For the sequel, we should also find a similar team!

Rupert 2022-03-21 09:01:06

Not long after Hulk was released, there was negative news about the rigid relationship between Eric Banna and Ang Lee. Banna himself also stated that their cooperation was like a nightmare. At that time, I had a hunch that this series, which might have a certain breakthrough, might end there and some temporary team will do some abrupt endings. But Wanwan didn't expect its sequel to be so bad.
The personal failure of the screenwriter and director is self-evident. The plot, which was originally interesting and suspenseful, was thus returned to the traditional "chivalrous tenderness" style, making the whole film present the taste of adults and the logical "unique amorous feelings" of children. The original sci-fi mystery is also lost in the new one, and the "memory fragment"-like suspense atmosphere is replaced with a chaos between giants, which can trigger violent pleasure at best. On the other hand, the choice and arrangement of the cast is undoubtedly another major failure of the director. The character portrayed by banna in Hulk has a blunt and melancholic character. Although it is not excellent, it can be interpreted appropriately for the role of bruce. In the second part, the director reselected Edward Norton. I have never questioned Norton’s acting skills, but in this film, it seems to have a sense of incompatibility under the director’s arrangement. Norton’s gentle image is undoubtedly completely inappropriate in this film. , But the director seems to have to deliberately maintain its usual gentle and elegant characteristics, and his delicate acting skills are completely unused, making the whole role lifeless. In the first part, Jennifer Connelly, who has the temperament of a good wife and mother, has also been replaced by the fairy princess in the Lord of the Rings. I have to admit that the pure and sacred image of her in the Lord of the Rings is indeed beautiful and breathtaking, but it is very unnatural to deal with the image of a modern woman living in a big city with a high degree of education in such a commercial blockbuster. Tim Roth, the big-name villain, is the only commendable part of the film, but at the end a gorgeous big dragon suit by Downey Jr. is added, which is really a "model" of commercial films.
The irony is the box office gap between the two Hulks and the unanimous judgment of both domestic and foreign people. I really don't understand Li Ang's glorious journey. He has had many adventurous attempts and was actually planted on such a film. Let me explain it as: a film that should belong to the public, if it is too mysterious, obscure and artistic, it will always lose the heart of the public. . .

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The Incredible Hulk quotes

  • Emil Blonsky: Forgive me, sir? Doesn't anybody want to talk about what went down in there? 'Cause... He didn't lose us. And he was not alone sir. We had him. And then something hit us... Something BIG hit us! It threw a forklift truck like it was a SOFTBALL! It was the most powerful thing I've ever seen.

    Gen. Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross: Well, it's gone.

    Emil Blonsky: Well, if Banner knows what it is, I'm gonna track him down, I'm gonna put my foot on his throat, and I'm gonna...

    Gen. Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross: That was Banner. IT was Banner.

    Emil Blonsky: You have to explain that statement, sir.

    Gen. Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross: No I don't. You've done a good job. Pack up and get our men on a plane. We're going home.

  • [During the fight between The Hulk and The Abomination]

    Gen. Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross: [Referring to the machine gun on the helicopter] Use that thing, soldier. Give him some help!

    Helicopter Soldier: Which one?

    Gen. Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross: Help the green one, dammit! Which one do you think? Cut the other one in half!