We really need to talk about this scene a lot, because holy wow. The MCU movies have definitely been getting a little darker since the Avengers, but scenes like this? This is pure optimism. Tony is told he can save 4 out of 13, and then he saves all 13 of them anyway, because these people can work together and help Tony save them.
If a similar scenario had happened in the Dark Knight Saga or Man of Steel, you know damn well 9 out of those 13 people would have been dead. Hell, Bruce or Clark would have been lucky to even save the 4, because DC movies have gone down a route of unrelenting grtty realism that makes good old super heroics virtually impossible. Bruce can’t save the city without faking his own death; Clark can’t save the world without becoming a murderer.
But even in the darkest hours of the Marvel Universe, Tony Stark can damn well save 13 people plummeting to their certain death. Is it realistic? Hell no. But it was an awesome victory that both Tony and the audience needed at this point in the story, and by god it was heroic.
The thing I’ll never forget about this is that Tony wasn’t even in the suit at that time. He wasn’t there physically and still he managed to work from a boat far away, coordinating 13 people with a thought out plan and a suit he was handling remotely. I mean, this isn’t just about being a hero, this is about holding his head in a time of panic and being a responsible leader who could get a team going. He didn’t think ‘You can’t save everyone’ or ‘Save as many as you can and get them down’. No, he made the plan in a way that every single person was taken into account. And he didn’t do it alone. He made them a team in the span of seconds and delegated. He made each person responsible for every person’s life in that team. He coordinated, trusted them, gave them power to be their own heroes. He didn’t take credit for it as well. He goes on to push the credit to teamwork and leaves with parting words congratulating all of them, for saving their own lives. This was a team player in action, not a superhero. To anyone who thinks that Tony doesn’t know how to be in a team, have a look at this maybe?
since is tony’s birthday i hope vision baked a cake, and even though doesn’t taste good tony will smile and eat and be happy about the nice gesture. hope peter bought something thoughtful and is embarrassed because is a cheap gift but tony adores it and gives peter a hug and says “thanks, kid. btw this is what a hug is like.” hope harley sent him a happy birthday message. hope rhodey is cuddling tony and remembering all they have been through and the nice and good memories they have together. hope they have a little get together and happy is there and so is pepper even though things are still awkward between them, but they still love each other and are there for each other. hope tony is surrounded by his loved ones and they let tony know how much they love and care for him.
steve is cocky sometimes. steve is in fact cocky to the point of near-suicidal recklessness (mr. Parachutes Are a Formality, “on va voir [removes helmet before a fight just to Prove A Point]”). rhodey is proud to be war machine (WARMACHINEROX, hey everyone!! gather round to listen to my war machine story BOOM). pepper is confident in her capability to tell people what to do. as of cap 3 clint is fucking MASTERFUL at pointing fingers. wanda has no issue eventually being basically like “you know what people around me are wrong.” neither does steve by the way
but yeah!! sure!! tony’s the ONLY ONE IN THIS TEAM whose ~ego is a noteworthy characteristic. tony’s the ONLY ONE who should have his ego targeted in any situation. the ONLY ONE whose Ego ever did A Thing in his life ever. the ONLY ONE, EVER, IN ALL MOVIES
Do yourself a favor and watch this vid instantly, because HOLY CRAP, from the first moment I saw a section I was all, OK, so Marvel was just a warm-up? This vid blows me away so hard. I have rarely seen any vid that so effectively does first person POV, that really puts you inside a character’s head like this one does. It’s such a cool experience, whether you’re a fan of Tony or not.
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