Jack vs. Lanterns

Plot[edit | edit source] Billions of years ago, the Guardians of the Universe used the green essence of willpower to create an intergalactic police force called the Green Lantern Corps. They divided the universe into 3,600 sectors, with one assigned Green Lantern per sector. Abin Sur of Sector 2814 defeats the malevolent being Parallax, and imprisons him in the Lost Sector on the desolate planet Ryut. Years later, Parallax escapes from prison after becoming strengthened by an encounter with crash survivors who had accidentally fallen into the dugout where he was imprisoned. Parallax pursues and mortally wounds Abin Sur. Abin Sur escapes, and crash-lands on Earth, commanding his power ring to find a worthy successor. Hal Jordan, a cocky test pilot working at Ferris Aircraft, is chosen by the ring, and transported to the crash site. Abin Sur provides Hal with his ring, telling him to place it in the lantern and speak the oath, before succumbing from his wounds. Hal takes the lantern, recites the oath, and declares himself as a Green Lantern. The ring teleports Hal across outer space to the planet Oa (homeworld of the Green Lanterns), where he meets veteran Corps members: Tomar-Re, Kilowog, and leader Sinestro. During his extreme training sessions, Sinestro believes Hal is unable to harness the power of the ring due to his lack of will. Disheartened by Sinestro's doubts, Hal quits and returns to Earth, keeping the power ring. Scientist Hector Hammond is summoned by his father, Senator Robert Hammond, to a secret government facility to perform an autopsy on Abin Sur's body under supervision of Amanda Waller. A piece of Parallax's DNA inside the corpse enters Hammond, giving him psychic powers at the cost of his health and sanity. Hector develops a personal resentment towards his father, and plans to kill him by telekinetically sabotaging his helicopter at a massive party. Hal saves the senator and party guests, including his childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris. Hector rampages the government facility, and uses his telekinesis to incinerate his surviving father. Hal telepathically connects with Hector, and realizes Parallax is approaching Earth to devour fear from its inhabitants. Back in Oa, the Guardians narrate to Sinestro that one of their fellow guardians became Parallax after a backfired attempt to control the forbidden yellow essence of fear. Arguing that the only way to fight fear is with fear itself, Sinestro proposes to forge a ring of the same yellow energy, preparing to concede Earth's destruction to Parallax in order to protect Oa. Hal reasons to the Guardians and Sinestro that fear will turn the users evil if its power is used, but they reject his pleas. He returns to Earth to try to defeat Parallax on his own. Hal saves Carol from Hammond after a brief showdown. Parallax arrives, consumes Hammond's entire life force, and wreaks havoc on Coast City. After a fierce ground battle, Hal lures Parallax away from Earth to chase him across the Solar System. Hal successfully traps Parallax in the gravitational pull of the Sun where it is destroyed. Hal loses consciousness, but is saved by Sinestro, Kilowog, and Tomar-Re. After returning to Oa, the entire Green Lantern Corps congratulate Hal for his courage and bravery in defeating Parallax. Sinestro tells him that he now bears the responsibility of protecting his sector as a Green Lantern. Hal and Carol spend one last time together, before Hal leaves Earth. In a mid-credits scene, Sinestro secretly takes the yellow ring, causing his green suit and eyes to turn yellow, foreshadowing a rebellion against the Corps.