The purple alien (who had to have purple blood in order to look alien enough) had to be badly wounded and had to crash land to a planet called, yeah, Earth. After which he had to summon his ring to search for someone worthy (who of course had to be yet another gorgeous being with a body sculpted to perfection who happened to be a pilot named Hal Jordan who was, like any other superhero, at that time struggling to overcome something in his life) to be his replacement in the intergalactic brotherhood of warriors known as the Green Lantern Corps. And yes, you have to watch the movie whether you are a fan or not.
No, I am not a Marvel or DC fanatic and I wont pretend to be one. See, I met Thor just last month and I met the Green Lantern last night. Well, good news people, I met Captain America and his shield when I was five. All of that means, I wont talk much about any superhero's profile or history because I wont give justice to the gazillion of facts that Marvel/DC fans can recite even while asleep. In other words, no, there wont be Green Lantern specifics here (let's leave that to those who know better). Second, I wont even try to rate the movie as to how well or poor it has been made, because somebody will always try to dismiss anybody's rating claiming otherwise anyway, so why bother. But there are actually some reasons why I found the movie worth the popcorn calories and that's what I intend to list down.
1. Ryan Reynolds (that funny guy from The Proposal) and his uber sexy bod. The scene where he was forced by his best friend to show off what the ring can do is the scene where he probably looked the hottest. Body aside, he is an adorable actor.
2. Getting to see Blake Lively in another movie is another good reason. She is a nothing short of stunning.
3. What Green Lanterns can do—their superpowers.
4. Finally, the movie was a booster. After all, we all need one once in a while.
The movie was about willpower—that anything is possible with it. With willpower, what we can do is limited to what our mind can think of, (and we all know what our mind is capable of) but fear usually gets in the way. And when it creeps in, that's when we start to crumble because others (including that little voice in our head) will feed on our fear and will tirelessly try to eat that drive in us.
Fear often is the reason why we hold back, why we refuse to take on something we know we could be good at and why we hesitate to do what can make us happy. It was about having the courage, enough willpower, to face our fears with the inevitable first step of admitting that we are afraid. The fact that we accept we are afraid does not mean we are weak, it means we can move on from there and come out victorious in the end.
Fear often is the reason why we hold back, why we refuse to take on something we know we could be good at and why we hesitate to do what can make us happy. It was about having the courage, enough willpower, to face our fears with the inevitable first step of admitting that we are afraid. The fact that we accept we are afraid does not mean we are weak, it means we can move on from there and come out victorious in the end.
How many times have you said no only because you're scared? How many times did you disappoint yourself only because you're scared? How many times did you badly want to try something new but didn't only for the same reason? How many times did you want to face your fears but gave up without even trying?
The movie can make anybody realize a thing or two because nobody can really be totally fearless.
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