Originally posted by: Nanner Split

It strikes me as funny that fans would say Ang Lee failed to make the Hulk a good/great film because he has no sense of visual style as he is too much into the human story. I always thought that was exactly the kind of person you'd want directing a superhero film - someone who can actually get at the human story beneath it all.

I personally hated the movie, and one of the reasons I hated it was because that, after doing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and things like that, it seemed like he tried to incorporate lots of mystical elements into a movie that really didn't need them, such as his father turning into a storm. That was a major WTF moment for me.

And it wasn't the fact that he added too much human elements, it's the fact that he failed to make it interesting. Batman Begins didn't have that problem.

I'd give it a 2 out of 5.

I don't agree with you, but I respect your reasons. I thought he had bags of visual style - especially with the multiple shots in frames on-screen. I loved the mysticism too - after all, aren't superheroes our modern mythology? The emotional focus of the movie was exactly what the Hulk needed, IMHO - the love story was unconventional and realistic - and isn't the Hulk all about repressed feelings and anger? I think so. Anyway, moving on.

I believe that, along with Batman, Batman Returns, and Superman I & II, Unbreakable ranks among the greatest comic-book movies ever created - and it's not even based on a real comic-book! I just saw it for the second (and third) time today, and I thought it was brilliant. Such awesome concepts...