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Iron Man Hero's Journey

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The first Iron Man with Robert Downey Jr. came out in 2008 originally a comic book series and tv show remake. Iron Man starts off as Tony Stark a businessman on a trip for his job and being attacked and held captive until escaping by making the first version of the Iron Man suit. After there were many conflicts involving attacks with other robotic machines. American mythology writer Joseph Campbell suggests that most hero’s follow a specific pattern called the hero’s journey. In this pattern the hero leaves their regular life and plunges into the unknown with many challenges to overcome. They transform in the movie or novel and in the end, they return back home with new wisdom or reward. Iron Man follows the hero’s journey very well During the process of each step. Tony Stark made lethal weapons and sold them to dangerous group just to make money then, later he was on a business trip and was surprise attacked. Tony Stark was captured by terrorist after almost dying because of a bomb that was ironically created by him. He was taken to a secret cave where Yinsen, a scientist who doubles as a translator and prisoner, creates a device that protects Tony's heart from shrapnel from the bomb.This …show more content…

He doesn't completely stop, but he goes out with his assistant and live happily until the next movie. Tony Stark has survived the events in Afghanistan, built a device to sustain his life and a technological masterpiece in the form of the Ironman Armor, and now faces a press conference where he has been given a statement to read from the government agency S.H.I.E.L.D. This is his return because he is back in his own normal life while trying to perfect his chest. When Stark begins to read this statement he looks at the cameras and proclaims “I am

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