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tomar-re: billions of years ago,a race of immortals harnessed the most powerful forcein existence: the emerald energy of willpower. these immortals, the guardiansof the universe, built a world from where they could watch overall of existence -- the planet oa. they divided the universeinto 3600 sectors. a ring poweredby the energy of will was sent to every sectorto select a recruit.
in order to be chosenby the ring, it was saidone must be without fear. together,these 3600 recruits formed the intergalactic peacekeepers known asthe green lantern corps. of all the threatsthe corps ever faced, the gravest was an entityof fear known as parallax. only the legendary green lanternabin sur was capable of capturingand imprisoning this beast,
which he didon the lost planet of ryut. [ beeping ] [ breathingheavily ] [ all scream ] [ all breathing heavily ] you are afraid. good. [ all screaming ] [ roars ]
martin: it upsets them,and i mean, what -- what is going like this --?every time. i -- hal's mom: no,it's not every time. no, honey. list--no. think back. can i tell you something? think back. think back.think back. i was finethe last time. think. i'm usually fine.i'm fine with who you are.
it's -- can i just tell you --? can i justtell you something? honey. hon -- hon --of course you can. sh. i'm scared. [ sighs ]is everything okay? oh, you know how mom getsthe night before a test flight. but you're not scared,are you, dad?
let's just sayit's my job not to be. [ chuckles ] good night, son. [ door closes ] [ birds chirping ] [ rumbling ] [ dog barking ] [ horn honks ] hal, you're gonna be late.
good morning, mom.gotta go. [ indistinct shouting ] dad! dad! dad! dad! [ panting ] you thinkshe'll break mach three? we'll find outsoon enough. and shouldn't yoube in school? mr. fair saidit's a rear stabilizer. yes, he did.
the ra gyrosare calibrated, but the pitch is offtwo degrees, i can live with that.how about the ins? you're good to go. okay. all right. kenny. be sure and checkthe ignition sequences. no problem. we did, carl. twice.
right. and the gyros. did we dothe gyro calibrations? [ helicopter blades whirring ] hey, carl. maybe hal would like to joincarol up in your office. the two of themcan watch together. come on, young man.let's go find carol. hal. keep it warm for me. hector: hi.
oh, hey, hector. hey.so, um, i have this book. it's about the possibilityof life on other planets. cool. close.it almost has to exist, but -- hal! hey, carol. hey. hector, you still wanna tradehot wheels?
sure. well, look who's here. our future test pilot. the jacket suits you,son. hi, dad. you know, i keep telling hector,books are fine, but every once in a while,it's not such a bad idea to get out into the real world.right, hal? carl: hey, bob.
the man of the hour. nothing likea first flight to get the blood boiling,eh, carl? dad. can we watch from downin the field? yes! go! come on! you kids be careful. stay with the engineers. go on, son.see it up close.
that's okay, dad.i'll be fine. paris tower, saber one,ready for takeoff. request unrestricted climb,flight level four-five-zero. yes! yes! tower: saber one,unrestricted climb approved. when passing 10,000 feet,contact ferris departure. you're cleared for takeoff. good luck, saber. [ cheers and applause ]
woo! yeah, dad! [ alarm blaring ] [ sirens wailing ] sinestro, i'm travelingat maximum velocity. tell fentara i should -- fentara is dead. the planet's inhabitants? your mission to evacuate themis no longer necessary.
it's justas it was on talok. every life form destroyedand their essence absorbed. traces of yellow powereverywhere. and the guardians? the guardians are silent. i've demanded an audiencewith them. [ ring pulsing ] parallax: abin sur. [ grunts ]
[ breathing heavily ] i'm badly wounded. heading tothe nearest inhabited planet for the selection process. tell the guardiansit's parallax. mm. [ sum 41's "baby you don't wannaknow" plays ] no. no. ♪ oh! ♪
[ music stops ] sorry, i gotta run.make yourself at home, okay? there's, uh,water in the tap. [ music resumes ] ♪ i don't know what you want,and i don't wanna know ♪ ♪ i got you where i want,and i won't let go ♪ ♪ so get your kicks out quickwhile you still got time ♪ ♪ well, do what you want ♪ ♪ but don't be proud ♪
♪ 'cause, baby,you don't wanna know ♪ ♪ i got you right where i want ♪ ♪ but, baby,you don't wanna know ♪ ♪ baby, you don't wanna know ♪ oh! [ tires screech ] [ horn honking ] asshole. carl: the ferris sabre iiiis state-of-the-art
of artificial intelligencefighter planes. it has all of the flyingand combat capability of a human pilot but with none of the human errorthat comes with it. carl isn't justblowing smoke to get a contract,general. your staff, these contractors,my office, we've all been part of thisfrom the ground up. well, i appreciate that,senator.
but today the rubbermeets the road. we have a simulatedcombat situation. two sabres againstcarl's two best pilots. [ door opens ] was gonna maybe do a littleflyin' today, what do ya think? i think you're late. yes, but that'sonly because i slept in. i used to sleep in.then i turned 11. let me give youa little heads up.
i've gone up againstthese sabers all week and they have smoked meevery time. there isn't anythingyou can do that they can't dobetter, faster, and without disappointingwomen everywhere. i, uh, think we both knowthat's not true. this is exactly whyi didn't want you for this. my father did. you know,i would've gone with jensen.
i'd have gonewith jensen too, but unfortunately he's busy...not being good enough. at least he shows up. hal... this test today,it's important. i got it. i'm gonna make youlook good up there, don't worry. okay? now let's get these pantsoff and fly some planes. highball,weapon check now. roger that.
