![]() In Martin Campbell's incarnation of Green Lantern, Oa is depicted as a murky planet filled with tall misshapen buildings and dark red, blue, and green hues. Beyond the sheer overwhelming prospect that comes with being chosen as a savior of the galaxy, Jordan is immediately taken to an unknown planet with thousands of alien life forms he has never seen or even knew to exist. Throughout Jordan's Green Lantern training he experiences more fear than he has ever known, testing the limits of his mental fortitude. ![]() As an adult, Jordan continues to test the limits of his mortality by working as a military test pilot and is eventually chosen by Abin Sur (a former Green Lantern) to replace him in the Green Lantern Corps.Ī large portion of Jordan's comic origin story then takes place on the planet Oa, the hub of the Green Lantern Corps. After losing his father in a tragic plane crash as a young child, Jordan pushes past his fear of flying to become a pilot himself. What makes Jordan unique and worthy of wearing the Green Lantern ring is not his absence of fear, but rather his ability to overcome this fear in order to bravely pursue his dreams and eventually, save humanity. Hal Jordan's journey from average earthling to intergalactic hero is precisely defined by his fear of the unknown. Lovecraftian horror is defined by the fear of the unknown over its use of gore or emphasis on shock value. ![]() With reports of Marvel hiring auteur directors such as Chloe Zhao to helm future films, DC should follow suit with young horror directors who could add an element of suspense and fantasy to the franchise. Since then, Ari Aster has invoked elements of social horror, absurdism, and comedy into his box-office hits, Hereditary and Midsommer. In 2017 Jordan Peel spearheaded the return of the social horror film with his Oscar-winning feature, Get Out. Now more than ever, horror is a malleable genre. RELATED: A Green Lantern Game Would Have a Lot of Potential Instead of leaning into gritty realism, DC should use this unique opportunity to employ a new genre that would reflect the feelings of confusion and disillusionment that this experience would cause. Green Lantern is the story of a regular human being who is suddenly thrust into an intergalactic organization beyond his wildest imagination. In the case of Green Lantern, DC should use their second chance to lean into scary, Lovecraftian action. However, as DC continues to add new superhero characters to their cinematic roster, directors should begin to experiment with different genres more befitting of their characters. Due to the overwhelming success of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy in the 2010s, DC has continued to lean into gritty realism as a means of depicting the complex and flawed characters relayed in their comic narratives. Following Ryan Reynolds failed incarnation of the Green Lantern in the comic's 2011 cinematic debut, it is high time that DC takes another shot at adapting the character to the big screen. ![]()
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