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Tony Stark would kill the met gala every year you can’t convince me otherwise
rdj is not a national treasure, look at everything he’s done: come back from the brink, recovered, apologised for his mistakes, dedicated his heart and soul to a role for 11 years, poured himself into making sure his castmates were feeling supported and loved, used his sway to keep his character continuous for his fans, kissed many men of hollywood and is just a generally amazing person.
so no rdj is not a national treasure, he’s a global treasure.
Did Tony really have to… Be physically present to snap his fingers? Like couldnt’ve he remotely controlled his suit like he did in Iron Man 3 and make it snap its fingers? His mind would’ve be connected to it anyway.
Imagine the scene. Tony’s Iron Man mask is on, so we don’t know he’s not inside it. We assume he’s inside it. We believe it, we have no doubt about it because we’re fools. When he installs the stones on his own gauntlet, the suit starts very slowly breaking down. “I am Iron Man”, Tony says, snaps the fingers, and the suit finally gives up, falling on the floor.
Thanos and his army are vanished. Everyone gathers around Tony, Pepper and Peter fall on the floor, start crying. Rhodey puts his hand on the mask, removes it and -
No Tony.
So they’re all confused, we’re all confused and panicked because what, has Tony vanished too now? We didn’t even have a goodbye? And then -
“Ugh, right here? Behind you. The man on the floor with his hand in the air? Hi. I’m pretty knocked out, if someone could give me a hand-”
They all turn and spot Tony. When they all reach him, Pepper kneels next to him. “Oh my god, I thought you were dead.”
Tony supports himself on his elbows with difficulty. “Yeah, I thought this through. If there was really one” - he holds a finger up in the air and looks up to Strange, who smiles - “chance, and that one chance was me doing it, then I wasn’t gonna die doing it.”
Thor laughs, both softly and nervously at first, then it’s a big, open laugh. “Ha. Ha ha ha. Shall we all go eat shawarma now?”
Tony drops his head back on the floor, too exhausted. But he smiles. “I think I have a better idea.”
And the next scene, instead of being a funeral, is a wedding.
(Don’t judge me, I don’t care if this would’ve worked or not, I’m still trying to cope. Gotta work on getting Natasha back too though.)
Robert Downey Jr in Sherlock Holmes (2009) dir. Guy Ritchie
You think you’re the only superhero in the world? You’ve become part of a bigger universe. You just don’t know it yet.
Chris Hemsworth talks about filming Avengers: Endgame in Thor’s fat suit
the truth is robert downey jr set up a higher standard for everyone else in the industry. he’s so damn good that the line between reality and fiction got blurred beyond repair and nobody can tell where he ends and tony stark begins. he created a complex, flawed, charismatic, relatable, real character that was compelling enough to carry twenty two freaking movies on his back. and when i say he “created”, i mean he created tony. i don’t mean to undermine the writers’ or anyone else’s works, but rdj literally and metaphorically gave life to the words written on paper. he added little tweaks that made tony lovable; that made tony human. he also did his best to ensure that every new director remained as faithful as possible to tony’s character. if that weren’t enough, rdj is greatly admired by every single member of the mcu crew. more than that, he’s loved by everyone that works with him and it’s as clear as day that the love is mutual. rdj always gave his all for the mcu and, in return, the mcu gave its all to him. i feel so lucky to be alive to see this man make history.