2008: Iron Man ends with “I privatized world peace” as the military cheers.
2025: Superman ends with Lois Lane exposing war profiteers while the Pentagon stands down.
The seismic shift:
- Iron Man = Arms dealer turned weapon
- Superman = Truth-teller who refuses to be a weapon for the Government
Battlefield evolution:
🏜️ Then: Remote desert village
⚾ Now: American baseball stadium
Not anti-military, just post-trust. A $200M blockbuster now assumes you won’t automatically cheer for black budgets and “trust the process.” The real power move? Making audiences root for transparency over tanks.
The cape’s still there, but the world changed underneath it. Share with someone who still thinks Tony Stark was the good guy 👇
