luis, korg, and groot are driving along jamming out in luisās van (to despacito, idfk??) (miek is there too, but irdk how he jams out) when some crazy important plot point drops out of the sky.
they then have to explain all the relevant details to nick fury in their own fantastic idioms.
OK, listen, if you hate Tony Stark, you should probably unfollow me right now. Heās probably my second favorite character in the MCU (after Loki, of course). And while I do notĀ āstanā for anyone, inasmuch as stanning seems to involve being incapable of recognizing the faults of oneās favorites – and as the perennial champion of moral ambiguity, I can recognize the faults in all the figures I admire – I most often find myself identifying with and taking the side of Tony Stark as well as Loki in certain debates with defenders of their opponents (usually Steve Rogers and Thor, respectively). (*Certain* debates, regarding Loki. I also stand firmly against all attempts to woobify him and deprive him of moral responsibility for his villainous actions.)
While Iām here, I should probably also say that if you think Thorki isnāt incest, you should unfollow me, because I unapologetically ship it AS incest. And if you hate Joss Whedon so much that you canāt stand to see anyone expressing appreciation for his artistry – as much as I recognize the problems with his depictions of women and the archaism of his conception of feminism – now would be a good time to unfollow me. I love a good debate as much as anyone on this website – indeed, I seem to have a higher tolerance for disagreement than most (which you might expect, considering my profession) – but I do get tired of rehearsing the same ones over and over again.
robert downey jr honest to fucking god deserves an oscar for that IM1 final press conference scene. for acting like heās tony stark while tony stark is acting like hes not fucking DYING to be a superhero
iāve said this before but the thing about playing tony stark is that itās damn acting inception. dude itās not about acting like heās feeling a thing. itās not even just about acting as if heās feeling a thing while pretending heās NOT feeling a thing. this guy has to 1) act like heās feeling a thing while 2) pretending not to be feeling that thing but also 3) SUBTLY FAILING at pretending not to be feeling that thing. CONSTANTLY
because tony stark is not cold and unemotional or cooly detached, he just pretends to be when itās convenient, fails in very specific ways (as in, he fails enough for that to be noticed by very few but missed by most), or heās otherwise playing at a quasi impossible balance between facade and emotional genuineness, like heās an open book with a page he very neatly torn off jfc do you UNDERSTAND how intense this must be to act and successfully convey to an audience without using any explicit DESCRIPTIVE WORDING iām pulling all my face muscles just thinking about this
like!!!! this is the reason why iron man comic narrative relied so much on super dramatic third-person narration boxes because he was lying and/or hiding so much of the time and robert downey jr has the unbelievable task of giving us this conflict not only in movies that revolve around his character but also in ensemble movies and movies that take an external perspective on him and heās not allowed constant voiceovers and solo backstage scenes my goD if rdj doesnāt get more recognition for this role then the entire industry is uh FAKE
Loki is the Philosopher King 