The Incredible Hulk story
A scientist, who exposed himself to massive does of gamma radiation, transforms into a green-skinned savage creature, with a sub-human mind and superhuman strength whenever he got angry.
11 total · 6 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| beating one's self up | major | David blamed himself over not having had the strength to life up his wrecked car to save his wife's life. |
| human vs. self | major | There was no villain in the film. The whole story focused on a struggle going on inside David. |
| remorse | major | David blamed himself over not having had the strength to life up his wrecked car to save his wife's life. |
| super strength | major | After irradiating himself with gamma rays, David transformed into a green-skinned savage creature, with a sub-human mind and superhuman strength whenever he got angry. |
| the dangers of radioactivity | major | David deliberately irradiated himself with high does of gamma rays to test an unproven theory that these rays, in combination with extreme emotional commitment, endowed people with super strength. |
| what if I underwent a physical metamorphosis | major | David transformed into the Hulk whenever he got angry. |
| coping with the death of a friend | minor | David lost his longtime research partner Elaina at the conclusion of the film. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | minor | David had recurring nightmares about his wife's death in a fiery car wreck. |
| father and daughter | minor | The Hulk stumbled on a father and his young daughter camping on a lake shore. |
| mother and son | minor | A mother who rescued her young son, B.J., from a fiery wreck visited David's research institute. |