
At this point, however, he has a few options: he can either hand in his weapons since it is against the law and according to the analysis it “poses a potential threat,” or he can refuse to do so based on his personal opinion which means that he has to go against his government’s demands. He hacks into the TV screens in the room and puts up a video where he shows a potential threat that North Korea, Iran, and China pose to the security of the world and are possibly on their way to build something extraordinary to counter the power of the U.S. When Tony Stark refuses to hand in his costume/weaponry he elaborates (in a satirical way) why it is not a good idea to go along with that demand. Tony refuses to do so and further explains his reasons why he would not do that. Subsequently the sergeant reads the paragraph and one of the senators points out that Iron Man is a potential threat with the indicated weapons and he needs to hand over the costume/weaponry to the government (voluntary confiscation). The latter is asked to read a specific paragraph from his analysis done on Iron Man’s costume. Furthermore, a Sergeant is called to testify on Iron Man (Tony Stark: I will use these names interchangeably in this essay). Tony responds by saying that it is a private information and will not answer that. One of the senators, whose main intentions were to put Tony into scrutiny and further prove the danger that his costume possesses, begins to question him on his costume and whether or not he is equipped with any weaponry or anything dangerous that would pose a threat. In addition, this particular panel dealt with weaponry and was called Armed Services Committee.

In the movie, the protagonist of the movie, Tony Stark, is called to testify before Senate and respond to inquiries by senators. I have chosen a brief scene from Iron Man 2 to elaborate and further explain his decision-making and why he had done that.


Briefly describe the situation/decision you have chosen from the movie.
