Jon Favreau’s Iron Man - The Insane Origin
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Wow, a positive MCU Video Essay from your pal HiTop Films? What is this, an early April fools Iron Man video essay? Naw, I just love Jon Favreau’s Iron Man and want to talk about why it’s The Insane Origin, hence the title Jon Favreau’s Iron Man - The Insane Origin. This is probably my best video, video essay, passionate rant, since the Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man videos. The title ain’t clickbait, Iron Man is insane, it’s insanely good, and the making of the film is insane. May be a hot take, but Robert Downey Jr. gives his best Tony Stark performance here. I may not love where the MCU is now, but I sure do love Iron Man. Remember without Jon Favreau and this film, there would be no MCU. If you want more MCU rants or love letters from HiTopFilms, let me know in the comments. Much love to you all and especially to those who read this nonsense.
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Ant man is the best mcu movie
Are you going to finish your review of doom patrol
Oh yeah.
Great video as always.
"You are Iron Man. You will always be Iron Man." That line hits so much harder after Endgame.
When you realized the guy that made Iron Man such a success and at the same time, unknowingly created the MCU, ended up playing his body guard.
He didnt do too good at being a body guard because iron man 2 and 3 are not that good.
@@jaimefish173 They are very good.
He made Chef (2014)
@@nimpsonkinkson1924 I enjoyed that movie very much
@Goddamn 47 I disagree.
Just like Ironman, the MCU really was started in a cave, with a box of scraps.
And whole lot of heart.
And a 140 million budget
Yeah lol
And....
_deez nuts_
@@wespicedmemes oh yes a dead meme
This is why when I read Jon Favreau was in charge of The Mandalorian, I let out a huge sigh of relief. Because I knew it was in the hands of someone who cared.
What no love for Dave Filoni?
And it paid off lol.
You have a point but studio interference can have a huge impact on how a project can end up, a great director could end up making a horrible movie/show trying to make the best they can with what they've been given
Brolly5 To be fair: Why wouldn’t Disney be able to get the best for the job.
This is the same man who made Lion King 2019, which is one of the most soulless and empty movies ever
"Dont waste it. Dont waste your life." That's when he became Iron Man to me. That's when he realized he has been given a second chance to make a positive difference.
Absolutely. That could be considered Tony's "with great power comes great responsibility" moment
100%
It's also important as it sets up the entire redemption arc for the character, which he very much achieves throughout everything up until the very ending of Endgame!
Yup. He walks out of the cave, baptized as a new creation. What I love is that when he's rescued, that new fire in him wouldn't even let him go home and rest before starting the first steps to making things right.
"That's when he realized he has been given a second chance to make a positive difference."
You can never waste your life, you can only wake up to the fact that you were wasting it - and then do something about it!
Proof that HiTop Films has a heart
@@reticentrobbie7403 i can't tell if this is bait, or if this is just pure spite.
HiTop has heart, MCU hasn't anymore
Darth Sidious what ?
THEFIX i think he means that iron man was the heart of mcu but now he's dead
Darth Sidious Ah I see you’re one of those 15 year old kids who think that following some unknown 10K Sub TH-camr’s opinion is what makes you cool.
Stfu, it doesn’t. Go on tell me why you love Episode 7 you probably do
I still remember when the film came out, and how everyone reacted to that legendary “I am Iron Man” reaction. People forget now, but the idea of a hero protecting his secret identity was so cliché that his outright acceptance of it at the end of the film served not only as a perfect and necessary final beat to his character arc, but also a hugely hype cliffhanger ending that subverted audience expectations.