[ indistinct chatter ] good morning,mr. ferris. carl:morning, everybody. [ indistinct conversations ] gentlemen. we about ready, tom? yes, mr. ferris.we are go for test. sapphire, cleared weaponshot at the merge. ferris test, sapphire.weapons are hot.
fly safe, highball. um... no. goddamn it! tom, what the hellyou feed those things? f-35s, what else? hal:wakey, wakey, sapphire. if you got a clean shot,now would be a greattime to take it. easy, highball.just linin' it up. [ beeping quickens ]
there's no way we're takin'these out solo, sapphire. get over here.let's figure somethin' out. on my way, highball. now stay right thereand look real pretty. highball, did you just useyour wingman as a decoy? highball, those sabresheaded up your 6 can flyanywhere you can. then let's gosomewhere i can't fly. what the hellis he up to?
coffin corner. highball,rules of engagement set ceilingat 50,000 feet. yeah, that's becausethe sabres will stall if they go any higher,right, tom? and so will you. compressor stall. compressor stall. [ electricity crackles ] [ gasps ]
[ clears throat ] uh, i mean,damn it, hal. your boy certainlytakes his job seriously. ailerons, hal.side to side. i got it. [ alarm beeping ] martin: hal. going through 25,000. hey, you okay there,highball?
yeah, just takin'my victory lap. going through 20,000. 'kay, highball,gimme some roll. hal, do you read me? highball, you're approachingminimum ejection altitude. highball,you're below 10,000 agl. spin is unrecoverable. eject, eject, eject! you're not scared,are you, dad?
aah![ grunts ] [ grunting ] [ coughs ] you stupidson of a bitch. carl: stand down, bob.it doesn't matter now. it does matter. never mind thatyou crashed a brand-new f-35. you brokethe rules of engagement. you sacrificedyour wingman. and you blew the contractthat this company
and half the statewas depending on. i'm sorry. i thoughtthis was a dogfight. i was under the impressionthe objective was to win. bob: no, the objectivewas to show what the sabres could doin actual combat. and in combat no pilotis gonna crater his own plane. i did. now you know you gotta boostthe ceiling on your robots. i also showed youwhat they can't do.
you didn't have to makethat point in front of the commanderof air force acquisitions. that's enough, carol. since i'm going to have to layoff most of my company anyway, you're fired, hal. it's too late, carl.i quit. you don't get offthat easy. he's not fired.and you don't quit. thank you for the opportunity,sir. i appreciate it.
you're grounded, pendingthe results of an investigation. watch your back. that's impossible, bob. [ elevator bell dings ] you want to tell mewhat happened up there? my controls locked up. don't give me that, hal. you had a windowwhen you could've recovered. did you choke?
you wouldn't be the first pilotit happened to. but i need to know. what the hell is all thisanyway, huh? what's withthe ridiculous suit? i know that your dad'sbeen bucking for you totake over the company... the meritsof my career choices... ...but this is taking thingsa little bit far, don't you think? ...are not on the tableright now.
you're a -- you're a pilot,carol! and a good one. givin' that up to flya goddamn desk is bullshit. hal, i like the business partand i'm good at it! which, by the way,doesn't mean i'll neverget in a cockpit again. it isn't one wayor the other. that's the waya child looks at things, and we aren't childrenanymore. at least... i just don't want to see someonei care about getting hurt.
least of all you. [ whirring ] [ seagulls crying ] [ breathing raggedly ] [ pulsing ] choose well. [ rock music plays ] [ engine shuts off,music stops ] [ children shouting playfully ]
girl:no, that's my turn now! a test pilot's daring maneuvers almost ended in tragedy. [ door opens, closes ] witnesses say pilot hal jordan ejected at the last possible second before his jet crashed in the open desert. he's the son of the late martin jordan, who was killed in his own ill fated test flight back in 1993.
now, we are told that hal jordan is doing fine right now, though we have yet to hear an official statement from ferris air. hey, guys. but the incident has been a devastating blow to a new high-tech aircraft program. hey. how was work? oh, it was amazing, jack.thank you for asking. hey, janice.how's teaching going? just, uh,help me out here,
because i'm really tryin'to understand this. mm-hmm. do you wanna be like him so badyou need to die like him too? i love how you just assumeit's my fault. i talked to carl, hal. oh. [ laughs ] he said you pushed the planeso far past its limits -- but that's my job. it was an accident.everybody walked away.
