"Ironman" and the Destroying of Weapons of Mass Destruction

What a cinematic era society has coming on. The new catch seems to be the superhero movie. At a time in which our country is feeling deflated due to our trembling economy, everyone is looking for a hero. That is when they go to the movie theaters. The question is what super hero to choose from? From Batman to Hulk there are so many to choose from. Until you have watched "Ironman" that is. He is definitely a super hero for our times and this movie shows it with an ease and excitement that makes the story flow easily.

Most of the credit to the movie has to go to Robert Downey Jr. His uncanny humor and his emotional understanding of the complexity of his shallow turned humanitarian, character (Ironman himself) makes every scene a believable one. With his life changing event that takes place in Afghanistan, you witness the changes within "Howard Stark" (Downey's character) first hand, which is both enlightening and incredible to watch. His comedic moments are just as good. Sharp and sarcastic as only Downey could do, it expresses and enriches his performance even that much more.

Let's talk about the CGI, which is very well done by the way. CGI is an incredibly important part of super hero movies. It is what makes them believable. For a great example of CGI one should take a look at the scene in which Ironman is flying from the government jets. It is so well done that one forgets that they are watching a CGI sequence. The sequences don't get overwhelmed by the CGI, but are complimented by them. Good CGI should never be obvious. Unless in the case of a fantasy movie, but that's a whole different story.

In conjunction with the CGI is the incredible camera work. Without it the movie would not have been half as good if the camera work had been a typical cinematographer trying to make his money. Oh no, the camera work in this movie is often done in a documentary like style when Ironman is present. In this way the audience feels like they are in the scene. On top of that the jerky low to the ground camera movies help the CGI blend with the actors and scenery quite well making them successful scenes. For a great example take a look at the escape scene.