Why did it have a much more grounded/ less quippy feel than everything that came after?

Joss Whedon wasn't there yet

not sure what the purpose of this thread is when everyone knows

a nepobaby billionaire is forced to realize his fortune is from blood, and then does something about it

>>212089549 (OP)
Still ended with a shit bag guy fight. How about just make a metaphors about the heart of a man needing saving namely by the people he pushes away and not the gizmos he makes.
Boom written.

>>212089549 (OP)
Because the embarrassing formula hadn't been settled on yet and Favreau had enough leverage at the time to veto almost all the gay shit that was surely coming down the pipe from the out of touch execs and producers.

>>212089739
wrong. it was made before disney bought them.

>>212089549 (OP)
That's Iron Man 2.

>iron man 1 came out 20 years ago
feel old yet?

Because it wasn’t originally designed for peak consooooon
But notice how quickly they abandon this in iron man. 2-3

They had to try and be serious and topical for initial success, but then went full comicbook goofiness once the brand was established.

>>212089549 (OP)
Everybody talk like jews with ADHD in all Marvel movies.

>>212089691
Well fundamentally it was still a capeshit film so it was going to end with a big fight. It just shouldn't have been jeff bridges making monster noises in a bigger iron man suit because that was lame.

>>212089549 (OP)
Avengers made a lot so quip city

>>212089549 (OP)
It was peak GWOT-core. Could only have been made at that time.

>>212089549 (OP)
the suit felt heavy and real not nanotech shitty nonsense

>>212089578
Fpbp

>>212089624
This looks so fucking bad but if I were watching it in a theater I probably wouldn't even notice. Why is that?

>>212089549 (OP)
>iron man 1
>pic is from iron man 2

>>212095209
elaborate what part of it is bad in your words

>>212089739
>favreau gives Disney marvel and star wars kino
>immediately goes to shit once the suits decide "thanks but we'll take it from here"

>>212089549 (OP)
Because they didn't realize how popular the MCU would be with normies
If they were making it for normies it would have had way, way more quips

>>212089819
>2008 was 20 years ago
Jarvis, what is a retard?

>>212089691
Don't quit your day job, you think like a woman.

faggy gen z's hadn't come of age yet

>>212089549 (OP)
It's before yidsney takeover, it had soul and the humor is not something that is forced into every scene