71 - Iron Man

    Captured by a terrorist organization, Tony Stark escapes by building a suit of armor, then decides his company should not manufacture arms.  He deals with a duplicitous employee, and refining his armor design, along with his power supply.
    I still haven't seen Iron Man 3, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to fit it in.  But I wanted to go back and see what it was that actually sold the character.
    After reading a decent number of Iron Man comics, I've had a hard time understanding what makes the character viable.  I eventually found a run of issues during the late 80s-early 90s that was excellent.  The stories were a little more interesting, and more of the story revolved around mankind's relationship with technology.
    And that's what makes this story work.  So much of the story deals with the relationship Tony Stark has to his company's products, and by extension, the relationship that mankind has with weapons.
    The romantic subplot, between Pepper and Tony, isn't fully developed, but that's appropriate.  The story is intended to develop over time, which is exactly what has happened.
    The one thing that really stood out this time was how gradually the villain is developed.  Once we reach the point where he comes out as a villain, it's not a huge surprise, but it's also something that doesn't seem obvious from the start of the movie.