This movie only existed to be made fun of by Deadpool years later.

@cptTK421

3 жыл бұрын

@madison green Thanks to the Multiverse Theory, this is not only in-character, but also 100% canon.

@ryandowney8743

3 жыл бұрын

I still think after Deadpool kills Ryan Reynolds he should have changed to a different actor because he changed the timeline.

@afanofmoodyblues7941

3 жыл бұрын

That was the plan all along...

@nashton7057

3 жыл бұрын

A favor for canadians

@Thefloodsuck

3 жыл бұрын

facts

The only thing Ryan Reynolds got from that movie is materials for his jokes and his marriage.

@reesrowlands8430

3 жыл бұрын

And a couple million dollars, maybe more.

@brandonjones5879

3 жыл бұрын

Peter P let’s be honest. Getting married to Blake Lively is worth him suffering through GL.

@PeterP_

3 жыл бұрын

@@brandonjones5879 You're not wrong lol. Making thousands of dollars, or maybe even million, off a terrible movie to meet the love of your life? Worth it I say.

@thisisfyne

3 жыл бұрын

And millions of $

@PeterP_

3 жыл бұрын

@@shinaikouka Yes, he said this in Graham Norton's show I believe. But, this movie was when he first met his now wife.

In the comics the way Hal gets the ring is way more "impactful"...literally. He crashlands into the desert with his jet after thinking too intensely about his father, he blames himself that he couldn't help him, that he's never gonna live up to his name, that he's letting down his brothers and mother, all sorts of depressing thoughts, he gets lost in the desert and after mourning and sulking, the ring finds him and there he finds also Abin Sur dying who passes him the ring and the oath of the Green Lanterns. Obviously, when Abin dies he feels badly once again but in time he understands that only by taking up that ring he would have done what's right.

@zad_rasera

3 жыл бұрын

Why didn't the filmmakers do this?! Reading this made me tear up already.

@Klishar122

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is way better.

@sahilsahoo901

3 жыл бұрын

@@zad_rasera I think even if DC just copies everything from the comic and puts it in movies still then the movies will be masterpiece

@roberttreacy8271

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds so much better.

@sankalpvyas4092

3 жыл бұрын

They did this because they wanted to create a happy-go movie like Marvel. They wanted a character like Tony Stark, desperately in their universe, who is loved by the audience. DC can be too dark with its simplest characters and that its charm, going away with that is just ruins everything for DC.

Ryan Reynolds did not fail this movie, the studio did by not having a script.

@chloend

3 жыл бұрын

that’s not an excuse. Iron Man was 85% improv by the actors themselves

@Wraithcannon

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the dialog was, but not the action scenes and overall plot. GL literally started filming with no idea what the story would be, and the studio rushed one out the door without a great director like Favreau to fix it. The scene in the bar with RR and BL was the first thing they shot and was entirely improvised because the director just knew he would need, "A bar scene".

@PrechtGaebolgHades

3 жыл бұрын

@@chloend Ryan did a great job playing himself like he does. But the movie failed due to the weak plot. Like they just made Hal a lantern, then make him fight a cosmic level threat and then easily killing him by just punching him into the sun. They should have just made red lanterns or Mongul as the main villains.

@Luka-ve9pd

3 жыл бұрын

@Bartolo Clemen that first suit was just the beginning of the whole journey, and I think iron man is better than robocop, try criticising again, fanatic

@WILLINGLYWILD

3 жыл бұрын

@Bartolo Clemen no it’s just not well thought out or executed that’s why it’s a bad movie, that’s not to say it isn’t enjoyable or valuable, I often watch bad movies for the fun of it but saying it’s a good movie is incorrect if you’re examining it

not to mention that they shouldn't have even mentioned Parallax in the first movie let alone beat him, that was the equivalent of Iron Man defeating Thanos in the first damn movie.

@jacindaellison3363

3 жыл бұрын

Crap, that's a good point!

@ArcaneAzmadi

3 жыл бұрын

It's like the filmmakers didn't even know the single most-significant thing about Parallax: the fact that it was (retconned into being) responsible for the Emerald Twilight story, _the corruption, fall from grace and eventual death_ of Hal Jordan! Never mind comparisons to Thanos, this is more like making Doomsday the first villain Superman faces, and having it end with Superman throwing Doomsday into the sun and cheerfully going on his merry way completely un-killed!

@jacindaellison3363

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArcaneAzmadi is that why Hal Jordan was replaced by John Stewart?

@darklord884

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacindaellison3363 Not exactly. John Stewart was already around by that point, the Parallax plot started with Mongul destroying Hal's hometown, killing everyone in it. Driven half mad by grief, Hal does a bunch of things that are no-nos by Green Lantern standards, finally stepping into the Central Battery on Oa (the giant lantern that powers the tiny ones) and merging with the imprisonned Parallax, naming himself the same as he emerged in his fancy new armour and psychotic grin. Hal then proceeded to pretty much kill the everloving f@ck out of most every other lantern and the guardians, until a surviving guardian delivered a ring to Kyle Raynor, who became an OP kinda Mary-Sue-ish character but what's important is that in the end, Hal kind of died except not because he merged with that undead guy in the green cape and hood whose name I keep forgetting and became an agent of vengeful justice, still fighting with his Parallax persona on the inside. Then, once he finally managed to rid himself of Parallax (who was re-locked into the Central Battery because why not?) he got free of his ghostly form and was revived through means I don't want to get into. So now you see. One DOES NOT simply make Parallax the starting villain of the Green Lantern franchise... A much better alternative would've been a kind of buddycop movie where Sinestro (or Kilowog) and Hal get to know each other and slowly begin to understand and respect one another, with Sinestro's betrayal and turn to fear most likely in the second movie.

