green lantern animated movies

[@william2glaser227]

Sinestro being polite kinda gives me a count dooku vibes

[@juliiju0484]

Green lantern is one of the weirdest characters in cómics for me. He started as a Magic Sentinel, then he became a space cop, and here we are now, with the big lantern lore being expanded every minute.

[@theunknownvoidz1409]

We’re talking about Hal Jordan GL, right?

[@dominothealphaandomega5512]

@@theunknownvoidz1409 we’re talking about all Green Lanterns, the OG [Alan Scott] was the host of a Magical Artifact, there was no Space elements at all, and then The Silver Age happened, that’s where comics got all Cosmic and Weird, Jay Garrick is Barry Allen now, and got his powers from a lightning bolt, Superman fights actual Aliens, Batman…, Hawkman and Hawkgirl are Space Cops, and the Lantern Ring is from Space

[@CorbCorbin]

Alan Scott was the only magical one, with a weakness to wood. I guess that’s not as dumb as the color yellow.

[@CorbCorbin]

@@dominothealphaandomega5512 Barry got it from lightning striking the lab, with very specific chemicals that fell upon him. Others even recreated it, as well as Barry eventually.

[@juliiju0484]

@@theunknownvoidz1409 nah GLs as a concept

[@KingOfMadCows]

It's funny how these animated films only have a budget of $3-4 million and one group of writers write 3-4 of them a year, but they end up being way better than a live action film that cost $200 million and took 3 years to make. And instead of being rewarded for their competence and success, the animated team are punished when the live action movie fails. Like how the failure of the live action Green Lantern movie led to the cancellation of the GL animated show and other GL animated movies being shelved.

[@AndreNitroX]

It’s tragic

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

It's a real shame

[@007Fusiion]

It’s an expensive hero in live action. You can’t make it on a budget. The story is vast but alien in nature.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@007Fusiion I think you could with the right vision, right director.

[@007Fusiion]

@@DavidMartinez-ce3lp Maybe. But it’ll take a lot of investment. Maybe they should have Hal fight human aliens like in superman films.

[@kennethng263]

when hall stuck his hand in the battery he was fed information with much of it possibly being information on how to use the ring, rules of engagement, how to navigate space and more.

[@andrepaul3483]

The animated series is frickin' AWESOME too. Also,Nathan Fillion as Hal in Emerald Knights,JL Doom & the various DCAMU films. PERFECTION.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

I agree, that perfect casting!

[@Yukooo333]

Nathan Fillion IS Hal Jordan, he's just so perfect.

[@ross3986]

He is Hal Jordan. He’s what Kevin Conroy is for Batman

[@Sonic.Primal6524]

He should have been Hal Jordan instead of Guy Gardner in the upcoming Superman film

[@asellape9270]

Geoff Johns’ Green Lantern run is insane. One of the most epic stories I’ve ever heard. Comics Explained’s videos on it are great, if anybody’s interested.

[@AmirAizudin]

I just look for it, and it's a 9-hour video?? Is that what your referring to?

[@donovanlarsen7982]

@@AmirAizudin Covers multiple years of comic issues. So that’s kind of to be expected.

[@asellape9270]

@@AmirAizudin Yep, you can also view the individual story videos. He also has playlists for each story. Also, listening at 1.25x speed will shorten the time without being too fast to understand. If you’re interested

[@nmj1937]

Or you could, you know, READ THE COMICS

[@asellape9270]

@@nmj1937 Not a bad idea.

[@aidencooke6709]

I feel like they could make the best GL story if they just combined a sense of grandeur, scale, and history with a very emotional and intimate story about fear and the power of will.

[@AndreNitroX]

You should make that movie

[@vokoaxecer]

You’re asking too much out of a 2hr movie.

[@Voltan]

@@vokoaxecer _Seriously?_ ...

[@FredMaverik]

@@Voltan what?

