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Green Lantern took flight this week and took interest in many people.  Unfortunately a huge percent of these people disliked the movie.  Was it really that bad?  I went out to watch the movie myself and I found very little to hate about it.  Of course all movies have people who like/dislike it, but Green Lantern seems to be a bigger disappointment to the viewers.  Why is that?

In my opinion, I think our society has too high of expectations for superhero movies.  I guess the reason is because of how many comic book hero movies are coming out that it does get a little old.  But here’s a little observation, the latest superhero movies that came out were sequels (Iron Man 2, X-men: Origins, X-men: First Class, The Dark Knight).  These movies were mostly good because the creators had a little more room to add more action and plot twists rather than developing character.

I felt that Green Lantern was trying to focus more on the development of who Hal Jordan is and how he becomes the Green Lantern; that is why there was some mediocre fighting and cheesy things within the movie.  Sure I do wish there was a bit more fighting and action in it, but then I remembered that there’s more to a movie than just action.  Society is starting to expect too much from movies now.  They expect it to follow the pattern of this: hero comes in, villain appears, hero and villain fight, hero downfall, hero and villain fight, villain dies, hero lives to fight again.  That’s a lot to expect from a superhero movie, especially one who isn’t well known.  This movie is a perfect kick-off to a new series because it sets up who Hal Jordan is and his inner battle to becoming a Green Lantern.

All in all, look past the basic idea of what a superhero movie should be by looking past the black and white details and finding the little plots for a sequel.

OVERALL RATING: Above Average, some things could be changed but nothing major.