As for the continuity, the movie holds relatively close to the comics, or at least for sufficiently retconned values of 'comics'. They'd already
changed Stark's story from commies in Vietnam to Afghan terrorists in the comics, so that's covered. The part that gets me is this whole 'arc
reactor' BS^H^H handwave. Miniaturizing an experimental power source for the first time, in a cave, while being monitored by terrorists? That didn't
work for me- the whole 'magnetic chestplate' angle from the original comics was better. They could've even had him replace it with the current
setup when he escaped and keep most of the late movie the same.
As for the whole 'CEO making a weapons demonstration' thing, I think it's part of the Howard Hughes personality that they tried for. Hughes was
known as a talented aviator, and set many records in his time by flying his creations personally. The ego issue handily solves the question of Stane keeping
the evidence- we see that Stane is just as egotistical as Stark is at the beginning, what with his smugness at the takeover of the company, rubbing his
armor's superiority in Stark's face, and many other events. He wasn't going to be caught, so why not keep some trophies?
I liked it, from start to finish, and cannot wait for the next one.
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changed Stark's story from commies in Vietnam to Afghan terrorists in the comics, so that's covered. The part that gets me is this whole 'arc
reactor' BS^H^H handwave. Miniaturizing an experimental power source for the first time, in a cave, while being monitored by terrorists? That didn't
work for me- the whole 'magnetic chestplate' angle from the original comics was better. They could've even had him replace it with the current
setup when he escaped and keep most of the late movie the same.
As for the whole 'CEO making a weapons demonstration' thing, I think it's part of the Howard Hughes personality that they tried for. Hughes was
known as a talented aviator, and set many records in his time by flying his creations personally. The ego issue handily solves the question of Stane keeping
the evidence- we see that Stane is just as egotistical as Stark is at the beginning, what with his smugness at the takeover of the company, rubbing his
armor's superiority in Stark's face, and many other events. He wasn't going to be caught, so why not keep some trophies?
I liked it, from start to finish, and cannot wait for the next one.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.