When I saw Iron Man for the first time as a kid, Stane’s betrayal absolutely surprised me. I genuinely was worried that Tony might not be able to beat him with the weakened arc reactor. Plus you can’t go wrong with Jeff Bridges
It's a year later but I just wanted to agree, Jeff Bridges is never a bad thing
Dude Jeff bridges was so scary as a kid I love this man as an actor lmao
its amazing to me that their used to be a time were the market wasnt so over saturated that iron man and the dark night could come out the same summer and both succeed
Yeah there was no fantfourstick to still their box office
@@dmitrykim3096 yeah but i mean like i feel we are starting to see (already seeing) the start of a stage in superhero films were companies can do one of three things, make a good superhero film that can stand on its own two legs, make one that doesnt surpass the bar of expectations and under-performs due to competition...or ones that prey on nostalgia and a brand. And i think as peoples expectations get higher (since the number of films going up means people have to start being more picky) We end up losing good films as prey to the third option. Its easier to prop oneself up ona brand when the over saturation causes peoples bars to be higher. Fantfourstick failed because it most considered mostly below average by many due to its terrible production and rushed reshoots. But we are getting films which have great reviews, from both audiances and critics alike, but are being stomped out by brand overconfidence, i dont wants good superhero movies to go the way of dredd (best example i can think of) where every element that movie succeeds, but it just is crushed under the inability to reach its deserving audiance.
@@RhysClark97 it's not about just superhero's it's about any successful genres nowadays. Like they squeeze the last dollar out of that leaving it die
True
Dark Knight succeeded, Iron Man didn't bomb. Iron Man only made 580 million worldwide while Dark Knight passed a billion. It would be like an Avengers movie passing a billion the same year Ant-man made 500-600 million so BOTH Ant-man movies.
Is it really over saturated when three MCU movies were released in a year and all three pass a billion? Because that was last year. And don't try to say it was all for hype for Infinity War/Endgame because that didn't do squat for Ant-man and the Wasp. What a weird two years and six movies: Billion, 2 billion, HALF, billion, 2 billion, billion.
Just to keep track: Black Panther, Infinity War, Ant-man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Endgame and Far From Home. DC released Aquaman and Joker and both passed a billion.
Now that's nuts as it's 10 billion in box office in just two years.
It's almost like if you don't make a crappy movie, you'll make money. And then there's Venom....
22:12
"Iron Man is one of the most rewatchable movie I have ever seen"
That's the best description of the movie.
Lord Raheem finally someone who took the words right out my mouth I 100 % agree
@@theblackrangerstudios7852 yeah.
I've literally watched Iron Man atleast 20-30 times. Same with the og Avengers.
True
Behind Spider-man 3
I swear I re-watch it monthly on Disney+
yinsen is one of the most important characters in the MCU. without his efforts to help and save tony and be a friend to him, imagine how south things wouldve went the next 11 years
Would've probably stopped a lot of danger actually lol
@@DoubleO88 more like Manhattan would have been blown to kingdom come.
@@Mojo1356 thor could've stopped the nuke question is would he?
@@DoubleO88 not as effective as Stark though. Thor can’t fly without Mjolnir, nor is that thing designed to influence objects in mid air either. Stark sent the missiles right into the Chitari command center, and I highly doubt Thor would be able to do the same.
@@Mojo1356 makes sense.
Iron Man, until the moment he died, was a work in Progress. He only became complete when he snapped his fingers.
Yeah, that torn-off-the-light moment! :) I agree, it was like final transition from selfishness to greatness.
I agree with him being a work in progress (always upgrading just like his suits 👌) but I argue Tony had already become a selfless leader in Infinity War. he really stepped up and did everything he could to take down Thanos, losing half his suit in the process and stopping just short of dying after being stabbed in the gut.
to me Endgame's sacrifice was overkill for him in that regard, and yes also literally :p
Movie 2 47:24? He was being sassy af but ok...
You're right. His journey wasn't complete because at that very moment when he snapped. He became the hero of a saga.
I think he became complete when his daughter was born
I wish Tony saw Yinsen in the soul world when he snapped.
He couldve said something like "you didnt waste it...im proud"
yesssssssssssssss!!!
I agree but yinsen isn’t as big of a character for something that important
in the deleted scene with older Morgan, Yinsen should have been there, along with his dad and maybe Rody.
Pigwars It’s a deleted scene though I doubt they would do it with yinsen if it was a deleted scene but I still agree with you guys
Powerful shit
The man who jump-started the MCU, now saving Star Wars.
