Iron Man 2 (2010)

The second Iron Man film continues the story of Tony Stark, who now has to maintain his status as a superhero. After rocking the boat when repurposing his company and after the revealing the breakthrough he had with the Arc Reactor, it was only natural for the entire world to want a piece of the action.

The US Government wants to take over the new technology and weaponized it, while enemies repurpose it and want to take him down. But Tony Stark proves to be more than what everybody else expected and, in the end, with the help of War Machine, emerges once again victorious.

While the plot itself is not the best of what the Marvel Cinematic Universe had to offer, the flick once again demonstrated the audiences’ disposition to see what happens next in a newly formed shared universe. Iron Man 2 also introduced another important character, namely Black Widow, while also bringing Senator Stern into the fold (who is later on revealed to be a HYDRA agent).

With the release of Iron Man 2, it became clear that the Marvel Cinematic Universe was just making its first steps.