The oath of the Green Lantern is to protect the universe. In reality, the Green Lantern's universe is Carol. Many of us have our soul mates, and while the Green Lantern (the alter ego of Hal Jordan) never really says it outright, he is letting his deeds do the talking.
The story in Martin Campbell's Green Lantern (2011) starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively is compelling. I have never read DC Comic's Green Lantern series so I am not one to judge how closely the film follows the actual storyline. I understand enough to know that fear lives in each of us. We are afraid of the unknown. We are afraid of life if we cannot see what's ahead of us. We are fearful to tell someone, "I love you" for the very first time, and mean it.
Some of us only see darkness, paranoid there's no good in the world. Others see the good in everything, they're the ones who are more patient in overcoming fear. We all can, but who is willing to try? As Hal says, "...no matter how bad things get, there's something good out there just over the horizon." Use courage to overcome any fear you may have, even if it takes courage to find courage.
I thought the film was great entertainment. The moral of the story is good too. However, I would like to feel the emotions Hal and Carol had for each other better. I thought it was too tense, too...unnatural. Maybe it'll improve in the second Green Lantern film. Hopefully that film will be released in 2013, according to IMDB. I rate this film 3 stars out of 5.
