7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
Overview
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Islam: Positive
Overview
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film leans left by critically examining how fear and "terrorism" can be manufactured and exploited by corporate interests for power and profit, challenging official narratives and the military-industrial complex, despite its individualistic resolution.
The movie features some visible diversity within its supporting cast, but it does not explicitly recast traditionally white roles with minority actors. The narrative maintains a traditional framing, focusing on character-driven conflict without critiquing traditional identities or making explicit DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The film features Pepper Potts, who, after being injected with Extremis, gains enhanced physical abilities. She uses these powers in close-quarters combat to defeat the male antagonist, Aldrich Killian, in a direct physical confrontation.
The character known as 'The Mandarin,' canonically of East Asian descent in the source material, is initially portrayed by Ben Kingsley, who is of British-Indian heritage. While the film later reveals this portrayal to be a ruse, the on-screen depiction of the character named 'The Mandarin' constitutes a race swap.
The film initially presents the 'Mandarin' as a stereotypical terrorist figure, drawing on imagery and rhetoric often associated with radical Islamic extremism. However, the narrative ultimately reveals this persona to be a manufactured deception, satirizing the creation of fear-mongering boogeymen and the exploitation of stereotypes. The film's message critiques the manipulation of such perceptions rather than endorsing a negative view of Islam itself.
Iron Man 3 does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and character development, with no representation of queer identity or experiences.
Iron Man 3 does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The narrative is entirely focused on its established superhero plotlines, resulting in no depiction relevant to the rubric.
Iron Man 3 introduces new characters but maintains the established genders of all existing characters from the Marvel comics and prior films. No character canonically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.9
Critic Ratings
7.9
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