Hulk's WMD Origin

[Golgo-13]

But, there aren't "origin" in TIH, this is the point!
And, anyway, I think the idea of the "bomb" is a little puny at present day... it works in '62.
Bruce Banner is a researcher... 45 years ago the idea of a researcher/bomb maker for government was close to the idea of a sort of national hero. But not today. The line of "nano-meds/unconditional aid" works much better, IMHO, for the actual fealing of a heroic researcher.

If you think that the American government have ceased research and funding into making WMD's like bombs, because we're living in the 21st century, then you are sadly mistaken.

 

[KrypJonian]

I know the new film will not be an origin film but I really hope it tweaks the Hulk's origin at least in a flashback sequence. I hated the way Banner became the Hulk in the first film, I hated the fact that his father was made part of the origin and I could not care less if it came from a Peter David comic book. I think the comic book origin of the Hulk was perfect. It can be modernized, but it's more relevant now than ever before. OK, it doesn't necessarily have to be a bomb out in the desert, but the fact that Banner had designed this bomb, this WMD for the government, and became a victim of it himself, was just cool and ironic. By creating a weapon of mass destruction, he was cursed into becoming a weapon of mass destruction.

The first film tried to make a point about child abuse or something which in the end was pretty crappy and stripped Banner of any responsibility for becoming the creature that he became.

I hope the new film won't be connected in any way to the first film and goes with a new origin, even if it's in flashback or dialogue.

It's such a great and profound allegory -- it's not the WMD that's the monster, but the maker of the WMD -- and when he transforms, this brilliant and gifted man loses all of his education and culture and becomes a brainless brute hellbent on destruction.

It's great pulp but also a commentary on our time and ourselves.

I came on the Hulk boards today to start this thread, but I see you already took care of it.

I agree 100%

 

[SpaghettiHULK]

If you think that the American government have ceased research and funding into making WMD's like bombs, because we're living in the 21st century, then you are sadly mistaken.

I know... but I was reasoning about the figure of Bruce Banner as a scientist

 

[SpaghettiHULK]

according to IMDB, Banner/Norton is still a geneticist

http://imdb.com/title/tt0800080/

 

[Dangerous]

Hmmm, lets hope thats not accurate.

 

[Garzo]

He's a Sherrif now, he can't touch me!

If he stops you on a lonely stretch of highway for a busted taillight . . . you never know. Just don't make him angry

Anyway, we should pose this question to Monsieur Leterrier.

 

[Garzo]

I came on the Hulk boards today to start this thread, but I see you already took care of it.

I agree 100%

Glad to know there are others out there who share my view. The old Bill Bixby show was really my introduction into the Hulk, but I think especially in this day and age, the original origin is so powerful.

Banner was not just some scientist working in a university lab minding his own business.

He was working for the Pentagon. He was a modern-day J. Robert Oppenheimer. He had military clearance. Hell, he was even dating the general's daughter.

What was the nature of this gamma bomb? A new mini nuke bunker buster? Or a new secret weapon for the war on terror?

There's so much friggin potential there -- it's killing me.