The Official Green Lantern Review Thread - Part 5

[Liam_H]

Another euphemism!

Seeing your reply from above I knew I should've edited that but whatevers.

 

[SuperDaniel]

They never showed the Lanterns in their sectors. My nephew even asked me at the end of the film if they all lived next to GL symbol

Sinestro clearly says "Lanterns, I called you for this unprecedented gathering...."

And Tomar-Re, explained that every Lantern has his own sector. Just like Hal doesn't live at OA, the other Lanterns don't.

 

[Rock Sexton]

To each they denied but then Hal, in a very famous Hal move from the comics, lecture the guardians and disagrees with them, explaining Earth is worth saving.

Still .... you have sworn protectors over all worlds. To have the Guardians say one is not worth saving is convoluted, I don't care how long they've been around.

 

[wobbly]

They dont have Hal`s will to defeat Parallax. Like any other hero story.

'Will' had little to do with it in the end: He tricked the billowing one into flying into the Sun.

What I can grant there is having Abin Sur's ring allowed him to trick Parallax (why no other Lanterns could get away with it perhaps): The cloud had a hard on for Earth the moment it knew Hal had his old foes ring, so his anger/wrath etc, was enough to let him be fooled for that moment, but it was not willpower that beat fear, it was a good old fashioned sneaky trap that saved the day.

 

[Rock Sexton]

'Will' had little to do with it in the end: He tricked the billowing one into flying into the Sun.

What I can grant there is having Abin Sur's ring allowed him to trick Parallax (why no other Lanterns could get away with it perhaps): The cloud had a hard on for Earth the moment it knew Hal had his old foes ring, so his anger/wrath etc, was enough to let him be fooled for that moment, but it was not willpower that beat fear, it was a good old fashioned sneaky trap that saved the day.

Seriously though, why would Parallax care if Hal had Abin Sur's ring? He defeated the man who enslaved him already. The only thing that should be important at that stage is finally crushing the Guardians and Oa.

 

[Poni_Boy]

Sinestro clearly says "Lanterns, I called you for this unprecedented gathering...."

And Tomar-Re, explained that every Lantern has his own sector. Just like Hal doesn't live at OA, the other Lanterns don't.

That's what I mean.. called from where? Other planets, other sectors, the cafeteria (and before you laugh at that, yes, Oa has a cafeteria for GLs)

All I saw was a forum with 3600 Lanterns being prepped to fight (We aAre the Corps and all that jazz) and then they did nothing except for 4 that went off to die in a ridiculous scene. At the end the film all the same aliens are doing the same We are the Corps thing (they even used the same CG footage and scene) but they didn't DO anything. At all. Why call them in from where ever to not do anything?

 

[A Necessary Evil]

LOL I picture everyone of those aliens pitching a tent every night.

 

[Liam_H]

Seriously though, why would Parallax care if Hal had Abin Sur's ring? He defeated the man who enslaved him already. The only thing that should be important at that stage is finally crushing the Guardians and Oa.

The bigger question is whats the point of altering course to destroy Earth when the Guardians he should be more angry at. Not like devouring Earth would make him unstoppable.

 

[SuperDaniel]

It was his willpower, defined by his Oath reciting scene, that made him overcome Parallax, defend himself, create a powerful force shield and strong construct that cut through the enemy.

It was his willpower that made him fly through space and through asteroid fields and beat Parallax speed.

It was his willpower that created jets stronger than the Gravitational pull of the sun. It was his will power that made him not get sucked and also punch Parallax one more time, paralleling the first construct Hal made with his ring.

I guess we didnt watch the same movie.

 

[wobbly]

Seriously though, why would Parallax care if Hal had Abin Sur's ring? He defeated the man who enslaved him already. The only thing that should be important at that stage is finally crushing the Guardians and Oa.

Oh I agree. Parallax just turning away from OA to go after Earth and Hal made no sense at all. Was just going by what was presented, however little sense it makes.

 

[Rock Sexton]

The bigger question is whats the point of altering course to destroy Earth when the Guardians he should be more angry at. Not like devouring Earth would make him unstoppable.

Well actually now that I think about it, Parallax actually states that the havoc he causes on Earth will give him enough power of fear that he needs .... YET, that's not how Parallax felt originally. He changed mid-stream even after overcoming that super-powerful green net the Lanterns threw at him

 

[Rock Sexton]

It was his willpower, defined by his Oath reciting scene, that made him overcome Parallax, defend himself, create a powerful force shield and strong construct that cut through the enemy.

It was his willpower that made him fly through space and through asteroid fields and beat Parallax speed.

It was his willpower that created jets stronger than the Gravitational pull of the sun. It was his will power that made him not get sucked and also punch Parallax one more time, paralleling the first construct Hal made with his ring.

I guess we didnt watch the same movie.

All of this happened after Carol told him he had it. LOL

I didn't sit there for one moment watching those sequences thinking "Wow, this guy is beaming with Will Power!!!" ......

 

[Liam_H]

Could you clarify if your laughing at the euphemism of the sentence that chewy pointed out or what I had actually meant.

Because picturing any of those aliens "pitching a tent" is more disturbing than comical.

 

[Poni_Boy]

It was his willpower, defined by his Oath reciting scene, that made him overcome Parallax, defend himself, create a powerful force shield and strong construct that cut through the enemy.

It was his willpower that made him fly through space and through asteroid fields and beat Parallax speed.

It was his willpower that created jets stronger than the Gravitational pull of the sun. It was his will power that made him not get sucked and also punch Parallax one more time, paralleling the first construct Hal made with his ring.

