Iron Man 2 story
Six months after Iron Man, Tony Stark resists calls from the United States government to hand over the Iron Man technology, which is causing his declining health. Meanwhile, Russian scientist Ivan Vanko uses his own version of the technology to pursue a vendetta against the Stark family. It is the sequel to Iron Man (2008) and the third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
11 total · 3 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| personal flying contraption | major | The Iron Man suit. |
| social ethical dilemma | major | A central question to the film concerns whether or not matters of national security should be left in the hands of Tony Stark/Iron Man - a private citizen who was generally acting in the public good. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Ivan Vanko hatched an elaborate plot to exact vengeance on the Stark family. |
| AI assistant | minor | Tony synthesized a new element with the help of his trusted AI assistant J.A.R.V.I.S. |
| coping with a drunken fool | minor | Tony got drunk in his Iron Man suit and made a fool of him self at a club to everyone's chagrin. |
| humanoid robot | minor | The Hammer Industries armored kill-bot drones. |
| privatization in society | minor | Tony triumphantly proclaimed at a Senate hearing that he'd successfully privatized world peace. |
| rivalry | minor | Hammer Industries CEO Justin Hammer resented his rival CEO Tony's success and tried to one up him. |
| romantic love | minor | The film concluded with Tony sharing a passionate kiss with his budding love interest Pepper Potts. |
| the corporate world | minor | We saw a fanciful depictions of what it might be like to be an executive at high corporations. |