Well everyone’s posting about it, so might as well give my two cents.
I have to say it was one of the best superhero flicks I’ve ever seen. However, I was hesitant of posting a glowing recommendation when I got home; because I seriously thought I may have been too biased towards Tony Stark’s character.
Seeing that many of my friends had blogged about it, I guess it’s safe to assume that regardless of personal bias, Iron Man seemed to be a really good movie.
While people have their reasons to love the Iron Man movie, I personally as a geek can see clearly why it would be perfect for us (the geeks):
Tony Stark = God
Period, game over, fuck you, thanks for playing.
Kidding aside; here’s a guy who’s filthy rich, gets (or creates) all the cool toys, is a fucking genius… and is cool enough to be the sexual desire of women. Not to mention that he can get away with being an asshole.
Tony Stark has a combination of Steve Job’s vision and taste, Bill Gates’ wealth, Einstein’s brains, Brad Pitt’s appeal, and fictional character Gregory House’s wit and candor.
I don’t know about you, but I’d say that’s the perfect man right there (or at least pretty darn close to it). I’d love to be in Tony Stark’s shoes any day.
I remember Cris laughing at me every time I whimpered in envy whenever I saw a cool thing of Stark’s; like how the glass surfaces in his house were touch controllers as well. Or what about his tactile-responsive virtual projection system (remember when he put his arm inside the projected image of an arm-piece he was designing… and it fucking started moving along with his arms!). Naturally that technology isn’t a reality yet, but God Damn was it cool to watch!
Even if the Iron Man storyline had sucked, I’d still probably enjoy if only to watch Tony Stark operate. In fact I think the reason why the story was great was precisely because of that; the character. There was nothing special about the plot - but Stark’s character carried the whole movie. There’s just something about Stark’s smugness that appeals to me as a geek. It’s literally an it-would-be-so-awesome-if-I-could-be-like-him type of awe.
Tony Stark is the pinnacle of geek evolution; a geek that has been perfected.
post updated on May 7, 2008 @ 12:07PM