*_May Favreau Never Die!_*
Star Wars is already a cremated corpse, he's got his work cut out for him. But if ever there was the right man for the job it's Favreau.
Scott Wagner, yeah, but have you seen the mandalorian? Because holy shit.
@@scottwagner646 Let's forget the Disney Star Wars sequels (except Solo and Rogue One which they're decent) and let my man Favreau do his work instead of Kathleen Kennedy.
@@poweroffriendship2.0 Solo was a cheap paper bag of hot diarrhea in a raging dumpster fire. Please tell me that you were only joking. I found that movie to be one of the biggest insults to SW fans of any of them save perhaps TROS.
Holy shit the new star wars movies are disappointing. I just forget about them. Cant wait for mandalorian season 2
Jon Favreau, the man who's been in everything from family guy, Rugrats, Seinfeld, friends, king of queens, Rudy, the sopranos, Batman forever, started the MCU, and now saving Star wars, is one of the most important people in Hollywood today.
Yinsen's influence is basically what saved the universe.
I loved Iron Man before the movie came out and I was really hoping they would make a good Iron Man movie that would make everyone else love him.
They very much succeeded and then some.
"So you're a man who has everything... and nothing"
I think this movie was about understanding what is important in life. You could have all the wealth and power in the world, but it means nothing if you lack a sense of responsibility and have nobody to share the truly important moments with.
@Jose Contreras Damn that's good. Are you a writer?
Jose Contreras no, more like money can’t buy people who care about/appreciate you...
@Jose Contreras thats an entirely different message.
I like how you put John Favreu before the title of the movie. He deserves that respect
Indeed he does deserve it cuz he's *THAT GUY* behind the scenes that started it all right up to what everyone knows as *ENDGAME!* Everything has a starting and the MCU's ORIGINAL name was JON FAVREAU!
@youtube account name is correct: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Favreau
"Don't waste it. Don't waste our life." This is the moment he consciously decides to change how he lives. This is the true birth of Iron Man
Alright, you're the first person I've seen agree with me that Ramin's score should've been used throughout the MCU as Iron Man's official theme. That's a subscription right there.
For me, the moment he becomes iron Man is when he stops to try and save Yinsen. He tries to convince him to get up by talking about his family and how it's going to be okay, only to see how Yinsen knew this was the plan all along. He watches as someone sacrifices themself just for him to live, and that's the mantra and the mindset Tony decides to carry with him until his death in Endgame.
Tony was still a pretty big douche by the end of the first movie, and still a big douche in the beginning of the 2nd one. So for me, it's when he realizes he's dying in Iron Man 2 and has to come to terms with that, and finally when he asks Pepper to be with him. That's when he loses the figurative cold, hard, metal shell he already had on, and allows him to use the one he *built* properly.
@@John-X Old habits die hard. But even at his worst in Iron man 2 he was still 10 times the man he was before the cave.
Nice analysis. I like to think that his sacrifice haunted Tony until it challenged him to do the same.
It's the same for me. This is the first moment in the movie where Tony seems to actually care about someone else above himself
Honestly my favorite part of Iron Man I is that the CGI completely holds up. Hell, the suits from Iron Man I, Iron Man II, and Avengers actually look more convincing and real than everything that comes after. They did a damn fine job making Iron Man convincing as both a character and a costume.
So TOTALLY agree dude!
well those suits aren't CGI. Unless they're flying.
@@A____G I think until after Spider-Man: Homecoming, did they start completely CGI'ing the suits. In Infinity War and Endgame, his suits were so lore-wise technologically advanced there was no way they would be able to physically replicate it with cosmetics.
JustinRChoi paint them on probably 😂
Phase 1,2,3 visual(GCI) in general hold up well
I agree with HiTop, when he broke the glass showing his reflection, thats when he became iron man for me.
He became IRON MAN to me after Yinsen tells him not to waste his life before he dies.
Dude.
