Marvel Ironman Movie 2008
Comics for extra credit – Part 3
I've got Ironman to blame for getting the comic bug over the past few weeks. This weekend I went to see another character Marvel, The Incredible Hulk, be re-introduced to the public. This is the second Hulk movie in five years, the previous Hulk, directed by Ang Lee, more famous for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, with his martial art and Yo Yo Ma soundtrack, was a complete failure.
The Hulk 2008 has much more promising, for a thing he has a strong cast. Ed Norton plays scientist Bruce Banner, the main character, which we know is affected by radiation Hulkmaniacs range that transforms into a huge green monster when he becomes angry. Liv Tyler, who I loved in Armageddon, plays Dr. Elizabeth Ross, Banner scientific colleague and love interest. William Hurt plays her father, a black-ops style general who wants to use Banner hulkiness to turn soldiers into more powerful fighting machines.
What this does not work is the history of special effects, but the picture of Norton Banner, who is struggling with science and inner demons to shake off the monster him. He is more like the Banner played by Bill Bixby in the 1978 series: always running, always just shy of a cure, and always the hero. And the monster is a little smarter in this movie, it quickly knows how to protect themselves from shrapnel tearing up cars and tanks in the middle. I do not remember being like hooves previous resources. By the way, you will glimpse Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, his green alter ego in the film that you will not want to miss.
The Hulk is not the only hero in the Marvel universe who prefer not to be a hero-monster, the Fantastic Four have Ben Grimm, The Thing, an astronaut who was also hit by radiation and became into something alien. But the Hulk is more famous because he came first and not part of a super team. He is also the most interesting character because he is more complex. Ben takes advantage of his new physique, and shoots his big mouth when it's clobbering time. The Hulk only mumbles and runs away to find new clothes and a lab to cure himself and suppress his anger. The new film supports this flashing Days without incident, the public has a chuckle when that number dropped to 0 and 1.
There some things to learn from the Hulk, as was Ironman. On the one hand, it is obvious that a little knowledge can become dangerous in the wrong hands. On the other hand, you see a struggle within a man who could use their power of greed or ill-taken power – he can not take it well enough to use it forever – but it only wants to be himself. The Hulk is not the only hero who prefers to human health, but he works hard to return to humanity than any of them.
Ironman is the best movie, The Incredible Hulk, but worth it if you're a fan of Marvel. You'll even get a further indication that these characters will meet in sequels. These characters are a franchise that has lasted 46 years, but the hits, starting with Spider-Man first, have come to only six. These comics, the Beatles and the Stones are among the few cultural icons that my generation has past for the future. They may be fictional, but they are icons nonetheless.
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