One of my favorite Marvel Superhero films, Ang Lee’s 2003 Sci-fi classic
“Hulk” I remember when I saw this film for the first time on my television back in 2013 almost ten years ago and I must admit it was a real Sci-fi treat for me. We see a lot of Sci-fi movies these days which are scientific in a way but on the other hand, if we talk about the technicalities or logical background, they fail to deliver or tend to cover it up with mindless drama. But Hulk 2003 is quite different from the lot, it is one of the most detailed technical films about a comic character, it is like Hulk-Origins. Belonging to a Biotechnology background I want to acknowledge that I heard the term “Biotechnology” for the first time in this film only.

Eric Bana as Bruce Banner in “Hulk 2003”

A substantial part of the film is all about the scientific technicalities and I think they have shown the most scientifically accurate approach to it. Be it the part when Bruce’s father is shown researching (in the flashback) or the other part of the film when Betty and Bruce are doing their research work in the lab. The kind of subject the film deals with could have been a very distracted film but on the contrary, the screenplay stays focused and true to its surroundings without any unnecessary clutter. And I also want to acknowledge that somewhere this film also became a reason why I chose Biotechnology for my Bachelor’s…, the scientist part was so fascinating that I had to.

Absorbing Man Vs. Hulk in “Hulk 2003”

The Visual Effects I don’t know much about VFX or visual effects as a technology but whatever I know, I think I liked the visual effects in Hulk 2003. From the very first transformation of Bruce into Hulk to the last part of the film (father-son fight scene), it was pretty decent for an early 2000s film. The last part of the film, the fight between The Absorbing Man and Hulk is my favorite part of the film. There is a specific scene in the fight, where the Absorbing Man is taking Hulk with him through the clouds and the thunderstorm, this particular scene with the background music for me became one of the finest scenes in a Sci-fi movie in terms of visual effects, it almost felt like an electronic comic strip.

P.S. Hulk (2003) was nominated for Saturn Award in four categories,
Best Sci-fi Film, Best Special Effects, Best Music, and Best Actress for Connelly.