I've actually been waiting for your take on this film. :)
I haven't seen it yet, but it sounds like it's more or less what I was afraid (and expected) it would be.
I haven't seen it yet, myself.
Just a little while ago, I was telling another friend of mine that I'm way out of the GL loop. The last bunch of stuff I read regularly that featured Hal was my father's Silver Age stuff... before there was a Green Lantern Corps and bunches of other colors of rings to be had.
Based on what you've said and what I've seen in clips and things, I think it would've been best to start off with just Hal on earth, learning how to use the ring and its powers, and then, at the end of the film, finding out he's not in all of this alone.
That sort of simplicity to the plot would give plenty of time for story and action--without one getting in the way of the other. And it would leave the future wide open for solid sequels that could build on the first.
I'm a big fan of the idea of a three film story arc. It lets each build upon the other, giving the iconic bits time to sink in (or be firmly remembered if it's not a new franchise) and spread. It lets people become more invested with the characters. And, perhaps most importantly, it keeps the movies from getting too cluttered with extra stuff that doesn't pay off.
Eventually, I'll catch Green Lantern... just not sure I can justify spending the cash on it just yet. :)
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That's kind of what I expected...
Date: 2011-06-17 05:16 pm (UTC)I haven't seen it yet, but it sounds like it's more or less what I was afraid (and expected) it would be.
I haven't seen it yet, myself.
Just a little while ago, I was telling another friend of mine that I'm way out of the GL loop. The last bunch of stuff I read regularly that featured Hal was my father's Silver Age stuff... before there was a Green Lantern Corps and bunches of other colors of rings to be had.
Based on what you've said and what I've seen in clips and things, I think it would've been best to start off with just Hal on earth, learning how to use the ring and its powers, and then, at the end of the film, finding out he's not in all of this alone.
That sort of simplicity to the plot would give plenty of time for story and action--without one getting in the way of the other. And it would leave the future wide open for solid sequels that could build on the first.
I'm a big fan of the idea of a three film story arc. It lets each build upon the other, giving the iconic bits time to sink in (or be firmly remembered if it's not a new franchise) and spread. It lets people become more invested with the characters. And, perhaps most importantly, it keeps the movies from getting too cluttered with extra stuff that doesn't pay off.
Eventually, I'll catch Green Lantern... just not sure I can justify spending the cash on it just yet. :)
(I look forward to hearing how it looks in 3D.)