O.k., I heard many negative comments about the Green Lantern. I was still curious to see for myself if what was said was true. Well, it was. The story starts by trying to explain the origin of Green Lantern. Apparently there is 3,600 of them of different species and planetsand are supposed to be smarter than humans. One of their own seeks revenge because as intelligent beings they are not above wanting control and power over something that cannot be controlled. Fear! The Green Lantern are supposed to be fearless but the ring picks a human who is filled with nothing but fear. This ring comes in the form of a wounded Green Lantern who tried to fight this beast and lost. This horrible monster is on the way to the Green Lantern world but gets turned around to attack all humans on Earth instead. Hal, now ( the "Earth" Green Lantern) has to figure out who he really is and how he is supposed to help save his planet. The story fails because the writing fails. Superheroes are supposed to be protected of their identity with the mask but Hal is recognized by several people, Green Lantern suit and all. Green Lanterns are supposed to work collectively and so on and the only thing I saw them do collectively was raise their rings to the sky. The CGI was fine and costumes nice. People in the theatre started walking out and when the movie was over, there were more questions than answers. One being, who are the Green Lanterns? I'm sure there will be a sequel and hopefully a more cohesive storyline will come a second go round.
