Comments on: I am Iron Man. http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/05/02/i-am-iron-man/ Religion, SF, and Other Speculative Fictions. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:55:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: xJane http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/05/02/i-am-iron-man/comment-page-1/#comment-17858 xJane Tue, 20 May 2008 02:17:28 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/05/02/i-am-iron-man/#comment-17858 <a href="http://punkassblog.com/2008/05/14/what-maketh-a-movie-misogynist/" rel="nofollow">an update on the feminist breakdown of <i>Iron Man</i></a> I have to reiterate my disagreement with some of her points: I saw it a second time recently & <b>SPOILER ALERT</b> the crash was not caused by the female driver's flirting with Tony Stark (or if it was, it was not clear); there were some other points, too, that I specifically watched for that didn't seem correct, but it's a long flick & I didn't have a notebook. an update on the feminist breakdown of Iron Man

I have to reiterate my disagreement with some of her points: I saw it a second time recently & SPOILER ALERT the crash was not caused by the female driver’s flirting with Tony Stark (or if it was, it was not clear); there were some other points, too, that I specifically watched for that didn’t seem correct, but it’s a long flick & I didn’t have a notebook.

]]> By: xJane http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/05/02/i-am-iron-man/comment-page-1/#comment-17792 xJane Wed, 14 May 2008 14:44:05 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/05/02/i-am-iron-man/#comment-17792 I rather enjoyed it, myself, and would probably see it again. It is not something I intended to deconstruct, either from a feminist, pacifist, or racist perspective (although I had my issues with the "relationship" between Tony Stark and Pepper Potts). Which is why I'm glad <a href="http://profbw.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/iron-man-the-summer-of-men-some-spoilers/" rel="nofollow">someone else did it for me</a>. I disagree with some of the points raised but agree overall. I rather enjoyed it, myself, and would probably see it again. It is not something I intended to deconstruct, either from a feminist, pacifist, or racist perspective (although I had my issues with the “relationship” between Tony Stark and Pepper Potts). Which is why I’m glad someone else did it for me. I disagree with some of the points raised but agree overall.

]]> By: xJane http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/05/02/i-am-iron-man/comment-page-1/#comment-17692 xJane Sat, 03 May 2008 22:14:11 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/05/02/i-am-iron-man/#comment-17692 ooo, I want to see it, too! Maybe I'll have to get together a Burb-Ankh viewing :) ooo, I want to see it, too! Maybe I’ll have to get together a Burb-Ankh viewing :)

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