like yourmotorcycle accident? the one that put youin the hospital for a month? you know, i missall this quality family time. good talk, jack. god. where's jason? [ sighs ]he's in his room. why? [ knock on door ]
hey, it's uncle hal. what's up there, ace? this is the worst 11th birthdayparty i've ever been to. no dancin' girls?what's goin' o--? i'm fine. i guess i got a littlefreaked out or something. it happens. not to you. look...
i told you that you don't haveanything to worry about. you wanna know why? yeah, i may bea total screw-up in every other partof my life... but the one thing i do knowhow to do is fly. you know,i used to know this kid. he was a funny-lookinglittle bastard. one day,he's standing on the mound and he throwsa perfect game.
that -- that was me. that was you? i thoughtyou looked familiar. you were... totally in the zone that day.you remember? [ chuckles softly ] i still dream about it. i bet. take it.
close your eyes. go on. now, can you remember exactlyhow you felt that day? that's how i feelwhen i'm flying. like that planeis a part of me. no, like -- it's like,no matter how bad things get, there's something goodout there, just over the horizon.
[ sighs ] i could really feel it. yeah? me too. hey, gotcha somethin',birthday boy. wrapped it myself. cool.it's an x-1, right? it's a starfighter.my dad gave me that. let's put it up.
what happened today?i mean, when you crashed. not really sure, exactly. were you scared? it's my job not to be. you know,you're totally missing your super-lamebirthday party. beat it. go, go, go, go, go,go, go, go, go! i'm glad you're okay.
me too, ace. [ children shouting playfullyin distance ] no! get off! help! no! [ grunting, straining ] aah! [ panting ] hal: [ strains ] come on, stay with me.
stay with me.i'm gonna get you some help. you're gonna be okay.you're gonna be okay. okay, hold on. your name. your name. it's hal.hal jordan. hal jordan... i am abin sur,protector of sector 2814. okay, hey, listen. we're gonna get youto a hospital, okay? okay?
one -- one that -- that --that carries purple blood. the ring... it chose you. take it! place the ringin the lantern. place the ring,speak the oath. what? great honor...responsibility. i don't understand.hey, hey, breathe.
you just gotta breathe, okay?all you gotta do is breathe. just -- just breathe,okay? hey, hey, hey.no, no, no, no. hey, hey. hey, hey, hey, hey,come on, man. no, no, no, no,don't do that. hey, now, don't -- don't --don't -- don't do that. aw, come on. [ telephone ringing ] x-97 systems check complete.
yo. come again? [ engine revs ] [ ignition beeping ] hmm. [ gulps ] is that a spaceship? yeah. is it real? it's real.
okay. did you see what kindof power source this thing uses? tom. tom.hey, we can't stay here. i mean, do you understandwhat we could learn from it? we can't stay here. gotta go. pilot. he wore a uniform.i think he was a soldier. he gave me this. he proposed?
we're gone.we're gone, now! [ engine turns over ] [ tires screeching ] [ engine revving ] they're gonna knowsomeone was out there. i mean, alien pilotsdon't just bury themselves. i couldn'tjust leave him there. well, i hopethis thing isn't radioactive. yeah, well,you're the genius. you --
oh! whoa! jesus! whoa! got it! he saidthat the ring chose me. he saidit was a great honor. responsibility. responsibility? you? well,maybe on their planet
"responsibility"just means "asshole." let's hope so. a great light has gone outin the universe. abin sur is dead. four of my lantern brotherskilled. the inhabitants of two worldsannihilated by an unknown enemy. an enemy that possessesthe yellow power of fear. we know it originated from somewherewithin the lost sector.
we know it grows more powerfulwith each encounter. according to abin sur'slast transmission, he seemed to know what it was. his only words were,"it's parallax." we are awareof the threat. we are assessingthe situation. while you assess,innocent lives will be lost. let me take the fightto this new enemy. there is much of whichyou are not aware, sinestro.
if the dangeris as great as we suspect -- what are you saying? you believethis enemy can defeat us? guardians, if your faithin our power has faltered, let me renew it. let me take a squadronof my strongest lanterns against this enemyand i'll prove to you: our best daysare not behind us. [ mouse clicks ]
[ beep ] [ doorbell buzzes ] [ doorbell buzzes twice ] [ door creaks ] dr. hammond? dr. hector hammond? we need to ask youto come with us. did adamput you up to this? [ clang ]
[ ringing ] [ buzzer ] [ breathes deeply ] get out of the car,please. [ beeping, whirring ] dr. amanda waller. i must apologizefor the theatrics, but the governmentdoes like its protocols. please, follow me.
is thatwhat i think it is? an alien life form,doctor. the first that mankindhas ever encountered, despite whatthe conspiracy theorists would have you believe. we want you to do the initialassessment of its physiology. my god. why me? as a xenobiologist,
your skills are specificallysuited to the task. beyond that... i'm not at libertyto tell you. hello. the eyes, nose, ears, and mouthare humanoid. in the left anteriorthoracic region is a ten-centimeter wound... with jagged edges containing attachedcyanotic-colored coagulum.
