HULK Smashes South Africa Real Good

Filming on Avengers: Age of Ultron has started in the Great White nation of South Africa (the sharks dude, talking about the sharks), and Joss Whedon totally started with a Hulk scene. Obviously the big green meathead isn’t on set, on account of the fact that he’s a CGI monster, but his influence can still be seen. Check out this instagram video below that one of the courageous bystanders captured.

How badass was that? There are few moments in life that are as rewarding as watching the Hulk trash a city. Although, you guys know my opinion on Joss Whedon and Marvel Studio, and I still have my complaints! I absolutely don’t want to be ‘that guy’, but why is the Hulk so powered down in these flicks? If Superman wrecks Metropolis after a single fight with Zod, and since Superman’s goal in life is to protect that city, then why would Hulk, the chaotic troll that he is, cause less catastrohpe?

Hulk is a walking atomic bomb. He’s uncaring. Unflinching. When ol’ Greenskin brawls, collateral damage spills out of every punch like a Biblical deluge. So… while this bit of mayhem in the streets of Johannesburg are pretty awesome, it’s not nearly as badass as it should be. The Avengers should realize that everytime Hulk is released, he’s gonna cause WAY too much damage. Perhaps that’s why they shipped him into outer space during the Planet Earth story arc!

Still, with that bit of fanboy whining out of the way, I’m super stoked with Whedon’s new approach. Hopefully he takes a knife to all of the indulgent cheesiness he included in the first Avengers, and scrapes it right off. How about some real scary, para-military spies on the Helicarrier instead of those weird bodysuit-wearing teenagers? Perhaps a tactical Captain America suit instead of that ridiculous star spangled mess? And if Black Widow doesn’t defeat a Russian thug by smacking him with her hair (while the attacked actor pretends to have been stricken in the nose) that would be great.