Iron Man Blog

Once in a while, people need a breathing space and an escape from the pressures of life.  For this, people seek for amusement to be energized and get a feel of a fun world. Some would indulge themselves to reading comic books and continue following the story up to its movie version, just like the sequel Iron Man 2.

Iron Man 2 is the sequel of the superhero film Iron Man, shown last 2008. Its character is based on the well-known comic books published by the ever famous Marvel Comics. Iron Man is at par with the characters Spiderman, Hulk, Wolverine and X-men.

Tony Stark, who is the alter ego of the Iron Man, all started from the crazy idea of Stan Lee (Marvel comic book creator), to exemplify everything what young people dislike. It is an irony but as the story progress, readers eventually liked the new hero. That is the undeniable expertise of Lee.

Having Iron Man on the big screen plus the planned trilogy, just means it showed more than just a positive response from the readers. The sequel Iron Man 2 has also clicked to the fans. What is really interesting in the movie for me is how they played with technology.  Hi-tech armours were very fascinating.

Superheroes even if they are not real, are very amusing and somehow we can relate to their struggles and how they overcome them. Tony Stark who became the inventor of the powerful armours and being the armoured superhero, the  Iron Man, still has a vulnerable heart. This just makes readers all the more sympathetic and want to take care of the character, especially the female fans.

He does not have super powers just like most superheroes have. The armour has become his strength and serves as a shield to his damaged heart. Eventually, he had a heart transplant and somewhat became a humanoid. Even without his armour, he is a mixture of man and machine.

Iron Man 2, having the world already aware of Stark’s dual life, faces pressure from the different sectors. He is pressured to share his invention with the military but he is unwilling to do so. Eventually, new alliances have been forged and powerful enemies have to be dealt with.

More than just the character of the Iron Man, the totality of the movie is fun to watch. It allows you to escape from the real world and find yourself smiling even just for a moment. I will not be surprised if the sequel is still a big hit.

Posted on May 17th, 2010  

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The soon-to-be blockbuster movie, Iron Man 2 had its successful premiere. As expected, it was a star-studded mega event filled with Hollywood’s A-lists and celebrities out in full force to support the blockbuster superhero. Everyone from Sylvester Stallone to Hugh Hefner to Sam Rockwell and Adrien Brody were present. As expected, the hit movie franchise stars like  Robert Downey  Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlet Johansson, Mickey Rourke and director Jon Favreau are in all perfect attendance. According to Rourke, they won’t be there if not because of Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr, who is the lead actor of the movie, expressed his sincere gratitude towards the fans, who from the very beginning supported the first movie all throughout its sequel.

Downey says: “I really have gotten to the point where I honestly appreciate it so much, because I wouldn’t be here…enjoying the sequel if the fans hadn’t responded, and made it the success it was.”

Gwyneth Paltrow, his co-star since the first movie was equally appreciative to the fans.

Paltrow says: “It’s very nice that everybody’s excited to see the movie.”

The beautiful actress admits that it was a great pleasure to work with Downey in which she plays the role of a feisty assistant named Pepper Potts.

Another famous faces on the red carpet was the rest of the cast of the blockbuster movie together with director Jon Favreau. Co-stars Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke,  and Samuel L. Jackson all feature in the new movie.

The 57-year-old actor, Mickey Rourke, who plays the role of Russian bad guy Ivan Vanko (Whiplash) in the film, have only nice things to say to his co-stars.

Rourke says: “Working on Iron Man was great. “I worked with some great people and it was real easy to work and have some fun.”

The box office experts already predicted that the Iron Man 2 could easily make over $220million, breaking the records set by The Dark Knight just two years ago

Posted on May 4th, 2010  

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