[ sighs ]okay, all right. place the ring,then speak the oath. the oath. 'cause everybody knows the oath. used to sing it in camp. i, hal jordan... do solemnly swear... to pledge allegiance... to a lantern...
that i gotfrom a dying purple alien... in a swamp. hector:the epidermis is magenta. it appears transparentand is extremely thin, allowingvisualization of muscles and individual muscle fibers. "to infinity and beyond." "by the power of grayskull!" what the hell?!come on!
if you can fly me 100 milesin the middle of nowhere, you'd think that you -- no! [ gasping ] "in brightest day,in blackest night... "no evil shall escape my sight. let thosewho worship evil's might..." hector: [ gasps ] "...beware my power:green lantern's light."
[ wind rushing ] carol. everything okayin there? it's fine. well, can i come in? yeah, yeah, ye--no, 'cause we're -- uh, do you wanna geta drink? can we talk? we can talk and drink.
my initial analysis. thank you, doctor. i don't need to tell you that the mere factthat it's humanoid is extraordinary. it's indicatinga convergent evolution, or perhapsa common ancestry, and the implications of thatare staggering. i mean,where did it come from?
this couldcompletely change the waythat the world views itself. you imagine the way thatthe public will react to this? um, but i knowthat that won't happen. i do. like yourself, doctor,i'm a seeker of truth. but the people who payfor facilities like this have other prioritiesand the power to enforce them. so i keep it a secret. people like us have to workwithin the system, doctor.
we do the best we can. right. ♪ that's where it's at ♪ picked that up. ♪ yeah ♪ [ indistinct talking on tv ] i, um... i'm really sorry. did you just apologize?
you haven't been replacedby an alien or something? i'm good. oh. i'm good. i'm good, totally good.i, uh... do you thinki'm irresponsible? [ laughing ] you don't need to answer.that's -- that's fine. ♪ ...time will pass ♪ hal. [ chuckles ]
♪ that it lasts ♪ you look pretty. ♪ oh, yeah ♪ and we -- we haven't beenin this place together since... that night. you forgotit was my birthday. did i? that was also the night --the first time that we ever... ...flew together.
♪ pretty baby ♪♪ well, you've been flyin'ever since with anyonewho'd get in the plane. ♪ dahm dahm, dahm do dahm,ooby do ♪ oh, yeah. ♪ dahm dahm, dahm do dahm ♪ oh, no. come on. ♪ ooby do ♪
no, yeah, let's go. ♪ dahm dahm ♪ dance with me. ♪ dahm do dahm ♪ ♪ dahm dahm,dahm do dahm ♪ ♪ ooby do, dahm dahm ♪ ♪ dahm do dahm,ooby do ♪ ♪ come softly, darling ♪ [ laughs ]
i really am sorry. it's okay. the contractisn't quite dead yet. i told youi was good at this. i wasn't talkin'about the contract. ♪ dahm do dahm, ooby do ♪ i would'vescrewed this up. you know? even if i didn't goto the air force, i... i would've foundsome way to...
you and me,i would've blown it. yeah, is thatwhat you tell yourself? mm.what do you tell yourself? ♪ i love, i love you so ♪ that you were scaredi was getting too close. ♪ hold me so tight ♪ ♪ all through ♪ you know what i spentmy afternoon doing? worrying about you.
♪ hear what i sa-ay ♪ hal, i went over every inchof the flight data. there was nothing wrongwith the plane. what happened up there? thanks for the dance. [ vehicle approaches ] [ indistinct shoutingin distance ] [ insects chirping ] [ keys jingle ]
i told youto watch your back, jordan. you cost us all our jobs,you son of a bitch. pathetic. bastard's been livingoff his old man's reputation his whole life. hey! my faceis just getting warmed up. [ men grunting ] [ car alarms blaring ]
ohh! aaaaah! aaah! [ groaning ] [ energy crackling ] [ screaming ] whoa. [ whistling ] ha!
have you concludedadmiring yourself? uh... well, your ring translatoris functioning properly. your mask will appear when protection of your identityis required. there is no need for iton oa. a talking fish. actually,my race is xudarian. our dnadoes somewhat resemble
your ownichthyological species. i am tomar-re, protector of sector 2813and home to -- 80,012 galaxies,2.34 million sentient species. how do i know that? the induction process. it activatesthe ring's higher functions, includinga working knowledge base. in truth,we were curious.
the processhad never been attempted on a speciesas young as humans before. as you are the firstto be chosen, i've been sentto welcome you here. and here is? welcome to oa. this planet has been our homefor countless millennia. it was created for usby the guardians. guardians?