Goosebumps. This gave me goosebumps. My hat is off to you. This was VERY well done, VERY well analyzed and VERY well put together.
When he's tweaking his armour whilst watching the news, hears about the people in danger and immediately decides he's going to save those people. That is for me when he became Iron Man.
Stoned Jak exactly my thoughts, that’s when he decided he was gonna help others. 👍
@@ohio in the newer suits I’d imagine he would, in the first few suits i don’t think he’d thought that far ahead with tech despite having a revolutionary suit 😭
"Jarvis...sometimes you gotta RUN before you can walk."
-Tony Stark 2008
I remember watching that as a kid like, wtf? You aren't even gonna test out or run diagnostics on this scrap heap before taking it into the stratosphere...but that is Tony Stark, or atleast RDJ's Tony Stark in a nutshell.
well... 2010 but 2008 works too
PugLightning31 4 no it was definitely 2008 dude
@@brendanramsey4283 You guys are BOTH right. Yes the movie was released in 2008, but what the other guy was referring to "when" the movie takes place. Iron man 1&2, Incredible Hulk, and Thor 1 takes place in the same week during 2010.
Sam #1 I stand corrected
I remember seeing the first Iron Man movie and thinking, `Man, Robert Downey, Jr. Has gotten old. I hope he learns to enjoy this.` Now I see this and think how young RDJ looks. After Doolittle, I hope he learned to enjoy it while it was good.
Wow well said.
"I am Iron Man" is the point for me because even without having a present reason to continue Iron Man-ing, he fully embraces what he has done and what he has become.
I love Infinity War, Doctor Strange, and the Guardians Of The Galaxy films, but there's just a feel to these Phase One Marvel films that they haven't quite been able to recreate since.
I agree
Exactly what I think.
@Black Ninja Yeah but Doctor Strange is also an origin story and the Phase 1 films feel a lot more real and natural.
What about the winter soldier tho
I'm pretty sure they call that soul.
Remember when they built full Iron Man suits for the movie before CGI became overused?
It's like a distant memory
They used CGI for what it's meant for; the impossible.
Good times.
Except iron man's suit in this movie is also cg. The difference is time and effort.
Mr. Metalhorse did you watch the entire video? They clearly showed a person wearing real suits. Mark 2 in particular looked so sexy while they were filming the first suit up scene in the garage. And that was real.
It's crazy how the first 45 minutes of the MCU is the best it'll ever be.
Ikr. For me, maybe the ending of IW might hold up to it or the ending of Endgame. But they still don’t really come close to this.
@@eddiekaspbrak4624 exactly the original mcu started just as great as it finished.
I'd say Winter Soldier came very close to topping Iron Man 1. To me Iron Man 1, Infinity War and Winter Soldier are the top 3 best MCU movies.
"Movies are about emotion, there about allowing the audience to experience something they can't in real life"
- Jon Faverau
"I shouldn't be alive... unless it was for a reason. I'm not crazy, Pepper. I just finally know what I have to do. And I know in my heart that it's right.
"
This is one of the most underrated lines in MCU.
it kind of feels a bit on the nose to me, like he's just overtly stating his motivations
Just love how such a simple film with beautiful story telling and VFX holds up to this day and started a multimillion decade franchise and it's still going
His hot rod suit is easily the best and most real suit of the MCU
@@franciscouriarte6715 completely agree
I just realized something. At 17:25 you can see the wires connecting the glove to the reactor light up. Talk about detail!
I tell you what, I've heard so many times how Iron Man was barely even a B-lister superhero in the comics.
Yet every time I played the Avengers arcade game, he was my go-to.
That doesn't change the fact that prior to 2008, Iron man was overshadowed by Spiderman, the Hulk, the fantastic four, wolverine, the punisher, daredevil and to a certain extent, Blade and Ghost rider.
The suit is cool in of itself even without the character.
Not sure where you heard that. Iron Man was slept on by the greater public for sure, but in the comics he was always a firm A-lister. Just look at Civil War.
@Screaming Soldier Why are you booing him? He’s right.