@KRYMauL

3 жыл бұрын

Actually Darkseid is the equivalent of Thanos. Parallax is more like Iron Man defeating Eternity who hasn't even been brought up yet in the MCU

The crane thingy that hands Tony his heart was a better character than Hal.

@ArcaneAzmadi

3 жыл бұрын

It was a great injustice that Dummy wasn't present at Tony's funeral in Endgame...

@theguyfromtsukihime3898

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArcaneAzmadi yeah dummy was done dirty

@frostyflames7864

3 жыл бұрын

Legend has it Tony sent them to some university to study instead of getting sprayed with the fire hydrant again

@mozcozboz2647

3 жыл бұрын

Even it had a story arc from being a stupid bot to becoming something that saved tony

@madcap3450

3 жыл бұрын

Barf his name was barf

Relationship between Hal and the big bad: "I'm your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate."

@g.d.graham2446

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@christianellegaard7120

4 ай бұрын

Your father's brother's nephew is you, your brother or your cousin.

I now wanna live in Earth-420. I wanna see just how good this movie is over there.

@saucevc8353

3 жыл бұрын

Of course, it could just be the same movie and the people over there just have horrible taste.

@percyjackson3311

3 жыл бұрын

@@saucevc8353 it isn't supposed to be opposite? What about it is a masterpiece but the people over there have shitty taste, so they shame it like we do

@saucevc8353

3 жыл бұрын

@@percyjackson3311 But then it wouldn't have good reviews if people hated it.

@percyjackson3311

3 жыл бұрын

@@saucevc8353 what...

@sirramic202

3 жыл бұрын

@@saucevc8353 good reviews means its a bad movie obviously.

The villains connection to Green Lantern is like that scene in SpaceBalls but instead of it being a joke they expect us to take it seriously.

@haillobster7154

3 жыл бұрын

Wait, they had any connection?

@caberwikijack

3 жыл бұрын

@@haillobster7154 "I am your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate."

@haillobster7154

3 жыл бұрын

@@caberwikijack still a better connection than what we saw in this movie.

@guicaldo7164

3 жыл бұрын

@@caberwikijack "What's that make us?"

@josephmorse3089

3 жыл бұрын

@@guicaldo7164 "Absolutely nothing! Which is what you're about to become."

the only good thing about Green Lantern is that it got Ryan Reynolds his current wife.

@giuseppevgiordano

3 жыл бұрын

Do you know what? I'm happy with that, the movie made exactly 2 people happy, it's more than 0

@bananaboatcharlie

3 жыл бұрын

What a wholesome take!

@giuseppevgiordano

3 жыл бұрын

@D Zuke you mean that if I'm happy that they are happy there are at least 3 happy people? That's even better

@NoxHowl

3 жыл бұрын

Aren't they divorced?

@purplespark8

3 жыл бұрын

If they got together after it, he should be more thankful to the movie than he currently acts to be

"The ring never makes a mistake" Guess it did

10:30 Hey, aeronautical engineer here with some useful knowledge. Although both are called "stall", they are very different phenomena. What you saw close to ground is an airfoil stall, ie, the wing is at an angle of attack that no longer generate lift. When the plane resumed a position with proper angle of attack, the lift is restored. That maneuver there is called a hammer stall. What Hal does is a stall of the engine (you can see the engine giving its lasts bursts), so that means he lost traction and can know only glide the plane. And fighter jets are terrible at gliding, meaning if he doesn't restart the engines midair he is probably dead. So...yeah...those are different things and what he does is way more risky

@sololoner1559

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

ah remind me what I've felt that time, after Batman Begins, I wanted to be a Batman, after Iron Man, I wanted to be playboy-billionaire-philanthropist-armored, after Green Lantern, I just want to go home

@thedevil5719

Жыл бұрын

😂

Parallax is a failure in much the same way as Galactus is in FF: Rise of the Silver Surfer. They're both extremely powerful galactic entities with lots of backstories in the comics, that SHOULD be the focus of a whole film, but instead got thrown in as some vague formless CGI at the end of the movie and get defeated with little effort or fanfare..

@the_seer_0421

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr? It could've been a very interesting Interpretation. Parallax is crazy good in the comics.

@TheOneAardvark

3 жыл бұрын

Green Lantern 2/ Fant4stic 2: Revenge of the Giant Evil Space Clouds!

@g.d.graham2446

Жыл бұрын

Indeed

@erikbihari3625

Жыл бұрын

​​​​@@g.d.graham2446. This movie's writer Mark Guggenheim also did Percy Jackson sea of Monsters, and it suffers the same, too powerful final threath to soon, ect!

The first 23 seconds of pure screaming. I almost lit myself on fire.

Of course, it _CAN_ be done well - I really enjoyed Green Lantern: First Flight But then, the DC *Animated* Universe seems actually competent.

I like to think Ryan Reynolds would watch videos about his movies

@paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522

3 жыл бұрын

He probably does

@DangeistYT

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah probably does

@paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522

3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Pozsar go away no one wants you here

@sketchydude8431

3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Pozsar ok buzzkill.

@rataflechera

3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Pozsar he narrated the honest trailer to Deadpool.

