The Incredible Hulk (MEFU)

The Incredible Hulk, released in 2011, is the second film in Phase One of the MEFU, also known as the Marvel Expanded Film Universe, and also the second film overall. The film was met with huge critical success from both fans and critics, getting much better reviews than the failed Hulk (2003) film.

Cast
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk

Liv Tyler as Betty Ross

William Hurt as Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross/Red Hulk

Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky/Abomination

Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury (cameo)

Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (cameo)

Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye (cameo)

Tim Blake Nelson as The Leader (cameo)

Plot
We open on Bruce Banner. He is in the experiment room on a military base. Inside the room is himself, random workers, General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, and his daughter Betty. Thunderbolt says this all better go to plan, or Bruce is in some serious trouble. Bruce says he has been going over everything, and it's all going to plan. Betty stands next to Bruce. She says she believes in him. She kisses him. Bruce nods. Thaddeus tells them to press fire.

The worker presses the button. Nothing happens. Thunderbolt asks what is going on. Betty looks at what is going on. She says the bomb's clock is glitched, so it won't start. Bruce says he can get it started, and still have enough time to get back. Betty tells him to be careful. Bruce nods. He walks out. He runs up to the bomb. He opens the settings hatch. He goes into the clock's settings. He realizes it wasn't connected to the bomb's gamma explosives.

He connects it. Suddenly, the clock starts. He closes the hatch. Thunderbolt tells Bruce to hurry, as the clock is glitched, and he only has 20 seconds to get back to base. Bruce begins running at top speed. He is almost to the base. Just then, the bomb explodes. The gamma shoots out. He hits Bruce, causing him to freeze in place. Bruce cries out in pain. He drops to the ground. His eyes turn green. His veins start popping out. When it's safe, everyone walks out. They put Bruce on a stretcher, and take him away. As he is taken away, the title appears on the screen.

We cut to a week later. Bruce sits in a hospital bed. He is unconscious. Betty is beside him. Suddenly, Bruce wakes up. He rises out of the hospital bed. Betty, shocked and happy he is awake, hugs Bruce. Bruce asks what happened to him. Betty tells him that when the bomb exploded, Bruce was trapped in the gamma field, and has been unconscious for a week. She says she's so glad he's ok. He smiles, and kisses her.

We cut to a few hours later. The doctors walk into the hospital room. Bruce is sitting upright, Betty right beside of him. Bruce asks if everything is ok. The doctors say that everything is ok. Bruce's body in peak condition, but he needs to be careful. Betty asks why he needs to be careful. The doctors say that it seems Bruce's adrenaline is very high from all the chemicals that were passing through his body, so he may be a little jumpy and angry at sometimes. Bruce nods. He says he will be careful. The doctors say they think it's safe for him to leave. Bruce thanks the doctors.

We cut to a few hours later. It is now nighttime. Bruce and Betty are walking down the street, talking. Bruce says he's so happy to be back. He asks what has been happening in the world. Betty tells about some guy in a metal suit stopping a bank robbery, and how everyone is calling him Iron Man. Bruce, surprised, says that sounds like it came directly out of a comic book. Betty asks if he wants to go back to her place. Bruce says he thinks he is gonna walk home, as he wants to be alone right now. Betty nods. Her and Bruce kiss.

We cut to Bruce alone. He is now walking home by himself. As he walks down the street, he hears noises of a woman crying and men threatening her coming from an alleyway. Bruce walks into the alleyway. He sees six men circling around the woman, threatening to rape and kill her. Bruce tells them to leave her alone. The men face towards Bruce. They tell him to go away. Bruce says he's not leaving until they leave as well. One of the men begins walking towards Bruce.

He says that Bruce just made a big mistake. He punches Bruce in the face. He then elbows Bruce in the face, followed by a knee to the stomach. Bruce falls to the ground. The man continues to kick Bruce. Eventually, Bruce jumps up. He begins screaming. The man stares at him, confused. Bruce's eyes turn green. We see flashes of the gamma bomb explosion. Bruce begins growing, as his body slowly turns green. His muscles begin becoming larger.

Bruce digs his hands into the wall, eventually causing the walls to crack. When Bruce's transformation is complete, he is now a green, huge, muscled figure towering over the men. One of the men calls for all gang members to head to his location. The man that attacked Bruce pulls out a knife. He goes to stab Bruce, but Bruce grabs him. He throws the man out of the alleyway and into the street. He looks at the other men. He begins grabbing the men and throwing them.

He even throws a garbage can at one of them, knocking them back. The woman stares at him in fear. He points at the street, as if to tell her to go. The woman runs away. The entire gang arrives, all standing in the street. Bruce walks out of the shadowy alley. The gang all stares at him in shock. Bruce begins hitting, throwing, and overall beating the gang members. Tons of police officers show up. They begin shooting at Bruce. He grabs a car, and throws it at the officers. Bruce runs away, climbing buildings and jumping very high. He arrives in an empty alleyway. He lays down. The creature reverts back into the normal Bruce, before passing out.

