Perhaps when Martin Campbell was doing the Green Lantern, he was thinking about another Spiderman, Superman or Captain America that movie advocates unreservedly follow and chat about. After all, movie is business and men like him either go past merely copying a comrade’s job or end up cooking exactly the same storyline which they think thrills the public no matter how many times it reels on the big screen. I’ve grown following all these movies and they all ensue on the same trail. An underdog hit by a fuming rock or a lava or an invitation card to a tower or a spaceship or a cave, granted with responsibility and power to save the earth and humanity. Then here comes the villain and they clash until the latter gives in and expires. This yarn has long since clichéd. Even our four year old neighbor could narrate the story from his subconscious. But as I’ve said, movies are business. So long as a person goes through a childhood stage or at least wants to feel like a kiddo, these movies are timeless. Exactly what made McDonalds a lucrative food chain in the world.
Ryan Reynolds, who starred in several promising films and tv shows, was a swagger in this Green Lantern project! At least I got this one good reason to watch it. His gorgeous physique and incredible acting prowess made me less hate wearing out my precious time in front of my TV. If you remember his movie Buried, which I initially thought as dull and pathetic, turned out to be a glorious hell of a thriller. Yeah, I know I’m a dumb to compare the two but personally Green Lantern wasn’t that ambitious.
The movie’s a complete mimicry of all the other superhero films we’ve grown up watching. Well, at least different from those which stories came out sprinkled with intense twists and turns and dramas and graphic virtuosities. It was just a plain tedium. No offense to those who have perspired to call the movie on but they could have kept me and the multitude of people who have watched the film from recurrently visiting the rest rooms if none of the scenes were predictable. Misdirected, feeble (at least not the casting), and a waste of time… that’s how I saw it. I could have been more productive with my job if I’ve just spent those extra time sleeping. Honestly, I don’t wanna keep you for another minute reading this. I know exactly how pointless this read is as watching the said film on your Netflix. If somebody tells you how thrilled he was to have watched it; he must be very good at lying or worse is that it’s his first time to watch a superhero film! But for us (nth timers) Oh no! Not another superhero movie!
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