"Reunion 4" has been released for a week, and Xiao E did not cry, but felt unreal: This is the end?
Today, let's talk about Iron Man Tony Stark and his actor Robert Downey Jr.
Marvel's predecessor was an obscure pulp fiction publishing house.
Because of the World War II background, people needed superheroes to inject a shot in the arm, publishing house owner Martin Goodman sniffed the business opportunity, decisively established The Times Comics, and "Captain America" in 1941 made him a lot of money.
But with the end of the war, the comic book industry plummeted, to what extent was the slump?
Comic creative output, the core character of the team, directly to the tea little Gostan Lee. He took office and officially confirmed the name of "Marvel".
Stan Lee
Stan Lee is undoubtedly a genius: since superheroes don't eat well, create flawed heroes.
So in the first generation of Avengers born in 1963, we saw the original thin and small Captain America, the narcissistic straight male cancer of Iron Man, the Thor who started fighting without a word...
These imperfect heroes sent Marvel to the peak of the 80s of the last century, almost acquiring DC.
Captain America comics
The monthly profit is a loss, and Marvel in the 90s has become a quick success, owing a bunch of rotten debts. In order to return the money, Marvel can only sell its own son, And the copyrights of The Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man, Hulk, etc. have been sold, and they still can't escape the fate of bankruptcy.
In 2005, Marvel made a final attempt, betting on all his wealth to make movies.
Where does the cost come from?
Marvel signed an agreement with Wall Street Merrill Lynch Securities to use 12 big IPs such as Raytheon and Captain America as collateral, with a loan of $525 million, and if the movie is not profitable, Merrill Lynch immediately pockets these rights.
At that time, Marvel was just a comic book company that had never been involved in movies, with little experience, plus his own son sold seven or eight eight, how to see it was the trend.
But later the story we all know, 2008's "Iron Man" opened Marvel's 11 years of glory.
Marvel's choice of Iron Man, the choice of Robert Downey Jr., is, honestly, a helpless move.
Iron Man Tony Stark, in the comics belongs to the second-line heroes, the combat effectiveness is not as good as the US team, and it can not beat Thanos and Magneto, and has long been sold, which is a cold IP that has wandered 4 companies.
Robert Downey Jr., who used to be very popular, later became famous for drug addiction and alcoholism, and the only advantage of asking him was that he could be paid for the film. When Iron Man was made, Downey only got $500,000, which was 4 million less than the male war machine Roddu.
War Machine Rhodes
No one expected that this suicidal behavior would save Marvel and redeem Downey.
The Tony Stark we see is an off-the-beaten-path hero.
He inherited his father's wisdom and wealth, but he played with life, and he was an authentic clumsy man; he sold arms for profit, was selfish and arrogant, and did not take the lives of others seriously; he wandered between the liquor bureau and women all day long, turning a blind eye to the little peppers who loved him...
Later, he is kidnapped by the villain and trapped in a cave, and meets the person who changed his life, Ethan.
Ethan told him: Don't waste your life.
Later, he also sacrificed his life to buy him precious time and let him successfully create the first generation of armor.
Tony Stark, who escaped from the cave, immediately after getting off the plane, did two things: one was to eat cheeseburgers; the other was to announce the cessation of arms manufacturing.
Tony Stark has since embarked on the path of superheroes and never looked back.
He only laughed once in 22 films, when he developed a complete set of armor and roamed freely high in the city. (The smile of the tin can is guarded by me!!! ）
After that, he formed the Avengers, carried a nuclear bomb to space, and was skinny when he was rescued by Captain Marvel.
He looks arrogant and individualistic, and in his bones he is a twisted and arrogant person, who is eager to pluck out his lungs for everyone, and finally sacrifices his life to defend the earth...
After decades of travel, this endgame battle ended his heroic career.
Thanos gets the gloves, and the tragedy of half the population disappearing is about to repeat itself. Doctor Strange gestured "1" and told Tony Stark that there was only one chance, and he rushed up, dropped his gloves, and snapped his fingers.
Made of steel into armor, it is still wrapped in an ordinary body.
The power of the rough was so great that Thanos and Hulks, who were several times larger than him, could not bear it, not to mention Tony Stark. He could no longer retreat, and the heart made of steel was extinguished.
Pepper caressed his charred body, "You can rest." ”
The spiritual leader of the Avengers is Captain America, and the actual leader, Iron Man, deserves it.
In 2018, Marvel Studios celebrated its 10th birthday. In the group photo, Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. sat in the C position – he deserved it.
"Iron Man", which invested only $140 million, more than tripled the box office, and this impressive achievement is inseparable from the wonderful performance of Robert Downey Jr. He not only saved Marvel, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, but also completed his most important redemption.
In the early days of filming, Downey asked the director how to play the role well.
The director said, "Just star in your true colors." ”
The first half of Downey's life was indeed less glorious.
Born in an acting family, he began acting at the age of 5, as he grew up, the innate advantage of his appearance was more obvious, the most beautiful of his facial features was the eyes, large and energetic, casually an eyebrow and smile, and he was angry.
God's donnie who appreciates food was once the white moonlight in the hearts of the fans, but drugs became a failure on his life path.
At that time, the policy was very relaxed, and Downey, 6 years old, took over the first cannabis in his life, and then he was out of control.
In 1996, he was imprisoned for six months for drug abuse, in 1999, he was sentenced to 3 years in prison, and in 2001, he was arrested again for drug possession... At that time, he had just won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Category, and in the blink of an eye, it was a bubble.
Three times in prison, his wife left him with her children. Downey, who failed in his career, his family was also broken, and he was once the laughing stock of the show business circle.
You may not believe it when it comes to saying it, but a hamburger prompts Downey to resolve to change.
In 2003, he drove out with a whole bunch of drugs and bought a hamburger to eat when he was hungry, a food he once liked. Who knew that swallowing it in his stomach made him feel nauseous—he found that his life was completely out of control, and he decided to throw the drugs into the sea.
According to him, "Those five or six years were as long as a lifetime." ”
With the encouragement of friends and the company of his second wife, Susan, Downey gradually crawled out of the trough.
Donnie, who is not confused, is no longer a young little fresh meat, but his acting skills have reached a higher level, although few big directors have thrown an olive branch to him.
At the age of 43, he met Iron Man Tony Stark.
At that time, he only received $500,000 in film remuneration, and perhaps did not expect that he would jump to the top of the Forbes film remuneration list.
Avengers 4 ends with a thud of iron that rings 11 times, exactly as When Tony Stark built the Steel Armor in the cave. Starting with this, and ending with this, Iron Man completed his mission.
Robert Downey Jr. also completed the redemption of life and began to embrace life with a new look.
They met at a just right opportunity, they were perfect, irreplaceable, you say how wonderful life is!
In life, we may not be able to become superheroes, but in the face of life's doom, we must also have the courage to face difficulties, even if reality knocks you away again and again, even if difficulties trip you up again and again...
don't waste your life.
The reunion series of movies came to an end, Iron Man did not leave, he just stopped running for the world, and superheroes also needed to rest.
Love you 3,000 times, have a warm heart - Tony Stark!