Iron Man

In 2008 Marvel debuted their new cinematic universe with a B-list hero origin story, Iron Man, and it completely delivers. This movie was such a breath of fresh air compared to the other superhero movies I've been watching recently and it reminds me how good this movie truly is. I want to start off with the visuals. I think this movie is visually pleasing, I love the settings. I thought the CGI looked really good throughout the movie. I loved the grounded and industrial color grading of this movie, I think it makes the movie look so much better. I thought the pacing was great, nothing felt too rushed and it truly felt like every scene served some sort of purpose. I thought the story was intriguing throughout and I thought Tony Stark was such an interesting character and I loved seeing him grow and change through the movie. I thought Robert Downey Jr. did an amazing job playing him and his acting was incredible in this movie. To add on, I thought the acting as a whole was amazing in this movie. I liked how perfectly balanced being light-hearted and funny and being serious, it worked really well. Obadiah Stane was a really compelling villain and I loved seeing him turn more and more evil throughout the film. Last thing I want to note is I liked how they dropped the audience right into the action then started the exposition, I thought it worked really well and grabbed my attention from the start. Overall, this is a great movie with such great visuals and acting.