Wait so this movie exists? I thought Deadpool traveled back in time to get rid of Reynolds before he could do this movie?

@PaulVandersypen

3 жыл бұрын

I am not a chrono-physicist, but I *think* Filmento travelled back in time to watch this movie in the future, but before the movie was wiped from existence by Deadpool. That said, it means the future is 1955, the past is 1985, and the now is 2015. Hey McFly, where's my hoverboard?!?

@nenshoufox

3 жыл бұрын

Multiverse theory’s a bitch.

@wackywhoo-hoopizzaman9948

3 жыл бұрын

wtf you didnt know?

@Jasmin-lg3gf

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Deadpool has erased the film. But The Flash restarted the multiverse and so Earth-12 exists again.

@user-jp7tw3sd3x

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, now I understand why the world is collapsing. It's resolving a paradox.

I actually watched Green Lantern for the first time after I had seen Shazam. Both movies follow almost all the same beats in terms of the main characters losing a parental figure at a young age, getting their powers randomly from another powerful being who is dying, and then showing off and being cocky while trying to learn the ropes of what they can do, to ultimately accepting their responsibility as the 'chosen one'. It is crazy to me just how similar the plots and plot devices are between the two.

@irateyoutubevideos3910

2 жыл бұрын

But one turned out to be a failure and other a success

@acheron8589

2 жыл бұрын

IKR i also watched it right after Shazam and totally agree. the similarities can not be ignored. ofc Shazam is way better but both gave me the same vibe in some way and i like it (also in my opinion this movie didn't deserve 5.5 imdb it could be smth like 6,kinda Mandela effect i guess)

@djantouahmed7319

2 жыл бұрын

@@acheron8589 how is it a Mandela effect?

@roronoalaw7772

2 жыл бұрын

Mark Strong is in both films too.

@siddharth.0704

Жыл бұрын

The thing is that Shazam is comedic as in the comics but green latern isn't...

The movie failed because of its villain. If they focused on sinestro building him up, the outcome would have been different

@roberttreacy8271

3 жыл бұрын

They should have had Sinestro as the villain and teased Parallax at the end, not the other way around.

@gabbar51ngh

2 жыл бұрын

@@roberttreacy8271 neither of them should be villain in first movie. Use some minor but formidable villain like Sonar or Dr Polaris. Without Hal and Sinestro working together as friends first, the impact of Sinestro going evil wouldn't be much on Hal storywise if it's done in first movies

@RedXlV

2 жыл бұрын

@@gabbar51ngh I'm thinking a space-based villain like Despero, somebody formidable enough that it would plausibly require a Hal and Sinestro team-up to beat. I mean sure, Despero in the comics is a full-on Justice League threat, but he's unlikely to be used as such in the movies. But yeah, the main point of the first GL movie should be Hal and Sinestro becoming friends, so that Sinestro's betrayal will be a big deal when it happens in the sequel.

Can we talk about how Jeff Bridges acted the shit out of his role as Obadiah Stane

@unicorntomboy9736

3 жыл бұрын

That scientist "box of scraps" scene was an Oscar Award-worthy performance

@MrFright2010

3 жыл бұрын

Obadiah Stane was so memorable as a villain that I tend to refer to any... heavyweight fullbeard bald male as "rocking the obadiah stane".

@baileypalmer103

3 жыл бұрын

That's why I was actually kinda sad that he died. Not so much for his character but because we can no longer use Jeff Bridges...

@wraith2815

3 жыл бұрын

@@baileypalmer103 hard facts

@guillaumem9953

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah right! He was fuckin badass and charismatic

That description of the link between Hal and his villain reminds me of that Spaceballs joke "I am your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate." "What does that make us?" "Absolutely nothing."

@topaz_talon

3 жыл бұрын

Goddamn classic right there

Green Lantern In a nutshell: "Do this not because you have to but because we want you to" Iron Man in a nutshell: 'Do this because you have to save others from your weapons"

omg I died laughing when Chris Hansen popped out and said "Why don't you have a seat?" XD

The main problem with Hal, is that he is doing everything aliens is telling him to do, without even thinking by him self.

@starkillersneed

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. As Filmento would put it, "the dreaded passive hero". He's a CGI-suit-wearing puppet.

@vadimobertiy8331

3 жыл бұрын

@@starkillersneed lol, excatly

@07audioalifrahman51

3 жыл бұрын

Unlike iron man who only do what he wants to

@boonslang6689

3 жыл бұрын

Ofcourse, he had to think from himself because he was a pro at rings and aliens since his birth, right?

@coreykrochmal3465

3 жыл бұрын

And him thinking (sort of) and acting on his own accord is a huge part of who hal jordan is, for them to leave that out is like taking away superman's flight

The only good thing about this movie is that it _green-lit_ Reynolds' marriage.

@patrickmascarenhas4414

3 жыл бұрын

@CaptainYangStudios Indeed.

@JohnDoe97637

3 жыл бұрын

Noice

@the_seer_0421

3 жыл бұрын

@CaptainYangStudios lmao

And then Marvel decided to shoot an exact copy of the Green Lantern with a female lead character. A pilot who got her powers just because, and never had any real motivation whatsoever. Aka Captain Marvel

@Gadget-Walkmen

3 жыл бұрын

you can have characters get powers "just because" by chance like with peter parker who just got bit by a radioactive spider "just because" it was accident occurrence as he just happen to be in the wrong place at the right time, but it's what he does with those powers is what drive home the plot and gives him strong attractive motivation lead that the audience roots for.

