As the title states, I'm not an Iron Man fan. I never read any of the Iron Man comics. I bought this DVD only because I enjoyed the Marvel Avengers DVDs and wanted to get a closer look at the man inside of the iron.From this movie alone, I was able to see many different sides of Iron Man including his romantic relationships, his tense relationship with his father, his treatment of friendships, and his will when behind the mask. Although this is not a true-to-form representation of his origins as depicted in the comics, it is a very compelling story of his origins nontheless. At first I was a little dissapointed to know the main setting for confrontation was going to be a Chinese setting (it is becoming overused). However, the further into the film I got, the more quickly I decided there was an involving enough story being told here that the seemingly overused setting didn't matter.It soon became clear to me why the main confrontational setting took place where and how it did; contrast. What better contrast to a technologically advanced flying iron man than an ancient civilization that goes as far back as the Chinese civilization depicted here does?For someone like me, a non-Iron Man fan, this animated feature allowed me to see little bits and pieces of Tony Stark's and Iron Man's life. Because the entire story of his origins had to fit in one film instead of a series, I only get glimpses of each side of him. But it is enough to get a clear picture of him and understand him as a whole. Along the way of discovering who and what Iron Man is, I get to see it be told with a contrasting but fitting storyline.Overall, this movie has let me know enough about Iron Man that it has turned me into an Iron Man fan. Maybe this animated film is not for hardcore Iron Man fans, but it is certainly a story worth appreciating and seeing.