Green Lantern (2011)

A test pilot is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe.

Director:

Martin Campbell

Writers:

Greg Berlanti (screenplay), Michael Green (screenplay),

Stars:

Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ryan Reynolds	...	Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
Blake Lively	...	Carol Ferris
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Hector Hammond
Mark Strong	...	Sinestro
Tim Robbins	...	Hammond
Jay O. Sanders	...	Carl Ferris
Taika Waititi	...	Tom Kalmaku
Angela Bassett	...	Doctor Waller
Mike Doyle	...	Jack Jordan
Nick Jandl	...	Jim Jordan
Dylan James	...	Jason Jordan
Gattlin Griffith	...	Young Hal
Jon Tenney	...	Martin Jordan
Leanne Cochran	...	Janice Jordan
Temuera Morrison	...	Abin Sur

Storyline

A cocky test pilot, Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), acquires superhuman powers when he is chosen by "the Ring", the willpower-fed source of power, of the Green Lantern Intergalactic Corps. He, reluctantly at first, takes on the challenges these superheroes face. Putting his self-doubts aside, and spurred on by his sense of duty and love for his beautiful, intellectually equal, colleague, Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), he is soon called to defend mankind from Parallax, a super-powerful being who feeds on fear. He is the universe's last chance, as many Lanterns have been killed and the Corps is weakened. And he might just be the right Lantern for the job of keeping the world safe from harm. Based on the characters of DC Comics series "Green Lantern".

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Plot Keywords:

lantern | ring | test pilot | planet | spacecraft | 

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Taglines:

In our darkest hour, there will be light.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Italy]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 June 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Emerald Dawn

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$53,174,303 (USA) (17 June 2011)

Gross:

$116,593,191 (USA) (23 September 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures, De Line Pictures, DC Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min 123 min (extended cut)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Martin Campbell based the film's action on knife fights in a phone booth: "quick and fast and dirty and big grand sweeping movements."

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Goofs

While being chased by Parallax, Hal flies from the Earth to the Sun via the Asteroid Belt; which lies between Mars and Jupiter, in completely the opposite direction from the Sun. It's also a common error to portray the Asteroid Belt as being crowded, when it's in fact largely empty and hitting an asteroid is something that would require careful aiming as the asteroids are spread over such an enormous volume of space.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Tomar-Re: Billions of years ago, a race of immortals harnessed the most powerful force in existence: the emerald energy of willpower. These immortals, the Guardians of the Universe, built a world from where they could watch over all of existence: the planet Oa. They divided the universe into 3600 sectors, a ring powered by the energy of will was sent to every sector of the universe to select a recruit. In order to be chosen by the ring, it is said that one must be without fear. Together, ...

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Crazy Credits

Part of the closing credits takes place in a montage of seven quasars, each quasar a specific color of the rainbow. This is based on the emotional electromagnetic spectrum, a Green Lantern theorem that states each color is based on a specific emotion.

• Both the credits of Ryan Reynolds (Hal Jordan) and Mark Strong (Sinestro) glow with both green and yellow light; Jordan and Sinestro were Green and Yellow Lanterns in the comics.
• Blake Lively (Carol Ferris)'s credit glows with a violet aura; in the comics Ferris was a Star Sapphire, who wielded the violet power of love.
• Peter Sarsgaard (Hector Hammond)'s credit glows with an orange aura; in the comics Hammond was possessed by Ophidian, an entity formed from the orange power of avarice.
• and Temuera Morrison (Abin Sur)'s credit glows with an indigo aura; in the comics Abin Sur was the founder of the Indigo Tribe, a corps which wields the indigo power of compassion.

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: The Title Will Be Added in Later (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Fancy Women"
Written by Alex Whitaker and Chad Rinehart
Performed by The Roses

User Reviews

A True Green Lantern Fan with More Than a High School Education!

I just have to do it, I just have to correct all the haters out there...

No summary, no spoilers, just points on what makes a movie.

Storyline: 8/10 Was it award winning? No, but what super hero movie is? The becoming a Green Lantern of Hal Jordan follows the original comics perfectly. If you know the comics, you know the beginning. If you never read them, then you learn a lot real fast. The story introduces only characters necessary to the plot and nothing more. Hal, Carol, Senestro, Parallax, the Guardians, Abin Sur, Tomar-Re, and Kilowog. They easily could have introduced way too many guardians, way too fast, but they didn't. Parallax's origins are changed a little but it works out for the better, remember not everything that works in a book works on screen. All in all, storyline was good, it kept a good pace. Always remember it is an origins story so the 2 hours isn't completely filled with action but neither Casee nor I got bored.

Acting: 8/10 No Ryan R. did not screw up Hal Jordan. Alright, I'll admit Hal may not be as witty as Ryan played him but Hal was sure as hell a smart ace in the comics. I thought it fit. I went in thinking, "This is going to be great, or really going to suck." Luckily, casting was very well done. Carol: Blake did a fine job. I do agree with another review that said they wished someone a little more intellectual/mature would play Carol, but in the long scheme of things, Blake didn't get a terrible amount of screen time to prove herself. Maybe as Star Sapphire she may pull out. Lantern Corp: Sinestro 10/10 Tomar-Re: 10/10 Kilowog: 10/10 Abin Sur: 10/10 I can't say much else besides that these characters lived up to the comics perfectly. I loved them all.

Graphics/CGI: 8/10 Why 8? Eh, there were a few, just a few I tell you, parts where the graphics pulled the cartoon look of Spiderman 3. PLEASE! don't be afraid by this, all in all the graphics were awesome. Oa was beautiful, just a couple notches below Asgard in Thor. Green Lantern Ring effects were great, all around solid.

Costumes/sets: 9/10 First, short and sweet. Live action sets: average. Skylines just like any other city, Ferris Airforce Base: good enough. Nothing spectacular but it wasn't the center of the movie. Costumes: STOP HATING ON THE CGI COSTUMES!!!!!!! Even the the comics the suits were made from energy and that is what the movie did. A powerful ring of willpower isn't going to POOF put anyone in spandex or rubber armor. The mask appears when the identity of a Lantern needs to be protected and eye color changes as well. PERFECT to me.

Length: 7/10 Although, as I said before there were a few slow parts, I would have liked to see the movie for a few minutes longer. Towards the end, yes, a little rushed but it didn't ruin the whole movie. 10-15 minutes longer to put it just at the 2 hour mark would have been perfect for an origins story to me. Took off a couple points here.

Overall: 8/10 By all means it is not as bad as Catwoman or Daredevil as some are writing. Those who make that comment are probably the ones who think Transformers is somehow an epic movie. Anyways, it is a good solid super hero movie. Maybe, not one of the greats like Batman Begins, Dark Knight, and Thor, but still a great movie that wouldn't be bad to take the mature enough younger kids. Parallax is a little scary and there are a few curse words, but by all means, this is not a racy film.

Remember: Stay after the credits...