@anna-flora999

2 жыл бұрын

And it was fucking epic

@Dumbstuffwatcher

2 жыл бұрын

Captain Marvel could've been called "How to Succeed at Green Lantern," there were only a few things I had issue with and it didn't kill the whole movie for me. They made a dumb popcorn flick, with a super-powered protagonist who you know is gonna make it to the end of the movie, just like all the others

@SUperDEvil137

2 жыл бұрын

Ok i am not the only one who noticed the similarity

@thatxpertkid4248

2 жыл бұрын

Captain Marvel was even worst than the Green Lantern movie. They didn't even show enough story and they added WAYYYY too much effects to wake up the audiences.

I remember not thinking the movie was terrible, but also not feeling the need to ever see it again. It was so obvious that they were trying to turn him into an Iron Man type character, but that’s not really who Green Lantern is. Him being chosen by the ring and brought to a dying alien is pretty close to what happened in the original comic (except he was flying a test plane, not walking down the street). But that version of Hal Jordan is a little too perfect for a modern movie. Instead of giving him a character arc that fit Green Lantern, they took the same old arrogant->selfless formula “because that worked with Tony Stark so clearly it must work here too” Also, that scene before the climax where he talked to the other Green Lanterns was so pointless. “I need your help! Okay, I don’t need your help. Just watch me,” If he doesn’t need them, then what is he even asking for? He can’t be asking for permission because he interfered at the party and didn’t need anyone’s permission then

I feel like the movie itself tried to compress too much without developing Hal as a character, which is hard to do in one movie, seeing as he is quite childish and douchy when having the ring at the beginning. Hal grows as he carries out his job as a Green Lantern, and this movie is only able to display the childishness he has when he starts out and nothing else. But then again I may be wrong and they just don't care enough.

@ceezyjeffezy2213

3 жыл бұрын

They wanted to get into the GL mythology but needed to get Hal Jordan up and running so they crammed all the foreshadowing for fans. I mean Parallax wasn’t necessary in the least except to setup the larger mythology

@chriss1757

3 жыл бұрын

The movie makes the same mistake as Justice League. It jumps into a "world" too soon. Instead, they could have Sinestro and another GL show up and train Hal, becoming his friends, then Sinestro could betray him and become the villain, trying to kill his earth friends and family. The whole GL corps thing could be introduced at the end of the movie as a set up for future films.

@justsaying8358

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly he was a douchebag before the to ring and after the ring he became a douchebag with powers, no depth in there very shallow character

@TheDeviantDon

3 жыл бұрын

I kinda liked the movie because Ryan Reynolds was in it

@defiante1

3 жыл бұрын

The premise of that is flawed because if the ring chooses him when he is childish and douchy it raises real concerns about why the ring chose him and not someone who was more mature and capable. Also the thing with his dad sitting in the jet smiling as it exploded always struck me as really weird.

It does feels like when making Green Lantern they never really cared about it enough to develop its characters and make a balance between good story and good CGI. It was a "Hey, let's make a movie about a popular character, just because we have the money" moment.

@ScooterinAB

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. That seems to be as far as DC can see. Marvel wanted to make money too, but they did it by making good stories. DC just seems to think that superhero movies make money because of the superheroes rather than the story and writing.

@yessicaisgone

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScooterinAB - I agree for the most part. Personally I can't digest recent Marvel movies because its humor, but the good oldies I'm all the way in.

@sharrybaythompson1935

3 жыл бұрын

@Bartolo Clemen i genuinely dont get the point ur trying to make

@RR-xo2wi

Жыл бұрын

fax

@azverndias913

Жыл бұрын

@@yessicaisgone i Wasa huge mcu fan but idk what they doin now lmao

This happens in alot of stories we want character who are in control and not one sided .Like they do things because they want to or forced or threaten to or exited to do NOT because the plot says so. Tony stark had unexpected circumstances that led to him becoming iron man because he himself WANTED to. In the case of green lantern Hal did everything JUST BECAUSE why not . In iron man he was betrayed , threatened ,a genius ,determined billionaire smart, had a loss, was arrogant ,.But Hal was just 👁️👄👁️ for the entire movie

So basically the relationship between Hal and the villain is basically the equivalent to that one joke from Spaceballs involving Lone Star and Dark Helmet.

Oh god I can't believe I forgot about the megamind dude.

@lexofpower2822

3 жыл бұрын

Yea I completely forgot about Hector Hammond too.

@dillonyoung5502

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao mega mind

@JustKrin

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad this didn't killed his career nor scared him of cbm since he will be in The Batman

@kevinmurry8803

3 жыл бұрын

I forgot about the nephew.

@zad_rasera

3 жыл бұрын

That's an insult to Megamind. Take this back.

“Whatever you do, don’t put me in a green suit, and don’t make it CGI!” -Deadpool

Pretty often your videos are so good, the point comes across so well, that simply liking it doesn't feel enough.

Hey Filmento, your analysis is wonderful! So thorough. I'm taking mental notes for my fiction stories. And your editing is hilarious!

"Just don't make it green! Or animated!" --Deadpool

You forgot one thing: How to fail at Iron Man AND CGI (and green for the heck of it). Ryan: Hey, at least I succeed at something.

Hal and the villian were childhood friends with Blake lively. Hal is the jock funny guy that took Blake lively from the nerd. He never got over it and lives alone

I like to mention one more thing They both had good actors who carried the whole thing

I don't know much about Green Lantern. How far into the comics does Sinestro form Sinestro Corps? Would it work in one movie to have Hal get the ring, meet Sinestro, and then have him fight Yellow lanterns with his new Green Lantern buddies?

