Mamma Mia! and Iron Man

29/10/08

It just occurred to me that these movies are – in a strange way – mirror images of one another. Iron Man = Mamma Mia!

Seriously.

Look, let me take the long way round, okay?

I was tidying up the living room yesterday afternoon – we had a clothing purge, so there were ill-chosen items scattered across the floor and prized garments folded along the back of the sofa… do not ask me about the shoes – and I shoved Iron Man in the DVD player to pass the time. It’s exactly what you’d expect: macho guy, brief origin story, conscience, do-goodery. And yet… it’s nothing like what you’d expect.