An untypical hero

Rating: 8/10 (8 May 2008)

Untypical. I like this word. Is it in English language? Not sure. Could be that I invented it. Anyway, it is a nice word. Something untypical has to be special, different, unusual...my kind of thing. Here is one, Iron Man.
This world is never in shortage of superheros. Spider, bat, someone in his underwear, a giant green guy... but iron man is unlike them. He is more real and human-like, to me. An M.I.T graduate, a high-tech weapon developer and a notorious playboy, Tony Stark had everything. However, after seeing his weapons used by terrorists to kill innocent people, Stark changed his mind. He realized that he was not making peace so he wanted to close the company, which frightened his collaborator whose benefits were much threatened. So, a fight between them was unavoidable. So far, we have the hero and the enemy, but where is the beauty? Gwyneth Paltrow comes as a vase, again, playing Stark's very important assistant, a job that I envy much. Now, we can just sit back and enjoy the chasing, exploding, flying and...no sex, not even kissing!
The scenario has no sparks, but the way it's told is consistent and reasonable(the least requirement we ask for superhero blockbuster). With the help of exciting rock music and brilliant action scenes, Iron Man presents us a special experience of watching superhero saving world. What's more, the amazingly charming Robert Downey Jr. has made us believe that he is Tony Spark. Downey's history is colorful as a movie itself, but he's a wonderful actor with strong personalities, no doubt. I've listed him onto my favorite actors. He's made Iron Man a film that actually has some acting in it.
I don't really fancy heroes that much because they are so perfect. Thought Hollywood has realized this and tried to add defect to its heroes, they still look unattractive. But Iron Man, or Tony Spark, has got his charm because he is not always so heroic. Actually, he is kind of bad, but we like him!