metaphysician
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See, here's the thing: Bendis didn't actually retcon much. The Hulk had *already* killed people, and tried to kill people, years beforehand. While Bendis did alter the *quantity* of people actually killed ( which I agree, was a bad idea ), he didn't make a qualitative change.
Regardless, whatever changes Bendis made pale in offensiveness besides the changes Pak made, where apparently the Hulk has magic infinite precognition that allows him to destroy entire cities in ways subconsciously calculated to never even endanger an innocent. Which beyond the sheer idiocy of the concept, retroactively makes the Hulk look even *worse*, since apparently he killed Soul Man 100% intentionally.
Now, what relevance does that have for the movie? Not a whole lot. His portrayal in the movie, so far, has been a non-malevolent monster who might be growing a little more intelligent and rational. Combine this with a world that isn't quite so sadistically bent on making Banner transform non-stop at the worst possible times, and you can avoid the whole "Should we kill the Hulk for the sake of protecting the world" issue.
Regardless, whatever changes Bendis made pale in offensiveness besides the changes Pak made, where apparently the Hulk has magic infinite precognition that allows him to destroy entire cities in ways subconsciously calculated to never even endanger an innocent. Which beyond the sheer idiocy of the concept, retroactively makes the Hulk look even *worse*, since apparently he killed Soul Man 100% intentionally.
Now, what relevance does that have for the movie? Not a whole lot. His portrayal in the movie, so far, has been a non-malevolent monster who might be growing a little more intelligent and rational. Combine this with a world that isn't quite so sadistically bent on making Banner transform non-stop at the worst possible times, and you can avoid the whole "Should we kill the Hulk for the sake of protecting the world" issue.