MCU: 11 Things You Learn Rewatching Iron Man 2

3. The Costume Change Scene Is Pretty Cringe-Worthy

Iron Man 2 Black Widow Change
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You probably remember the (in)famous sequence where Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau) is driving Black Widow to the Hammer facility to help assist Tony, and on the way, Natasha changes into her Black Widow gear while Happy just barely manages to keep the car on the road.

While funny, even hilarious, at the time, nowadays the scene is more cringe-worthy and embarrassing than amusing, especially as Black Widow was the first major female superhero introduced to the MCU, and of course, she had to be reduced to a sex object numerous times throughout the film.

It's just a small moment, sure, but one imagines that Marvel Studios wouldn't dare try to get away with a scene like this nowadays, where every last frame of a movie is scrutinised at every possible political angle.

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