User blog comment:LoveWaffle/We Didn't See It Coming - Iron Man 3 and the Future of the MCU/@comment-5977347-20130513205536

The Mandarin thing was a clever spin i'm mixed about it thou. And IT RUINED the movie for A LOT of people. Honestly it would have made for a much better and different movie if The Mandarin was the Mandarin. I mean the trailers show this untouchable villain. He seems dangerous and even without a suit he is a bigger threat then Obie and Whiplash combined. But that's not what we get. I think if They had made the Mandarin the mandarin we still could have had the battle at the end and fans could have satisfied. But overall still a great film. Now Some people say oh Aldrich is the mandarin cause he says oh i am the Mandarin at the end. But i never bought that i think he meant it metaphorically. But that begs a question. Is Aldrich the real leader of the ten rings or is just using their name for his identity? If the MCU dosn't completely fall apart. By phase 3 it should be in shambles unless a miracle saves it.

What with the actors revolting (yet they will most likely stay on) and the choices. Im3 was HUGE success but can the other movies continue the trend? Antman? Guardians of the galaxy? and even the names Thor: The dark world and captain america the winter soldier sounds too cartoony. I hope marvel knows what it is doing.