Good morning I'm starting my MCU rewatch and getting a lot of feelings with iron man

Not only do I always forget this came before hulk, but like. There's COULSON. Coulson was here at the very start and I didn't remember that.

Hearing jarvis and knowing we're going to lose him, even if it's to gain Vision? Breaking my heart a little

Did you know, I played Rhodey for a little bit back in lj days? I probably won't pick him up again but like

Even without Don cheadle, the bond between the boys is really getting me

The sound balance in this movie is atrocious tho like damn can't hear any gd dialogue

Tony. Pepper. These dumb babies.

And Obi shows his colors

See here's why phase 4 and the next chapter of the mcu is gonna have a hard time. There's no face of it. There's no unifying thing

RDJ as Tony stark was The Face of the mcu, the one we were introduced to, spent the most time with, the heart of it all, and that's why his death and funeral hit so hard with endgame

Phase 4 isn't going to have that. Do we need a monolithic single face vehicle, no, but I worry there won't be a unifying thread of heart throughout to get people to keep caring beyond the remaining characters they do already care about

I REALLY have to wonder when Shang-Chi comes out if they're gonna address the ten rings group here. They got a flag and everything. And match we'll have to talk about the Mandarin but we'll get there when we get there

First I know I know but the tech level is hysterical, flip phones and shitty dell desktops and all

Second this hella dutch angle with obi floating over paralyzed tony? Should not be so erotically charged

God the I am iron man cut to credits is so good

God and like. yes this started with an ambitious dream. But I don't know that anyone ever truly expected this. For this to take off and Become

Clark Gregg! Not only became a unifying glue for phase one, for THE AVENGERS, and then he got a wholeass show even if it's not wholly canon anymore! You can't plan something like that for a bit, if recurring, character

This relaunched RDJs career, like it was a RISK to bring him on, and now we love him 3000

It just boggles

God. Avengers initiative. like. God. Every gd movie has a post credits these days but remember when this was a new and wild thing