AM Poster Post: 'Hancock' Explores Hobo/Hero Duality
You can tell Will Smith is a superhero because he has the gold-tinged reflection of a metropolis in his goggles, just like the old Spider-Man posters. And you can tell he's homeless because he's filthy and unshaven, like all bums.
Hancock Poster [IMPA]
I'm a fan of mocking and exploiting the homeless for personal amusement as much as the next insensitive, non-homeless person, but with Hancock, Will Smith may have pushed it too far. As funny as the idea of a homeless guy with superpowers may be, if a homeless guy were to see i... / Continue →
One of the largest oversights in comic book history is that, despite writers and artists creating some of the most memorable, enduring characters in pop culture, no one ever bothered making a superhero whose power was acting exactly like Will Smith. We can hardly blame them. Wh... / Continue →
From the trailer, I was never clear on whether Will Smith would don a traditional costume in his hobo-superhero flick, Hancock, or if they considered it funnier to have him fight crime exclusively in filth. This shot from Ropes of Silicon has cleared that up, revealing that Smi... / Continue →