[@FredMaverik]

I see, nice generic outline for nothing.

[@lance3059]

my god SOMEONE is talking about emerald knights!! hands down, it remains the best green lantern movie to date for me

[@AndreNitroX]

Couldn’t agree more, it really did make the green lantern corp so much more than just Hal Jordan

[@malcolmroache3854]

I love the animated series and movies. First Flight was good and allowed to Hal to really see how they operate and the different cultures he meets. Emerald Knight was awesome to see the Corps be expanded upon and how the power of Will affects everyone. Laira was my favorite story. Jessica Cruz being one of co main characters of the other movie showing her she needs to step up despite her fear. I really love the Green Lantern story and hopefully we see WB follows suit.

[@CorbCorbin]

Jessica Cruz’s story was ruined by the dumb, far too tropey, amnesia story, with the Legend of Superheroes guy. Then the Fatal Five being able to so easily beat the League, was really lame, as them needing a teenaged Superman, to help keep the Legion together, being canon for decades.

[@thechad4485]

The fight between Laira and her father is the best scene out of all three.

[@AndreNitroX]

Agreed, the part where she gets her ring is one of the most epic meta things I’ve ever seen.

[@ipodclassic91]

Finally! My favorite superhero ever! Green Lantern never gets any justice whatsoever from DC....the emotional spectrum is such a good foundation

[@CorbCorbin]

I’ve had fun with some stories, but the Black Lanterns, followed by all the others, was trope laden, and it was obvious that someone would eventually wear all the rings/combine the power/etc. John either builds a great world, with not enough character work, or he focuses too much on a few characters, without the world building at the same level. His decisions with the TV shows, series and movies have been terrible. He needs to be taken away from any of the live action universe going forward.

[@ipodclassic91]

@@CorbCorbin 🤝🏽🤝🏽🤝🏽

[@Hollywoohorse]

I love the diversity of the Corps. Tomar Re, Kilowog, Galius Zed, Ch'p, Isamot Kol, Salaak, Arkkis Chummuk, Abin Sur. I just think they're all so damn cool and the variety of character designs all in the same uniform is so badass to me

[@FullCavGuy]

I watched that Green Lantern First Flight as a kid, the reason why I love Hal so much

[@Maikigai]

Kyle Raynor’s story needs more exposure. He made an incredible Lantern. If someone could do for GL what oithers have for established Sci-Fi worlds and stories, we’d have something great.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

I wish they had used him in the Justice League show, and been closer to the 90s JLA team. Or at least give him a movie or something.

[@Ice-tc5vn]

@@DavidMartinez-ce3lp He was gonna be used for the TV show as the founding members of JL but was replaced by John Stewart to fill a Diversity Quota and his origin story was used as John Stewart's origin for Beware my Power. It seems John Stewart will always take his spot light.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@Ice-tc5vn that's stupid. I'd much prefer Kyle Rayner. He was so cool in the 90s JLA. Never found John Stewart that interesting, and I don't really like swapping out characters for a diversity quota. Did the same thing with Cyborg, but I'd much rather see Cyborg with the Teen Titans, than the Justice League.

[@BKXIX]

@@DavidMartinez-ce3lp I can't remember but he was in an episode of one of the animated series. Think it was either JLU or Superman's series.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@BKXIX Yeah, he was in Superman: The animated series as Green Lantern. Then got reduced to a few cameos in the Justice League shows.

[@MiladAlamir]

I really hope you cover the CG animated series from 2012. While it only has 1 season, it was such a great and effective piece of storytelling that it warrants discussion. Also helps that it get somewhat of a resolution to its biggest cliffhanger paid off in Young Justice Season 4.

[@CorbCorbin]

It was an excellent series. I was very weary of it, snd the animation, but after just a few episodes, it hooked me, and I was bummed it was canceled.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

That kind of came out of nowhere in Young Justice. One of the reasons I haven't liked the new seasons is because it feels so scattered. Would have rather had a new season of GLTAS, or a continuation in the form of a comic adaptation.

