Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its director stated on the record that "the story is what's important; the spectacle is simply a part of telling that story, It's not the other way around… the tail doesn't wag the dog, We want it to…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "we're not saying he's Chinese, We're saying that he in fact draws a cloak around him of Chinese symbols and dragons because it represents his obsession with Su…" 2. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 10 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers below the baseline for Hispanic 5.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "The story is what's important; the spectacle is simply a part of telling that story. It's not the other way around… the tail doesn't wag the dog. We want it to be a Tony Stark-centric story, we want…"ScreenCrush, May 2013 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "We're not saying he's Chinese. We're saying that he in fact draws a cloak around him of Chinese symbols and dragons because it represents his obsession with Sun Tzu and various ancient arts of warfar…"MTV interview via JobLo, May 2013 source ↗
- 3Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 10 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 34 — leans younger
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When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
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Advocacy Over Time in Action
The average advocacy score of Action titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 3 | 2 |
| 1965 | 4 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 4 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971 | 0 | 4 |
| 1972 | 3 | 2 |
| 1973 | 2 | 9 |
| 1975 | 0 | 3 |
| 1977 | 4 | 2 |
| 1979 | 2 | 3 |
| 1980 | 4 | 5 |
| 1981 | 4 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 | 5 |
| 1983 | 3 | 7 |
| 1984 | 4 | 11 |
| 1985 | 2 | 7 |
| 1986 | 2 | 10 |
| 1987 | 2 | 14 |
| 1988 | 1 | 4 |
| 1989 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990 | 1 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 | 9 |
| 1992 | 2 | 8 |
| 1993 | 2 | 11 |
| 1994 | 2 | 14 |
| 1995 | 3 | 11 |
| 1996 | 1 | 9 |
| 1997 | 4 | 13 |
| 1998 | 2 | 10 |
| 1999 | 3 | 13 |
| 2000 | 1 | 11 |
| 2001 | 2 | 20 |
| 2002 | 3 | 17 |
| 2003 | 4 | 14 |
| 2004 | 3 | 19 |
| 2005 | 4 | 18 |
| 2006 | 3 | 23 |
| 2007 | 3 | 18 |
| 2008 | 3 | 22 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 12 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 16 |
| 2014 | 10 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 16 |
| 2016 | 20 | 9 |
| 2017 | 14 | 17 |
| 2018 | 15 | 20 |
| 2019 | 16 | 18 |
| 2020 | 14 | 13 |
| 2021 | 14 | 25 |
| 2022 | 20 | 32 |
| 2023 | 17 | 25 |
| 2024 | 12 | 32 |
| 2025 | 5 | 35 |
| 2026 | 5 | 30 |
| This title (2013) | 10 | 1 |
● This title (2013): advocacy 10 · explore Action →
Cast & Crew
Larry Blanford (director) · John Toll (director)
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