Green Lantern is awesome.
There, I said it.
Also, this post is going to be in green, what can you do about it?
Nothing. Exactly.
That's the exact thing I want you to do when you realize that the opinion of the movie is mine alone.
Opinions differ for everyone because we are our own individuals, and I believe Green Lantern is awesome.
Fight me if you can (want). Let me see you try...
The story is subtle on the awake of 'The Green Lantern' being a human - and that's the beauty of it I guess. The story arch is like light bending around the curves of the Earth - absolutely gorgeous.
Now, I am not going to tell you the story - either go watch it or read it, your choice, I leave to you alone to it. I am going to tell you why I find it awesome, from an insanely naive novice vision of a person who admires Ryan Reynolds, in movies and as a person, and in every character, he takes up as a new avatar of himself
The story is of a Hal, a mere human, whose work is deadly and requires him to be fearless nonetheless. Now, I presume that you've read it or seen it.. so let's talk...
We know he is reckless and a fighter, he has ways of finding trouble and getting out of it. He is mildly scared to fall in love and to be vulnerable while at the same time he is a big-hearted - made of nice stuff like Cotton candy and gummy bears and candy canes and toffees. Hal is cares (like for his family and his nephew) while being irresponsible too ( like the present he gave, and while Carol came over, to "talk" )
He is open to new things, especially new responsibilities.
Fight me on this, come on
He is portrayed to be irresponsible, but when it comes down to the task, he is responsible enough to get it done - whether it was defeating the new F-35s or defeating The Parallax.
He is not afraid, as much as he is for the right reasons.
He defended himself near the parking lot, he defended Carol and the people in the helicopter, and the lady who was almost a victim to the doings of a Parallax.
The relationship clearly has nothing more than sparks of Hal and Carol throughout the movie but ends up in fireworks, has he takes up the job of a Green Lantern seriously. and they are clearly mature enough to state that they are in love with each other, fearlessly.
Some part of me, throughout the movie, made me think that I resonate with Hal - a tiny little fraction, little yet non-unsignificant; it made me feel that we are our own Green Lantern in our own way.
Don't you think? The will power of a human is strong, maybe the strongest. The will that one can do so many things if they just set their hearts and minds to it.
I speak for myself when I say I found it inspirational.
If you don't like it, cool, but let's not allow the indifference to bring a haze between us, okay?
I think I wanted to write a blog post of a movie in terms of a partial review because of the criticism it had received. The movie came out in 2011, I was in 8th grade, or at the last year of my junior high (whichever eases you). Now imagine, telling a naive 14-year-old child, who is already fantasied by science and science fiction and the powers of the advancing technology. You tell her that a ring of green color can give you powers? What did you expect for her to do?
I had waited a long time, nearly 9 years till I got my hands on the movie for free on a player; namely Amazon Prime. Lucky me, I got to watch that movie finally to see what the hype was all about.
Throughout these 9 years, I've been having to see mild spoilers and memes and stuff about Green Lantern go round and about the internet; thankfully it did not spoil much of the movie experience for me. I also need to add the fact that after Deadpool, Ryan himself, albeit the sky-rocketing stardom he rose to, did not appreciate that people did not appreciate the Green Lantern movie - I always got that vibe and I was so sad - I had to know why people liked it or disliked it or what the hype was all about - which was powered by the innate curiosity that the little naive girl of 14 carried.
And by all means, I believe this is one of the most important movies for me - in terms of Ryan's acting which I found abundantly phenomenal, the lesson that will power is strongest in humans, and humanity is a power by itself. Never let go off your principles and always stick by your family. Be Good, because it's the right thing to do. the screen pair that Ryan and Blake got to mingle on the sets at shooting and sparks flew off to lead to their wedding and even see them have two little adorable babies! (Omg! They are sooo cute!)
I am a Marvel fan and a DC fan. I ain't got favorite studios, but I've got fave stories.
Until later,
RK.
