Green Lantern

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Director Martin Campbell
"In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let all who worship evil's might, beware my power, Green Lantern's light!"

Director Martin Campbell brings the classic DC Comic character to the big screen. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, and Geoffrey Rush, this blockbuster superhero movie was another box office hit.

However, despite its popularity, there were many disappointing aspects about it. This film had the potential of being the Star Wars of DC, but the quality was very low, even for a summer Blockbuster.

I'll go ahead and list the problems with it before I say what I liked. The heart of the problem was in the script. It left many characters undeveloped, and contradicted aspects of the plot. Like when Hal just shows up to stop Sinestro from putting on the yellow ring. How would someone who's new to the Corps know about the dangers of it? Then, the Guardians were too quiet. The scene where Sinestro goes before them and expresses his radical views, they should've been more condemning towards him. And while I liked that Amanda Waller was finally introduced, I also think it was more to please fans, and did little for the story. The whole flashbacks of her past were completely irrelevant.

As far as Campbell's direction goes, there were really good aspects about the cinematography, especially with the scenes in Oa, but the fight scenes on Earth weren't as impressive. Also, Reynolds and Lively wouldn't of been my first picks if I were the casting director. Chris Pine would've nailed the role of Hal. The acting wasn't bad, but could've been much better.

Now for the good stuff. For hard-core fans and for those new to the story, the Green Lantern Corps itself was very well depicted. It was easy to see how it operated, and its intergalactic purposes. The overall story remained pretty true to the work of Geoff Johns and many of the other writers. While I was surprised that Sinestro wasn't the villain, I really liked how his character was portrayed. Viewers definitely got an idea of his extremist mentalities, and intentions of reforming the Corps. It's pretty much a given that he'll be the antagonist in the second one. Tamor Re and Kilawag were also very well done. Overall, this one's worth seeing, but could've been much better. I think if Abrams does the sequel it'll make up for it.