there standstheir citadel. they are immortals,among the most ancient of races. they made all you see and are responsiblefor all we are and do. since time immemorial, the green lantern corpshas served as the keepersof peace, order and justice throughout the universe. to be chosento join its ranks
is the highestof honors and the greatestof responsibilities. yeah. yeah,that part i heard about. we're going to fly now. fly? absolutely. i can do that. join me. [ breathing shakily ]
yeah! [ laughing ] oh! what is that? it's the energy that's generatedfrom the central battery. its power comesfrom the will of every living creaturein the universe. it, in turn,charges your lantern, which, in turn,charges your ring. even your suit is comprisedentirely of energy.
what's withall the green? green isthe color of will. the guardiansharnessed will, because it's the strongestsource of energy in the universe. there's so many. the stars you can see from your home planeton the clearest night... your sectoris a thousand times larger.
and 3600 lanterns, each with a sectorjust as vast. [ speaking native language ] lanterns, i've called you hereto this unprecedented gathering because we facean unprecedented danger. our four lantern brotherswere killed by an enemy called parallax. an enemywe don't yet fully understand. we do know it's powerful enoughto destroy entire civilizations.
powerful enoughto defeat even abin sur... our finest warrior... whose lightcan never be replaced. [ all murmuringin native languages ] the guardians have charged meto lead a squadron of our strongest lanternsin an assault on parallax. we will seek outand find this enemy. and we will destroy it. alone, we are now vulnerable.
united, we are still invincible. we have never been defeated. will we be defeated now? all: no! sinestro: it was for this momentthat we were created. but i don't needto tell you your duty. i don't needto tell you who we are. [ all shoutingin native languages ] all:we are the corps!
we are the corps! tomar-re: your willturns thought into reality. to master the ring, you mustlearn to focus your will and createwhat you see in your mind. the ring's limitsare only what you can imagine. do that again. now you try. concentrate. [ blows ]
the ring will inform you where there isan imminent threat. tomar-re:this particular threat's nameis kilowog. he'll beyour combat training officer. never let your guard down, poozer. welcometo ring slingin' 101. or as i liketo call it: the worst dayof your worthless life. [ snorts ]
the human.ain't never seen one before. [ snorting, sniffing ] you smell funny. i smell funny? yeah,i heard about humans. think you'rethe center of the universe. you want to be a lantern?you gotta commit to the corps. kilowog: all right, poozer.let's see what you got. [ metal clinks ]
your constructs are onlygonna be as strong as your will. and your willis pathetic. [ groans ] i'm gonna work you. then i'm gonna hit youuntil your will is strong enoughto be worthy of the corps. next lesson. kilowog: feel that? it's the gravitational pullof your average sun.
makes flying through spacevery dangerous. the bigger you are,the quicker you burn. gravity's a bitch. here, let me help you. remember, your enemy,he's not gonna play fair. well,that's good advice. thanks, gorgeous. sinestro: so... ...this is the human.
when i learnedabin sur's ring had chosen you, i saidthere had to be a mistake. i see nothingto change my mind. i'll take it from here,kilowog. the corps is only as strongas its weakest link. and i will tolerateno weak links. you understand me? are you afraid, human? are you afraid?
don't.[ chuckles ] don't do that. shall we? a sword? how human. i do believei smell fear. i'm a green lantern. i fear nothing. fear is the enemyof will.
will is what makes youtake action. [ chainsaw buzzes ] fear is what stops youand makes you weak. makes your constructsfeeble. sinestro:you must ignore your fear. when you're afraid,you can't act. when you can't act,you can't defend. if you can't defend,you die. you reek of fear,hal jordan.
abin surwas a great warrior. my mentor. my friend. you insult his memoryby wearing his ring. i'm done. he's right.i'm only human. we're not readyto defend the universe. up until a few days ago, we thought we were the only ones in the universe. the ring chose you.
it wouldn't have done so ifit hadn't seen something in you. oh, yeah? somethingyou yourself don't yet see. the ringnever makes a mistake. this time it did. hector: -- that until recently,we didn't realize that many of these little crittersthat we've been calling bacteria weren't bacteria at all. they werean entirely different type
of primitive prokaryotic cell. these little buggers,called archaeans, are still poorly understood. [ thinking ][ indistinct whispering ] um, but might turn outto be different... [ whispering continues ] ...from bacteria but might turn out to beas different from bacteria as bacteria is from us.
