There’s no denying the impact that Iron Man had on Marvel Studios both in terms of the film and the character, but stacked up against the rest of the entrants on this list, it’d be hard to rank it any higher. This worked well for Captain America as it was more of a consistent theme throughout the trilogy, but the difference was a bit too stark (pun intended) for the third installment. The first two movies feel self-contained and act as Iron Man movies, while the third is more of a reaction to the events of Avengers. What hurts Iron Man the most on this list is the level of disconnect between the three films.
That being said, while the Iron Man films came to an end, the MCU was just getting to know Tony Stark, arguably the main protagonist of the Infinity Saga and the de facto savior of the entire universe in Avengers: Endgame. Iron Man 3 was the next film to drop after the first Avengers movie, putting an end to this trilogy over a decade ago.
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Iron Man is in a unique spot when it comes to the MCU, as Iron Man 1 and 2 were two of the first three films to release, with the first and only Hulk movie standing in their way of releasing back to back. took on a project that not only shaped the next 15 years of Marvel Studios but changed superhero movies forever. Back in 2008, Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. Simply put, the MCU would not exist if it wasn’t for Iron Man. Ant-Man is a perfectly fine trilogy, but it is up against too many heavy hitters to not be ranked last amongst the other Marvel trilogies. Serving as the origin story for who was supposed to be the next Thanos-level villain, the reception of Quantamania is likely to change depending on what Marvel decides to do with the Kang the Conqueror character and Jonathan Majors amid his domestic violence scandal. Marvel dug itself into a bit of a hole in the post- Infinity Saga world, and the third installment of the Ant-Man trilogy was billed as one of the key cogs in helping right the ship. Quantamania suffered from sky-high expectations that would have been nearly impossible for it to meet. Ant-Man and the Wasp served as both a sequel to the first film as well as a bridge to hold fans over between Infinity War and Endgame (a dubious feat that hurt the perception of Captain Marvel as well). After Ant-Man’s origin story, the stakes started to become a little high and the story started to become a bit convoluted. To me, there is no denying that the best part of the Ant-Man trilogy is Paul Rudd and the humor that he brings to the MCU. While Iron Man was well-established before the MCU became what it was, Ant-Man was the first solo superhero that was introduced following an Avengers film. Ant-Man is essentially the exact opposite of Iron Man on this list.
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