[@ThePrincessCH]

I'm hoping they cover more on Aya's downward spiral.

[@teapartypenguin1353]

@@DavidMartinez-ce3lp It feels like they're building a universe similar to the DCAU, which is great, but keeping it all in one series gives it that disjointed feeling, since you're bouncing around different groups and arcs without enough focus on each. I hope they can greenlight some spinoff series or movies to help balance that out.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@teapartypenguin1353 That's what they should've done in the first place. Make animated Young Justice movies with the original team, and then a spinoff show about the Outsiders.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

I loved Green Lantern: First Flight. Hal Jordan became my favorite Green Lantern after watching it.

[@dynaguy3]

These are some of my favorite movies. These and Green Lantern the Animated Series really encapsulate what makes GL such a great character and mythology

[@ghostgabe81]

Emerald Knights is what made me love Green Lantern as a concept. It came as a digital download with the DVD of the 2011 movie, and I watched Knights a lot more

[@sufyaankhan4686]

I think the best interpretation of Green Lantern BY FAR is the Green Lantern animated series

[@milkiassamuel780]

Green Lantern is one of my favourite DC heroes and these amazing animated films like First Flight aand Emerald Knights introduced me to the ever expanding, incredibly fascinating and creative stories of thee Green Lantern comics. They are truly phenomenal stories with compelling, interesting characters and gripping stories, Geoff John's GL run is still one of my favourite comic-book runs in general. First Flight is like Training Day in space and an epic sci fi story and a glimpse at how amazing the DC Intergalactic universe is as well as the GL stories. Victor Garber's Sinestro is by far the best performance and truly and fantastic portrayal of how multi facetted Sinestro is as a character/villain.

[@sir.mannington]

I'm gonna say I think "First Flight" is the best way to introduce someone to Green Lantern. True it doesn't have as much weight or meaning as other entries, but it shows the world and the characters and it is an immensely fun film to watch.

[@jhngrg8132]

No the best way is to read the comics

[@Marcus-gw4bb]

I never really noticed this until this video and I am so glad that you decided to include a track list of all the music included in your videos. So many commentary/pop culture critique videos never bothered to tell their viewers the songs/music they used. And I thoroughly appreciate the gesture.

[@xanderg.1070]

It’s funny how back in the late 2000s-early 2010s where Green Lantern was so popular that it overshadowed Batman and Superman.

[@spencernaugle]

These movies need more representation. Some of my favorites

[@zekramnordran9526]

Id love a series/movie centered on Kyle Rayner

[@AndreNitroX]

It can be a series about his failed love life

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Yeah, same that would be awesome!

[@xochipilli9435]

Same, he’s my favorite Lantern and legacy character.

[@zekramnordran9526]

@@xochipilli9435 yeah, like he would make a great character foil to the previous Lanterns, also he makes the coolest constructs

[@matrixmatrix5319]

Green lantern the animated series is amazing

[@MrOrcshaman]

I wasn't introduced the green lantern until the 90s justice league series where John was the green lantern of those stories, so for me, my familiarity with any green lantern story will always look to John Steward as my green lantern.

[@onepresence9460]

First Light, Emerald Knights and The Animated Series are really great. Really good adapatations. Beware my Power was okay. I would love a Green Lantern animated movie series based on Geoff John's GL comic-book run someday. Imagine Blackest Night and Brightest Day being animated 😍🤩

[@doge9455]

These movies were so good

[@nohbuddy1]

First Flight is so damn good

[@callmev3531]