Iron Man was low C or D list in Marvel Comics.
"Don't waste it. Don't waste your life." This line touched me, I was in a horrible car crash and these lines are words I live by, I'm still here as Iron Man was after his accident, I wasn't perfect... took a lot of things and people for granted but not anymore, I cherish everything and everyone and like Tony, I hope that in my final moments I can be surrounded by the people I love knowing that I didn't waste a moment of my second chance.
sounds more like Doctor Strange, actually Doctor Strange does kind of go through the same things as Iron Man. Rich doctor who has a flawed character, doesnt cherish the things he has, until boom car accident.
People who talk about their horrible experiences to make a wholesome point write the best comments in YT. I love how humanity is becoming so popular in the internet after the retardness of 2015-2018
NorthernHeel well said dude
KnightLight have you been able to do that constantly and 100% and not waste a single moment after hearing that saying once? If so, that’s great bro
what happened? you made me curious
"He immediately asks everyone to sit down so he is with the people not speaking down to them..."
Then he stands back up while they're all sitting! Classic power play
sblinder1978 I thought the very same thing when watching it.
When Tony says to Yinsen "nice to meet you" he had actually met him before. In Iron Man 2 in the flashback to 1999 Yinsen meets him at a party/convention or whatever, but tony was too famous and cool to at the time.
That's in Iron Man 3.
Yinsen even tells Stark in the first film they had met before, and it makes sense Tony wouldn’t remember.
I remember when I first saw this movie. I was in 7th or 8th grade and I saw it in the theaters with my dad. It was so awesome. Kind of easy to forget what makes the movie great since it's been so long and there's been so many Marvel movies made since then. This really got me nostalgic and brought back alot of the feelings I had the first time I saw Iron Man.
We also gotta talk about how Robert Downey Jr went from drug abuser to being Iron Man, an a solid actor
Additional credit to Burger King for making him go clean with their nasty-ass burgers.
That was what made Favreaux realize he was the best guy for the job of playing an alcoholic who wanted to turn his life around. Downey had no idea that his best days were ahead of him.
He, himself was Tony Stark and that's what made his casting so beautiful in retrospect
Thats what Iron Man 1 & 2 was FOR
Your point about pepper is soooo good, the line "we're going to be okay, you can rest now" is honestly so perfect and heartbreaking looking back at their story
Cap: You're not the one to makenthe sacrifice play
Tony: did you even watch my movie?
I love how you visualize The Dark Knight as like a godly unstoppable force. 1:00
Honestly, this movie changed my life.
Not only did I fall in love with the character but it inspired me to create, it introduced me to AC/DC ( i was only 9). But most importantly it showed me that you can overcome the hardest moments and still find purpose in life.
ACDC is the shit.
Hands down best music in a super hero movie.
That aspect of Iron Man is like Spider Man 2
It changed my life too
@@yeatswarden 🤦
This might be the best featurette on Iron Man I've ever seen. Like the movie itself this TH-cam video was put together with love, attention, and intense detail. So much respect for everything you put in this. Subscribing.
Sunil P Agreed my friend. 100th like
I had a feeling someone had the same thoughts as mine and then I saw this. So bloody true!
I came to the comment section to say just that, but you said it better.
Those scenes you love are some of my favorite scenes in all of the MCU movies, but the scene where Daredevil is yelling at Kingpin about how he’s going to go back to jail and that he has lost is my favorite scene in the MCU shows.
"Dont waste it, dont waste your life"
This movie aged well :')
Man, you can tell from the thumbnail this is gonna be a HiTops classic
Never realized the terrorists were called the ten rings, hinting at the Mandarin later on
Sucks that they won't be able to use the real Mandarin in future Iron Man films
@@jaminsim5965 Maybe in the Shang-Chi movie, the real Mandarin could be the main villain alongside with Fu Manchu.
@@poweroffriendship2.0 The real Mandarin should've been in Iron Man 3, the actual mandarin, the one that has 10 magic rings and can alter reality & do all the crazy shit not the garbage one we got in Iron Man 3.
