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92 | 36.51% |
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56 | 22.22% |
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104 | 41.27% |
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So, just for clarification, the Mandarin referred to in this thread title is not just the one played by Ben Kingsley (who is actually playing an actor named Trevor Slattery), but also the REAL Mandarin in the movie, Aldrich Killian (played by Guy Pearce).
So...a quick rundown of how the Mandarin is handled in this film (at least as far as I understand it)... Aldrich Killian is humiliated by Tony Stark in 1999, and goes on to create the AIM organization in public and the Ten Rings terrorist organization in private. He does this in an effort to control demand and supply on both sides of a general war on terrorism by weaponizing the human body with Extremis to fight terrorists (?). Killian also creates a persona called "the Mandarin" that will act as the head of his terrorist organization and hired drunken, but gifted actor Trevor Slattery to play the part. He outfits Trevor with robes and rings, and writes the words he will speak. For all intents and purposes, the bearded Mandarin in the terrorist videos is a puppet, and Killian is pulling the strings. In fact, Killian has injected himself with Extremis, and has gained superpowers as a result. With his glowing dragon tattoo, he exclaims in the end that he himself is actually the Mandarin...which would in turn make Ben Kingsley's Mandarin something of a facade. So what's your opinion on the Mandarin in Iron Man 3? *This thread is something of a rebirth of the "twist of Mandarin" thread...just with everyone posting SPOILERS in SPOILER TAGS or BLACKOUT TEXT...and a less spoilery title! ![]()
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I loved him. I'm not knowledgeable of him in comics though, so i dont know if not knowing much about him helped me not have expectations.
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I liked it.
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I thought it was hilarious.
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I thought it was excellently scripted and executed. We literally didn't see it coming.
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^ this
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It was okay in my eyes, I would have liked to see The Mandarin of the comics, and in a way I did in this movie, but I understand why they went with the twist, and honestly, the Mandarin we got at the very end was great, so I wasnt thrilled by it, but I didnt mind it either, in the movie, it works.
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It was okay for me.
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I posted this in another thread, but this pretty much sums up my thoughts:
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THIS x 1000 for me!
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I think it could have been handled better and more thoroughly executed but I like that it's a post modern take on the classic comic book vilain. In the end it's not just for fun even if it provides a lot of laughs, it definitely adds depth to the movie.
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I loved it, thought it worked really well in the film. It probably helps that I don't read the comics so I didn't have a predisposed mental image of him and what I wanted to see beforehand. Thought it was a great representation of the character just passed out to 2 different characters.
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It worked for the film at the expense of ruining the real characterization, for the sake of a cheap plot twist.
I didn't go well as a trilogy. I would describe it as an impressive (lack of accurate word here) and entertaining but hollow and poor character... A "firework" villain, for a "firework" movie if you want it that way. It depends highly on the strong and awesome acting of both actors, but it feels poorly written and really underdeveloped. Shane Black dropped the ball with the character, and in closer look, with the movie.
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Well it sounds as if
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I think you need a better worded poll.
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This.
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I liked the film as a whole, but I'm still not sure of how I feel about the Mandarin.
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Nobel Prize for this.
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Its okay. I wanted him to be a real threat but I didn't hate their execution.
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Hated it completely. Debating whether to just give up on Marvel completely at this point. They want to stick their middle finger in my face, then I don't need to give them my money any more.
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