![]() ![]() The Tomorrowverse’s house style gives some of the action sequences a somewhat anime look. There are genuinely fun and creative set pieces animated throughout the entire film. One bright spot of the double-edged sword of its huge cast, is that we actually get a lot of cool fight scenes. Out-of-control narrative aside, there are plenty of pretty interesting aspects to this film. ![]() There’s even a suicide scene in the middle of a warzone. It comes off like a very uncomfortable road trip. The actors have chemistry, but the characters are constantly at odds with one another. Each hero introduced is more depressing than the last, but make no mistake, “The Wizard” is the most tragic of them all. He is joined by the sometimes simple minded Green Arrow (Jimmi Simpson), the emotionless Hawkgirl (Jamie Gray Hyder), and the scarred Adam Strange (Brian Bloom). Stewart is Dorothy of course, attempting to get the ring off so he can return home. The more characters introduced, the more short changed every other character became. Their war turns the main character into the third wheel in his own film. Unfortunately, the film’s actual conflict centers on the war between the planets of Rann and Thanagar, the homes of two other major characters Adam Strange and Hawkgirl. The pairing plays like a humorous ride-along, using Green Arrow to chaperone our new potential Green Lantern. Green Arrow teams up with Stewart to find out what happened to his friend Hal. Coincidentally, Alan Scott was also cut from the director’s earlier film Justice Society: World War II. The film implies that Hal had experienced an entire career as a Green Lantern that we never saw on film, despite most of the other films being origin stories. For story purposes, Hal Jordan is missing and feared to be dead. Even stranger, the Justice League also featured the Green Lantern, Hal Jordan. ![]() It’s members include Martian Manhunter, Vixen, and Green Arrow, in addition to the previously introduced Flash, Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman. In between the previous films, an entire Justice League formed. If only the story was just about John reclaiming his power.Īs the latest entry in the so-called “Tomorrowverse,” the film seems to believe it has a responsibility of setting up future films. I cannot explain how exciting it was to see John Stewart’s skills improve throughout the film and to confront his PTSD. Aldis Hodge delivers a brooding performance as John, becoming less weary and more willing to lead as it goes on. The Guardians call John into action for some unknown mission, he rejects the call, and tries to find a way to remove the ring. At first, the heart of the conflict seems to be his relationship with the ring mysteriously bonded to his hand. Consequently, the film revolves around explaining it to him. In this version, John (played by Hawkman actor Aldis Hodge) is a reluctant Marine veteran drafted into another war he doesn’t understand. Using the same words described on John Stewart’s 1972 debut cover as a title, this new animated adventure attempts to reinterpret his origin story. And somehow succeed where all other Green Lanterns have failed. Now, with the help of the cheery Green Arrow, Adam Strange, and Hawkgirl, this reluctant soldier must journey into the heart of a galactic war between Rann and Thanagar. ![]() Unfortunately, the ring doesn’t come with instructions, but it does come with baggage, like a horde of interplanetary assassins hell-bent on eliminating every Green Lantern in the universe. In Green Lantern: Beware My Power, recently discharged Marine sniper John Stewart finds himself at a crossroads in his life, only complicated by receiving an alien ring that grants him the powers of Green Lantern of Earth. There is no lack of Batman related content, but outside of a few animated appearances and Lantern related characters in CW or the DC Universe, Green Lantern needs a comeback. After the 2011 box-office bomb Green Lantern, the character has been missing from live action television and film. Lately, the Green Lantern brand has seen better days. For fans of color, Stewart still remains one of the most visible black heroes of all time, while opening the door for other strong representation like Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz, and Jo Mullein. Most notably, being chosen over the 90’s Green Lantern Kyle Rayner and Hal Jordan for the Justice League (2001-2004) cartoon series. For several years since, he’s been a staple member of the Justice League and Green Lantern Corps. In 1972, the late Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams created one of the most iconic Green Lanterns of all time: John Stewart. Every generation tends to have their own Green Lantern. ![]()
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