@@z7983 Yeah. That would be cool, but some people called it "offensive" for having a Chinese man being a villain. In the 1966 Iron Man cartoon, the real Mandarin looks 100% Chinese, not the ones we got in Iron Man 3, which it's disappointing that the villain could've been better. Iron Man 3 was a decent third installment.
@@poweroffriendship2.0 100% like a Chinese stereotype
Even though sometimes I strongly agree or disagree with HiTop films, god dammit i will always love his videos. The editing is always on point and he sticks to the point and even if you hate the man you stick around the whole video just to see his poiint of view and if he can change/persuade yours.
Genuine answer to your question.
Tony becomes iron Man when he had the conversation with pepper that there's only the next mission.
My friend absolutely LOVES Iron Man. He's gonna enjoy this, and so shall i
Edit: I love that line that Jon says near the end, that he didn't want this to be some superhero popcorn flick. He wanted it to be something special, something fresh. Iron Man was truly needed for superhero movies to be something more than people thought they were
Yo... Just seeing that scene again with Tony and I don’t know how to spell the name of that great guy he was trapped in the cave with.
But when he asked Tony does he have a family? That hit me in the feels. Knowing that Tony Stark finally did have a family of his own. A wife and daughter 11 years later in Avengers: Endgame.😭
Technically 15 years later
Timmy Grill we don’t do that here.😂
Well technically it’s 16
The part at 17:30 genuinely changed how I look at this movie. I always thought he was just messing around with an "I'm a badass" mentality, but seeing now that he was destroying his former self changed not only how I look at this scene but the movie as a whole. This is the most well thought out analysis of Iron Man. Well done!
I think the "infinity saga" was his long epic journey to becoming ironman. Throughout the movies he struggled with his identity. He was coming closer to being ironman with every challenge he faced. But I think the moment he truly finally became ironman was when he snapped Thanos and his army away in EndGame. You see ironman is his legacy and he sealed that legacy with his sacrifice.
I love going back and looking at the older Marvel Studios logos. Like, they’re so quaint and straight to the point. Good times.
“I am iron man” I just think that’s when Tony embraces who he is meant to be, all the way up to when he is about to use the gauntlet effectively committing suicide and he still believes that is truly who he is “I am iron man”
Gauntlet thing didn't really need to happen since similar scenario already happened in first avengers movie, when he sacrificed him self to take missile to space. That already established how far he is willing to go. Gauntlet thing was flat for me since it was only used to kill of downey iron man. He probably just didn't want to act as iron man anymore but still it felt like complete mess.
Marko Lomovic well Thanos has been the one thing he left alive and with the gauntlet snap he was able to finish his last piece of unfinished work
crazy when you think about it. They wanted to also do Black Panther, Shang Chi, and a few others during this phase of the initial Avengers films. With this said, I believe Samuel L Jackson being cast as Nick Fury is proof that they were going to do the Ultimate Alliance (Original Ultimate Alliance comic book Fury was a Black guy) and not just the Avengers but with how difficult it was especially since their licenses were everywhere. I think they did last minute changes and that's why it became the Avengers Initiative.
I honestly wonder what would have happened if they had licenses to all of the characters and not just some of them.
Rdj is honestly a spectacular actor. I seriously love him. Every time he's on screen, even when he's being drearier than normal, my eyes are still glued to the screen, because rdj makes this character so damn interesting. Thank you Robert, for 11 years with this character.
Anyone else feel like the Iron Man trilogy has some of the best cgi in the MCU
Because they saved it. It wasn't everywhere and everything. It smoothed over the edges and filled in the gaps, but it had more to fix onto.
CGI over practical will always be better in my opinion his suits in the latest avengers films suck
@@Spider-Mann27 they still use practical suits for reference. I think the nanotech suit looked cool. I don't like that spidey has the iron spider tho too op
HiTop Films consistently manages to affect my emotional state in ways that I didn't think were possible through a video.
Raijin Wolf Same!