7:00, Liara’s father and his supposed quest to restore honor to himself and his people and avenge their initial defeat at the hands of former enemies is shown to be hiding his insecurity over not being able to protect his people without help and being ignored by the Lantern ring that chose his daughter. This insecurity is what motivated his unrealistic ambitions of conquering even the Guardians and what the ring ignored him on the battlefield and wouldn’t work for him even when he thought beating his daughter would somehow earn it’s allegiance. Liara being willing to confront her family in order to spare her people from being forced to become a military state bent on conquest is the very worthiness the ring saw in her and the honorable qualities her father lacks. It’s a subtle but interesting way to portray the classic Green Lantern struggle between fear and will by focusing on fear in the form of anxieties over one’s self-image and how that fear can lead an individual to become corrupt and potentially corrupt their environment in the process. Hell, they even use the color yellow in much of the area and costumes to further plant the idea of fear being the source of corrupt on the planet only to be replaced by green, the color of will and courage.

[@AndreNitroX]

I love green lantern emerald knights, besides that the green lantern animated series is the best. Besides that, we havent gotten great GL animated content.

[@sewnmind1786]

Green Latern comics don't get the love they deserve. Or the animated series from a while back.

[@mrkaji8913]

There is so much storylines that I want adapted faithfully that could work perfectly for animated movies

[@thegamersconclave8709]

The thing about Hal Jordan is that he was a hero before he ever put the ring on.

[@angelrolon3682]

01:19 thanks, i love you too ;*

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

5:32 oh my god that is an awesome design

[@heavensangel7962]

The Animation is out of this world! Pun not intended lol. Gives One Piece vibes. Just wish they gave more depth to the kinda mid stories though and didn’t tarnish Hal at the end.

[@RoboBoomStick]

The Animated show is amazing

[@mylesguy7070]

First Flight is just Space Training Day

[@mylesguy7070]

Which I love

[@TevyaSmolka]

Green lantern emerald knights it’s such a great anthology movie.

[@AndreNitroX]

Agreed each story was a banger

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@AndreNitroX indeed the story is a banger

[@zfrenchtoast]

THANK U 4 COVERING MY FAVORITE DC CHARACTER(S)!!!!!

[@d-maproductions9175]

One incredible DC show is doom patrol. I definitely think you should check it out if you haven’t already

[@rwg6357]

Emerald Knights just made people want more Laira in everything...

[@strikermodel]

7:45 "I'm gonna fist fight a planet!" "Oh no!"

[@tosutaa]

Im glad they fixed hals schnoz in emerald knights. It was absolutely massive in the first movie

[@joshh8022]

Good work. The video is well made. I love it

[@ogladaczr.t.3168]

'lright on the off chance that the author reads that, i think hall is competent because 1) he mentions training with the ring on earth, 2) he had his brain jammed directly, the sped-up style not comfortable one, to the entire fcking space database

[@diegodreossi1458]

In Beware my power they trade Kyle for John.

[@Darthrocky1006]

I just woke up to this video and immediately got super excited and giddy. I love your videos man they’re all so amazing keep it up please

[@mrkaji8913]

I like first flight

[@lewisaino]

Cool that we know about about Abin Sur.

[@maxstrike3022]

First Flight seems like an apology film for all the times GL was jobbing in the Justice League movies

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Yeah, he was epic in First flight. Also like how the outfits look kind of like armor. Would have been cool if the live action Green Lantern film gave him some kind of armor.

[@christopherglade5693]

I love this channel

[@jasonguinn6075]

Emerald Knights is AWESOMENESS!!!!

[@rorylumley4727]

I really wonder if the tommorowverse will bring hal back in a green lantern rebirth film. It was already established he was possesed so he could get redemtion.

[@rhinoman1984]

Well spoken critique. I’m all about GL and there were a few things I didn’t agree on but you made some very interesting and welcoming points about these films. Personally, I think First Flight is best one.

[@DarthAlphaTheGreat]

Yes John Geoff... Former COO of DC Geoff Johns has nothing compare to John Geoff's great achievements!

[@함재민-z6k]

In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might, Beware my power, Green Lantern's light!!!

[@zyaicob]

I absolutely agree with your focus on Lantern stories that aren't anthropocentric.

