Having that said, any of the comments by the viewers of this site can be right. To the ordinary viewer however, meaning will come only if there exists strife that reflects some part of the story - as with any movie. This I would like to hear.

Whether it be personal struggle or relationship problems, would further enhance the discussion of Hancock.

After Theron’s reveal, I expected there to be some further insight into who these two could be to each other. I figure they must be, among other famous married gods, Zeus and Hera. Zeus’ symbol was the eagle, he was originally a weather god (though it seems like the bad weather in the film is a result of Mary’s anger, not Hancock’s), and he and Hera had the ultimate love/hate relationship. And they also happened to be brother and sister (which is exactly how Mary first describes their relationship to Hancock).

Hera was known for her foul temper and resentment of her husband, who cheated on her a lot. It does make sense that Hera, goddess of marriage and childbirth, would find contentment with a stable guy/loving husband and help him raise his child.

Since Zeus constantly leaves Hera to be with other women, but always comes back, her anger is justified. I expected more of this to come out in the fight scene between them, and she did berate him for going away and coming back to make her miserable, but it didn’t really give enough details (of Mary’s past) for me to be sure. After all, she could represent any number of goddesses that Zeus seduced.

I don’t know if this helps with your deeper analysis of the film. I felt that with the revelation that Mary was Hancock’s super-powered ex-wife, the film became completely predictable after that, but perhaps there is some more complex point. I hope you find it.

Before I watched I also read several reviews by the white media. They all said the movie started great but took a wrong turn midpoint and could not recover. I thought the movie was supposed to be a comedy about a super hero, like my Super Ex-girlfriend.

Well the reviewers were expecting a movie about a superhero. They were misled. The movie was about Love and Will Smith’s character was not black. He represented everyman.
Dear Biko sees color as do most people. But Hancock is not black. if Hancock was a black man then he would have used his superpowers to stop/fight racism. So Hancock is not black. Will smith is not black either. Will smith’s star status places him as identifiable with everyman.

Hancock represents being unappreciated like most fathers and men rejected by wives and lovers. Whatever heroic acts men do they cannot please their wife/lover. Hancock becomes a slob/bum/alcoholic which is what most men become gradually. They become addicted to tv sports, gambling, beer and stop caring about themselves by dressing like a slob/bum. But in their minds they are superheroes.

Hancock meets his soul mate/twin flame in Mary (Charlize Theron). Together they are self-destructive. They lose their power when they spend too much time together or are too close.
When they share their love with others they have super powers. But when their love is focused on each other they fuss fight and hurt each other.

So the end of the movie that is most violent shows
#1 Love will bring back the dead - undying love
#2 Love will live forever - Immortal Love
#3 Love hurts
#4 Love conquers all
#5 Appreciation builds confidence which builds competence
#6 Unconditional Love increases your power

So Professor, If you loved yourself you would not see color, but the content of character.

While I don’t actually believe that any of these would have been intentional by the filmmakers, it’s pretty funny to imagine.