Hey! Thanks for checking out my extended look at Tony Stark. This was produced in the gap between Infinity War and Endgame, so the ending of this video was pure speculation. Perhaps I'll do an updated version in the future. If you liked this, please check out my other videos. This was only my second video essay/ video ramble and my more recent ones feature better sound and editing! Hope you all enjoy ☺.

“I’ve never been one for predictions” *literally predicts endgame*

“Makes selfless decisions in a selfish way” 👏👏👏 perfect summary of his early character shift in the original Iron Man

Tony Stark is the only one of the Avengers, whom Thanos had heard of..

Then you add his actions in Endgame and that movie only strengthened my love and admiration for Tony Stark.

I know that this is a bold statement to make but Tony Stark has and always will be one of the most deep and complex characters in all cinema. When we first see his character in Ironman, he's depicted as a narcissistic billionaire playboy who thinks the world revolves around him. Ironman 2 delves deeper into his grandiose sense of self worth and shows us that he is very insecure and greatly cares about his image. Showing that when his friends aren't there to stroke his ego for him, he's left with nothing. In the Avengers, the only reason Tony wanted to work with Nick Fury was for his own selfish desires. However when he meets with the likes of Captain America, the symbol of American patriotism, and Thor, a god of thunder, he doesn't feel like the center of attention anymore and does not take that well. It isn't until the nuke in New York launched that Tony chose to turn himself around. Knowing that the nuke would've killed innocent lives, he directed the nuke at the army, giving his life for the greater good. Ironman 3 shows how the near death experience affected Tony Stark's psyche. He was not the same after the battle at New York, finally realizing that he's not this godlike figure he thought he was. The whole movie is Tony Stark getting the reality check that was coming to him, so many years ago. He's forced to cope with his PTSD and insecurities. Age of Ultron continues with Tony coping with PTSD as the traumatic experience he had in space was the motive behind Ultron's creation. It is at the end of Age of Ultron when Tony Stark finally accepts his flaws and moves on. Captain America Civil War shows Tony finally opening up to the government and his colleagues after he broke up with Pepper. He takes full responsibility for the thousands of deaths on Sokovia and tries his hardest to prevent such an atrocity from happening again. Cap however does not approve of how Tony handles things, thus splitting the Avengers into two. Tony then discovers that Bucky was responsible for his parents death, Cap confirming his awareness of this touched a nerve, putting Tony in a rage as he let his insecurities get the better of him. After the intense battle in Germany, Spider-Man Homecoming proves that Tony has been fully redeemed and is no longer the insecure, selfish person he once was in Ironman 1. Which shows in his relationship with Peter as a father figure. Peter was the one person who fully changed him for the better, from a spoiled rich businessman to a caring father figure to Peter.

@keelobrown4991

4 жыл бұрын

Bold it may be, but true nonetheless.

@randomrealistictone2231

4 жыл бұрын

@@keelobrown4991 Tony Stark is the kind of character i like to hate and love.

@weird0._.416

4 жыл бұрын

Well in the first movie he realised what his inventions are actually doing to the world.....he felt guilty for it.......after the New York thing he was traumatized. Thanks was got into his his head and since then he tried everything he could do just to save others....he created Ultron cuz he felt guilty he was scared of his friends dying before his eyes and him doing nothing about it. He accepts to sign the solovian accords just so he could be under control so that he doesnt create more monsters. He decides not to go back to the superhero life but still had to Peter's death haunted him. He couldn't rest.thats y after the snap after defeating thanos pepper says him to rest Srry for ranting Idk what happened....rn..😅🤣🤣

It also shows that he is different from the other universes where he has alcoholism as his flaw. Here he doesn't have to deal with the fact that he lived a double life as CEO and genius tinkerer in the Day and Iron Man when shit hits the fan. He and Iron Man are one as he said. He doesn't have to confide with a woman who would become his worst enemy when she chose her father over him. And Stane died early on before he could push him down a path of alcoholism. People say alcoholism is part of Tony but Feige and Forveau made it possible for Tony to have other addictions

ROBERT DOWNEY (Jr.) BUILT THIS ON A SOUND STAGE WITH A BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE well done video btw

“Still smells like Tony Stark’s big fat head.” Hahaha!! Tony Stark is my favorite MCU character, and this video is so great! Thank you for making it!

