A Movie That Breaks Sterotype

Rating: 10/10 (8 July 2008)

Don't go to Hancock expecting a typical superhero movie. Because it's not. And I think that's what makes it so great. It isn't predictable in a way that it follows normal superhero movies. But sometimes it is a little predictable - just because the acting is so darn good. The little looks Mary gives Hancock every time she sees him...you just know that she's a superhero too.
I've heard people complaining about how there's a dramatic switch of genre in the middle of the movie. Maybe it was just because I was so wrapped up in the movie, wanting to know what was going to happen next, but I didn't notice that. I still found comedy in the second half, and I did see drama in the first half. So it was all good.
This movie isn't just about a superhero who has lost himself, and in the process fell out of the publics liking. This movie is about a man who finds himself, with the help of just one person who believes in him. This movie is about the sacrifices you sometimes have to make. This movie is about how you can change for the better.
But most of all this movie is a fun summer flick. Are some people turning it into race and racism? Yes. Are some people calling it horrible? Is it supposed to make you think hard about it? I doubt it. But I also doubt it was supposed to be racist, and it certainly wasn't horrible. The ending wasn't the typical happy ending. But that doesn't mean it wasn't happy. Mary getting to stay with her new husband and her adopted son...I'd call that happy. And the AllHeart symbol on the moon? I don't think Hancock has any hard feelings. And neither do I.