[@jeanne5135]

hal jordan gets so much shit from people, not only by those who only saw that horrible movie, but people who read the comics also seem to hate him a lot and call him boring. it made me so, so sad when they made the justice league movie in 2017 and included all characters from the new 52 JL storyline *except* for hal. it's not justice league without green lantern. i still have hope we'll see hal, john, and kyle in the dceu movies someday, since alan scott and guy gardner are going to be on the hbo max show.

[@wizz_air5283]

To make a good green lantern story we probably need a tv show

[@onepresence9460]

I would love to see a high budget Green Lantern Corps animated series on HBO Max that includes all of the members exploring the entire universe. And all of the other Lanterns would appear too.

[@ferminmartinez-trejo172]

Been loving your videos dude!

[@Draliseth]

I miss DC cartoons having this quality of art and frame rate. I skip so many of them if for no other reason that it seems like they're animating on twelves - looking at you, Gotham by Gaslight. Oh! And GOOD CASTING. Hearing the Injustice movie makes my heart weep.

[@BaconMinion]

Need a series based completely off the cute space elf.

[@weeb-ubreafs1382]

Yes now if only we could see it in live action using the lessons from these

[@LoganLawrence]

I kinda hate how they turned John Stewart into Kyle rayner In Beware My Power.

[@MrShamooga]

A lot of times Green Lantern feels like a fantasy story wearing a sci fi hat

[@SourRobo8364]

I highly recommend the Green Lantern Earth One for everybody to read. It's awesome.

[@KalvinEllis]

Love how he says Hal Jordan had no real challenges in First Flight and always defeated everyone despite being a rookie, then says nothing about John Stewart defeating "the greatest GL" who had a bunch of other rings AND was possessed by Parallax, with absolutely zero training as a GL. Seems rather obvious what the real issue with First Flight was, it simply did not feature the GL you saw in some cartoon as a kid. Why not at least be honest about it.

[@juliandacosta6841]

First flight and Emerald knights are weird because they have very similar looking animation, and were released around the same time, but have Hal as a newbie just joining the corps in both of them. A very big mistake in my opinion.

[@AndreNitroX]

That always weirded me out too. So I looked into it. As it turns out they are desperate timelines, but the studio just used the animation and characters designs because they had already payed the animators.

[@juliandacosta6841]

@@AndreNitroX you don't even need a single timeline to make another movie with an already experienced hero. I had a whole comment written up that I was going to post originally, but I thought it was too long and unrelated

[@AndreNitroX]

@@juliandacosta6841 yes, why do we always get origin stories, just give us a story where the hero is already experienced, and yet they still struggle.

[@why7020]

I really enjoy ur videos

[@Predator_Magnus]

What about the Green Lantern Animated series? You should watch it if you have not yet.

[@calamaribowl8683]

Ok, but real talk: best green lantern in the dcau

[@MikhailSamunin]

0:06 For a person who watched _Green Lantern: The Animated Series_ this is nothing new.

[@PirateJohnson]

I hated how Beware My Power was a ScrewedUp version of stories stolen from ComicBooks that included/starred Kyle Rayner. John has plenty of his own great stories that could have been used, if they had to include him.

[@lewisaino]

Being sincere watching the Animated Movies helped me get the Rebirth Saga and Blackest Night

[@toganium4175]

I’ve heard most people say that Beware My Power is bad, so I’m glad that you enjoyed it.

[@onepresence9460]

I like it. It's not great, but not terrible. It was okay. Definitely First Flight and Emerald Knights are still the better ones.

