Will Iron Man 1 be a Legendary Classic by 2030

Definitely. Just the fact that it started the MCU makes it a legend akin to A New Hope, the fact that it was also a great movie just adds to it's already huge awesome factor

Not really tbh. If it was a slightly better movie maybe.

It already is a Legendary classic IMO

No. Even if it started the MCU, it doesn't really even stand out today. People just think it's one of the best movies in the MCU, but really, it doesn't have any relevance in pop culture by it's own merit and likely won't in the future. The only MCU movie I see standing apart from the whole as a classic movie in the future is The Avengers.

For sure.

This.

Bingo.

Depends. In the context of the kickoff origin to the most prolific character in the MCU and the MCU itself then meh, sure, for those who are interested in that stuff I don't see why not. It was a dope film. However, on a larger scale for the everyman though, Avengers takes that cake by a mile. The Avengers is the culmination of the phase with all promises and easter eggs brought to fruition and delivered. An ensemble that wasn't just teased but actually went the whole way and went that way spectacularly. Nothing like it had ever happened before so it is THE benchmark for displaying the feasibility of an extended universe in the cinema.

In fact, I'd say it's actually more appropriate to say that MCU Phase 1 is the classic much like people would say that the first Star Wars trilogy was a holistic classic. In the MCU's case, despite the standouts such as Avengers and the fact that not every film is everybody's cup of tea, each film is a part of the magnificent whole being executed to amazing results for the first time.

Nah definitely not a classic it'll only be known as a good start to the MCU.

@kevd4wg: THE start of the MCU that after credits scene might Surpasss the movie

Classic absolutely. But legendary? a bit stretching.

It will be a classic in the sense that it is old and good, but it isn't that great of a movie to be considered legendary. It is a good film but nothing really special.

If it is it will be because it was the Start of something truly Legendary in the MCU

It is a classic, but legendary is a bit much.

no

No. A genre classic, sure, but not in general.