The
Iron Man (2006) tells a story of a man, Tony, who
is dissatisfied with the stifling rituals of the ordinary
life and decides to take a drastic turn from routine into
adventure. Tony, anything but ordinary, breaks out of a suffocating
marriage with the help of a motivational speaking seminar
and consequently relinquishes his physical and emotional safety
nets to starts anew. In order to do so, he invents two golden
balls a.k.a. a penis enlarger to upstart his new life. However,
when the golden balls don’t immediately deliver the
riches, Tony starts to waver in his decision when an unsuspecting
stranger gives him advice that will soon help Tony explode
the penis enlarging balls onto other balls and their masculine
deprived counterparts and catapult Tony to the zenith of his
success. As sales of the penis enlarger (aptly named the Iron
Man) enlarges, so to speak, so does Tony’s emotional
void. In hopes of fulfilling that void, Tony seeks spiritual
enlightenment through the Dalai Lama. In the end, the Dalai
Lama only manages to further confuse Tony and buries him into
a deep depression. With the help of his two best friends,
Nikki and Rocky, Tony eventually rises out of his slump and
once again is eager and ready to start his new adventure;
this time, a dive into the movie industry! What else? After
various brainstorms about the premise of the movie, the three
realize that the truth is more compelling than any indulgent
fantasy. In the end, Tony realizes that no matter what he
does, he will never be completely satisfied and that the only
thing that gets him going is the chase and that the end isn’t
so much important as the journey it takes to get there.
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