“When Bucky Barnes, a.k.a. Winter Soldier, is in Bucharest, Romania, he is shown to be buying plums at a fruit market. Plums are actually beneficial in treating those with Alzheimer’s disease (a form of dementia characterized by memory loss), which therefore is suitable for Bucky, because he has been brainwashed, and is trying to remember his life before the Winter Soldier.” – Source
I feel like Tony’s ego is the most legendary cryptid in the MCU
Because I heard reports of it for years. The images of it are usually blurred and easily dismissed as something else to anyone with a pair of eyes and it has yet to actually be proven to factually exist.
I think a lot of people believe Tony is arrogant because of his flippant attitude and tongue-in-cheek blustering, but many of his actions (which speak louder than words) demonstrate a remarkable lack of ego.
Makes Pepper Potts CEO of Stark Industries [he trusts her more than himself to run his company]
“Dead for almost 20 years, and still taking me to school.” [could take credit for the New Element, but emphasizes he ‘re’discovered it]
Lays on the wire in The Avengers to save New York City when redirecting the nuclear bomb into the wormhole [after Steve said Tony isn’t the kind of man to do that]
“I…I’m just a man in a can.” [said while vulnerable]
“Actually, he’s the boss. [points to Steve]
I just pay for everything and design everything, make everyone look cooler.”
“Like the old man said. Together.”
“Ultron. My fault.” [takes sole accountability for the Sokovia disaster, even though Bruce also helped]
The entirety of Civil War in general. Tony believes that the Avengers should have oversight. Handing authority of the Avengers to a Council is not the action of an egoist who thinks he’s always right (!!!) He’s basically admitting they can, and have, made mistakes and need to be put in check.
Asks Peter for a plan on how to rescue Strange in infinity War – and that’s the plan they use.
Goes with Quill’s plan on Titan in Infinity War, even though he didn’t seem to have a high opinion of the guardians.
Tries to stop Strange from handing over the Time Stone in Infinity War, even though that’s what spared his life.
I mean, time and time again, Tony tries to be a team player, listens to others, and exhibits self-deprecating behavior. When he was dying in Iron Man 2, he went on a destructive binge to force everyone who loved him away so they wouldn’t care when he was gone. I mean… !??!?!? Like, ego? Where!?
Iron Man is more than a suit of armor. It’s a metaphor for who Tony Stark is as a person: cold and hard on the outside, but warm and soft on the inside. He uses his arrogance as a shield to protect himself–to deceive people into thinking he’s not as vulnerable as he really is.
It reminds me of this quote:
“The difference between ‘Iron Man’ and some other movies is that there’s no spider bite; there’s no magic bullet where a hero is born. We had to build him. We wanted people to remember that there’s a person inside that suit, and it will hurt if he falls.”
It boggles me when that’s lost on some. Like, yeah, Tony’s a messy character, and he’s certainly a hard pill to swallow because he can be downright acrimonious, but he feels so deeply. He’s easily wounded. He’s one of the most emotionally-driven superheroes. That’s why everything he’s done has taken such a toll on him. It’s why he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. It’s why he has anxiety attacks.He wants so badly to do good and save the people he loves – even at the cost of his own sanity and comfort. Every time he fails, it destroys more and more of what little self-worth he has.
Stiles has a love for old rock. It’s something he used to do with his mom as a kid, just sit and listen to old rock vinyls. After his mom died, his dad put away the record player and the vinyls, but on days when his dad is at work late, Stiles pulls them out and listens to them as long as he dares.
Thanos’s arrival in IW was not only terrifying to Loki because he was there to slaughter him and his people, but that it had once again resituated Loki as the passive.
Thor reassured Loki in TR that he was the only one who could decide his own path, and Loki chose to return and stay because of his own choice. Thanos here ripped the agency from Loki, and the so-called choice he offered (Thor’s head or. Space Stone) was only a parody of free will.
When Thanos dragged Loki by the arm towards him, and to his doom, can we take note of Loki’s eyes?
These are the eyes of achild, not truly grasping what would befall him, in the face of death. Loki might be 1500 years old but that would not stop him from flinching before death, when he was not ready for it. And sadly, he wasn’t. His expression here is a sharp contrast to his determined one when he let go on Bifrost. He was ready to die then, and Thanos took that right by taking him from the wormhole.
The last time we saw Loki with such an expression was…
When he knew he was the monster the Asgardian children talked about at night…and not the biological child of Odin and Frigga. His world was turned upside down, and everything would never be the same again. The awareness of lacking control, as a result, pushed Loki to do many unspeakable deeds in order to regain and manifest his agency.
Losing control was Loki’s worst fear, whether it be his mind, his words, his actions or the situation he was in.
As shown by his usual calculating/mischievous self, Lokj was empowered through his abilities to manipulate the situation.
And that could not be achieved without Tom Hiddleston’s amazing acting.
My heart is now shattered.
…and now I’m crying.
Yup, this isn’t painful at all. Anyone got a towel? I need more than tissues to sop up with.😭😭😭
BUT HE DOES LET HAPPY DRIVE HIM WHEN HE’S TAKING PETER HOME, BECAUSE GIVING PETER HIS FULL ATTENTION AFTER DRAGGING HIM INTO THE AIRPORT FIGHT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO TONY THAN FEELING PERSONALLY SAFE
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