I've decided to choose Iron Man 2 for my movie, and I will use a disabilities study approach. I decided a few days ago, and I think my main idea will work well. I want to explore if Tony's own ego comes as more of a detriment than his actual acquired disability. It can be argued that his ego and his confidence is what brought him so far in life, but I think it is in spite of it that he does succeed. Even his confidence isn't really confidence; it is insecurity.
In that case, I could summarize a little better by saying Tony's insecurity is more harmful to him than his actual medical condition.
I'll flesh this out better once I complete my draft, hopefully tonight.
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| Maybe instead of drag racing, you could try getting medical help, Tony. |
Until then, cheers.
There's no question that he's in denial about being disabled, because being less than perfect would damage his ego. And this is a serious--as well as complex-- issue in disability studies. Self-identifying as disabled means going head-to-head with stigma, discrimination, stereotyping, and so on. People who have this kind of trouble reaching the point where they accept their changed identity typically agree on some level with the stereotypes (disabled means inferior, helpless, powerless, etc.). A good source on this is Tobin Sieber's Disability Theory.
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