Linterna verde
Director:
Martin CampbellCámara:
Dion BeebeMúsica:
James Newton HowardReparto:
Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Temuera Morrison, Jon Tenney, Tim Robbins, Angela Bassett, Jay O. Sanders, Taika Waititi (más)Streaming (4)
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En un universo tan vasto como misterioso, durante siglos ha existido un cuerpo especial pequeño pero muy poderoso. Protectores de la paz y la justicia, se hacen llamar El Cuerpo de los Linterna Verde (Green Lantern Corps), una hermandad de guerrilleros portadores de un anillo que les confiere superpoderes, y que han jurado mantener el orden intergaláctico. Pero un nuevo enemigo amenaza con destruir el equilibrio del poder en el Universo... Mantener ese equilibrio y el destino de la Tierra están en las manos del recluta más reciente, el primer humano que ha sido seleccionado: Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds). Hal es un piloto de pruebas, con talento y algo chulito, pero El Cuerpo de los Linterna Verde sienten poco respecto por los humanos, que nunca jamás han aprovechado los poderes infinitos que da el anillo. Pero está claro que Hal es la pieza que faltaba en el puzzle. Junto con su determinación y su voluntad, Hal tiene algo que ningún miembro del Cuerpo ha tenido nunca: humanidad. Si, con la ayuda de su piloto colega y eterna novia Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), Hal puede llegar a dominar rápidamente sus nuevos poderes y encontrar la valentía para superar sus temores, puede que no solo sea la clave para derrotar la amenaza que se cierne sobre todo y todos, sino que llegaría a ser el miembro más importante de los Linterna Verde. Hal es un piloto de pruebas, con talento y algo chulito, pero los de la Linterna Verde sienten poco respecto por los humanos, que nunca jamás han aprovechado los poderes infinitos que da el anillo. Pero está claro que Hal es la pieza que faltaba en el puzzle. Junto con su determinación y su voluntad, tiene una cosa que ningún miembro del Cuerpo ha tenido nunca: humanidad. Si, con la ayuda de su piloto colega y eterna novia Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), Hal puede llegar a dominar rápidamente sus nuevos poderes y encontrar la valentía para superar sus temores, puede que no solo sea la clave para derrotar a Parallax sino que llegaría a ser el miembro más importante de los Linterna Verde. (Warner Bros. España)
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At first glance, everything is as it should be. Ryan is a likable guy, Blake is every straight man's wet dream who isn't blind, the special effects team has been paid generously for their overtime, and proven hitmaker Martin Campbell manages it all. Yet only half of it works. No, more like a third because that's about how much the "civilian" world takes off the whole. The section in which the lanterns glow green tries to cloak the boundless naivety in a cheap pomposity that probably comes from the comic books, but it struck me as a cheap carnival ride that (hand on heart) looks pretty stupid. It's not boring and it keeps on flashing, and someone is always jabbering (quite often humorously), but it lacks that drop of soulfulness. This was the worst comic book film six months before Thor.
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Several billion years ago, a race of immortals armed themselves with the most powerful force in existence: the emerald energy of willpower. Just as hallucinatory and incomprehensible as Flash Gordon in its day. Whether this is good or bad, I am not sure; in any case, guilty pleasure par excellence.
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The green man has no trouble not taking himself seriously, so what ultimately kills him is rather the directorial and dramaturgical indecision. The whole problem of Green Lantern is contained in one scene: Hal flies in to see his chosen one in disguise to meander like Superman. What follows is a very good parody of similar "superhero" kitsch, which I laughed at with pleasure. But in the next scene, we find exactly the same, this time deadly serious kitsch, that feels like the scene before didn't even exist. And that's the way it is all the time. Campbell winking at the viewer for a while, but then serves us un-diluted dullness and naivety. The whole film has a similar structure to Thor, but while the guy at the "top" felt serious and the guy at the "bottom" light, Green Lantern appears like a stupid and genderless retouch on both levels. Yet its potential is undeniable - but the creators have turned a hero who can materialize anything from his fantasy into Tom Cruise from Top Gun. It’s no wonder that Warner insist on a second film. A missed chance like this hurts, especially at a time when comic book films are doing well.
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When my instinct told me during the epic trailers that Green Lantern would be awesome, I decided to give it a chance and not be discouraged by the mocking initial reactions. I admit that the leader of the extraterrestrial protectors of order in the form of a red sage consulting with gray heads may not appeal to everyone, but at the same time, I am amazed at how well this apparently disparate mosaic fits together. Guardians, Lanterns, a traumatic past, personal doubts, and a love story with the beautiful Blake Lively. Being this charmingly conflicted and yet comic book complex is no joke, and thanks to the script handling it with ease, it almost hints at the highest rating. Maybe it would have deserved a sequel, but realistically, it never had a chance. 85% for unexpectedly strong competition to the already excellently made Marvel.
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This comic book madness is guaranteed to be appreciated by the fans the original comic book. The film doesn’t pull its punches, and during its uncompromising 109 minutes it presents a story that goes against all usual comic book adaptation characteristics. It’s just science fiction about superheroes from outer space fighting for Mother Earth outside of Earth. I have to say that it had its charm, but it was off to a rather slow start. Ryan Reynolds was great, but he could hasten the transformation and not wait for it until the middle of the film. Anyhow, I can’t say that I wasn’t captivated, as this was something else than you’d expect and that also counts for something.
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