10 Harsh Realities Of Rewatching The Iron Man Trilogy 10 Years After It Ended

The MCU’s Iron Man trilogy may have started the franchise and introduced one of its most important heroes, but rewatching the three-film arc a decade after its conclusion highlights a few harsh truths. Starting in 2008, Iron Man marked the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Though it was little more than a tease at the time, the subsequent shared universe has gone on to create one of the biggest and most successful franchises ever created, adapting various characters and stories from Marvel Comics to the big screen. The trilogy continued with 2010’s Iron Man 2 and concluded with Iron Man 3 in 2013.