The movies are, admittedly, less about Tony and more about the people around Tony, I feel. That's why I'm thinking they're pushing Steve as the POV character in The Avengers, because Tony will act as the foil there, and Steve will provide the grounding for Tony's antics.
Tony can be fun, but only if the writers admit right out of the gate that this is not a particularly good person, or a person who anyone should ever want to emulate. That's probably why the first movie worked -- Tony is an ass, and we all knew it within the first five minutes. He's a heroic ass, and he clearly has his demons and is trying to do better, but: leopard, spots, etc.
Still. This is why they pair him with Steve. Steve is not afraid to pull him aside and say, "Tony, WTF." And Steve may be the only person (Pepper aside?) that Tony will listen to in that way.
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Tony can be fun, but only if the writers admit right out of the gate that this is not a particularly good person, or a person who anyone should ever want to emulate. That's probably why the first movie worked -- Tony is an ass, and we all knew it within the first five minutes. He's a heroic ass, and he clearly has his demons and is trying to do better, but: leopard, spots, etc.
Still. This is why they pair him with Steve. Steve is not afraid to pull him aside and say, "Tony, WTF." And Steve may be the only person (Pepper aside?) that Tony will listen to in that way.
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