Things like an alcoholic superhero, society rejecting its saviors, a centuries-long story of gods on Earth, these are all themes and stories Marvel and DC would arrive at eventually, but needed to build up to. Hancock was there right at the beginning, swinging for the fence on every one of them and more.
Very few of the ideas hit well enough though and the result, unfortunately, is a forgettable, flawed film that will survive more as an asterisk to history than a symbol of it. Great review, but the most fascinating anecdote was hidden in the Random Musings: Will Smith was offered, but turned down, the lead in Superman Returns.
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The film makes it clear that these tragedies have taken a severe psychological toll on the superpowered being, resulting in attempts to better himself before he loses his mind.
Enraged and driven insane, Hancock himself proceeds to slaughter an entire police department in frustration. He has been through this before and will go through it all over again, as the now-superpowered Aaron is trapped in a never-ending loop and is unable to save his mother from her inevitable fate.
It is understandable that the film-makers behind Hancock decided not to use this bleak and brutal twist ending for the finished film.
In very few blockbusters carried an R-rating, and the few which did were not comic book adaptations or superhero stories. That being said, the genre has since matured and could even find a place in the more adult content that features superheroes. For example, films like Brightburn and shows like The Boys have tackled the concept of an evil Superman.
In fact, these projects have also made sure to ramp up the blood and gore that a being of that power would likely display. In contrast, shows like Invincible also exist to show more adult themes. More specifically, the show displays how innocents will often be killed in the crossfire despite the hero's best efforts. Hancock's initial concept was undoubtedly dark for its time.
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