Aristotle: Now that was a good movie. Tony Stark was a great
tragic hero. His unfortunate circumstances happened because he was a good man,
who was trying to do the right thing. However, Stark had a hamartia that could
not save him from his fate.
Plato: No, no, no, no. Iron
Man was an awful movie. It did not praise the gods. Tony Stark is just a
comic book hero, not a god. This movie should not have been allowed to be made.
Furthermore, Tony Stark is not a true hero! He is fictional, and fictional
heroes keep people from seeing the truth. Movies should only be made about real
heroes, not fictional ones.
Marilyn: Well, you two can argue all you want about whether
or not Tony is a hero. I really don’t think I like the man. In the beginning of
the movie, he objectified the women and used them. Then, he kicked women to the
curb. How did Pepper Potts say it? Oh, yeah, “take out the trash.” Ugh, it made
me so angry how Mr. Stark treated Christine in the movie, and did you see how
he treated Pepper? Sure, it seems he may have gotten the girl in the end, but
she was just another piece of property to him…
Plato: See, Aristotle, see what I mean. Look at how angry
Marilyn is. This proves my point; the movie has incited Marilyn’s passions, and
because of that she is acting unreasonable. This Iron Man is not practical, and it does not convey the truth.
Marilyn: Does not convey the truth? You have got to be
kidding me! The movie did convey the truth. It showed how women have been
oppressed throughout the years. Pepper has given up her entire life for a man
that did not respect her. Though he seems to have made a turn-around in the end
of the movie, he treated her as if she were another one of his possessions,
like his precious robot, computer, or car. Even in the end of the movie, it is
elusive as to whether he is going to make a meaningful commitment to Pepper or
not.
Plato: Okay, so it represents only a second level of
reality, but it is not true. These emotions stirred up by the movie are
destructive.
Aristotle: The truth can be found in this movie, because we
can learn from it. Besides, you are both missing the point! Tony Stark is a
wonderful tragic hero. Once he realized that he had mass-produced weapons that
were being used against his own country’s forces, he finally began to see
clearly. Stark was overwrought with a great deal of guilt, and he sacrificed
his own financial success to right his wrong. As the iron man, Stark was able
to save the lives of innocent people all over the world from Obadiah and his
terrorist minions. Furthermore, the fact that Rhodey still held Stark up above
the rank of ordinary men even after Stark had let him down by stopping the
weapons production, proves that Stark was a good man. The emotions felt by
Stark upon his realization of his destructiveness are the sources that drove
him to become a better man. We pity Stark, because many of us do not realize
what the overall consequences to our actions are, and we fear that we may
inadvertently be capable of doing something to harm many that we do not wish to
harm. This Iron Man is important for
us to see more clearly; therefore, it leads the audience to catharsis.
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