Comments on: 5 Ways to Make Hancock (2008) Better http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/07/05/5-ways-to-make-hancock-2008-better/ Movie news, previews, reviews, photos, trailers and opinions from Erik Samdahl. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:01:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Andy http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/07/05/5-ways-to-make-hancock-2008-better/#comment-758 Andy Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:01:26 +0000 http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/07/05/5-ways-to-make-hancock-2008-better/#comment-758 Uhm, perhaps you can put SPOILERS in RED next time... When your title says 5 ways to make a movie better, I just skip past all the fluff and read the 1-5... :( What further detracted from the all caps spoilers was you had a bold word below it (hancock), which caught my eyes first then I jumped down to 1-5. Uhm, perhaps you can put SPOILERS in RED next time… When your title says 5 ways to make a movie better, I just skip past all the fluff and read the 1-5… :(

What further detracted from the all caps spoilers was you had a bold word below it (hancock), which caught my eyes first then I jumped down to 1-5.

]]> By: Erik Samdahl http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/07/05/5-ways-to-make-hancock-2008-better/#comment-742 Erik Samdahl Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:48:07 +0000 http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/07/05/5-ways-to-make-hancock-2008-better/#comment-742 Hi Theo, yeah, I wanted a Transformers-esque finale. Call me shallow, but that's what I wanted! Hi Theo, yeah, I wanted a Transformers-esque finale. Call me shallow, but that’s what I wanted!

]]> By: Theo http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/07/05/5-ways-to-make-hancock-2008-better/#comment-737 Theo Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:17:10 +0000 http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/07/05/5-ways-to-make-hancock-2008-better/#comment-737 Hey Erik, Well, you totally are right for feeling that way - I mean, that's how they billed the movie! Poor advertising, confused directing and story . . . they should have followed through with the storyline 100%, not half=baked, that never works. Hey Erik,

Well, you totally are right for feeling that way - I mean, that’s how they billed the movie! Poor advertising, confused directing and story . . . they should have followed through with the storyline 100%, not half=baked, that never works.

]]> By: Erik Samdahl http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/07/05/5-ways-to-make-hancock-2008-better/#comment-736 Erik Samdahl Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:21:37 +0000 http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/07/05/5-ways-to-make-hancock-2008-better/#comment-736 Hi Theo, I agree they needed to develop their history more; at the same time, I guess I was hoping it would be "just another superhero movie," only not. I sort of wanted a witty, action-packed superhero movie, not a mythical, fate-driven approach. Hi Theo, I agree they needed to develop their history more; at the same time, I guess I was hoping it would be “just another superhero movie,” only not. I sort of wanted a witty, action-packed superhero movie, not a mythical, fate-driven approach.

]]> By: Theo http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/07/05/5-ways-to-make-hancock-2008-better/#comment-733 Theo Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:41:41 +0000 http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/07/05/5-ways-to-make-hancock-2008-better/#comment-733 I couldn't disagree with you more. If you put a central villain in Hancock, then the movie would be just another superhero movie - and that would ruin the entire story. The movie would have been improved by ending with Hancock flying off when he left the hospital, and cutting off the scene where he's talking to the family. What they needed to explore was the irresistible love of 3000 years versus responsibility for helping others that Hancock feels. The story of him discovering his origins, why the two are drawn together, and then a sacrifice made so that he can remain a hero is much more interesting than the hero versus bad guy cliche. A good follow up movie would have the pair of them give in to their love, get together, lose their powers, get hurt by this while others are hurt as well, and then resolve to remain apart at the end, or die together. I couldn’t disagree with you more. If you put a central villain in Hancock, then the movie would be just another superhero movie - and that would ruin the entire story. The movie would have been improved by ending with Hancock flying off when he left the hospital, and cutting off the scene where he’s talking to the family. What they needed to explore was the irresistible love of 3000 years versus responsibility for helping others that Hancock feels. The story of him discovering his origins, why the two are drawn together, and then a sacrifice made so that he can remain a hero is much more interesting than the hero versus bad guy cliche. A good follow up movie would have the pair of them give in to their love, get together, lose their powers, get hurt by this while others are hurt as well, and then resolve to remain apart at the end, or die together.

]]> By: Eric http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/07/05/5-ways-to-make-hancock-2008-better/#comment-717 Eric Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:36:41 +0000 http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/07/05/5-ways-to-make-hancock-2008-better/#comment-717 I actually agree with most of your changes but I think some of these problems could have just been solved if the filmmakers narrowed their focus a little. The filmmakers just tried to do to many things in this movie. There are comedy, action, superhero, drama, and even some romance (to a point). If the filmmakers would have just dropped one or two of these genres I think the movie would have been much better. The filmmakers could have focused more on the genres that they stuck with and I think they could have made those aspects stronger. Despite these problems I agree that Hancock was still a good movie. The movie could have been much better though if these problems were fixed. I actually agree with most of your changes but I think some of these problems could have just been solved if the filmmakers narrowed their focus a little. The filmmakers just tried to do to many things in this movie. There are comedy, action, superhero, drama, and even some romance (to a point). If the filmmakers would have just dropped one or two of these genres I think the movie would have been much better. The filmmakers could have focused more on the genres that they stuck with and I think they could have made those aspects stronger.

Despite these problems I agree that Hancock was still a good movie. The movie could have been much better though if these problems were fixed.

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