Masterful essay. Your passion for these films makes these binge-worthy. I’ve been binging your channel now for I think 3 hours!
22:07 that always brings a smile to my face
Either when he hears Yinsen say “Don’t waste it” or his meltdown after he ‘destroys his reflection’ after hearing what his legacy will be. The merchant of death.
Stan Lee: The Best Director of a Marvel movie is Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau: Haha
Sam Raimi: That's why I'm out
OUT AM I?!!!!!
It’s you who’s out Gobby. Out of your mind!
Bored Again What ones?
@Bored Again Okay, can't say I care for your comment either
@Bored Again No, they're the greatest comic book films ever made, idiot
I don't always agree with Hi Tops, but God damn his passion is contagious. I love it, inspirational!
The fact that you used Ride of the Valkyries at the end… sent a chill down my spine
Hell yes it's rewatchable. I watched it 100 times on DVD as a kid.
The time when all we had was this ,Batman and Spiderman
@@willieodea4941 Well imagine my shock.
I adore this movie. It's a film that feels seamless and natural, due to these qualities always being present and strong regarding the dialogue and the pacing. It feels like the most perfectly told origin story - It gives the hero the necessary depth and character development, and spends an admirable amount of time on him developing his superheroics - I greatly cherish the time spent on Tony developing his armour, it's done in such an intimate way, with us being with him every step of the way in his workshop, as his creations evolve with Jarvis. The film smartly builds to the reveal of the Iron Man suit in its completion, as well as the suit being able to fly, so that its given awe-inspiring, dramatic effect and weight. The grounded, human touch always shines through in the film, and makes the film one that a person can easily get personally attached to. I LOVE Obadiah as well, he's so perfectly scheming, ruthless, and just plain bad as a standard, villainous business tycoon. Could there have been more to him? Yes, but I think that would actually take away from the movie. Part of this film's beauty is in its simplicity - The brisk pacing and dialogue make it feel wonderfully breezy, despite the fantastic, strong dose of heart. Making Obadiah more complicated would take away from that. It's lovely that this magnificent film was the starting point for the MCU, the series has come so far, but this film still stands out as one of the series' best. Excellent video Alex!
Well said, Tornado.
Stumbled upon your video in my recommendations, started watching till 4 minutes, immediately went and watched Iron Man in it's full Remastered 4K HDR glory (as it deserves), and then finished watching your video. Thank you, it was incredible. Subscribed.
I believe it is when he finds out that his weapons are used by the Ten Rings attacking Gulmira. He goes from risking himself, or his business, for himself to risking himself for others. The Heroic moment.
Practical effects and pragmatic cgi. Then creating a story with heart that's all we want.
Ah what? He RDJ didn't wore the whole suit in every scenes he just wore the shoulder pads and chest plate just like he wore in endgame. And CGI is definitely an improvement it's just people are delusional who after realising that on that was CGI? that's bad.
@@gamebond6248 i don't think I understand what your point is? I am not saying no cgi I'm saying there is a time and place for it. Like what cap says about the avengers super powers and his shield. They are just tools. You don't need a jackhammer when driving in a simple nail.
As much as i love Ramin Djawadi's Iron Man theme and wish it was consistent, I feel like the iron man 3 theme by brian Tyler suits a more developed iron man and even more grown person with the more dramatic and more heroic brass choir and stuff
i really like your editing skills its astonishing af
Your videos are so succinct and filled with so much care and attention to detail.
Tony Stark: I am Iron-Man.
Me: You’re god damn right.
Heisenberg
Nah, that's actually Bruce Wayne. Everyone knows that.
Every time I put these kind of long videos from HiTop Films in my watchlist, I'm usually not motivated to watch them but every time I start watching them I'm instantly hooked after watching the first minute and I end up watching the entire video.
your story telling and edit is great. I was so glued. great stuff.
Tony became Iron Man in this movie, when he was willing to sacrifice himself to end stain. He put his life on the line instead of worrying about himself. It's a amazing show of character development and makes the audience see that Tony is no longer the merchant of death, he is now and forever will be Iron Man
Well, you certainly didn't lie about this being your best video after spiderman 3, thats for sure.