You understand tony Starks character better than basically any of those extremist cap fans (obviously, I’m a cap fan and their lack of understanding for Tony’s character- embarrassing ), and the Russo brothers themselves because you analyzed from begging to end (and included all his sacrifices / big moments before endgame). I have so much respect for you man, so much respect. This ladies and gentlemen is what you call intellect, and this is what you call not being biased

@trevinodude

2 жыл бұрын

As someone who also prefers Cap to Iron Man (even if it’s by a very small margin admittedly), it’s amazing how there are still people who misunderstand Tony Stark’s arc throughout the MCU. Tony’s story is about a man learning to be responsible with his capabilities, and then learning how to best handle those responsibilities. After Sokovia, he took Peter Parker under his wing BECAUSE Peter is fundamentally more idealistic than he was early on… in fact I’d argue Peter is more like Steve Rogers, optimistic about people, but with the potential to be a kind like Tony himself. Or the fact that Tony wanted to keep the Avengers together despite the Sokovia Accords, showing that Tony had learned the value of being in a team. Tony wasn’t perfect, even in the end… and he’d never be perfect… he had to at least be good. In a way Tony Stark was like how Lestrade described Sherlock in the BBC show Sherlock: “He’s a great man, and maybe one day, if we are lucky, he’ll become a good one.” And luckily for us, Tony indeed became a good one.

Wow. Endgame will blow this video outta the water!! Please make an update!!

Well done dude, I've been looking for a video that goes in depth on Tony Stark in the MCU.

This was amazing. I hated Iron Man 2 and Iron Man 3 before watching this video but now I understand those movies better after watching this.

at 0:18, Tony Stark's image is the best. I love how they all depict the hero and the villian, whereas Stark's has him at the weapons demonstration and him emerging from the cave three months later.

This was beautifully done, man. Kinda like a recap/analysis, loved it. And yes, I will go cook dinner now, a nice juicy medium rare.

This video is so awsome!! 😍 I have been looking for a video focusing on Tony's character development for a while now, cuz i think he is the main character of the MCU and so few people get it, but you do, and I am so greatful. Keep going, definitely earned my subscribe. Ps. : 22:39 I died 😂😂😂

Another thing I would like to note is that in, and before Iron man 1, Tony was a narcissistic brat, so on so forth, and a player, going at it with different reporters, etc.. However, in the cave, Yinsen tells him about his family, and once Tony responds saying he doesn't have one, Yinsen says "So you're a man who has everything, and nothing." This also struck a nerve in tony, making him realize that he had no legacy, no one to pass the torch to, and the only important person other than rhody that he had was Pepper. Thus I believe that is why in Iron man 1 he started flirting with her, and thus started loving her in 2, avengers, 3, endgame, etc.

What the fuck this is like school but interesting, I had no idea the marvel films went this deep, this is actually awesome, congrats man this must've taken you so long it's so well put together! Looking forward to whatever's next

@cedricl.marquard6273

5 жыл бұрын

I think it's what makes them "normal action movies" if watched alone but something that makes them great when viewed as a universe. It's not a single movie with a confined arc but a universe that feels organic.

@shakthiganesh5117

3 жыл бұрын

@@cedricl.marquard6273 This perfectly explains why I love these movies.

Sad to see him gone. I'm honestly not going to watch avengers films anymore, unless rodie or pots takes over as some form of ironman/woman, I dont want any other character or actor taking his spot.

Great video! Tony is my favorite and I hope we get to see other characters with an arc as great as his in these movies. I'm not sure what I'm having for dinner something with chicken.

This is amazing. You did a really good job in showing the facinating and slow character development. Nine movies have a lot of time to show a gradual change and it's nice to see it laid out like that. However I disagree with you that Tony acting according to his beliefs is the only things that remained with his character. He never grew out of his impulsiveness, and a very big chunk of his actions is still motivated by guilt. It's just that the source of guilt have changed over time, or simply added to the already existing guilt. I was also a bit disappointed that you didn't get a bit more in depth with how his trauma affected his actions. Him working and improving the iron man suit is very reminicent of him working on suits in Iron Man 3. It also ties in to both his desire for Ultron and the Sokovia Accords. All of those are practical solutions to for dealing with stuff like guilt, paranoia, trauma and it's something he's pretty consistent about. But overall a really great video dude. You deserve a lot more views.

