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Becker College has let out for the summer of 2010. For most college students; this means going back to work, summer internships, maybe a vacation or even a dreadful summer course at the local community college. With that being said; there is one other plausible alternative to work, school, and vacation. That alternative is a trip to the local movie theater to check out the newest summer hits. One of the newest and most immensely advertised movies for this summer is Ironman 2.
The incurred advertisement costs are speculated to be in the millions. Everywhere you turn, Ironman 2 is coming… the hype for this movie is out of this world. This film must take home an academy award or the incurred costs will cause this movie to be a complete flop at the box office.
So, here’s your chance to voice your opinion (in text of course). I have yet to see Ironman 2, so I would have a completely impartial hypothesis with regards to the overall content of the movie. I will speculate though, based off the first Ironman, whereby the innovative and action packed thriller amused audiences all over the country the second Ironman should have the same conceptual ideas and innovation. Without seeing Ironman 2, I would expect this movie to be a fashionably upbeat summer hit.
It’s incredibly obvious that the movie industry will continue to progress with as technology continues to advance. In recent years, notable changes with regards to graphics, sound effects, and overall clarity of the picture have taken the movie experience to a whole new level. The technology we posses now would absolutely shock and amaze great directors such as Alfred Hitchcock or Michael Curtiz.
Now, I am a huge advocate for the movies seen by some as “classics.” I would prefer an older Clint Eastwood film or an ambiguous Scorsese film as opposed to a modern “shoot ‘em up” action film. Would it be absolutely asinine to assume that most movies in 2010 are being produced purely on shock effect or tantalizingly appealing content? Technology is opposed in every facet of life or function in business. The reason for the opposition is due to the fact that some individuals do not like change. Also, with technology; people lose jobs to machines that can produce a product more effectively and efficiently.
There is a point to bringing business and technology into this article. The point is; there seems to be more and more movies with a “shock effect” tactic throw into plot and not as much ambivalence. An older director did not have the technology that is seen in today’s movies. For example; the older Batman movies used captions along with sound effects. The old Batman movies would have huge caption bubbles to show the audience the sound effect. Most of the time, simple words like “BOOM” or “POW” would be used to show a fight of some sort.
So I pose a question to you. Do you feel technology is creating less interesting movies or has technology gotten us out of the “BOOM” and “POW” era? Personally, I feel movies rely too much on shock effect and special effects than an ambiguous storyline. Hopefully Ironman 2 has a nice mixture of both an ambiguous plot and an action packed “shoot ‘em up” thriller. But; that’s the best part of going to the movies; everyone has their own opinion. So, essentially, the ambiguous aspect of seeing a movie will never be replaced or completely depleted.
Kevin Coyne
Editor-in-Chief
Posted in Cinema Review, Opinion
I think it’s ironic that you mention the BOOM POW bubbles of yesteryear, because there’s a movie coming out soon (scott pilgrim vs the world) that makes use of just that kind of tech. The thing with Iron Man and its sequel is that they are Comic Book movies, and they’re meant to draw in the crowd that grew up reading Iron man comics, and also have the dazzling effects that bring in the younger crowd.
I went to the midnight release of Iron Man 2, and let me tell you, it wasn’t the special effects that was wowing the audience, it was the sheer, Geeky thrill of watching their favorite comic book heroes tear it up onscreen that had the audience literally applauding the movie. the scene that got the most applause? (SPOILER) the scene after the credits, where a slow pull back reveals that Mjolnir has landed in New Mexico. The crowd ERUPTED in applause.
It’s easy to believe that people watch movies today for the shock and thrill factors, but there will always be movies will great plots, movies that have great action/shock/what have you, and movies that have the whole package. I like to think that Iron Man 2’s story was pretty good. Like you say though, it’s all a matter of opinion.
Austin:
You raise an exceptional point, whereby, the plot of the movie is sometimes phenomenal even with the special effects that wow and amaze the audience. Ironman II was an exciting thriller with the technology that reminded me of the breakthrough movie Minority Report. The computers that are used by main character Tony Stark are nothing sort of astonishing.
The plot behind the movie has a poetic – romance that is captured vibrantly on the big screen. I understand Ironman was based off the comic books. I feel the movie truly brought the comic book to life. The movie gave the words and pictures of a simple comic book, a voice, an attitude, and a progressively moving plot. The conflicts between Tony and his enemy are easily established in the comic book, but the conflict between Tony and himself are much more readily noticeable in the movie.
The main character, Stark, is seen as an arrogant, egoistical, and truly narcissistic. This creates a more romantic character for Stark. Tony’s actions give an abundance of life to the character that otherwise, would be left to the reader’s imagination.
This movie was not that of a “shoot-em’-up” film whereby, the action outweighs the intellectual ingenuity of a film. I truly was impressed, and, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this movie. I feel this movie was a stunning film, without any doubt in my mind – the main character, Stark, brought the role of Ironman to life – as if this were an old school picture book with pop-up dragons.
I truly commend the ingenuity of this film maker, and furthermore, I would love to recommend this film to anyone that has a passion for great movies.
Thank you for the comment Austin,
Kevin Coyne
Editor-in-Chief