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Bucky

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16. It always amuses me when people double down on clearly erroneous ideas

Thu Dec 22, 2022, 08:42 AM

Dec 2022

Yes, of course the movie character of Iron Man was mostly influenced by the comic book character Iron Man. On the other hand, the script and the director's and the actor's portrayal of Tony Stark is markedly different than what you can read in the 1963 origin story. Stark was gung ho and deadly serious and vehemently committed to anti-communism, not the glib party boy that Downey played

Either you didn't read the excerpt from post number 2 above, or you're willfully ignoring it, in saying that Elon Musk's public persona had no influence on the movie's script writer. The script writer himself literally said that. That's all anyone is saying. The way the jet setting nomadic above-the-rules way that Musk lives his life influenced how they built that character for the film.

Literally no one is saying the point that you're arguing against.

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So I'm watching Iron Man 2, and who pops up on the screen? Elon Musk [View all] CatWoman Dec 2022 OP

Probably because the directors thought there's parallels between Tony Stark and Musk Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2022 #1

See reply 2. highplainsdem Dec 2022 #4

Hate to tell you this, but the writer of Iron Man said Musk was the inspiration highplainsdem Dec 2022 #2

yes it does CatWoman Dec 2022 #6

Iron Man, warts and all, was around way before Musk, before he was born. haele Dec 2022 #8

I don't see any reason to doubt Mark Fergus's explanation of how highplainsdem Dec 2022 #18

Musk in the 2000's/2010's was hyped as one of the darlings of the tech world. haele Dec 2022 #21

Esquire should fact-check. Iron Man: 1963. Elon Musk: born 1971. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #12

I think you know what they meant Bucky Dec 2022 #13

Then they totally screwed up. Tony Stark began with Iron Man -- Lee and Kirby. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #15

It always amuses me when people double down on clearly erroneous ideas Bucky Dec 2022 #16

I said the screenwriter screwed up. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #17

I never even saw the film DFW Dec 2022 #3

Stan Lee, per chance? (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2022 #7

Whatever gave it away? DFW Dec 2022 #10

Cool pic! Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2022 #11

You've known some very interesting people. And that's a great photo! highplainsdem Dec 2022 #19

Stan called my family (except for me)...... DFW Dec 2022 #20

Tangeranus did that because they filmed on one of his properties (I think). Hong Kong Cavalier Dec 2022 #5

Musk and TFG are very alike LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #9

To be completely fair, Musk can read Bucky Dec 2022 #14