In order to meet the Avengers 4, it can be regarded as the same series after reviewing, and the character settings are directly quoted, but the earliest Hulk (2003) in the shooting era, Marvel's brilliant Iron Man, will not be released until 2008. , so strictly speaking, this is a movie that is not in the Marvel Universe (22 Infinite Legends) but the plot characters figured out.
At that time, if you gave this movie a rating, it might have been three-star and four-star at most, because the positioning of superhero movies at that time was pure popcorn, which was used to cool and satisfy the excitement of sensuality. This movie is Ang Lee's usual calm and restrained style. So after looking at it, I think it's not bad, the plot is reasonable, the organization is clear, there are not many bugs, and the special effects are considered very good at the technical level at the time. However, it's not too cool. It didn't meet the expectations of watching superhero movies, but I felt a little lost....
There are reasons for the incompatibility between Ang Lee and superhero films, but I think the bigger reason lies in the "Hulk" itself. To put it bluntly, superheroes are our ideal substitutes. Who doesn't want to be as rich as Iron Man? ,advanced technology? Like Thor, tall and mighty, immortal? Handsome and stubborn like Captain America? Beautiful and moving like Black Widow, forever youthful? Turn over like Spider-Man, and mutate and counterattack? It's a big deal, like Loki's powerful mana, and the evil charm and madness? Hawkeye is a little worse, at least he is handsome. But does anyone want to be the Hulk? Become an irrational saboteur and end up naked? Probably only when we suffer grievances, will we hope to become the Hulk and rebel against authority? However, we are definitely more willing to be rich and handsome, and no one dares to wrong us.
So Nolan's Dark Batman is called deep or something, but he is actually a tall, rich, handsome and domineering president. He has grown up through hardships, and finally hides himself with Catwoman. He is really a big winner in life's ideals! Therefore, we can play the role very well, and imagine ourselves as a rich n generation who is handsome, smart, tall, strong, kind, and persevering.
However, 16 years later, after the baptism of 22 Marvel series, after gene editing was really used by mad scientists on people in 2018, I look back at this movie, but I feel quite fresh and refined, standing out from the crowd feel.
First of all, this film comprehensively explores the ethical issues of gene editing. Will there be problems with gene editing? In case of "monster" offspring, do we have the right to "humane destruction"? Where will technology be used under pressure from the military and capitalists? When people can live forever, are they still willing to sacrifice for future generations?
This movie also deeply portrays the tragic character of the Hulk. It can be said that it has laid a good foundation for the future Marvel universe. After growing up episode by episode, the Hulk is more and more accepted by us from the bottom of our hearts. Agreed.
Therefore, although the Hulk is not successful, at least for the future glory of the Marvel Universe, it has established a more humanistic and delicate tone, taking the superhero as a "human" and telling the story of his/her growth. In the 22 episodes After the accumulation, it seems that they are old friends who have been with us for more than ten years, and this is the box office explosion of Avengers 4.
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