The Hulk confront with Blonsky (Tim Roth) in "The Incredible Hulk".
The Incredible Hulk, it is a reboot of the Hulk franchise. This film is directed by Louis Leterrier who brought you his masterpiece, "Transporter 2" in 2005 and Edward Norton as Bruce Banner and Liv Tyler as Betty Ross. Many people will think that Ang Lee's version of "Hulk" which don't have "The" in front, are too much talking and less smashing. I also agree with that. For hulk fans, will love this one. This version of hulk are more smashing and less talking. First of all, the story from this version are too simple and don't have the character development at all. In this version, Edward Norton became hulk just because of Gamma Radiation accident. But from Ang Lee's version, Bruce become hulk because of his father do an experiment on himself to improve human DNA, after his wife get birth Bruce, his father trying to find cure to help Bruce but his research has been shut down by Betty's father. After few years, Bruce are accidentally get a high dose of radiation to safe his partner in the lab, and the radiation intertwined Bruce's DNA, and when Bruce get angry he will transform to hulk. For the latest version, the story is simple, it is about Bruce had an accident in the lab and make him become a hulk, he then escape to Brazil. There, he trying to find a cure for his condition. Then his location has been discovered, Betty Ross's father send a group of soldier to capture Bruce and there is a long and unnecessary foot chase sequence, and a few mindless action sequences. After that, in order to capture Bruce, one of the soldier, Blonsky are volunteered to have injection. There is one question, they know that Bruce have an injection and become a hulk, why they still let Blonsky to have the injection although it is a small injection? Then there will be a long fight between hulk and Blonsky, the fighting sequences are great and very exciting until you can see the hulk can cast skills which you can see in the video games. The beginning of the fighting sequences are a bit similar with the fighting scene from "Matrix Revolutions". The visual effects are great in this film, it shows the very details of hulk, explosions and more. It's great! Besides that, in Ang Lee's version of hulk, it explain more inside about Bruce, for example his bad childhood memory, emotion, mindset, and others. It almost like a bit psychology film, and his friends Betty Ross are trying to help him, but his father won't let her. In the latest hulk film, it doesn't explain more. It doesn't explain the feeling when he become hulk, unlike Ang Lee's version of hulk, it shows Bruce feelings, he said "Even now I can feel it, buried somewhere deep inside, watching me, waiting...but you know what scare me the most? When I can't fight it anymore, when it takes over, when I totally lose control....I like it." Although the action sequences are too over the top, but the story focus all of the character in the film. Other than that, in the latest hulk, it focus more in the relationship between Betty Ross and Bruce. When the story is about them both, it is quite touching, and sometimes funny. Woow, when both of them almost having sex together, Bruce want to stop it to avoid him to become hulk. Because when he become more excited, he will become hulk. Overall, I think it is an unnecessary reboot of hulk franchises, they should make it a sequel, but I personally like both version of hulk. This film is a movie that can make hulk fans happy because it has a lot more action sequences than 2003 "Hulk", but it is not a great summer movie blockbuster.
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