Episode 27: Iron Man (2008)

What am I supposed to tell the press? Training exercise. Isn't that the usual BS? It's the start of Marvel Month on Cinemavention, and to kick things off, we are joined by Jeffrey Sax and Tom DiGianvittorio to discuss the movie Iron Man. Spoiler alert on Willie's opinion about the movie since he forgot to mention it during the episode, he gave the movie a thumbs up, but could the MCU as we know it existed without Iron Man doing well in the box office? Plus, these terrorists at first glance seem to be really dumb for not killing Tony Stark, but we explain why it's not in their best interest to do so and who remembers MySpace? Ahh, the good 'ole days of social media.

Differences Between the Movie and the Comics:

Thanks to MaxTrollbot in the Cinemavention Discord for providing this insight!

- Tony Stark is head of Stane International which takes over Stark industries with the secret help of SHIELD and drives Tony into becoming a homeless alcoholic while Rhodes has to fight Stane..

- But the way they do it in the movie is soo much simpler, even though it never really addresses how Tony manages to get back control of Stark Industries. I mean, you don't get to be the CEO again just because you killed the guy who took the job from you. And it's doubtful that the board would be eager to reinstate Tony since he still doesn't want to make weapons.

- Also, Stane's minions are called Chessmen for some reason.

- In the comics he's a strategist, the closest allusion in the movie to his chess obsession is when he asks Pepper for the paper so he can do the puzzle.

- He really was a minor, third-tier villain even by Iron Man standards.

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