I'm posting this right now so when it inevitably happens I can say "I told you so." I just watched the Wondercon video for the Green Lantern movie. First up, the video
Now, even with the problems I have (I'll excuse Ryan Reynolds but really? THAT'S how you made the lantern battery look?) it looks like a lot of fun, that is until I saw two things that look like this.
The flying fish on the right is the green entity of Willpower Ion, the one on the left is the yellow entity of fear Parallax. These two entities are fairly recent additions to the Green Lantern mythos who were not even thought of until maybe seven to ten years ago (citation and better estimate needed) and came into real prominence in the recent Blackest Night arcs. This is where the problem lies. For those of us who read comics and see superhero movies we see the trend that studios and writers try to cram too much in because they think it sates the hungers of the Dork Legion. This is something every superhero movie does and it is comparable to a tight rope walk between two helicopters at hundreds of feet above the ground. If it is done successfully it's awe inspiring, if not it's bloody, messy, disgusting, and no human should have to watch it let alone clean up after it. Needless to say, this movie is no exception, with the site of Ion and Parallax it is clear that they're trying to cram as much of the recent books in as possible. It is because of those two entities being shown that I just KNOW the clip after the credits have rolled is going to play out as followed.
NIGHT TIME: A YELLOW LIGHT FLIES PASS THE SCREEN AND INTO A LARGE OMINOUS BUILDING. LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND THE WORDS "ARKHAM ASYLUM" ARE BARELY MADE READABLE. THE LIGHT FLIES THROUGH THE HALLS AND STOPS AT A HEAVY DOOR,IT HOVERS IN THE AIR FOR A SECOND THEN GOES THROUGH THE WALL. DUST FILLS THE HALLWAY, INMATES ARE AWAKENED. IN THE DUST A SHAPE IS SEEN, THE DUST CLEARS AND THE CAMERA ZOOMS ON CILLIAN MURPHY'S FACE. AN OTHERWORLDLY VOICE IS HEARD.
YELLOW LIGHT: Jonathan Crane of sector 2814, you have the ability to instill great fear (LIGHT TURNS INTO A YELLOW RING)welcome to the Sinestro Corps.
MILLIONS OF COMIC BOOK FANS ARE HEARD WEEPING AND EVERY GREEN LANTERN FAN IN THE WORLD FACE PALMS THEMSELVES.
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No Hal going nuts and killing the corps, no ongoing battles between Sinestro and Hal to show the chemistry between these two characters, no thought of Guy Gardner, John Stewart, or Kyle Rayner. No, they're going to nuke the fridge and go RIGHT into the Sinestro Corps War in the second movie, because who doesn't want to see Braveheart in Space? I'm still going to see this movie and most likely enjoy it but I'll have white knuckles and the words "I fucking knew it." on my lips the entire time.
