Road to Avengers Infinity War | The best and worst of Iron Man 2

Road to Avengers Infinity War | The best and worst of Iron Man 2

Written by Sampada Sharma | New Delhi | Published: April 19, 2018 7:16:26 ..

Written by Sampada Sharma | New Delhi | Published: April 19, 2018 7:16:26 am As we get ready for Avengers Infinity War, heres looking back at Iron Man 2.Related News

It was with the 2008 film Iron Man that the iconic journey of the Marvel Cinematic Universe started with a bang. A superhero who was a “genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist” and was the epitome of charisma, bowled over the audience all over the world and 20 films on, still continues to do so. So, it was very natural that the sequel of Iron Man was highly awaited at the time. Robert Downey Jrs Iron Man was the latest craze and Iron Man 2 had a lot of expectations riding on it and even though it was quite a success at the time, the film had its flaws. Matching up to the standard of Iron Man was an impossible task to start with, but the makers tried to recreate the magic that had hit the bulls eye in 2008.

With Avengers infinity War releasing, heres looking back at the best and the not-so-great things about Iron Man 2.

The best things about Iron Man 2:

1. Robert Downey Jr

This was the man we all went in to see and he did not disappoint. Being his arrogant but proud self, RDJs Iron Man was an instant hit in 2008 and he maintained that winning streak in the sequel as well.

robert downey jr as iron man aka tony stark Robert Downey Jrs Tony Stark aka Iron Man was just as charismatic in this 2010 film.

2. Monaco Grand Prix scene

The Grand Prix scene when Mickey Rourkes Ivan Vanko corners Tony Starks car is truly one of the best scenes in the film. Tony cant get out of the mess but just at the right moment Pepper Potts and Happy Hogan arrive to save Tony.

3. Starks portable suit

Up until then, we had just seen Tony Starks Iron Man suit in the first movie and it blew us away so watching him adorn the portable suit in the Grand Prix scene left us amazed. The Iron Suit will see a further upgrade in the Avengers Infinity War.

4. Natashas introduction

Scarlett Johanssons Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow was introduced in this film and while at the time we did not know that she was going to be an important part of the MCU, she still managed to leave an impact. Natasha is introduced as the conventionally good-looking lawyer but it is later revealed that she is an assassin.

scarlett johansson as natasha romanoff aka black widow Black Widow, played by Scarlett Johansson, was introduced in Iron Man 2.

5. War Machine

Terrence Howard played this role in the first film but starting with Iron Man 2, this role has been played by Don Cheadle. His War Machine avatar is being controlled by the bad guys but his interest lies in saving Stark and humanity. Dons War Machine was quite likeable in this film.

Three not-so-great things about Iron Man

1. Convoluted story

Iron Man 2s storyline has way too many things going on at the same time. On one hand, we have a story about securing a defence contract, on the other hand, there is this whole other deal about Vanko avenging the Stark family. In addition to all of that, S.H.I.E.L.D. is also introduced as a part of the story, so the base of Avengers can be set up.

2. The villains

MCU has always had a problem with creating strong villainous characters and it was quite evident in the early films as well. In Iron Man 2, we are given Mickey Rourkes Ivan Vanko and Sam Rockwells Justin Hammer. While Vanko cant stop talking about his birds, Hammer was just a bad guy who we knew was going to fail. And not just because hes going up against Tony Stark but also because his character had no stakes in the bigger picture.

iron man 2 villain Mickey Rourkes Ivan Vanko and Sam Rockwells Justin Hammer were both disappointing villains.

3. Too little action

The superhero films are sold on the action sequences, thats what the audience goes in for and while Marvel gave a spectacle in Iron Man (2008), the sequel only had two major action scenes. The Monaco Grand Prix scene and the climax scene where Iron Man and War Machine go against Vanko were great to look at but it was too little action for a big superhero film.

Also Read: Road to Avengers Infinity War | The best and worst of The Incredible Hulk

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