This video deserves millions of views.

Thnk you so much for this video, it was amazingy done. Really unbiased objective analysis that depicted Tony wholly. Great work. Really helped me with my EE.

Thanks for making it for the greater good

Thanks man, you helped me a lot with my school project

Great video! Loved every minute of it. My mom made spicey chicken soup by the way. De-friggin-licious!

Some points now make sense! Thx for that!

We need more in depth videos and this is exactly what I was looking for. Greatly done dude. I hope you do more.

It's morning for me so no dinner, but I am drinking a nice cup of tea

Great job Man

i was looking something more like his evolution in technology but in the end stayed and saw a dead on point in his evolution as a person and a character... thank you..👌🏻

Really well done video. Deserves more views

Very well done video Jack nicely edited :-)

Surprised how little views this has

Great video. And I was eating breakfast not dinner hahahahah

The greater good

So glad I found this video! But honestly I’ve been thinking about it and I don’t think superman’s character development is *that* bad Don’t get me wrong, the films are wank but still In MoS he spends the film hiding but learns that he can use his powers for good and claims at the end that he’s “here to help” but not everyone sees it that way which is shown... In BvS he finds out that he causes as much destruction as good. At first he thinks he’s justified (which is shown by his conversation with Lois) but throughout the film he learns how much destruction he has actually caused which is shown by how much people hate and fear him e.g. the disabled person who wrote “false god” on his statue (and for some reason wasn’t stopped as he was doing it),the court of people and Batman. He spends most of his 20 lines of dialogue deciding if he should continue being superman or not. He then comes to the conclusion that he should and sacrifices himself to kill doomsday,probably thinking that Wonder Woman and Batman will keep the world safe In justice league he’s finally at peace when he’s dead. But then realises that it’s his responsibility to stay alive and keep the world safe.

Steak and peppers

Need a part 2 for Endgame. Plzz

This was in my recommended videos list after watching 3 hours of ways the government spies on you using dogs. Did you know know they implant dogs with little cameras? It's sickening but hey, how else are they gonna find out who's a good boy after all. I found this video truly impacted the way I think about government surveillance. That live footage at the end of the FBI storming the house of a tax paying citizen on the orders of a tyrannical leader is the reason you should throw out your potted plants if you bought them from a supermarket. Those stems are microphones people! Wake up. This man learnt the hard way, not even the rich Tony Stark was safe from the government sticking it's face in his private business. 9/11 wasn't an inside job, it never even happened people it's a classic false flag and psyc ops perpetrated by disney to bury their rivals under a mountain of corporate taxes. Open your eyes but not too wide in case the government sensors in your sockets will activate to let them know it's time to intervene. The frogs turned the chemicals gay.

@cedricl.marquard6273

5 жыл бұрын

Are you bananas?

And he was damn right , mad lad

I might be a tiny bit late but I’m having homemade Alfredo for dinner and I gotta say it tastes really good

Amazing video

VVGV Very Very Great video!

Never seen someone analyze me so deep. Good job Dude!

A bagel and an orange. Not all that healthy but filling.

Wait how did he know the title for endgame???

Why there is a copyright on this video BTW its transformative

just one thing it's heroes

had some mongolian beef great vid btw

Hope your grandma likes the food you made her.

Tomato mushroom soup and a grilled cheese

22:40 omygoditsrobertdowneyjr.

The best part is when Tony claims he’s sounding like his own father.

Me look at tony: you’re insecure

Why are there so many commenting on what the ate/will eat? Did I miss something?

Egg Fried Rice with Biryani spices

Screw Doordash ads!!!

Steak.

You predicted the title....

I read. Not making dinner rn though.

I want subtitles

Why wasn’t war machine in avengers tho tony coulda called him at the end loool

I’m having pizza for dinner since you asked me

omg its robert downey jr

so, is he worthy?

Legit. I ate nothing tonight.

nachos

Tony. he's a selfless guy who acts selfishly...

Chicken fried rice

Don't know how but there was no signs of PTSD in IM3. I watched that shit, I know. Although I've never seen Avengers (cause I can't be bothered with that trash anyway) I can say you're imagining things. Or I'm bad at having PTSD and I need a tutorial on how to traumatized the right way. You choose