If there is a sequel I would like to see John Stewart have a role.
John Stewart or Hal Jordan
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Will Smith as Hal Jordan or John Stewart would have been a guaranteed commercial win for this movie.
G'nort or g'nothing.
(I believe I've already used that joke.)
Personally, I think Stewart was always more interesting of a character.
That said, either is fine, but I think Reynolds is poorly cast and I don't think he will be very good. I sense he will be doing his best Robert Downey Jr impression.
(I believe I've already used that joke.)
Personally, I think Stewart was always more interesting of a character.
That said, either is fine, but I think Reynolds is poorly cast and I don't think he will be very good. I sense he will be doing his best Robert Downey Jr impression.
Nothing in the ads so far resembles Downey at all.
I'm not so much concerned by the quality of the movie - I like what I've seen - as whether the whole concept and the rather faithful way it's being executed isn't a little too fantastic and 1950s sf-ish to have a really broad appeal now.
I'm not so much concerned by the quality of the movie - I like what I've seen - as whether the whole concept and the rather faithful way it's being executed isn't a little too fantastic and 1950s sf-ish to have a really broad appeal now.
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I love the Daily Show, but Hal Jordan is better.
Given that Marvel Studios is producing the ultimate White Supremacist's wet-dream this summer, I think DC could have stood to put out a movie with a black protagonist. It's only fair.
Nothing specifically no, but, I think it's the womanizing, the big "Yeah, Right!" shout, and the grim-this is not just fun, but a serious job, glimpses in the trailer. And I don't think Reynolds makes any really interesting choices. I just have a feeling we'll have a smirking, joking Hal Jordan until he realizes this shit is for realz.
And yes, I know, that's like EVERY story, but... there's other ways of doing it, and after the success of Iron Man, I feel that choice will only walk in IM's shadow.
I think there are other ways of showing cocky besides smirking, joking...
Fine. So I'll look forward to the Static Shock summer blockbuster. In the meantime, I'm black and I have absolutely no problem with Hal Jordan being the focus of the movie, given he's the most famous Green Lantern.
I see what you're looking at, but the two characters don't strike me as very similar.
Stark is a brilliant and narcissistic man; he runs a business empire that's come largely from his own genius and he believes himself the master of a world that he's in complete control of. He's impulse-driven but he's not a fuck-up. The shock for him, in Iron Man, is being suddenly powerless and stripped of everything but his innate abilities.
Jordan comes across as a thrill-seeking young hot shot, very much like the Tom Cruise character in "Top Gun." He's a run-around, fuck-around kind of guy. He's not remarkably bright, he's not noticably ambitious, he's good at one thing and his employers tolerate him for that one thing.
Ryan's portrayal of the character looks to be what's on the page, taken pretty directly from the recent portrayal of the character in the comic - except there's no suggestion thus far of the anger at his employer that the comic book version has been carrying since childhood.
I agree, I think the characters, as written in the comics, are very different.
I just have a feeling that Reynolds will make similar acting choices that Downey made (and I also have a feeling the script is tailored to that as well.)
It's like Ford's Han Solo launched a bunch of clones, I'm afraid that Downey's Stark will as well.
Edited to add: I wrote before you added the comment about Ryan...
Yeah, well as I said I don't see that in any of the footage they've shown. Reynolds and Downey certainly aren't much alike as performers.
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I just rewatched the trailer, and it's mostly like the first few scenes....
And I agree, they aren't much alike as performers. One is inventive, surprising, fun and the other is Reynolds. (SNAP)
Which is fine. TBPH I'm a big Green Lantern fan; the movie could star a CG G'Nort or Jack Black as Kyle Rayner for I all care, I'll still shell out the $$ to see it and probably be disappointed if the current trailer is any indication.
There is a generation of kids out there who only know Jon Stewart as Green Lantern becuase of the Justice League animated series.
Besides, does Hal actually have a personality. I know it doesn't resemble Ryan Reynold's personality and he's incapable of playing any character other than Ryan Reynolds.
Personally, I would have prefered Kyle Rayner myself.
It is your second point that made me think of this, though we may have more comic readers than other sites. I wonder if there might have been more general audience connection using Stewart instead of Jordan as there may be more folks familiar with the franchise through TV than the book?