[ yawns ] some people call themextremophiles because they live in the mostextreme environments on earth, such as... god, he's so boring. ...the boiling watersof a geyser. what a loser. michael! what did you say?
i didn't say anything. did you just call mea loser? holy shit. what kind of freak is this guy? "freak"?! [ scoffs ] whoa! oh! woman: aah! what happened? what happened?oh, what happened? [ all murmuring ]
that's crazy! class dismissed. [ cellphone beeps ] [ cellphone closes ] so how you been? been a while. so you had a rough nightlast night. did you get her name,huh? [ both laugh ]
you needto get some sleep, son. have a seat. what can i dofor you, dad? well, actually,you've already done it. for me and for your country. what are youtalking about? i'm talking about you impressing a whole lotof very important people. where did you get that?
i'm on a subcommittee overseeingthe agencies involved. top secret, of course. it was you. that's why they chose me. and because of this,we're gonna be able to get you a top poston the inside now, helping to overseethe entire operation. there are scientists that workedtheir whole lives for this. people more qualified.
and less connected. don't be naive, son.it's the way the world works. you have to seize an opportunitywhen it presents itself. he'll never get it. just wasting his life away. [ cellphone rings ] what an embarrassment. bill! [ chuckles ]how are you?
i'm terrific. no, no, no. just finishing up a meeting.got plenty of time. [ growling ] [ roaring ] sinestro:with my own eyes, i saw this creature induce fearin our finest warriors and then feed on that fear. there's more.
we've tracked its trajectory. parallax is headed for oa. never before has an enemydared attack us here. you must tell me what you know. first guardian: will hasalways been our sole weapon against the forces of darknessin the universe. but as that powerbegan to seem insufficient... a great debatearose among us. should we exploitanother source of power,
one we had long since swornshould never be used? fear. but the power of fearwas too unpredictable. the chance of corruptiontoo great. and sowe decided against it. all of us, that is,except one. alone, this guardianentered the forbidden chamber. he wanted to prove the lightof fear could be mastered. his intentions were pure...
but his hopes were naive. consumedby the yellow power of fear, the guardian becamethe very evil he had wished to destroy. he became parallax. for the universe's safetyand his own, abin sur was charged with imprisoning parallaxin the lost sector. but he escaped.
feedingon the fear of others, he grew larger,more powerful. and is now headed hereto take his revenge on you and destroy the corps. then we have no choice. we must prepare to harnessthe power of our enemy and fight fear with fear. to protect our sectors we mustbe able to defend ourselves. we must forge a yellow ring.
watch your step. ♪ don't worry about me no more ♪ ♪ i'm gone ♪ ♪ i'm gone, i'm gone ♪ [ joint's jumpin's"barefootin'" plays ] hi. ♪ everybody get on your feet ♪ ♪ you make me nervouswhen you're in your seat ♪ rough night, huh?
hector. how you doin'?what have you been up to? same old, same old. yeah. me too. hal jordan.worst pilot i've ever seen. or the best.not quite sure. i've been called both,sir. glad you could make it,son. frankly, i was a littlesurprised i got the invite.
no, you're family, hal. you know, i always say there are thinkers in this worldand there are doers. and youare one of the doers. yeah, but, you know, the thinkersmake what i do possible. i wouldn't have a planeto fly in unlesssomeone thought it up. of course.
excuse me,i need a drink. and i gotta get back to work.this is work. yes, sir. nice to see you, son. you too. you too. [ laughter ] ♪ hey, little galwith the red dress on ♪ nice. yeah, my dadused to train in them.
i was talkingabout your dress. ♪ come back and get themanother day ♪ nice jacket. last time i checked,you didn't even own one. yeah, i've been shaking upthe wardrobe lately. congratulationson the contract. how'd you manageto pull that off? i pointed outyou only won because you brokethe rules of engagement.
and tom figured out how to givethe sabres more altitude. so i guess in a way,without even meaning to, you actuallydid us a favor. look, i'm uncomfortablewith the word "hero." ♪ hey ♪ woman: whoo! man: yeah! whoo!
carl: thank you.thank you all for joining us. great evening. somebody very speciali'd like to thank for helping usto nail this contract: my daughter, carol ferris. come on! let's go, carol! carol! [ chuckles ] mm.
congratulations, carol. i take one look at you,young lady, or at hal jordanover there, the spitting imageof his dad... man: yeah, hal! you give us hope. a toast to our future. hear, hear! to the future!
we're in good hands. [ groove armada's"hands of time" plays ] hector! [ laughing ]oh, my god! hey! congratulations. um. thank you. here's to you and hal,the future. yeah, i -- i'm sorry.
i-i knowit couldn't have been easy growing upwith your dad. but hey, you're --you're doing great, so -- i am.i'm doing great. [ chuckles ] he's right, though.i'm not a doer. although i did get to examinean alien body recently. that was very cool. i can't tell anyoneabout it, but, hey, you know,you can't have everything.
is hector telling you another one of hisscience fiction stories? what the hell's wrong with him? can't keep his mouth shut. you really do havea creative imagination. bye. senator.i apologize. we reallymust go. good night,carol.
good night. man: senator! senator,thanks for everything. bye, senator! [ energy pulses ] [ electricity crackling ] get the crash crew here.our helicopter's going down. aah! aah! aah! oh, my god.
oh, my god! woman: what is that?what is that? [ energy pulsing ] [ high-pitched whining ] reporter: what happened tonight took place in just a matter of seconds. but people will be talking about it for years to come. a helicopter careening out of control, headed toward certain tragedy, when all of a sudden,
a mystery man, a hero, saves the day, incredibly diverting the helicopter from destroying innocent people and miraculously rescuing carol ferris from being crushed by a collapsing billboard. the real question tonight is: who is this amazing hero and where is he now? [ pounding on door ] start talking.