We cut to the next day. Bruce sits in his apartment, now dressed again. Betty walks inside. She asks how Bruce is doing. Bruce says he is fine. Betty asks if Bruce heard about that creature in the city. Bruce asks what she is talking about. Betty tells Bruce about some giant creature running through the city the previous city, saying that the news is referring to him as the Hulk. Bruce, who remembers the Hulk incident, realizes what he did. He says that's crazy, trying to act like nothing is happening. Betty says they need to hurry to work. Bruce nods. They leave.

We cut to the military base. Thunderbolt is holding an emergency meeting. Bruce asks Betty what she thinks it could be about. Betty says she has no idea. Thunderbolt stands in front of everyone. He says he is sure everyone has heard about the Hulk creature in the city. He says they need to be ready for when this monster strikes. He says the military is currently working to recreate the Hulk. He introduces soldier Emil Blonsky, who has volunteered to be the subject of the experiments. Thunderbolt says that when the Hulk returns, he is a dead man. Bruce sits in worry.

We cut to a month later. We see the military working in their lab. A worker pulls a large vial of chemicals. He tells Thunderbolt that he has cracked the code and made the chemical that will create the Hulk. Thunderbolt smiles. He goes to Blonsky. They put him in a hospital bed. Thunderbolt puts part of the liquid chemicals in a syringe. He injects it into Blonsky. Blonsky cries out in pain. Suddenly, he begins transforming. He grows in size, eventually becoming a giant yellowish creature. Thunderbolt calls him an Abomination. He tells him to go out into the city and try to lure the Hulk out. Abomination nods. He runs out of the base.

We cut to Bruce and Betty. They are hanging out inside Bruce's house. Just then, a newscast plays. Abomination is shown running through the city, telling the Hulk to come and get him. Bruce says he has to go. Betty asks what's wrong. Suddenly, Bruce begins transforming, as his heartbeat has risen from seeing the video of Abomination. He turns into the Hulk. Betty stares at him in shock, realizing he is the Hulk. Hulk stares at Betty. He jumps through the ceiling and out of the apartment building.

We cut to the city. Abomination runs around, challenging the Hulk to a fight. He even destroys a few cars to help get Hulk's attention. Hulk finally arrives. Abomination says this should he good. He runs at the Hulk. They begin punching each other. The punches seem to be close in strength, although we can tell Hulk is stronger. He and Abomination begin knocking each other through the city. Hulk grabs a car. He rips it in half and begins knocking Abomination repeatedly in the head with the car. He then takes Abomination and begins smashing his head into the ground. This knocks Abomination out. He turns back into Blonsky. Hulk stands over him. He throws Blonsky through a window.

We cut to the military base. Thunderbolt watches Hulk beat Abomination. He says this is a failure. The workers walk up. They hand Thunderbolt a syringe. They say it's a stronger, more refined version of the previous formula. Thunderbolt stares at it. He says that when you want something done, you do it yourself. He injects the formula into himself. Thunderbolt transforms into a giant creature, looking much more like the Hulk, except he is red instead of green. He runs out of the base.

Hulk stands in the middle of the city alone. Just then, Red Hulk arrives. Hulk says, "Hulk sick of puny fakes." He goes to punch Red, but Red dodges it. He grabs Hulk by the head and smashes it into the ground. He grabs Hulk and throws him through a building. Hulk smashes through, and lays on the ground. Red runs up. He begins punching Hulk repeatedly. Hulk is getting beaten severely. Just then, gunfire begins raining down. Red Hulk looks up. Military planes are shooting machine gun fire down. Hulk punches Red directly in the face, knocking him back. Hulk stands up. He and Red begin exchanging punches. Hulk gains the upper hand. He knocks Red to the ground. He begins repeatedly punching Red. He wraps his hands around Red's neck, strangling him. Hulk kills Red. He reverts back to Thunderbolt. Betty runs up. She sits beside her dad, crying. She sees military soldiers start heading towards Hulk. She tells him to go. Hulk nods. He runs away.

We cut to one month later. Bruce is hiding out in an abandoned warehouse in New York, visiting Betty every so often. She has forgiven him for her father's murder. The military is continuing to hunt down Hulk. The movie ends as we see Bruce begin controlling Hulk, being able to keep his anger under control better, and starting to be able to trigger Hulk at will. He triggers the Hulk, and smiles as he begins transforming.

Mid-credits scene: We are in some secret lab. We see a man sitting in a chair, facing tons of computer screens. The computer scenes show footage of the Hulk. He says the Hulk is proving himself to be a strong adversary, but he won't be a problem in the man's goal of takeover. He says that it's time for the strongest man alive to face the strongest mind alive. The man turns around to face the camera, revealing himself to being green and having a large brain. He says that soon, Hulk will bow down to the Leader.

Post-credits scene: We see Nick Fury, from the Iron Man post-credit scene, staring at footage of the Hulk defeating Abomination and Red Hulk. He says the Hulk could be a valuable asset. He says he wants the best SHIELD members to bring him in. He faces two people behind him. They are Black Widow and Hawkeye. Natasha says they will bring him in as soon as possible. Natasha and Clint look at each other. Clint says this should be fun.