After scientist Banner was infected with gamma rays, he accidentally induced a mysterious power in his body. Whenever he became angry, he would transform into a Hulk, thus possessing super destructive power. At the beginning of the film "The Incredible Hulk", the background of the story is explained with a simple flashback. Later, Banner, who escaped from the laboratory, went anonymous in Brazil, cut off all connections with his old life, and secretly searched for medical methods. However, the U.S. military finally came to the door based on clues, and Banner had to start fleeing again, and finally regained his life with the help of his girlfriend.
Five years ago, Ang Lee used his father-son complex to create a tragic hero version of "Hulk". When Universal decided to mobilize the Hulk to shake the screen again, the new "The Incredible Hulk" forgot about Ang Lee, Leaving the literary and artistic tone, returning to Hollywood business values. The story of this film is so simple that you can guess the ending from the very beginning, the old-fashioned plot, the dazzling special effects, the simple setting of good and bad characters, and the routines of Hollywood blockbusters, spare no effort to be staged in "The Incredible Hulk" one by one. The final battle of good and evil brought Hollywood’s visual violence to the extreme. Although the final battle between the two giants was earth-shattering, for the audience who had been bombarded by visual spectacles for an hour, the final battle was really a bit of visual fatigue.
The domestic release of "The Incredible Hulk" can be said to be at an untimely time. Although Ang Lee's version of "Hulk" comes from a well-known hero comic, "Hulk" failed at the box office and word of mouth five years ago. Let the mainland audience's expectations for the Hulk be greatly reduced. In addition, the release of "The Incredible Hulk" was confirmed on August 20, 2008. At this time, most of the audience's attention was still focused on the Olympic Games, which had a very obvious impact on the film market. Several domestically produced films were released during the same period. Most of the films performed mediocrely at the box office, and the Hollywood blockbuster "Speed Racer" performed even worse. In the end, "The Incredible Hulk" only made 30 million at the box office in its first week. Scores worth mentioning.
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