@Hangman1313

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that would've definitely been the better option. I typed out a whole long thing but deleted it because the main point is focusing on Sinestro as the main villain of the film would've been able to fix almost everything. At the very least turned it into a more compelling story than what we got. Alternatively, we could've made the conflict more grounded and had the bulk of the film being coming to grips with the ring's powers and fighting a more real world enemy (maybe the guy we got in this movie just minus the Parallax bit and the godawful screaming), THEN the Corps calls for him at the end to set up the next movie to begin with him training on Oa, thus giving him a new thing to overcome. Sucking at being a Green Lantern. Probably get to a Sinestro storyline from there.

@KRYMauL

3 жыл бұрын

Watch Green Lantern First Flight, basically it's a buddy cop movie until Sinestro is revealed to be the villian as he's using fear

@brandonlyon730

3 жыл бұрын

I say they probably should’ve fought with the red Lanterns first or some other giant galactic threat like an associate of Darkseid or something to build up the cinematic universe without it being to forced then the next movie be about the Sinestro corps, considering how much of a big deal Sinestro’s betrayal was to the Green Lantern corp it really wouldn’t be done justice in just the first movie without getting to know Sinestro first.

@KRYMauL

3 жыл бұрын

@@brandonlyon730 Personally I think they should just gone with Zach's idea, and just a made Superman trilogy that built up to Justice League.

@brandonlyon730

3 жыл бұрын

@@KRYMauLYeah making Supermans second appearance in the cinematic universe be his famous death against Doomsday was a big mistake.

I remember watching Green Lantern and feeling like they jammed three movies worth of content into a single film. Film 1 could have just been Hal receiving his powers and learning (through sheer will power) how to wield them, but not effectively against an alien threat. End the movie similar to Back to the Future with the reveal of the Lantern Corps. Film 2 would be focusing on training and expanding on Galaxy building, giving Hal a reason to fight for the Galaxy and not just earth, ending in the big bad reveal of the Yellow Lanterns. Film 3 focuses on the build up and defeating of the Yellow Lanterns.

@mikemiken1963

3 жыл бұрын

Thats 3 acts. You need to give him a purpose in each movie. You can make those things overarching themes of a trilogy, but he has to be doing something besides early latern learning in movie 1. Luke Skywalker learbs of the jedi, starts learning but has the death star as the "boss" of the first movie. Considering it is a comic action comedy, he needs an opponent in the first movie.

I have been a fan of Martin Campbell's work for a while, going back to Goldeneye. He has a distinctive look, and I generally like the way he frames his action scenes. I saw very little of Martin Campbell in this movie and it's really weird. Probably a lot has to do with the extensive CG work (which still looks like garbage), but I dunno. The first shot I remember seeing, and thinking yes, this is a Campbell film, was the wide shot where Hal finds the ship, and it's at one end of the frame while the boathouse or whatever is at the other end. That's one of his shots.

@StitchsLoft

8 ай бұрын

I worked on the movie and Martin was very intense to work for but the post production was a hot mess unfortunately! The script had to be redone a few times and Hollywood loves to start the movie before the script is done! The opening scene had Hal dropping the girl off at the bus stop like a hooker but thank God they left her in bed with water in the tap 😂

I freaking love these videos, keep me coming

You know this movie is bad when teen titans go made fun of it in their movie

Dr. Strange: How to succeed at Green Lantern.

@samstevens2945

3 жыл бұрын

i really never thought about that

@jonpaul3868

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@DeathDragon1730

3 жыл бұрын

Jesus christ, its Jason Bourne!

@dr.boring7022

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't even think about that. I love that both movies, the hero can't beat the "ultimate bad guy" without using green powers. The lantern ring and the time stone. Only Doctor Stange didn't actually beat Dormannu. He just annoyed the hell out of him, revealing his ingenuity. DS is a pretty good movie compared to GL.

@Manoj-ho2hx

3 жыл бұрын

@@dr.boring7022 DS has a nice storyline and action ur are correct its a good orgin story but not as good as iron man

This channel is low key hilarious and I lol everytime I watch one of your vids

Great video as always!

@2:05 Green Lantern didn't *need* all of that story complexity and exposition, just as Marvel could have loaded Iron Man with as much unnecessary material. The first Lantern movie didn't need Parallax; that could have been saved for a second or third film. It didn't even really need Oa or the larger Corp. It just needed Hal getting the ring and becoming Green Lantern. Of course, the movie's writers also didn't need to change Hal Jordon into a different character, even if comic book Hal Jordon was considered as dull as wet cardboard.

@RollingDodge

3 жыл бұрын

I agree one or two of the DC animated films did the story way better. The ring finds Hal, and Sinestro was a GL and spoiler he kills the alien Hal Jordan previous lantern. He and Sinestro are partnered together and Sinestro showing Hal the ropes after meeting, joining, the GL. Sinestro was dirty and Hal didn't like it. But Sinestro betrayed the GL corps for the yellow and basically it ends up Hal vs Sinestro, in an epic fight with HJ winning. Idk why they didn't just follow that story. But if the animated movie came out after then nvrm. Please anyone correct me if I'm wrong.

