The film's most compelling and tragic element is its exploration of Bruce's origins. Flashbacks reveal that his father, David Banner (Nick Nolte), was a brilliant but dangerously unhinged genetic researcher who experimented on himself to try to create a super-soldier. These experiments altered his own DNA, and when he and his wife Edith conceived a child, their son Bruce inherited the mutated genetic material. Horrified by what he'd created, David's mind snapped, leading to a violent confrontation that saw young Bruce removed from his parents and placed into foster care, growing up with no memory of his real origins.
Brought emotional depth and gravitas to the role, serving as the moral compass and the only link to humanity for both Bruce and the Hulk. the hulk 2003 full