a racetrack? that's the bestyou could come up with for your firstbig appearance? racetrack. oh, i'm -- i'm sorry.did i disappoint you? i materialized a racetrackout of pure energy, saving hundreds of people,and -- and you're disappointed. i'm -- i'm --i'm sorry about that. no, i wanna see this stuff.you're gonna have to show me.
oh, i don't thinkthat's a good idea. come on, i wanna seethis stuff, you know? like, i wanna see the outfit,the flying... i'm sitting herein my apartment. what do you want me to do? you gotta show me. hal, i love you but beingyour best friend's no picnic. i just got up.give me a break. it's for emergencies!
you owe me! hal, i wanna see it. fine. hold on to your glasses. question: you readyto have your mind blown? ring. finger. [ exhales sharply ] here we go.
did you break it already? i didn't break it, okay?it's just... it's out of juice.i have to recharge it. now pay attention. aah! green! [ exhales sharply ]wow. i know! right?! ah. not bad, huh?
you're a superhero. don't they alwaysget the girl? evening, ma'am. didn't get a chanceto say goodbye. are you okay? yeah, no, i'm -- i'm gladto have a chance to thank you. just doing my job. no thanks necessary,miss. no, it -- it is.
you saved my life. you saved all of our lives. that was a very... hal? miss? hal?! oh, my go-- oh, my god! oh, my god! hal! how did you knowit was me?
what do you mean?!i've known you my whole life! i've seen you naked! you don't thinki would recognize you because i can't seeyour cheekbones?! what is this?!why -- why is your skin green? why are you glowing? what the hellis with that mask?! it came with the outfit. cool, huh?
so it all worksbecause of this magic ring? no, there's no such thingas magic. intergalactic greenpeacekeepers, thousands of them. but, uh, no. i'm not making it up. [ chuckles ] wow. i mean, when we were kids,who'd have thought? i did, actually.i called this early on. i said, "one dayi'll be a green space cop."
here i am. okay, so at the party, how did you makethat big green ramp thing? anything i see in my mind,i-i can create. i just have to focus. anything? anything. happy birthday. better late than never.
okay,so how does it work? they just, um,call you on your cell, "cat in a tree,downtown milky way"? no. i don't -- i don't thinkit works exactly like that. well,technically speaking, um, i actually sort of,uh, quit. what do you mean?how? well, i mean, it's a --it's a lot like quitting anything else,really.
i don't understand. how do -- how do you walk awayfrom something like that? is -- is thateven possible? oh, i think we both knowi'm pretty good at walkin' away. if for once you didn't quitsomething you cared about, what's the worstthat could happen? well, thank you.this has been really something. i know i've -- i've madea lot of mistakes -- look, hal,i'm not mad at you.
i feel bad for you,really. you've been given so muchso often. and you just... [ sniffles ] dr. waller: dr. hammond? there is somethingi'd like to show you. something i'm fairly certainyou'll want to see. boy: later, mom. girl: i love you.
man: bye, baby. [ gunshots, shells clattering ] dr. waller: no! [ crying ] physical contactaccesses mnemonic data. i can see your memories. [ wheezing softly ] dad. son, this is my fault.
but i'm gonna fix it. we're gonnaget you well again. whatever it takes. i don't knowwhat you're talking about. we detected tracesof a second alien life form buried withinthe body of the first. you've been exposed. i've never felt betterin my life. we know everything, son.
tomar-re:to be chosen to join its ranksis the highest of honors... the ring never makes a mistake. it's gonna be all right. they just needto run some tests, that's all. keep him under. i only wantwhat's best for you. oh! aah! run. aah! ugh!
aaaaaaaaaaaah! [ all groaning ] hector: shh, shh. don't worry. dr. waller: [ groans ] the ring... it chose you. take it! the alien was one of you. how did we end upso different, hmm?
hmm? sit down! now... how's carol? that came out wrong. please. i know i've -- i've made a lot of mistakes -- look, hal, i feel bad for you, really. good night.
you're just as muchof a failure as i was. and just as afraid. well... ...i used to fight my fear. but now that i've tastedits true power... ...i'll never go back. aaaaaah! [ screams ] parallax: you wear the ring ofthe lantern that imprisoned me.
you will suffer the same fate. once i have devoured your world, i will haveall the strength i need... to defeat the corpsand destroy the guardians. [ hector screaming ] tom: let meget this straight. this thing that's out thereattacking planets is connected to hector? somehow it infected himafter it killed abin sur.
well, you're just gonnahave to stop it. oh, i'm just gonnahave to stop it, huh? well, i tried that,and i failed. and the senator died. i told you,the ring made a mistake. wait, go back.how did the ring make a mistake? the one thing that agreen lantern is supposed to be is fearless. fearless isthe job description.
