It's not meant to be. It's all acted, of course, so it's between people playing a part.
[And forgive her, Groucho Marx, wherever you are, for dissecting one of your classics.]
Humans have, throughout our history, put a premium on a well-crafted insult, you see, in our comedy. In this case, it's from a man who - along with his brothers - were saying such things to people who were perceived to deserve it, but weren't getting it in real life. The pompous and powerful, basically.
And that's why Tony Stark always says something when he defeats a villain, by an indirect course.
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It's not meant to be. It's all acted, of course, so it's between people playing a part.
[And forgive her, Groucho Marx, wherever you are, for dissecting one of your classics.]
Humans have, throughout our history, put a premium on a well-crafted insult, you see, in our comedy. In this case, it's from a man who - along with his brothers - were saying such things to people who were perceived to deserve it, but weren't getting it in real life. The pompous and powerful, basically.
And that's why Tony Stark always says something when he defeats a villain, by an indirect course.