Just back from a film discussion at my church, at which we watched Iron Man (2008) and then used the following questions to delve under the surface of this deeply philosophical film:
- Which character did you like the most?
- Iron Man is a superhero story. Does this kind of story appeal to you? Why?
- Do you think people in our society are looking for a superhero, or is it just a story that we tell?
- Listen to these two quotes
- Tony Stark: "I don't want this winding up in the wrong hands. Maybe in mine, it can actually do some good."
- Obadiah Stane: "How ironic, Tony! Trying to rid the world of weapons, you gave it its best one ever!"
If there was a real Iron Man, do you think that would help in ridding the world of weapons?
- Some people think that the stories we tell about a superhero who saves the world actually become real in Jesus. Why might people think that Jesus is the real superhero? Why might they think he isn't?
- How did Tony Stark and Pepper Potts’s relationship develop through the film?
- Obadiah Stane said this to Pepper Potts: "Tony never really did come home, did he? He left a part of himself in that cave.” How would you compare Stark before and after his time in the cave? What effect did Yinsen have on Stark?
- Who or what do you think is the real enemy in the film?