Review of Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011) by Ken W — 23 Sep 2011

Emerald Knights is like a movie or TV show which shows an event in the present during its first few moments and then flashes back to show how the characters arrived where they were when we first see them.

The overarching story of Oa being threatened by an enemy comes second to developing the Lantern universe, partly because there are exciting adventures to be had and partly to help audiences become accustomed to the characters in preparation for this summer's movie.

Normally, I'd rail against the flashback plot. Here, though, it works since not much could have been done for the present day plot. It's fairly standard and would have felt unnecessarily elongated with filler information.

Add to this the usual stunning animation and voice cast (in the easily digestable mini-stories) and we finally have an animated DC film which doesn't run too fast or leave important story elements out.

Easily the most engrossing of this line of films since, perhaps, Wonder Woman.