Green Lantern

The DC comic book heroes find another screen version brought to life--Ryan Reynolds stars as Hal Jordan, the test pilot, who becomes chosen by a green ring to become the champion of justice in this part of the universe (Sector 2814) known as Green Lantern.  The ring does not have continues power though, and must be recharged on a regular basis by touching the ring to the lantern, and speaking the oath "In the brightest day, in the darkest night, no evil shall escape my sight; to those who worship evil's might, beware my power, Green Lantern's light."  In this case, the green light is the "emerald energy of will power," which Hal Jordan has plenty of.  I understand that the original comic book in the forties stated that the lantern was powered by mystical forces, but the 1960s reboot of the franchise changed the story line to make the lantern powered by sheer human will.  Very interesting, as it connotes the human story--a battle of the will to succeed versus the the forces of the unknown, which conjures up fear in humans.  In the DC universe, the ring is supposed to be one of the most powerful weapons in existence--all fueled by will power.  Hmmm--so much power for human beings!  Interestingly, Reynolds has also appeared in the Marvel screen as Deadpool, an assassin who is a former teammate of Wolverine.  Also, his ex-wife Scarlet Johansson, plays the Russian agent Black Widow, in the very successful Marvel Iron Man franchise.   When these actors were a married couple, they were called the "sexiest couple" in Hollywood, and their continuous gigs as costumed heroes is probably the offshoot of their celebrity status.  My only objection to the movie is that the enemy of Green Lantern turns out to be an cloudish & octopus-looking yellow ooze...not much to be frightened about.  Oh well, you can't win them all!  Over-all, still an enjoyable movie for a grown-up kid like me!