20 years ago this week Ang Lee's Hulk brought the pathos, while 15 years ago this week Louis Leterrier's Incredible Hulk dialed up the action.
and Jack Kirby comics material was not the only source of cinematic sustenance for big screen green. Both the 2003 and 2008 Hulk movies paid homage to the television series by having Bruce Banner experiment with gamma radiation in his laboratory, then an accident in each case led to exposure that would transform our protagonist into the destructive green rage monster, particularly when provoked. It seemed more “realistic,” one might venture.
The lead characterizations were also very different. Bana portrayed more of a nerdy, less imposing Banner, whereas Norton learned martial arts not only for self-defense but for discipline to keep his anger, excitement, and heart rate under control. Bana’s emotionally pent-up scientist could not control the changes, but he liked the adrenaline rush he got from letting his inner Hyde out.
, audiences did not seem ready for his metaphysical, philosophical look at a man who’s tortured by demons past and present. Especially after the more action-packed adaptations of Spider-Man and X-Men had hit screens in the previous three years. The Hulk did not show up for the first 40 minutes , but then dominated the second half of the movie. He also could make himself bigger the angrier he got. He’s the largest onscreen Hulk to date.
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