When it comes to the most stable and profitable series of movies in Hollywood today, it is naturally the Marvel Universe.
Marvel Universe
From 2008's Iron Man to the recently released Spider-Man: The Hero's Quest, the Marvel Universe has launched 23 movies, and 22 of those films fall into the category of steady money.
Speaking of which, there are children's shoes to ask, which is the remaining Marvel movie that has not made money?
The answer is the second marvel universe film, The Invincible Hulk.
The Invincible Hulk
The Production Cost of Invincible Hulk was as high as $135 million, but it ended up grossing only 263 million worldwide, ranking first in the Marvel Universe and not rated high on sites such as IMDB.
Judging from the results, it seems that "Invincible Hulk" is the worst Marvel movie.
The Invincible Hulk has a low rating
However, in the eyes of the small game, although it is not as good as "Iron Man" and "Captain America 2", it is also a good movie in the Marvel Universe.
<h1>Not the origin of the origin</h1>
In the first phase of the Marvel Universe, a total of 4 heroes have their own personal movies, namely Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and Hulk, and Hulk's movie is the most special one.
Unlike ordinary superhero origin films, "Invincible Hulk" only explains the process of Hulk's birth in the first few minutes in a flashback way, which in the eyes of some people is a failure, because it will make some viewers not understand.
The opening minutes of the film tell the story of the Hulk's birth
In practice, however, this is the very right thing to do.
Because back in 2003, another movie about the Hulk, Ang Lee's Hulk, had already described in detail how Banner was alienated by gamma rays, and "Invincible Hulk" would not be a good idea to shoot the same plot again.
The 03 version of "Hulk" has already told the birth of the Hulk in great detail
In general, remakes of a superhero's origin story are usually done to take care of a new generation of viewers.
For example, 1989's "Batman" and 2005's "The Mystery of The Shadow" are both Batman's origin films, but the two films are separated by 16 years;
2002's Spider-Man and 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man are both Spider-Man's origin films, 10 years apart;
2005's Fantastic Four and 2015's New Fantastic Four, 10 years apart.
Because the time span is too large, the audience has long changed to another batch, so it is necessary to recount the origin of the hero.
The two Hulk movies are only 5 years apart, and the audience is still that audience, so "Invincible Hulk" does not have the need to remake the origin story.
Hulk
In fact, because it omits the plot before Banner became a Hulk, it makes "Invincible Hulk" more free in terms of the extension of the script.
<h1>Get rid of the traditional routine</h1>
The origin movies of Marvel's Big Three, the story scripts are actually very typical routine frameworks.
Stark is kidnapped to a cave and then uses his talents to build a pair of armor, which has been improved many times to finally become Iron Man;
Stark and Iron Man
Steve is thin and thin, voluntarily undergoes serum experiments, strengthens his physical fitness, and finally becomes Captain America;
Steve with Captain America
Thor is deprived of Thor's power by Odin, and after some human experience, he can finally pick up Thor's hammer again;
Thor and Thor
This mode is actually the protagonist overcoming many setbacks and difficulties, and finally becoming a hero.
The "Invincible Hulk" is the complete opposite, the protagonist of this film to overcome the setback is his own superpowers, Banner has been desperately trying to return to normal, out of the Hulk's control.
For Banner, he didn't want to be a hero or a superpower, he just wanted to be a normal person.
Banner didn't want Hulk's power at all and had been working on how to get rid of him
Given the different themes, the story of The Invincible Hulk revolves around Banner being hunted down by General Ross's army, in which the audience does not see the various efforts made by the protagonist to become a hero, but only an ordinary human who is trying to return to normal.
Of course, despite the different connotations to be expressed, "Invincible Hulk" is no different from the traditional heroic origin film in terms of evoking the audience's emotions.
Banner, who was pursued by the army
The audience can cheer for Thor finally picking up Thor's hammer, and naturally they can also be heartbroken for Banner and the army to hunt down.
<h1>Distinct character image</h1>
Even in the Marvel Universe, which has now launched 23 movies, when it comes to the most pleasing or outstanding women, Xiao Sai has always thought of herself as betty, the heroine of "The Invincible Hulk".
Betty
Betty is the daughter of General Ross, who was severely injured by Banner when he turned into a Hulk due to gamma rays at the beginning.
Betty is seriously injured by the out-of-control Hulk
But after that, she still didn't forget Banner, and later when she saw him on a rainy night, she would hope that Banner would not leave her again.
But she still loves Bruce deeply
Throughout the film, Betty has been doing her best to help Banner return to normal, and will disregard her own safety to dissuade and appease the Hulk when he is attacked by the army.
Betty tries to get close to the Hulk
She did not reject or dislike Hulk because he was a green monster, but slowly guided him and accompanied him all the time.
Appease the Hulk
Even if Banner finally left her again, she still kept Banner's video and waited for him to come back again (which is why the green widowhood of "Reunion 2" caused many people to have bad reviews, directly destroying Banner as a scumbag)
Keep in mind Banner
In the limited role, Betty shows the audience the great love of a woman, she is not like Little Pepper, she will wear armor to support Stark; nor is she as good as Carter, but she has never abandoned the Hulk or Banner, even if she is hurt, she is also convinced that the person she loves will come back to her one day.
Banner, did you know there was a girl waiting for you all the time?
The most ordinary heroine is also the woman closest to the audience.
In addition to Betty, General Ross is also portrayed as a three-pointer, hunting down the Hulk in order to make biological weapons, but in the end he has to use the Hulk to deal with Abomination, and he does not give up the hunt for the Hulk.
Hypocritical Rose
It can be said that it is in the same line with the face of the US team that wants to arrest the US team in "Reunion 3".
As for the villain Bronsky, although he is more facial, as a soldier who has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, the pursuit of power is almost crazy, which seems slightly exaggerated but reasonable, and thus eventually becomes a monster hate.
Bronsky in pursuit of power
In fact, Bronski and Banner are also two points on the same line, the former is willing to give up everything for the sake of strength, and the latter is willing to give up power in order to become a normal person, this contrast is quite interesting in the film, and it also makes the final battle between the two more interesting.
<h1>hate</h1>
Marvel's boss generally felt weak before Thanos, Hela, and others came out, but the villain of Invincible Hulk was the only exception.
hate
In the setting of the Marvel Universe, the strongest Avenger in the first stage is hulk, so it is natural to match him with the strongest villain, after all, hulk is known for his combat effectiveness and strong destructive power, if the whole film is to watch him smash a few planes, smash a few chariots, obviously too small.
Hulk fought with the army, and although he survived, he was never the main play
Therefore, although there can be no overly large-scale battles before the Avengers assemble ("Avengers 1"), the boss battle tension of "Invincible Hulk" is full of tension, fist to flesh, although it needs to be strengthened in terms of design and coherence, the overall viewing is still very high, and it is not a problem to stimulate the audience's adrenaline.
Hulk vs Hate
Hate vs Hulk
Hulk breaks the vacuum
This is also where The Invincible Hulk outperformed the other three hero origin films of the first phase.
Overall, "Invincible Hulk" is a good movie, and it is also a very worthwhile movie to watch in the Marvel Universe, and the ratings on major websites are obviously too low.