According to the Brookings Institution, it’s a five-step scheme that begins with “Get Off-the-Shelf Gear” and ends with “Weigh the Consequences.” Here’s hoping that the real thing will be less boring and disappointing than the film, although I’m guessing the overall plot is just as preposterous.

(Seriously, aside from critical Robert Downey Jr. lust, how did that movie manage a Metacritic 78? I walked out of last weekend’s Iron Man matinee more ravenous than ever for The Dark Knight.)