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** This might be more a case of [[Reed Richards Is Useless]]. The idea that either the A.I. or the portable clean energy source might have greater applications than to power a suit used for beating up bad guys never seems to occur to anyone at any point in the film. |
** This might be more a case of [[Reed Richards Is Useless]]. The idea that either the A.I. or the portable clean energy source might have greater applications than to power a suit used for beating up bad guys never seems to occur to anyone at any point in the film. |
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*** Tony wants to put more research into the larger arc reactors which could be used as power plants, but the miniturized reactor is so easily appliable to ''weapons'' technology that it Tony won't risk selling it. {{spoiler|The sequel shows that this is completely justified.}} Also, the [[Iron Man]] movies do indeed avert [[Reed Richards Is Useless]]. Technology is general in the Marvel Movie Universe is quite a bit more advanced thanks to the nigh superhuman genius of Tony and his father {{spoiler|and, to give credit where credit is due, Vanko}}. |
*** Tony wants to put more research into the larger arc reactors which could be used as power plants, but the miniturized reactor is so easily appliable to ''weapons'' technology that it Tony won't risk selling it. {{spoiler|The sequel shows that this is completely justified.}} Also, the [[Iron Man]] movies do indeed avert [[Reed Richards Is Useless]]. Technology is general in the Marvel Movie Universe is quite a bit more advanced thanks to the nigh superhuman genius of Tony and his father {{spoiler|and, to give credit where credit is due, Vanko}}. |
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* The ending of ''[[THX |
* The ending of ''[[THX 1138]]''. The title character manages to escape the underground city, and the ending has him standing in the middle of what appears to be an empty wasteland. |
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* ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067418/ Melody (1971)]'' ends with Daniel Latimer and Melody Perkins escaping from the adults' raid on their wedding and cranking themselves down the railroad track on a trolley. However, this "man" and his "wife" are only ten years old! No government is going to recognize their marriage legally. They barely even know anything about kissing, let alone sex. So what kind of honeymoon are they going to have? [[Figure It Out Yourself|Good question.]] |
* ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067418/ Melody (1971)]'' ends with Daniel Latimer and Melody Perkins escaping from the adults' raid on their wedding and cranking themselves down the railroad track on a trolley. However, this "man" and his "wife" are only ten years old! No government is going to recognize their marriage legally. They barely even know anything about kissing, let alone sex. So what kind of honeymoon are they going to have? [[Figure It Out Yourself|Good question.]] |
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