Green Lantern: Les Chevaliers de l'Emeraude

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.

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.

Emerald Knights has a story it does, but it makes up a small percentage of the film as most of it is short tales being regaled to the newest member of the Lantern Corps.

Some are good, some are meh, but the whole thing felt very incomplete due to this.

With fantastic voice talent including Nathan Fillion, Henry Rollins & Kelly Hu the effort/budget clearly went into this but alike the original Green Lantern offering I simply don't get the appeal.

Weird aliens, bizzare powers and lore that keeps shifting.

What bugs me about all these animated movies is that they aren't connected and have no consistency. Characters who died are back, events that happened never took place etc etc and that's very evident here. They really need to make an animated universe and stick with it.

Emerald Knights isn't terrible, I'm just not the demographic.

The Good:

Opening sequence was brutal

Kelly Hu & Henry Rollins

The Bad:

Contradicts the lore in places

Spread rather thin

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

The guardians are smurfs

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 is a soft reboot to Green Lantern First Flight. It uses the same art style as First Flight but the events in the two films are not connected in any way. In this one, Hal Jordan is already a well established Green Lantern, while First Flight has him starting out as a Green Lantern. With the plot lines with Sinestro in both films, no way this one is exactly a sequel per say. This one does have way more exposition, of which is why I prefer this one. It does really does a good job at developing the universe, way more so than First Flight. If you want any recommendations for Green Lantern films, this is the one I would recommend the most.