20 Most Ridiculous Moments In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

20. Making Iron Man Mk. 1 In A Cave...With A Box Of Scraps - Iron Man

The Moment: Tony Stark is captured by terrorists in Afghanistan, who demand he build some of his Jericho missiles for them. Stark agrees, but with fellow prisoner Yinsen, he in fact begins building the Iron Man Mk. 1 suit, unbeknownst to the terrorists.

Stark then uses the suit to break free of his captivity, killing the terrorists and getting rescued by Rhodey.

Why It's So Ridiculous: Because a) Tony is able to build something so sophisticated from a box of scraps (something Obadiah Stane infamously shouts about later), and b) the terrorists are so dumb that, despite having video surveillance of the cave, they didn't realise what Tony was doing.

Sure, the movie is totally aware of how silly this set-up is, but they could've put in a little more effort to make it seem plausible, like maybe not give the terrorists camera equipment? It's something you just have to put up with to accept the awesomeness that follows.