IRON MAN 3 - (9)

I liked IRON MAN 3 but not for the explosions or special effects (which were awesome), or because Robert Downey Jr looks nice in a tight black shirt (he does), or for the heroics or any of the things one normally looks for in a comic book movie.  I liked IRON MAN 3 because it was low on magical timelines and high on reality.

Well.. it obviously isn't TOO realistic because we are talking about flying space suits powered by magnets.  But it did show that even genius phlanthropist billionaire playboys suffer from PTSD after fighting aliens from another dimension and protecting NYC from an atomic bomb launched by his own government.   In this movie, when people get really hurt, they stay hurt for a long time.  The movie quietly addressed issues of identity, relationships, past errors, and how getting through all of these things means getting help from others.  As Nassim Nicholas Talib says "It is a sign of weakness to avoid showing signs of weakness."

So it's a solid film which has good jokes, some awesome bad guys, Pepper Pots getting really angry,

"WHAT?"

plenty of loud explosions, imperiled people being saved, bad guys,

"I make this look FABULOUS!"

and echos the same emotionally-damaged form of communication our friend Tony Stark has always used.

HOWEVER, as good as it is, I do have a nit to pick and as usual it's a wardrobe complaint.  First of all, Tony Stark is a billionaire.  He would not wear baggy jeans and a blue sport coat he stole from a golf tournament official.

I couldn't find a photo of the hideous coat anywhere on the internet so this book jacket will have to do

Seriously, I know the costumer wanted to show him as being more grounded and honest and healed but this is NOT the outfit to do it with.

Also, when War Machine goes to Afganistan to trap a terrorist he probably wouldn't do it in this outfit:

I am, of course, referring to the chinos and green polo Don Cheadle is supposed to have chosen to wear while flying War Machine to Afganistan for 6 hours.  I know that Air Force guys are the nerds of the armed services but, a polo?  Really?  A respected Air Force Colonel would go into combat wearing something a bit more substantial than this if only to protect against the rattling around he must experience when flying a tin can that wasn't designed to fit him.

Yes, I'm being picky but these two wardrobe decisions were the only things which bothered me which .. is remarkable.   Yeah, see it.  It's good.