Ironically, in an attempt to keep the universe safe from Parallax, the Guardians wound up putting the entity into the most dangerous hands of all. Larfleeze might not be the most noteworthy antagonist, but he played a crucial role in making Green Lantern a villain.
Had Larfleeze never stolen the box, Sinestro could never have had Hal possessed by the fear entity. However, the only reason Sinestro was able to find Parallax in the first place was because of the Guardians' decision to keep it on Oa in the Central Power Battery. But Jordan was able to regain the trust of his allies and get his old position back in the Green Lantern Corps largely because his time as a villain was the machinations of Sinestro.
Hal Jordan’s change into his monstrous alter ego Parallax was a horrifying period of time for the DCU. It may not have been the Orange Lantern's intention, but Larfleeze laid the groundwork for the darkest tragedy in Green Lantern history. But it appears the only reason Parallax was in the Power Battery in the first place was to keep it away from thieves like Larfleeze. Parallax was created as a result of the Guardian of the Universe Krona becoming possessed and. And he got more of a chance to show off his acting chops in any once scene in the claustrophobic Buried than he does in the entirety of Lantern.The Parallax entity was originally trapped in the Green Lantern Corps’ Central Power Battery and its presence is why Lanterns were previously ineffective against the color yellow. Parallax appears in the Green Lantern (2011) live-action film.
The nonsensical, exposition-clogged, origin-tale script by Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, Marc Guggenheim, and Michael Goldenberg (who earn quite a few unintentional laughs at, and not with, their clunky dialogue) sacrifices internal storytelling logic for empty, by-the-numbers flash and a backstory that only fervent fanboys would put up with.Īlthough Ryan Reynolds actually does wonders, maintaining his dignity despite the generic, and sometimes embarrassing, dialogue he's saddled with, we are denied his usual winning way with comedic material, which we were treated to in such recent films as The Proposal. Parallax appears in the form of a giant transparent-yellow insect-like creature. The fear entity enjoys to torment others emotionally, dredging up its targets fears and failures and forcing them to relive their worst moments. Amanda Waller, a former congressional aide and government agent and the voice of Geoffrey Rush, always a comforting sound, delivers more narration than we want or care about.Īll of that said, not one member of the cast makes an impression as a fully realized character rather than a glorified prop.ĭirector Martin Campbell, a veteran of action-adventure thrillers ( Casino Royale, GoldenEye, The Legend of Zorro, The Mask of Zorro), relies so heavily on the splashy special effects to deliver the goods that half the time we feel we're watching a light show and fireworks display with a flimsy narrative drama obliquely attached to it.Īnd every time we see the CGI Hal Jordan, as opposed to the live-action Hal Jordan, the film turns into a cartoon - and a not-much-of-an-illusion cartoon at that - one in which we're never exactly sure what this costumed crusader can actually do and what he can't. As it is the physical incarnation of fear, Parallax is a power-hungry and sadistic being. Robert Hammond, Hector's powerful and distant father Angela Bassett is Dr. Hector Hammond, a scientist with powers that rival those of the lead character and who is equally and unrequitedly taken with Carol Ferris Tim Robbins is Sen. Meanwhile, Mark Strong is Thaal Sinestro, who starts out as Jordan's Green Lantern Corps recruiter and mentor Peter Sarsgaard is villain Dr.
Blake Lively plays Jordan's childhood sweetheart, Carol Ferris, a fellow test pilot and now the vice president of Ferris Aircraft, who encourages Hal in his new crime-fighting role.
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