For Marvel Studios The Hulk and Louis Leterrier

[Gamma Ra]

One of the aspects of making a movie that the comic fans will rave about is to stay true to the foundation of a character. The origins can be tweaked but the core of a character can't. Because the constitution of a character is what the fan has fallen in love with.

The Hulk is a character that has evolved many times throughout his history. He's been through more changes than a few mentally and physically. One of the most defining moments in the Hulk's history took place in The Incredible Hulk issue #393, in a review titiled "Psychological Ramifications of Gamma Radiation." In this study of the Hulk and gamma irradiated beings, were given meaning and understanding. Explainations were given to our hero and vilians with room left to go in any direction a writer could conceive from a solid base.

Without going off a tangent, please look into this. I think that this foundation can work for the comic as well as any movie we find the Hulk or any gamma irradiated being in.

Later!

 

[Obi-Ron]

Care to elaborate?

 

[Gamma Ra]

Care to elaborate?

Sure.

Don't get the impression that I want an Ang Lee reinvisioned Hulk movie full of psychbabble, but a word or two to get the idea across.

The story is about a thesis written by Doc Samson on the effects of gamma radiation on a person. How it ionizes a persons brain causing the deepest part of their collective unconscious to manifest as a physical mutation. It continues to go into Bruce Banner's history growing up. Then it goes into what aspect of the Hulk each Hulk represented.

Banner = Super Ego
The Grey Hulk = Ego
The Green Hulk= Id

As they incarnated they mixed in varying degrees causing Hulk to manifest differently at different times.

That's the basic idea. Please tell me you don't want more.

 

[Obi-Ron]

No, I remember the concept from the comics, but not that particular issue.

I would also like to see this in the movie.

 

[GammaMike]

yeah, it explains to a degree why people dosed with gamma rays don't just wither up and die................then glow in the dark.

 

[Gamma Ra]

No, I remember the concept from the comics, but not that particular issue.

I would also like to see this in the movie.

It was an interesting read. If I ever get around to connecting my scanner, I'll post it. It was only a few pages.

 

[Obi-Ron]

What did it say about Emil Blonsky?

 

[Gamma Ra]

yeah, it explains to a degree why people dosed with gamma rays don't just wither up and die................then glow in the dark.

There is some x-factor that certain gamma irradiated people have that allow them to morph into a more powerful state. While others die from radiation poisoning. This has never been fully explained in the comics.

 

[Gamma Ra]

What did it say about Emil Blonsky?

It's more of a study of the Hulk, but there is stuff in there that is basic to all gamma beings.

I'm about to read my Essential Hulk's. I've been thinking about going throuh all the Hulk stories and referencing everyone who talks about Gamma Ray effect. I know Modok somewhere in an issue in the 160's said some people who worked around radiation developed an immunity of sorts but he didn't know fully why.

There's a lot of interesting stuff out there.

 

[Doc Samson]

I agree, I always felt that the Hulk was more psychological than the average fan would want him to be. The first movie touched on things but not entirely in the right way. To me, the most interesting aspect of the whole character was the effect of the radiation on him as opposed to others, and his abusive father and repressed feelings have so much to do with that. There's so much they could do with the character, but for some reason when it comes to the Hulk in a live action movie, nobody seems to accept anything other than stuff getting broke. Even the TV show had huge amounts of psychology in it, I mean the Hulk only showed up twice an episode on average for about 3 minutes. The rest of the time was Banner dealing with issues, so I'm not sure where the disconnect happened recently, but Ang Lee was on to something, he just changed too many core things for it to work IMO. Besides Batman, Hulk was always the most interesting character to me, probably even more so....

 

[manofsteel4life]

I agree, I always felt that the Hulk was more psychological than the average fan would want him to be. The first movie touched on things but not entirely in the right way. To me, the most interesting aspect of the whole character was the effect of the radiation on him as opposed to others, and his abusive father and repressed feelings have so much to do with that. There's so much they could do with the character, but for some reason when it comes to the Hulk in a live action movie, nobody seems to accept anything other than stuff getting broke. Even the TV show had huge amounts of psychology in it, I mean the Hulk only showed up twice an episode on average for about 3 minutes. The rest of the time was Banner dealing with issues, so I'm not sure where the disconnect happened recently, but Ang Lee was on to something, he just changed too many core things for it to work IMO. Besides Batman, Hulk was always the most interesting character to me, probably even more so....

im with on everything you said, but most of the public dont wanna see that, as much as it makes sense to show it.

 

[SpaghettiHULK]

that analysis was wrote by Peter David

 

[Gamma Ra]

im with on everything you said, but most of the public dont wanna see that, as much as it makes sense to show it.

I aggree with your statement. But to clarify what I'm saying, is that they should to use that as a base, when envisioning the Hulk as a character. They don't have to base a movie around it. Just draw from that well.