emeraldstag | Planet Hulk Thoughts (Reply)

I usually don’t find the animated film offerings from Marvel interesting enough to take a look but I saw this available on Netflix and I LOVED the storyline (for the most part) in the comic so I immediately jumped to watch it.

I didn’t recognize any of the voices which made me glad because it didn’t pull me out of the story and let me connect with the characters how they were presented.
Favorite character by far was Miek. When reading the comic I had been so focused on the Hulk and Caiera that I didn’t really connect with the warbound, but here the film seemed focused on doing the opposite, giving each supporting character a backstory moment and a time to shine while keeping the subtle progression between Hulk and Caiera in the background. Long story short, Miek was awesome.
The comic story was six years ago, so I had completely forgotten much of the gladiator aspects of the adventure, making much of the film a fresh experience for me and left me thinking they had taken a lot more liberty with the story than they actually did.
Interesting choice to use Beta Ray Bill as the trapped hero instead of the Silver Surfer, it definitely made the brawling much more intense.
And I can’t tell you how glad I was that they left out the bit in the comics about the Hulk’s shuttle that led to World War Hulk. It drove me crazy then and ending on a happy note was a great decision. I would have loved if Marvel had decided to keep Hulk in Sakaar and turn his story more into a sci-fi/fantasy one forever.
Lastly, Hulk/Caiera is probably one of my favorite Marvel pairings and while it is probably blasphemy to put Hulk/Banner with anyone other than Betty, there will always be this story.

It was good. I recommend seeing it. Decent length for an animated film, around 75 minutes or so.