that isn't me. so you're just gonnawalk away again? explain this to me, hal. please explain to mejust once, why. because i'm afraid! you don't thinkyour dad ever felt afraid? if he did, he figured outsome way to beat it. yeah, well,there's a word for that: courage.
they said that the ringwouldn't have chosen me if it didn'tsee something. something i don't see. yet. i see it. i always have. the ring didn't seethat you were fearless. it saw that you had the abilityto overcome fear. it sawthat you're courageous.
which you are. just like your dad. [ choking ] parallax:the lantern is a threat. eliminate him. sinestro:our new weapon is ready. once i've mastered its power, i'll begin training the corpsto do the same. though earth will be lost,
we'll be ready to make a standagainst parallax before it reaches oa. then the power of the enemywill be ours. at what cost? you dareenter this chamber? i need your help. you gotta help mesave my world. i know that humansaren't the strongest species, or the smartest.
we're young,we have a lot to learn. but we're worth saving. this new weapon of yours,you can't use it. once you cross that line,once you've given in to fear, you'll never go back. i've seen it. look, i knowright now you're afraid. you dare accuse the guardiansof feeling fear? yes, i do.
and that's exactlywhy parallax is beating you, because you're afraidto even admit you're afraid. i know. i spent my entire lifedoin' it. you know,we have a saying on earth. we say: "i'm only human." we say itbecause we're vulnerable, we say itbecause we know we're afraid. it doesn't mean we're weak.
help me save my planet. don't give in to fear. fight it.fight it with me. your words are compelling,young human. but as immortals,we must measure our actions over billions of years,and the fate of the universe. we simply cannot risklosing everything on the chanceyou might be right. then don't.don't risk any more lives.
just mine. let me go fightfor my world, and i'll show youthat will is stronger than fear. there is no wayyou can succeed. you will die,hal jordan. then i'll die trying. good luck,green lantern. i wouldn't do that. look closely.
she's beautiful,isn't she? i loved her from the momenti first saw her. but she couldnever see me, as you were alwaysstanding in the way. but not anymore. no! no! don't!don't do this, hector. please. i know how you feel. come on,look at yourself!
no, i knowwhat it's like... to not live upto expectations, to feel like nothin' that you dowill ever be good enough. i know what it's liketo be afraid. let me help you. [ chuckles ]you've changed. how wonderful that all it tookfor you to grow up was the end of the world. [ singsong voice ]now it's my turn.
and if i can't belike you, i'm gonna make herlike me. and let's face it,once she's like me, then you wouldn't bevery interested, hm? now, would you? why can't you? why can't you be like me? [ chuckles ] huh? let her go...
...and you can have it. you can do anything. be anything. let her make the choice. wow. [ laughing evilly ] now bring her down. oh. i lied.
i lied too. see, the way it works is: you have to be chosen. you have failed me. [ wailing ] stay here. no! aah! your will is strong,but not strong enough. you are nothingwithout the ring.
aah! aah! [ crowd murmuring ] officer: you must move out of the area now. please clear the streets. clear the streets immediately. you can never beat this.you'll die. at least i canget it away from here. how do you thinkyou're gonna do that? i don't know.i don't -- i don't know.
i...maybe i canout-- outthink it, or... the dogfight, remember? those werea couple of jets. unbeatable jets. the ring chose mefor a reason. this is why. look,i'm probably not -- [ voice breaking ]please don't. [ crying ]
[ air rushes ] this is a mandatory evacuation. everyone must clear the streets immediately. [ crowd murmuring,siren chirps ] police emergency, everyone must clear the street now. [ all gasping ] man: go! go! woman: go! go! [ shouting continues ]
woman:everybody off now! now! go! go! man: run! [ weapons powering up ] run! [ car alarm blaring ] i feel your fear growing. you will be dead soon. [ straining ] in brightest day,in blackest night...
and when you're gone, i'll destroyeverything you ever loved. ...no evilshall escape my sight. your family, your home,your planet will be no more. let those who worshipevil's might... the entire human racewill be wiped out because you, hal jordan,were afraid. ...beware my power: green lantern's light!
[ screeching ] [ screeches ] the bigger you are,the faster you burn. sinestro: though his timewearing the ring has been brief, hal jordan's defeat of parallax will be rememberedas long as the corps exists. his actions are a reminder ofwhy the ring chose each of us. to overcome fear, and destroy evilwherever it may hide.
[ crowd murmurs ] as lanterns, we must fightwith all our will. our willshaven't always been united. it's time they were. can i train 'emor can i train 'em? you're impertinent,hal jordan. you're rash,volatile, opinionated. it seems abin sur found anotherjust like himself. i am nevergetting used to that.
my new job requires that i --that i travel. be away for a while. away. never gone. can you take offthe mask? that's really cool.[ chuckles ] so what happens now? i'm gonnago look for trouble. tomar-re: of all the lanternswho have ever worn the ring,
there was onewhose light shined brightest. at first, his humanitywas thought to be a weakness. and yet it proved to behis greatest strength.