I guess we didnt watch the same movie.

Did anyone else wonder why there was an asteroid field right outside of Earth and NO ONE was freaking out about it? I mean, in Armageddon they saw one asteroid from like 2,000,000 miles away and were freaking out. Here, nothing.

And if that's the Asteroid Belt it's not between Earth and the Sun ( a trip that should have taken more than 8 seconds at normal flight speed to get to)

 

[The Sage]

The whole "pitching tent" innuendo needs to end.

Thank you.

 

[SuperDaniel]

The bigger question is whats the point of altering course to destroy Earth when the Guardians he should be more angry at. Not like devouring Earth would make him unstoppable.

Personal revenge. Wanting to destroy and kill Abin`s Sur memory that live through his successor.

He didn't know Abin Sur died at first. He found out when Hector touched Hal.

 

[Poni_Boy]

Well actually now that I think about it, Parallax actually states that the havoc he causes on Earth will give him enough power of fear that he needs .... YET, that's not how Parallax felt originally. He changed mid-stream even after overcoming that super-powerful green net the Lanterns threw at him

You mean the dead Lanterns they put on all the posters and board games? The Lanterns that they sold toys to kids of? The Lanterns that didn't... overcome fear?

 

[Poni_Boy]

Personal revenge. Wanting to destroy and kill Abin`s Sur memory that live through his successor.

He didn't know Abin Sur died at first. He found out when Hector touched Hal.

Which was before he changed his course from Oa to Earth. He ditched his 'destroy the Guardians' plan to go after Hal after he knew Abin was dead.

And why would he plan on going to Oa anyway if only later on he realized he needed to absorb all the fear from Earth to be powerful enough to destroy it?

 

[SuperDaniel]

All of this happened after Carol told him he had it. LOL

I didn't sit there for one moment watching those sequences thinking "Wow, this guy is beaming with Will Power!!!" ......

You dont pay attention to dialogue and the movies at all, i assume.

"Your will creates the constructs"

"Your constructs will only be as powerful as your will"

Hal went for making simple weak constructs to creative and awesome.

 

[Liam_H]

Did anyone else wonder why there was an asteroid field right outside of earth and NO ONE was freaking out about it? I mean, in Armageddon they saw one asteroid from like 2,000,000 miles away and were freaking out. Here, nothing.

And if that's the Asteroid Belt it's not between Earth and the Sun ( a trip that should have taken more than 8 seconds at normal flight speed to get to)

Its pretty safe to say that end fight was extremely edited like many other parts of the movie that cut out the sense of time. I really think they intended to have some other GL come and help Hal fight but they decided to cut it so they had to cut a huge chunk of the battle.

Cause when Killowog, Tomar-Re, Sinestro show up after the battle, I'm like did they just sit back and let Hal do all the work? Cause if they were part of the end battle it would make sense.

 

[Rock Sexton]

Personal revenge. Wanting to destroy and kill Abin`s Sur memory that live through his successor.

He didn't know Abin Sur died at first. He found out when Hector touched Hal.

So the moment Hector touched Hal then that's it .... Parallax should've known Abin Sur was dead. It was already established from Sinestro earlier in the film that Hal wasn't deemed a suitable Abin replacement. Why would Parallax of all people care if Sinestro doesn't?

 

[Poni_Boy]

Hal went for making simple weak constructs to creative and awesome.

Aside from the green fist he accidentally used before his trip to Oa, when were his constructs "weak"? Cause to me they looked just as intricate and creative throughout the film

 

[protocida]

I imagined Parallax being defeated like in "Green Lantern: Rebirth". Hal Jordan, Sinestro, Kilowog and Tomar-Re are fighting Parallax in Earth or Oa or Space, and basically, Parallax starts to project their fears in front of them. Hal and his father's death. Tomar-Re and his failure in saving a planet (Nod to Krypton). Kilowog and possible death of his trainees. Sinestro and Korugar is turmoil and chaos. Then, they all start to chant the Green Lantern oath, and exorcise their demons.

Hal says he doesn't care if his father died with fear, because he died a hero and that's what matters.

Tomar-Re comes into grips with his mistakes and says that, although it doesn't make it up, he saved countless lives beyond those he failed to rescue, and that counts for something.

Kilowog claims that he is a damn good trainer, and his students are most likely to kick their enemies' asses than to be defeated for them.

Sinestro, however, garantees that he will never allow Korugar to crumble into chaos. No matter what happens, order will overcome chaos, and Parallax will pay if he gets in Sinestro's way.

They all exorcise Parallax from their bodies and transport his essence, through their rings, to the Central Power Battery in Oa, where the Guardians trap the essence of fear itself into the Battery, completelly overpowered by the ability of all Lanterns to overcome fear, too weak to talk, move or act.

 

[SuperDaniel]

So the moment Hector touched Hal then that's it .... Parallax should've known Abin Sur was dead. It was already established from Sinestro earlier in the film that Hal wasn't deemed a suitable Abin replacement. Why would Parallax of all people care if Sinestro doesn't?

It is his ring, his memories, his sector. That's plenty of motive.

 

[Rock Sexton]

You dont pay attention to dialogue and the movies at all, i assume.

"Your will creates the constructs"

"Your constructs will only be as powerful as your will"

Hal went for making simple weak constructs to creative and awesome.

I pay attention to dialogue and in this case that's all there was with this movie .... just one giant hand-holding marathon devoid of "show me".