Lanterna Verde: Cavaleiros Esmeralda

After loving the sublime Batman: Under the Red Hood earlier in the year, I decided to give another DC straight-to-DVD animated film a watch and I'm glad I did.

The plot is told as pretty much a frame story of episodic flashbacks of the Green Lantern's past. All I found interesting and easily accessible for a newbie, like myself. There were a few giggles at some of the silliness in the GL universe but that's inherent in the conceit itself, anyway.

The voice acting was mostly strong, the animation had some spectacularly awe-inspiring scenes, the score too was good and it importantly had heart to back up all the spectacle.

Overall, possibly the best superhero film this year in terms of consistency and I like this brave team that's sort of like an intergalactic police force-7/10.

I recently watched Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011) on MAX. The plot revolves around a new recruit who is mentored by Hal Jordan to prepare for an impending threat to the universe. Jordan emphasizes the importance of understanding the history of the Green Lantern Corps as a lesson for facing future challenges.

Co-directed by three directors, the film features the voices of Nathan Fillion (The Suicide Squad), Jason Isaacs (The Patriot), Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale), Henry Rollins (Feast), and Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy).

This should have been called the Green Lantern Corps. While each story is well-written and enjoyable to follow, the first and last ones stand out as particularly strong. Witnessing the origins of the Green Lanterns was fun, and the animation style is solid, capturing the essence of the comic books. Additionally, the inclusion of a diverse range of characters from the universe adds depth to the narrative, with some surprising twists towards the end.

In conclusion, Green Lantern: Emerald Knight is a commendable addition to the DC animated universe. I would rate it between 6.5-7/10 and strongly recommend it.

A movie full of many references that support the universe or setting of the Green Lanterns, being quite entertaining with great moments and admirable characters. "Green Lantern: Emerald Knights" is the sum of several short films of different stories that come together and add weight for fans of the Lanterns. A feature film that is not a sequel to "Green Lantern: First Flight" and that might help you disconnect a bit, yet it still has its merits and deserves a chance.

Directors Lauren Montgomery, Jay Oliva, and Christopher Berkeley did a simple yet quite memorable job, adding a very sustainable meaning to the vast universe that these characters inhabit within DC Comics, thus providing a very pleasant experience for viewers and fans. A movie that has a well-crafted narrative and speaks for itself with each scene; moreover, it places our favorite lantern as a mentor to Arisia Rrab from the perspective of a storyteller of great tales.

"Green Lantern: Emerald Knights" features memorable animation, with a significant improvement over its predecessor and a high level of detail in the drawings, line work, and fluidity of movement. Thus achieving a result that is more than satisfactory and worthy of admiration. The color tones among the characters' costumes, their armor, spaceships, and the environments of different planets look amazing. The soundtrack complements the moments of action and reflection very well.

The movie encompasses exceptional reflective messages, leaving a significant contribution for the little ones at home and even for those who revisit these animated films. The way they address themes such as teamwork, justice, inequality, revenge, remorse, sacrifice, good deeds, wars, heroism, personal growth, cunning, relationships with family, legacy, innocence, leaps of faith, willpower, positivity, respect, and reward is phenomenal.

Kilowog seems like an amazing character to me; what he brings to the movie, his perspective on things, and that little bit of comedy is truly memorable. On the other hand, Laira is a great Green Lantern, showcasing scenes of incredible battles and how she even fights against her own family for true justice and peace for her people. It would be very interesting to see Laira in a showdown against Wonder Woman.

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, by Christopher Berkeley, Lauren Montgomery, Jay Oliva, was a complete disaster! I don't know if a curse was put on the Green Lantern, but almost every movie starring him has been an abomination.

Unlike other Warner Brothers animated movies which offer us a complex and thrilling plot, Emerald Knights examined back story, after back story, after back story for almost every character which not only bored me to death, but it exasperated all the time that could of been used to focus on the main plot. I understand some people don't know the back story of the Green Lanterns, but character development should not consume more than half of the movie especially when the back stories were thematically unoriginal and one dimensionally monotonous. Furthermore, having so many origin stories was incredibly distracting to the flow of the movie. As a TV show this concept would have been much more successful; however, such a theme is completely irresponsible in a movie due to the time restraints of a film.

If you examine every DC animated film, you'll notice that maybe 10- 15 minutes is given for a super heroes origins, than it focuses on the main idea which will drive the bus the rest of the way. An excellent example of this structure would be the animated movie Wonder Woman.

As much as I like Green Lantern's character, Emerald Knights was incredibly mundane and ultimately scattered. For this reason, I give it a 3.

This is WB and DC doing a little warm-up for the big budget movie on Green Lantern that is coming out this month.

As always, the Animation Team probably has a better grasp on the characters and settings than the suits in Hollywood ever do.

The Green Lantern Corps faces an inter-dimensional threat, and while they wait for the final confrontation, they tell stories of the greatest accomplishments of the Corps.

The movie is probably at its weakest in the fact that they have Nathan Fillian of "Firefly" fame doing the voice of Hal Jordan (Why isn't he doing it in the Live Action version? Why?) but he is only involved in the wrap around story that keeps the plot moving from one section to the next.

The stories themselves are quite good, though. Each one a little gem, even if a bit predictable even for the fan who is familiar with this universe.