#Green Lantern: Beware My Power

[wajjs]

DC legit animated a sexual assault scene between Sinestro and Hal and expected everyone to ignore that huh. Like that is legitimately a sexual assault scene. Hal is beaten up, weakened and completely naked. Sinestro physically CLIMBS on top of Hal, choking him, passing Parallax via mouth to mouth, and then he looms over Hal as he writhes and shakes and thrusts his hips as Parallax takes over:

How else am I to interpret this scene? This is sexual assault. This is straight up sexual assault.

[feelingsofaithless]

We're all forced to do things we don't want to. We can't beat ourselves up over it. As long as we do it for the right reasons. Green Lantern: Beware My Power (2022)

[atomicpatrolcreation]

My thoughts on Green Lantern: Beware my Power

This idea came to me while my best friend forced me to watch the animated movie Green Lantern: Beware My Power. If you're wondering whether it was a horror for me to sit through that movie, the answer is yes. However, my best friend, Gabby, insisted we watch it together because, according to her, we’d both be happy since it featured John Stewart (her favorite Green Lantern) and Hal (my favorite).

Well, I ended up disliking it a lot, for many reasons. The only things I actually enjoyed were the art, the animation, and the appearances of Hawkgirl, Martian Manhunter, and Green Arrow.

As for the things I didn’t like—there are too many to list here, so I’ll save that for another post. But the main and most important thing is: What the hell were they thinking when they butchered the respect, admiration, and brotherhood between John and Hal?!

One of the best things about the Green Lantern comics is that all the Lanterns are friends/co-workers who act like one big family (most of the time).

Heck, even Guy, in his worst moments (and trust me, he’s had plenty), has always managed to be amicable with other Green Lanterns.

John Stewart has always admired and respected Hal Jordan, and that will never change.

In the comics, if someone badmouths Hal around John, you can bet they’ll end up getting a smack to keep Hal’s name out of their mouth.

My guy doesn’t tolerate anyone—not even freaking Batman—talking down or attacking Hal. And you think he himself would badmouth someone he’s outright called the GREATEST GREEN LANTERN OF ALL TIME?

Sorry, but if you think that would happen, let me tell you: you’re so, so wrong.

John may be a lot of things (and yes, the guy has had his fair share of messy retcons—though not as bad as Guy’s), but one thing he has always been is loyal to his loved ones, and Hal is one of them (just in case anyone wasn’t clear on that).

Honestly, I just want DC to stop making stupid decisions like this movie or the frustrating (albeit well-written) Bruce Timm animated universe. Green Lantern fans don’t need our favorites constantly being compared or put in competitions to determine who’s the best (And frankly, that’s a dumb argument because any fan who’s read a comic in their life knows or should know that Kyle is the best Lantern across the entire emotional spectrum).

Speaking of Kyle, can someone tell me why the hell they gave John almost all of Kyle’s backstory in this movie?

It was completely unnecessary to give KYLE’S STORY to John, especially when John’s story could have delved into the challenges of being an American man who served years in the military (specifically infantry), gets discharged, and decides to focus on architecture.

And let’s not even get started on how they could’ve focused on John being a rookie who trains under Kilowog and Guy, eventually meeting Hal in person, spending time together, and forming a friendship where Hal (sometimes) gives advice and trains with him. This could’ve led to parallels between John/Hal and Hal/Sinestro.

Or, better yet, they could’ve explored the dynamics between John, Guy, and Hal (because those three are so incredibly different in so many ways, it’s wild that they even get along) and how the Guardians (and the rest of the GL Corps) treat them so differently.

Hal was the first human Lantern, the one who had to prove his worth because everyone thought humans (and Earth) were inferior and unfit to serve as Lanterns. The intense bias, alien xenophobia, and pressure he endured are issues that never get addressed in comics, movies, or animated series, and it’s insane.

How did Hal feel when Guy showed up?

Did he realize Guy was a bit of a jerk but still treated better than he was when he first joined?

Did Hal care, or did he just ignore it?

Was he relieved that Guy was a complete idiot, knowing it meant he wouldn’t be overshadowed?

For a moment, did Hal think about his family and how he was projecting those feelings onto the Corps?

And when John joined?

Did Hal notice the difference between them?

Sometimes I wonder about these things, and Beware My Power opened a can of worms I thought had been sealed shut after reading Geoff Johns’ run back in 2011.

And don’t think I enjoy seeing fans compare or fight over these characters. I actually hate it (as I mentioned earlier), and I love how they support, care for, and respect each other.

