Suspension of Disbelief: The Incredible Hulk

April 30th, 2010  |   By Rono   |   201 views  |   2 Comments »

I was engaged in my favorite TV activity the other day, furious zapping, and I stumbled upon some interesting choices. I settled for Aliens and The Incredible Hulk, respectively, one of my favorite all-time classic and one that I like a lot. The common thread between the two is the length in which they require the audience to suspend their disbelief.

I thought they made great examples of successful believability. A nearly invincible species with “acid for blood” and a regular guy who turns into the 10-feet tall, green and bulky “most powerful superhero in the world” when he gets angry.

This page is about believability in The Incredible Hulk. Read the one on Aliens here. The big question is: what in this movie makes us believe that a giant, green, excessively bulky “man” with unlimited strength can really exist?    Read more »

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Surprise Twist: Babe: Pig in the City

April 28th, 2010  |   By Rono   |   206 views  |   1 Comment »

This scene takes place around the midpoint in the movie. Up to this moment, Babe, the little pig, has been described as “an inconsequential species with no other purpose than to be eaten by human”; the pig and his human, Mrs Hoggett, have been dragged here and there, pushed away, arrested, searched, judged, released, and overall not taken very seriously. The hero needs an event to turn the tide in his favor.

Later, set up by the chimps, Babe finds himself hunted by 2 ferocious guard dogs: a bull terrier and a doberman. And after a lengthy chase around the canal, the bull terrier finally rams Babe right into the water. He then jumps in after the pig, but his leash, caught in an old lawnmower gets hooked onto one of the bridge post.    Read more »

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The Name is Absolute Fiction

April 20th, 2010  |   By Rono   |   6 views  |   1 Comment »

Welcome. I’m using an image from on of my all-time favorite movies, the tightly crafted classic High Noon, to kick off this website. My interest is STORY. Dramas, thrillers, action-adventure, sci-fi, romance. I’m addicted to great stories. Believe it or not, I discovered movie classics fairly late. I used to mostly concentrate on new releases. Thank God for cable.

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