I'm dealing better with my squicks when I'm talking about them, so...
Because the Good Guys in this movie kept trying to follow the superhero movie script, and they kept getting kicked in the head because of it.
And instead, you get a story where, yes, Tony has had so much stripped away from him, and is forced back to basic principles in a lot of ways, but the point of the movie is that he doesn't have to be the lone man against his adversary (and in fact, fucks up when he tries to be).
You get a story where Pepper fucking Potts is the one to kill the bad guy.
Sorry, but no. When I want to watch such a thing, I'm not going for a superhero movie! I want my hero to be the hero. Yes, I like them all banged up and suffering, but I want them to triumph and save the day in the end. Anything else is just like what you wrote about mocking the suits and Tony's tech for me - embarrassing and humiliating.
I want to watch Iron Man - and not "Pepper Potts: How to tame Tony Stark" or even worse "How to get my superhero boyfriend to quit and stay at home while I take over and do his job." And that's the feeling I get from all those glowing reviews.
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Because the Good Guys in this movie kept trying to follow the superhero movie script, and they kept getting kicked in the head because of it.
And instead, you get a story where, yes, Tony has had so much stripped away from him, and is forced back to basic principles in a lot of ways, but the point of the movie is that he doesn't have to be the lone man against his adversary (and in fact, fucks up when he tries to be).
You get a story where Pepper fucking Potts is the one to kill the bad guy.
Sorry, but no. When I want to watch such a thing, I'm not going for a superhero movie! I want my hero to be the hero. Yes, I like them all banged up and suffering, but I want them to triumph and save the day in the end. Anything else is just like what you wrote about mocking the suits and Tony's tech for me - embarrassing and humiliating.
I want to watch Iron Man - and not "Pepper Potts: How to tame Tony Stark" or even worse "How to get my superhero boyfriend to quit and stay at home while I take over and do his job." And that's the feeling I get from all those glowing reviews.