@giobs111

3 жыл бұрын

​@@RollingDodge i think it's because hollywood is scared not having human characters in movies, Hal was only human in that animated film

@ArcaneAzmadi

3 жыл бұрын

@@RollingDodge Yeah, it should have been Sinestro. Sinestro is to Green Lantern as Lex Luthor is to Superman. Parallax is more comparable to, say, Brainiac. You wouldn't start off Superman with Brainiac.

Failing at Iron Man doesn't quite cut it, more like failing at EVERYTHING. You know, couple days ago I thought to myself: "I'd be cool if Filmento did a video analysis on Green Lantern, this way I'd never have to watch it, even for research". You've got no idea how happy you made me right now

@Hangman1313

3 жыл бұрын

I love the Green Lantern, I have two GL tattoos. I really enjoy Ryan Reynolds as an actor. I can definitively say you've seen all you need here.

@Andriej69

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hangman1313 Thx for confirmation

@r3a1itygamezz14

3 жыл бұрын

So you haven’t seen the movie and you’re judging it like this? Says a lot about you g

@Andriej69

3 жыл бұрын

@@r3a1itygamezz14 Because it deserves such

Tony had nearly everything at first, he was just a genius cocky bastard, but he was still entertaining and the acting from RDJ was also flawless. Then he got kidnaped, lost everything and realized his weapons were also a big part of the problem, but he still got himself out of the situation in a believable way because he's brilliant and capable of it (with a little help ofc) He kinda proved to the audience that he's much more than just cocky billionaire.. That was the main point that got most people hooked and love the character.

dude i love your editing style

Basically they should have used the Luke Skywalker template instead of tying to graph the iron man template. Hal Jordan is a cardboard cutout personality like Luke. But it’s his reaction to the fantastical stuff around him that makes him interesting. That’s why everyone says just do Training Day in space.

@EGRJ

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't they do something like that with the First Flight DTV movie?

@Gadget-Walkmen

3 жыл бұрын

never thought of luke like that. That's actually really interesting insight.

@MrSottho

3 жыл бұрын

That's pretty much Spider-Man in a nutshell too, it's not HOW he obtains his powers but what he DOES with them that reveals his true character.

@Gadget-Walkmen

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrSottho not at all since peter is not as simple as luke since peter is book smart character whose becomes superhuman after being a nerd with low esteem to a cocky quippy guy whose ambitious to stop crime as a sort of self punishment from not being able to save his uncle so he tries to save everyone he can from that experience. This makes him a much more complex character from a basic premise.

@owyemen9367

3 жыл бұрын

Luke isnt a cutout he was so iconic his character became the cliche character

Completely forgot Taika Waititi was in this movie.

@JustKrin

3 жыл бұрын

I think he also wants to forget about it

@apexspyder8994

3 жыл бұрын

Same

Love these comparison videos sprinkled with bouts of insight. Keep it up, bro!

Loved your use of memes and old movie scenes.

You beat filmento with bad dialogue, he comes back at you with how terrible your writing was, you beat him with useless explosion to cover plot inconvenience, he comes at you with a story circle, and you will pray that you beat him with the explosions.

At least this led to Ryan and Blake's marriage, and endlessly jokes. So two good things came out of it I guess.

@DSN262

3 жыл бұрын

Did you have a stake in their marriage or something?

0:41 It's amazing how he went into the trouble of photoshopping all these fake posters for a 1-second joke.

@ggvv6533

11 ай бұрын

Its pretty ez tbh

4:39 love that added sound effect nice touch

*cheeseburgers should be a pivotal plot device of every good hero: for example:* pulp fiction: what do they call a cheeseburger in france?

@samiahmed2327

3 жыл бұрын

Royale with Cheese I love Pulp Fiction

@jakpote88

3 жыл бұрын

they actually call it cheeseburger... like everyone lol

@samiahmed2327

3 жыл бұрын

@@jakpote88 ye ik, but it's a quote from Pulp Fiction

@jakpote88

3 жыл бұрын

@@samiahmed2327 sorry didnt know 😂

@knowsgold2798

3 жыл бұрын

They're talking about quarter pounders, not just regular cheeseburgers

Summary. The shiny computer graphics costume sucks. The villain sucks, and the most important thing in a story is the villain, great villains make great stories. The protagonist did not show his merit, his bravery or qualities, or he showed himself, it was insufficient.

@kidanarchy2105

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say the most important thing is the villain. For example, Robert Redford's character in Winter Soldier is underwhelming af but Winter Soldier is still a great movie.

@bobbylhs5858

3 жыл бұрын

As a saying goes, "a hero is only as good as their villain"... From a writer's POV, a good, strong villain can make it easier to build a hero... unless they are gonna Mary Sue it, then it's screwed

@Jasmin-lg3gf

3 жыл бұрын

For me the problem is the villains. Since Hel is a rather passive and childish hero, the villain would have to challenge him and let him become active. Instead, the movie has 2 villains who are really bad. So instead of letting our heroes show his full potential, they are very easy to defeat.

@kidanarchy2105

3 жыл бұрын

@Imaru Lewis I'd say he was, but it is somewhat up to debate. A better example would be Guardians of the Galaxy 1. Ronan was boring as hell and also unambiguously the main antagonists. Still an amazing movie.

@luke5930

3 жыл бұрын

@@kidanarchy2105 I think it was cause the villain in the winter soldier felt more like hydra being a secret agency. Robert Redford only felt like a hydra character and not a brilliant villain. He wasnt the mastermind in the end

This is your funniest video. Your clips edited in are hilarious.

Your editing is hilarious. Great video.

