"I have a really interesting political point of view, and it's not always something I say too loud at dinner tables here, but you can't go from a $2,000-a-night suite at La Mirage to a penitentiary and really understand it and come out a liberal," he said.
I read the interview with Downey in a recent Parade, and he really seems to have his head screwed on straight (finally). He takes full blame for his past failed relationships, speaks candidly about his demons, and really sounds like he knows where he’s been and where he wants to go. I was pretty impressed.
The movie was really good, and I agree that there was no anti-weapon message. I was worried about that going in, but the issue was the weapons being sold on the sly to the bad guys, and Stark even said he would get back to selling weapons when he could insure that they wouldn’t fall into the wrong hands. The military guys were all shown in a positive light, and especially Stark’s friend Jim Rhodes.
Sorry for replying to an oldish post. :)