But sometimes, I really just want them to explore those years before Kyle showed up, before they had the beautiful bond they have now.

Because honestly, Hal has abandonment issues that could easily be explored and expanded upon. These issues explain certain behaviors of his that you can also see reflected in his relationship with the Green Lantern Corps.

P.S. To me, Hal, John, and Guy are like brothers, which is why I picture Hal having “firstborn syndrome” when he stopped being the only human Lantern, projecting his feelings onto them for a brief period.

[fuscorooni]

Watched Green Lantern: Beware My Power. It was…serviceable I guess. Story felt rushed. John felt wooden. Shayera being used strictly for story conflict was a bummer. Adam Strange was a surprise, but could’ve been literally anyone. Sinestro felt like an afterthought, as did his random collection of villains.

Animation was cool though. Enjoyed Oliver’s voice actor. His final act actions were the only thing that elicited some form of emotion out of me. Worth a watch if you’re into Lanterns I guess.

Overall: Meh?

[hawkgirlz]

hawkgirl 🤝 hawkman

both starring in terribly rated dc movies that flopped in 2022 and carrying said movies

[orphancookie69]

Now Watching: DC's Tomorrowverse!

Would you believe that my other DC universe movie list is one of my better posts? Totally a DC girl, sorry not sorry Marvel. My movie partner let me know that DC was going to start a new universe of movies, so you know I had to jump in and keep up with it!

Link: Tomorrowverse - Wikipedia. Here is your list in order! I will keep this posted updated as movies come out!

Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020)

This to me is very indicative of them rebooting the alternative universe but also making the heroes younger. Appealing to a younger audience? Not a bad movie.

Justice Society: World War II (2021)

You know in every universe you have to have Flash mess with the timeline to act as the introduction to the superhero group. It is a nice flashback to the past, and honestly I wish the random characters like Black Canary would get their own movie, they are great! Good movie.

Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1 (2021)

I watched this movie before but I rewatched it again as a proper order in the universe. So, this movie, as far as the tomorrowverse would go-introduces batman, gotham city, and all that it entails. The almost "alternative mood" and different animation style makes sense in universe.

Batman: The Long Halloween Part 2 (2021)

I watched this movie before but I rewatched it again as a proper order in the universe. This one finishes part 1. It establishes the proper placement for a lot of the major characters in this series. My next guess, or question, would be...when does batman get roped into the group?

Green Lantern: Beware My Power (2022)

This establishes a new Green Lantern to the group and starts to focus less on the players, more on the team. Not a bad movie.

Legion of Super-Heroes (2023)

This movie is interesting in the fact that it establishes a future point within the universe and has it play as part of the story. You also don't tend to see a lot of super girl, but the DC universes are always a little "superman and company" forward.

Justice League: War World (2023)

This was probably my favorite out of all of the movies. I was kind of wondering when you would start to have some bigger game picture plot come into play. Besides being the classic core of the group, excellent movie. Sets up for a great next film.

This, compared to the other universe, is young and still being added to. As new movies get added, I will update this post! Have you caught up yet? Which movie is your favorite?

[memopmiff]

Hawkgirl

[stovreye]

Happy Birthday Harold 🥳🥳 !!! (shhhh pretend this isn’t like 10 days late…💀⚰️)

So um. I was travelling last week, which is why I wasn’t able to finish this on the 20th, but oh well I guess….

Credits: I used a variant cover illustrated by Daniel Sampere from Green Lantern #1 (2023) as reference for this piece

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[romancemedia]

DCAU and Tomorrowverse - Couple Counterparts 2.0

[milimeters-morales]

remember this pic

[the-girl-from-another-time]

Shayera Hol/Hawkgirl in Green Lantern: Beware My Power (2022)

[agent371]

I was writing about the new Lanterns show and how I wasn't very excited for it then remember Guy is gonna be in Superman but I thought the premise of Lanterns was John was a newbie and Hal was his mentor (DC stop replacing other Lanterns with John this is the 3rd time it's a pattern) but if Guy is in Superman witch comes out before Lanterns than does this mean Guy got his ring before John. Doesn't that like idk go against a big part of his origin???

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[worldsfinestpowercouple]

Just something from the Mailbox yesterday.

[hawkgirlz]

justice league crisis on infinite earths reeks of being written like those 50 chapter ao3 dc alternate universe fanfics. if you're on ao3, you know what i mean.

[entity9silvergen]

The producers of Green Lantern: Beware My Power are cowards for not having Sinestro and Hal kiss in the Parallax scene. Hal was literally naked in half their scenes together