I think the fact that Hal has the power to literally create anything he imagines, but he only makes swords, guns, jets, cars and other real life stuff; It just shows how uninspired this film was

@Gadget-Walkmen

3 жыл бұрын

I mean to be fair that’s how it is in the comics and other shows as well because hal is limited on what’s in the real world do that which he imagine as he’s seen. The ring isn’t omnipotent tool to solve all problems.

@neliaferreira9983

2 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment. I mean, that car-race-track thing was just so silly, like a little child's fantasy.

@ludasrayjin1158

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair that's how hal is in the comics, however there's Kyle raynor, another green lantern who is much more creative with his powers

@Dumbstuffwatcher

2 жыл бұрын

I've never been impressed with how they portray GL powers, except for a few instances. I remember an episode of JL where Kilowog goes into a floating meditative state and creates a mass of flowing tendrils to re-assemble a nuclear battery on a time limit. THAT'S what I want to see. Jessica Cruz's elaborate constructs in the comics (I loved the Fatal Five movie, but they bungled constructs there too) are spectacular as well. But then you have unimaginative Hal with his guns, and Jon just making orbs and shooting beams, no form to his constructs at all.

@therealslimshady6763

2 жыл бұрын

That's how it is in the comics Especially John John just shoots laser and makes shields And Hal makes hammers,guns,swords and all

even deadpool wants to forget about this movie

@damianstarks3338

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 yes I love that scene in Deadpool 2.

@poweroffriendship2.0

3 жыл бұрын

_You welcome Canada._

@mariano98ify

3 жыл бұрын

He tried to save us by killing Ryan Reynolds to avoid he to film Green Lantern.

@mqfii8992

3 жыл бұрын

More like erase it from existence

@mityakiselev

3 жыл бұрын

wait, so technically he finally succeeded in committing not live

7:32 Bro Your Editing is Top Tier, Subscription!! Love Your Videos

I love how he explain everything he makes it really interesting

I think having DC's debut movie should have been Flash, that would have basically fixed every problem Green Lantern had.

@JD-xz1mx

3 жыл бұрын

Green Lantern was at an all time high in popularity in the comics though, running from Green Lantern Rebirth in the mid 2000's, through Blackest Night in 2009 where Green Lantern was more or less the biggest thing going on in DC. They thought they were riding the wave. Thing is, Green Lantern has a really large and complicated premise to communicate to an audience. It would be hard to do correctly even *without* adding two extra villains to develop and execute unnecessarily.

@mattboy2313

3 жыл бұрын

Dang, beat me to it.

@projekttaku1

3 жыл бұрын

I think they should have used steel if they were trying to copy ironman

@GJBattles

2 жыл бұрын

@@projekttaku1 Can't have Steel without killing Superman.

You’re giving it too much credit. The film failed at being a good movie, much less an Iron Man wannabe.

@Venez-tr8th

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@bangtwitterandtwicetagram830

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe

@epic9107

3 жыл бұрын

So

@hooman69

3 жыл бұрын

Be

@nekogudo2693

3 жыл бұрын

It

They wanted a green lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds and they got it.

Absolutely perfect comparison, analysis and breakdown.

That opening scream montage was one of my numerous complaint for this movie: I didn't see Hector did anything to deserve this. The movie is essentially bullying him while allowing Hal to be a dick.

For what it's worth, the US Air Force doesn't teach post-stall maneuvers because they consider them too risky to be practical in an actual dogfight, so what Hal does is ballsy, just not in a scenario where it means a whole lot

@stevenschnepp576

3 жыл бұрын

Well, that, and WW2-style dogfights don't really happen anymore.

@dimasakbar7668

2 жыл бұрын

Do stall happens because one go straight vertical to altitude limit? No, stalls happen if your plane airflow does not generate enough lift. Straight up and presenting tail that long also problematic to say the least Most modern airforce doesnt rely on post stall maneuver because stalling means you are at almost 0 energy and energy dictates dogfight more than nose authority, especially in engagement with multiple enemies.

@dimasakbar7668

2 жыл бұрын

Btw its nothing personal, no disrespect intended. All i am trying to say is that his prove of bravery is not well written, like filmento said

An outline for a good _Green Lantern_ movie: 1) Hal Jordan is introduced as likeable person of strong will and morality by a montage of his everyday life that makes him showcase these exact said qualities. The relationship with Carol Ferris is also established somewhere here. 2) Hal is summoned by dying Abin Sur to become a new Green Lantern. Hal and the viewer see Abin Sur and the Green Lantern ring for the first time simultaniously. The ring then immediately takes Hal to Oa. 3) Green Lantern Kilowog meets the newcomer and tells Hal (and the viewer) about the Green Lantern corps, its goal and the newest enemy it's currently at war with - the Yellow Lantern corps who get powered by the fear in oppose to the Green Lanterns who get their power from the will. 4) Hal is assigned as a pupil to an experienced Green Lantern Sinestro. Next follows the montage of: 1) Sinestro training Hal, 2) Sinestro and Hal fighting crimes and Yellow Lanterns on various planets, 3) Hal's personal life and relationship with Carol Ferris suffering from his new job. 5) As they come to trust each other more, Sinestro reveals to Hal his doubts about the rightfulness of the Green Lanterns' way and about the wrongfulness of the Yellows' way. 6) Problems in personal life combined with the things Sinestro has told him make Hal decide to relinquish the Green Lantern ring. 7) As Hal starts to think of himself as a selfish coward not without a friendly advice from Carol Ferris, Sinestro joins the Yellow Lantern Corps. 8) Sinestro comes to Earth hoping to covince Hal to join the Yellow Lanterns as well. He stumbles upon Kilowog who has come to Earth hoping to convince Hal to come back to the Green Lantern corps after all. Sinestro defeats and seriously wounds Kilowog. Learning from Sinestro that he is up to create a deversion for the Yellow Lanterns' surprise attack on Oa, Hal agrees to join their corp hoping to foil Sinestro's scheme from within. 9) Hal gets Sinestro captured in the middle of the deversion, the Yellow Lanterns' attack fails, and Hal joins the Green Lantern corps for good. And the most baffling thing is I basically came up with all this on the fly!