For me, its avengers when he changes, he goes from tony stark, the man who was a selfish and playboy jerk to the man who takes responsibility for his actions, then in avengers, instead of letting someone else deal with the problem he didnt start, he becomes the hero that almost sacrifices everything in his life by carrying that nuke through the wormhole and almost not come back. Steve would not have really cared abiut tony living or not if he wasnt Howard's son, but after he carries the nuke, thats when Steve cares, when he is the one who smiles when he is still alive.
Jude McReynolds and the one who sheds tears when he dies
iron man 1 will always have a special place in my heart. it was a lot of people's first ever superhero movie and it still holds up after all these years
we eating good TONIGHT!!!
When he saved those people un Gulmira, IN THAT MOMENT I believe Tony has become 100% Iron Man, I f*cking LOVE this movie and I am so grateful that you made this. Such a great video ❤️
This film will never age terribly, it will always hold up
This is a really cool video. Passionate, engaging, incredibly well-edited, love the voice narrating - you can hear his enthusiasm. This video made me pause it in the middle, go watch Iron Man again, and return. I subbed and liked. Well done young man ! You knocked it out of the park. I will watch more of your videos later today (I'm a retired great grandmother.) 🙂
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You nailed it. Showing his face while suited up was the reason Iron Man worked. I remember telling friends before the movie came out that an Iron Man movie cant work because we will be staring at an unmoving mask. In the comics it works because you can cheat the lines to give him different expressions, but in a movie it wouldn’t play right. Well, congratulations to Faverau for figuring it out.
One of the reasons why I like the MCU (including Endgame) is Tony’s journey from a selfish man to a selfless man. Watching Iron Man and the rest of the MCU after it shows just how much care was put into his character and how much effort Robert Downey Jr. put into his performances. My biggest complaint is that I wish the MCU ended with Endgame.
In my opinion he became iron man when he stopped doing things for himself and instead put himself in-between the danger and the people he put in harms way. A memorable moment of this changing tide was when Yinsen said " Don't waste your life Stark " in that moment Tony knew he had a purpose. He got back home and immediately tried to bring a end to his madness and after realizing he's been double crossed he attempts to finish what he started and destroy all his weapons. His character drastically changes though the movie and everyone has opinions when he became iron man but this one is mine
Recently rewatched phase 1. Impressed how well they established the tone, themes and character work that would go on to define the MCU so early on.
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To me the point where tony truely becomes iron man is in the village after he saves a kid's father in front of him
Iron Man and The Dark Knight were the best movies that I've seen when I was 7 and they're still the best to this day.
Reinboa well aren’t they the only ones you’ve seen when you were 7
@@kaimilligan1322 If you mean only ones that mattered then yes. I dont even want to think about any other movie I've watched like Transformers, or Juno, the fucking bee movie (idk if it came out in 07) or any other movie
I kinda miss this type of Marvel film. Lower stakes, more character development and the "boss battle" in the end is almost not even the core part of the story, its Tony's character development thats the most important thing.
I really really miss the tone and film-making of this movie in the modern MCU. It really feels different from from the more recent movies, and mostly in a good way.
Tony should've have saw and talked to Yisen after he snap.
Didn't he die?
@@RadinV1 in the soul stone
I agree
@@jackevans1092 that's beacuse you're an idiot
@@deadaccount8054 Or it could be cuz it's in broken English.
This has to be one of my favourite MCU movies next to the Guardians of the Galaxy vol 1 and 2
Don't deny that brother
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Garbage of the Galaxy was unbearable to watch. 90% of the movie are lowbrow jokes that would make only Eric Cartman laugh.
@@badmoviestudios8099 splish splash your opinion is trash
@@spectacularspider-man4886 james gunn is a deepshit
@@badmoviestudios8099 ding dong your opinion is wrong
Great video, stuff like this is what made me fall in love with DVD extras.
I like your analysis and choice of words so much!