Avengers: Age of Ultron Technology and Modernization Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Quote #1

Tony Stark: I don’t want to hear the "man was not meant to meddle" medley. I see a suit of armor around the world.

Bruce Banner: It sounds like a cold world, Tony.

Tony Stark: I've seen colder.

Tony Stark is kind of like Icarus in this movie. If you're not familiar with Icky, he's the dude in Greek mythology who flew too close to the sun with his artificial wings. The wax melted, the feathers fell off, and he fell into the ocean. Tony's displaying the same blind faith and overconfidence in technology here. Ultron's about to hit him like a splash of cold water.

Quote #2

J.A.R.V.I.S.: If you would just allow me to contact Mr. Stark. Ultron: Why do you call him "sir"?

 Good question, Ultron. In J.A.R.V.I.S.'s defense, though, the dude was programmed that way. All the same, this exchange asks us to consider how we interface with technology. Typically, it's on hand, on demand, ready to do whatever we tell it to with a smile. Should we expect any different? Ultron sure does.

Quote #3

Ultron: I'm here to help.

Well thank you, Ultron. That is just so—wait, put the laser beams down. What are you doing? Ultron's concept of "help" is a bit different from what we've come to expect from most of our technology. He's here to help us evolve as a species, which in his cyberbrain means wiping almost all of us out. It's a horrifyingly logical response to a very complex question, though: "how do we eliminate danger and threats from human society?"