14:47 "I am your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former room-mate." "What's that make us?" "Absolutely nothing."

Greenlatern’s connection to the antagonist: Antagonist: I am your father...’s roommates cousin. Greenlatern: what does that make us? Antagonist: nothing really.

11:18 Why does Ryan Reynolds look like Ben Stiller whenever he's wearing his mask and looking straight at the camera during Green Lantern?

@th3rasave

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, have you ever seen them in the same room at the same time?

Little did they know they had an amazing director in the Green Lantern cast who eventually directed the best Thor movie

good analysis as always.

Ryan Reynolds: This is going to be my masterpiece Gets shot Deadpool: you'll thank me later, Canada...

@jacindaellison3363

3 жыл бұрын

Wait, but that means Deadpool should disappear b/c he is the same actor... 🤣

@dartoney

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacindaellison3363 Yeah, this is the joke

@jacindaellison3363

3 жыл бұрын

@@dartoney oh ok. Thanks. How does it play out in the movie?

@hermanmalika9948

3 жыл бұрын

not to mention that they shouldn't have even mentioned Parallax in the first movie let alone beat him, that was the equivalent of Iron Man defeating Thanos in the first damn movie.

If the ring was supposed to choose a fearless person, then Tom Cruise is your guy Bloody ring can't even get it right

@auldthymer

3 жыл бұрын

"... just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!"

@caberwikijack

3 жыл бұрын

The man's in Scientology. Fearlessness is discouraged.

@tranphuongnam1860

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, Keanu Reeves is

@jakehotchkiss6093

3 жыл бұрын

fun fact: Tom Cruise was the original consideration for Iron Man before RDJ

@tranphuongnam1860

3 жыл бұрын

All thanks to John Favreau

0:01 the beginning of the Snyder cut lmao

I still Hope for a new movie about Green Lantern, he has so much potential.

I feel like it's important to note that the film does in fact have a core theme/message/whatever: the meaning of courage. Not the absence of fear (what Hal believes at the beginning), but the determination to go on despite it (which the villain fails, getting literally consumed by his fears, and Hal learns, defeating the Evil Space Fear Cloud). It's a concrete arc! It's just that it's also hamfisted and juvenile, the type of lesson delivered by a hundred Saturday Morning Cartoons and conveyed better by 80 of them. But it's the closest the movie comes to making anything personal and compelling, and so worth mentioning.

I always said they should have used the Emerald Dawn mini series from the 80s as an introduction movie instead of Geoff Johns' stuff. Hal Jordan is in jail for a DUI and sneaks out at night to train with Sinestro, while his cellmate Willie finds out his secret and he has to confide in him. It would have been a buddy cop film with just enough exposition from Sinestro to Hal and Hal to Willie. It would have been relatable with Hal at a low point. It would have naturally built up Sinestro for a sequel when we see how he runs his planet. In the right directorial hands, it could have been a much better story.

Both Ryan Reynolds and Taika Waititi learned about bad superhero movies through Green Lantern

Lol i watched a bunch of your video and this one has the best intro

Remember the animated Green Lantern movie First Flight that was described as Training Day in space? Good times.

Green lantern isn’t and should never have tried to be a slapstick franchise!!

@shealupkes

3 жыл бұрын

The dude fights lovecraftian horrors daily, a low budget dc space horror film would be tight as fuck

@gabbar51ngh

2 жыл бұрын

@@shealupkes in Green Lantern earth one comic he's an astronaut working in space. Very much like Alien movie.

I watched this film alot when it first came out and during those years, it's just difficult to hate movies I grew up on like this one.

I think, if a story has a complex backstory that needs to be told first, then that's where the story should start. Go to the beginning. Start with Alan Scott, Green Lantern, then go to Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps.

I was watching Ava (2020) and I really liked the opening credits. They used that time to show photos and documents (kinda fast) to build who the character was overall, so they don't have to later. So when the movie really starts you see that she isn't that person anymore. She betrayed expectations of others and herself. You should check it out.

8 Years Later, Deadpool goes back in time and kills Ryan Reynolds before production of Green Lantern and also says: YOU'RE WELCOME CANADA!!!!!

0:00-0:22 Im not even 2 minutes into the video and I already found the opening very funny, nice editing Filmento

If Green Lantern got a reboot, they should definitely try to convince Ryan Reynolds to reprise his role, if only to make constant jokes about this film. It would probably be near impossible, and require a rough shoot with someone else to prove that it was actually written, but I think it would be worth it.

I'm glad this movie exist though... So it can become the joke in Deadpool

@relicvault1515

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, canada.

Hollywood seems to repeatedly miss that point - that we want to see characters earn our respect.

The screaming in the beginning of this video is one of the few things I remember of the movie.

Intro had me dying! 😂🤣