Guest: Nerds & Jesus Podcast & Instagram
Mary Howell, lead host of the Nerds & Jesus Podcast, joins Melvin in summarizing a formative experience in Ryan Reynold’s Hollywood career, Green Lantern! This stupendously expensive cinematic-universe starter failed to meet expectations, disappointing moviegoers the world over! And now it’s time for us to be disappointed!
Topics:
- (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 41-minutes discussing “Cinematic Universe” intrigue and fatigue, as well as specifics like Marvel’s current cinematic woes, the coming universe-change to DC, and a plethora of other cinematic universes (Monsterverse, Dark Universe, Conjuring-Universe, etc.). (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
- Mary shares about her various creative outlets, from podcasting to cosplaying.
- The pervasive criticism against Green Lantern had been its usage of CGI. From the start, Mary & Melvin have thoughts.
- Melvin observed an editing mistake, so he spends some time explaining what went wrong.
- Mary shamefully exposes her greatest sin: seeing Black Adam four times in theaters.
- Further criticizing the suit and visor.
- Green Lantern as a narrative puts the concept of “fear” entirely in the negative. Mary & Melvin talk about how fear is actually a useful tool in the emotional toolbelt.
- Melvin wishes the movie got into more weird sci-fi space stuff.
- It takes an hour and thirty-five minutes for the action to finally get started in Green Lantern. It’s criminal.
Recommendations:
- Set a timer on your mobile device!
- The Fly (1986) (Movie)
Green Lantern is Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action. It features Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Tim Robbins, Jay O. Sanders, Taika Waititi, and Angela Bassett. Directed by Martin Campbell. Green Lantern is available here.
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Melvin Benson is the Founder, Editor-In-Chief, and Lead Host of Cinematic Doctrine. Whether it’s a movie, show, game, comic, or novel, it doesn’t matter. As long as it’s rich, he’s ready and willing to give it a try! His hope is to see King Jesus glorified as far as the east is from the west!
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