling company, Hammer industries sees this as an advantage. He attempts to ruin Stark industries but he is ultimately unsuccessful. Tony realizes that he is dying from palladium poisoning from the miniature Arc Reactor. He throws what he believes will be his last birthday party and appoints Pepper Potts CEO of Stark industries. He also appoints Natalie Rushman as Pepper’s assistant. Tony makes a fool of himself at his party; his friend Lt Col. James Rhodes takes one of Tony’s original suits and attempts to force some sense into him. Nick Fury and Tony’s father’s heirlooms help Tony create a new element for the Arc Reactor; one that isn’t as dangerous as the previous one.
Nobody wins the fight and Rhodes leaves with the stolen suit; he brings it to Justin Hammer who upgrades the stolen suit’s weapon systems. He also broke Ivan Vanko out of prison and bribes him into creating a tech suit that is stronger than Tony’s. Instead, Vanko builds a series of drones. When Hammer tries to upstage Tony’s expo, it is soon discovered that Vanko has control of Rhodes’ armor and the drones. The final battle and the ending are decent; especially since Rhodes joined forces with Tony. Fury appoints Tony as a consultant for S.H.I.E.L.D.
After the credits, a scene reveals S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) driving to a lone crater in the New Mexico desert. As he informs Fury over the phone that they've "found it", the crater is shown to contain Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor. Fans haven’t been disappointed and still look forward to the next movie.
The first Iron Man turned out to be a solid success. It earned a rating of four stars, 2 Oscars, and 12 other nominations. These include best actor, special effects, director, music and best sci-fi film. The plot focuses on Iron Man’s origin. Tony Stark is a genius who inherited his father’s company’ Stark Industries. They develop military weapons and U.S. defense systems. Tony starts out as naïve and wants to maintain his father’s standard of being “feared and respected”. He builds a highly effective missile system called the Jericho. He goes overseas to test it and the test which turns out to be a raving success. Terrorists ambush Tony and his companions and he is caught in a bomb explosion.
When Tony comes to; he finds he has been surgically repaired by a man named Yensin. Their terrorist captors try to force Tony to build the Jericho missile but instead, he builds a tech suit and manages to escape. When Tony returns to America, he has much more admirable consideration for American citizens’ safety. He decides to build a new suit called the Mark I. After several tests, the suit is operational and he is able to protect people. His adversary Obadiah goes back to the Middle East and acquires the remains of Tony’s original suit, Obadiah rebuilds it and becomes the Iron Monger. The battle between Iron Man and iron Monger is intense and keeps the audience’s attention.
At the end of the movie, Tony declares that he is Iron Man and after the credits he is approached by a man named Nick Fury who asks him to join the S.H.I.E.L.D organization,; Tony immediately refuses Fury’s offer. This gives an immediate indication that there will be a sequel.
The second movie was even better than the first. The plot really begins to develop and more of Iron Man’s allies and enemies are introduced. The story takes place six months after the first. Tony has reached public success; unfortunately, his exploits as Iron Man haven’t impressed the government. They demand that Tony hand over his Iron Man suits; naturally, Tony refused.
The government sees Iron Man as a threat to society and his rivaling company, Hammer industries sees this as an advantage. He attempts to ruin Stark industries but he is ultimately unsuccessful. Tony realizes that he is dying from palladium poisoning from the miniature Arc Reactor. He throws what he believes will be his last birthday party and appoints Pepper Potts CEO of Stark industries. He also appoints Natalie Rushman as Pepper’s assistant. Tony makes a fool of himself at his party; his friend Lt Col. James Rhodes takes one of Tony’s original suits and attempts to force some sense into him. Nick Fury and Tony’s father’s heirlooms help Tony create a new element for the Arc Reactor; one that isn’t as dangerous as the previous one.
Nobody wins the fight and Rhodes leaves with the stolen suit; he brings it to Justin Hammer who upgrades the stolen suit’s weapon systems. He also broke Ivan Vanko out of prison and bribes him into creating a tech suit that is stronger than Tony’s. Instead, Vanko builds a series of drones. When Hammer tries to upstage Tony’s expo, it is soon discovered that Vanko has control of Rhodes’ armor and the drones. The final battle and the ending are decent; especially since Rhodes joined forces with Tony. Fury appoints Tony as a consultant for S.H.I.E.L.D.
After the credits, a scene reveals S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) driving to a lone crater in the New Mexico desert. As he informs Fury over the phone that they've "found it", the crater is shown to contain Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor. Fans haven’t been disappointed and still look forward to the next movie.
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