Representation

In the opening of 'Iron Man' Tony Stark and some soldiers are travelling in an armoured vehicle. They are in Afghanistan and travelling in a convoy. The soldiers are being represented as cool with the AC/DC in the background. Tony Stark is being represented as being a rich cheeky person. He is represented as one of the soldiers idols as he has a picture with him. We can tell this from what he is wearing and the fact he has a glass of scotch in his hand. The female soldier is pointed out which shows that most people don't believe many women are in the armed forces. At the very end of the clip there is an explosion which shows that Afghanistan is a dangerous place and being a soldier is also very dangerous.

All the soldiers are shy of talking to Tony Stark in the beginning this could be related to Dyers theory. People are told to respect powerful people and are intimidated by them. This is represented when the young soldier in the back is staring at Tony Stark.

The dusty long roads are what you think of when you think of Afghanistan. The armoured vehicles instantly make you think of war and so do the guns and uniforms worn by the soldiers. Tony is represented as not being a soldier as he is wearing a suit and glasses which makes him look like a VIP. Glasses are often thought to be cool so this instantly makes people believe he is cool.

The message I get from the beginning of this film is that Tony Stark is being escorted to an airport to fly back to America but this goes wrong when the vehicle in front is blown up. I can tell this from the way the soldiers are treating Tony and the way he is dressed. If he was a hostage he would not be treated the same way.