CHAOS BEFORE PREDICTABILITY

As we know, Hollywood ran out of ideas quite a while ago. This has led to a stream of unnecessary remakes and a never ending stream of superhero cartoon, comic book and video game adaptations. But why has it not happened with the childhood favourite Bananaman?

Quite simply, there can be no love interest. And if there’s one thing Hollywood can’t cope with, it’s making a film without a love connection. Spiderman had Mary-Jane; Bruce Wayne had that woman last played by Maggie Gyllenhaal; even Hellboy had a lady, but unfortunately for Bananaman, it’s a no go area.

Why? Because whatever reporter or lawyer he happens to pick up will wake in the morning next to Eric Wimp – a school boy. Alarm bells are ringing and so are sirens. So perhaps Eric gets a girl his own age. Fair enough, until he munches on a banana and then things get twisted again. He just can’t win.

Maybe when Eric Wimp gets a little older, he might be bundled and bungled into some 90 minute big-screen debacle. Until then, let’s just wait until this spoon gets its own film.