Marvel Fans Keep Saying The Same Thing About The MCU Hulk
As numerous X users expressed their disappointment in the MCU’s take on Hulk, one user looked at the situation from a different perspective. @GetFitWithJared commented, “I liked the one in Incredible Hulk. They then smashed his various comic versions together from Avengers through his latest appearance in She-Hulk and all the big character changes happened off screen and could not be properly appreciated.” With that, they touched on an overarching point on the topic of why MCU fans haven’t taken to the franchise’s Hulk interpretation.
At the time of publication, Hulk’s only solo MCU movie is 2008’s “The Incredible Hulk.” Ever since, he has been relegated to a supporting character, playing second-fiddle to the likes of Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and the fourth-wall-breaking She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany). While it has been easy to track his journey from an uncontrollable monster to a subdued gamma-infused scientist in his supporting capacity, this transition isn’t very substantial. Fans are given the broad strokes of his transformation and don’t get much time to sit with Hulk and Bruce Banner as they work out the finer details and explore their emotions. Thus, the end result is a character who feels half-baked with years of wasted potential behind him.
With him still in the MCU mix, hopefully, Hulk will get more time to shine and somehow redeem his rather disappointing franchise tenure a bit — especially if the rumors are true that the Hulk’s movie rights have reverted to Marvel from Universal. Then again, as a longtime MCU presence, it’s equally likely he continues to fade into the background as newer heroes take the spotlight. Either way, fans will continue to take notice.