As I got older, I started appreciating Batman a bit more. In fact, until recently, I had started collecting Batman graphic novels. It was the human aspect of Batman, and maybe the near-psychotic nature of his stories that appealed to my older, more mature sensibilities. Add to the fact that a couple of geniuses by the name of Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan made Batman films that rocked my world, and my appreciation for the Dark Knight was gaining ground on my idolatry of the Man of Steel.
And then I picked up a graphic novel that featured a DC superhero who wasn't part of the Big Three (Supes, Bats, and Wonder Woman). His name was Green Lantern.
As I flipped through the pages of Green Lantern: Secret Origin, I slowly but surely began to discover how powerful that hero really was. I mean, in the old Superfriends cartoon, all he seemed to be able to do was create huge hammers and fists from his ring. And, what's worse, his ring lost power just like a celphone! It needed to be recharged every so often, and the charger was this green... yep... lantern. But the graphic novel showed me how powerful he actually really was. He sort of was the cross between Superman and Batman. He had in his possession power overwhelming, while continuing to be a human being. His power is limited only by the creativity of his own human mind. And, on top of that, his power was augmented by his indomitable human will.
As I flipped through the pages of Green Lantern: Secret Origin, I slowly but surely began to discover how powerful that hero really was. I mean, in the old Superfriends cartoon, all he seemed to be able to do was create huge hammers and fists from his ring. And, what's worse, his ring lost power just like a celphone! It needed to be recharged every so often, and the charger was this green... yep... lantern. But the graphic novel showed me how powerful he actually really was. He sort of was the cross between Superman and Batman. He had in his possession power overwhelming, while continuing to be a human being. His power is limited only by the creativity of his own human mind. And, on top of that, his power was augmented by his indomitable human will.
And so when I heard that Warner Brothers was planning to make a GL movie, I got really excited and, as I usually do, started thinking about who the dream cast would be. I don't quite remember who I pegged as Hal Jordan, but I'm sure it wasn't Ryan Reynolds. Like many other people in the message boards, I pictured him more to be the Flash rather than GL. And I sure never saw Blake Lively as Carol Ferris, Jordan's old flame who later in the comics turns into Star Sapphire. Mark Strong as Sinestro, though, looks good.
As the weeks went by, more and more details about the film was being revealed. Then they came out with the costume design and my first reaction was... uhhh, what did they do to Green Lantern's costume? Then the first trailer of the film came out. Reynolds' take on Hal Jordan was too... Ryan Reynolds. In short, it didn't strike me as Hal Jordan. More and more it seemed to me that things were not going right with this film adaptation and all it had to boast for would be the visual effects.
Now, with a couple of months to go before the movie comes out, I chanced upon the extended trailer of the film and I must say that I am beginning to get excited about the film again. I mean I still won't expect anything huge from it, but I will be anticipating it. All I know is that it is most probably going to be visually appealing (I mean the hero's powers and those of his enemies are based on colors and light) and we're sure to get some laughs from Reynolds' acting.
You can watch the extended trailer for WB's June blockbuster here!
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