[@kwolf506]

They're mad Hal wasn't the star

[@TheLithp]

I really want to like it, but the choices are just so bizarre. Like they can't seem to decide if Hal's problem is that he's possessed or that he's corrupted by an ideal of the ends justifying the means. Which John & Ollie basically agree with in the end anyway. And Parallax's goal was to end a war...that he was prolonging. And Hawkgirl's arc is clearly about overcoming xenophobia, but she ends with all but saying "Adam Strange is a credit to his race." If it was just one or two things, I could look the other way, but there's so much. Also, speaking of Hawkgirl, & the old cartoon, she's just so much more layered there, even in her first appearance. Yeah, she's a hardass, a bit overly aggressive, but you also get the sense that she's snarky & has a sense of fun. So, I couldn’t help but be disappointed that this version doesn't really have anything going for her but being a Proud Warrior Race Gal. She's cool in a fight scene, but bizarrely, is mostly absent from the climax.

[@joshjones9749]

@@kwolf506 They also unceremoniously killed him off too lol so there's that.

[@legotimefuntime5438]

I wish Green Lantern actually had a great film. The animated series does a fantastic job with their storytelling and character development.

[@millionairesburner24]

Some of the best dc animated movies r green lantern ones!!!

[@donlucio03]

*drum* something *drum* something *drum* something changing your miind

[@chadjones1266]

Thanks again

[@AkiDave]

Love these videos 💙

[@kingjj2282]

A green lantern anthology series would be cool

[@abdulsaleh9532]

Aziz Hassan Need go the Royal Mail❤

[@lewisaino]

Maybe Hal was refering to the taser and having a strong moral

[@sebastianfontanez1081]

Would love to see you do a video about the Green Lantern animated series

[@darkstar9956]

Look I agree with ev erything except the beware my power one I think that movie is bad and not worth watching but my tier list goes as followed: 1-Green lantern the animated series 2-Green lantern the emerald knights 3-green lantern first flight

[@orangesoda4535]

I'll have you know that porn without nudity is its own genre.

[@jasonpratt5126]

Today I didn't learn why this video is named "the rise and fall" when none of the second two animated movies indicate a fall from the quality of the first one. (I did like the video; I just don't understand the title choice.)

[@matthewmccoyd2578]

what we need to save this franchise is an anime adaptation from studio trigger for bonus points, it can be the white lantern saga

[@onepresence9460]

Green Lantern by Studio Trigger? SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

[@CaptainCarten]

Tbf to the 2012 GL movie: focusing on the love triangle was a thing that was done a lot in the Silver Age GL comics. While it’s not where I would prefer a Lantern story to go, it has merit being what it is

[@marikasamogin]

Green lantern (Hal Jordan) and Flash (Barry Allen) Will Always be My favorite bromance.

[@bashengatheblackmanta7003]

Green lantern emeral knight is a sequel to first flight, the events of the movie takes place before sinestro became evil

[@babaracus9583]

Really wish the war of light saga gets the proper adaptation it deserves one day

[@AndreNitroX]

The blackest night is coming

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

I wish we could've seen them do an adaptation in the Green Lantern animated series.

[@AndreNitroX]

@@DavidMartinez-ce3lp Yes!

[@lewisaino]

@@AndreNitroX Would be beatiful seeing how people cry about the Source Material lol

[@wizz_air5283]

2:40 you could say the same argument for ben 10 so I wouldn’t say that’s a valid argument

[@Ironclad17]

All the hamburgers Hal.

[@noahhelsee1340]

i know this is about the movies but just a reminder the John Stewart GL in JL and JLU is awesome.

[@turboyabo864]

where was the fall you talked about the title feels pretty Baity

[@djohnsveress6616]

Beware my Power was really odd to me, really good, it's one of the assembly piece towards the "DC animated universe v2.0" Hal being Evil, and dead and the entire Corp being decimated all the Guardians fucking merked. I mean this would be a Climax to a story arc with a bitter sweet but optimistic end, nope This is how it all gonna start 😂 Plus i really liked how Hal was portrayed as this hero of heroes, the legend, the myth, the man. I just wish we could've fucking seen where all that came from. Like Cool statue bro but what did you do ?