With the movie back in the zeitgeist thanks to the release of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – which does introduce the leader of the Ten Rings terrorist organization (though it is not the “Mandarin” of the comics) – we’re taking Iron Man 3 down to our underground lab/workshop to pull it apart and examine its bits and bobs. (Like, wait, he had an entire droid army at his disposal the entire time!?) Talk about a bait-and-switch! But there are other gripes with the film, too, which according to its critics, can feel like an uncomfortable mishmash of the dueling sensibilities of it studio and its director, Shane Black, and loses steam after a very strong first half.Īnd then there are the plot holes. That mostly comes down to the polarizing reveal that the Mandarin, the infamous comic-book terrorist whom the studio had been teasing for months in its publicity campaign, was actually British actor Slattery, played by Ben Kingsley, who was a puppet of the far less interesting real villain.
While critics and audiences are almost perfectly aligned – it’s Certified Fresh on the Tomatometer at 79% and has a Fresh Audience Score of 78% – it remains one of the most divisive films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Where you stand on Trevor Slattery probably largely shapes where you stand on Iron Man 3 overall. To our minds, there are really only two people in the world: Those who loved that Mandarin/Trevor Slattery twist, and those who felt it was, frankly, sacrilegious. Listen Now: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | Deezer | iHeart | Art19īut the truest illustration of the “only two people” idea – at least around these parts – comes from Iron Man 3. Or those who refuse pineapple on pizza and those tasteless monsters who are down for it. Or those who choose still and those who choose sparkling. Or those who are morning people and those who prefer evenings. You may have heard that the “two types of people” in this world are those who’ve read The Hobbit and those who have not.
(Photo by ©Walt Disney Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection)
0 kommentar(er)
