“tony stark is a narcissist”
Me, banging pots and pans: “THIS SINGLE LINE IS SUPPOSED TO CONVEY TO THE VIEWER THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REPUTATION AND ACTUAL CHARACTER. HOW WE, THE VIEWER, WATCHED THE ENTIRE MOVIE FULLY AWARE THAT NARCISSISM IS THE FURTHEST MOTIVATOR FOR HIS ACTIONS AND THAT THAT PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT WAS UNFAIR, A VERY OBVIOUS AND DELIBERATE MOVE TO HIGHLIGHT THE THEME OF THE MOVIE WHICH WAS WHAT PEOPLE PERCEIVE OF THE CHARACTER VS WHAT WE, THE OMNIPOTENT AUDIENCE SEE OF THE CHARACTER. IF YOU THINK TONY STARK IS A NARCISSIST THEN YOU DIDNT WATCH THE MOVIE, OR HAVE THE GIANT ASS BLINDERS ON THAT MAKES VERY OBVIOUS PLOT POINTS MISS YOU FOR A MILE
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I think people have trouble with different layers of text. Subtext, dramatic irony, irony in general, implied authorial attitude toward events depicted (hint: not always approval)…
Loki is the Philosopher King 