Green Lantern: Overcome Fear

Last week I bought a new wallet after losing my pay check. The wallet is my favourite yet. It makes me feel powerful and courageous. It's a Green Lantern Wallet!! Needless to say, as I sat at the movie theatre my instinct was to raise my wallet high in the air as Hal Jordan repeated his oath as he faced major evil:

“In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight.
Let those who worship evil’s might, Beware my power… Green Lantern’s light!"

I was full of courage and strength at that point in the movie. Before this point we saw Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) face the elders to contradict their wisdom. Their wisdom says that Will power is the opposite of Fear, thus a Green Lantern must never have fear. Hal Jordan faced the elders with his new found lesson: Being without fear is impossible. True power is having courage to overcome fear. This is why the ring chose Hal, the over confident, quitter, non caring human, courage. 

I couldn't help but being encouraged at this point. Yes, its about admitting fear and overcoming it. Don't ignore fear. It will overtake you. Fear has less power when admitted. A part of fear's power comes from it being hidden, put in darkness. We have shame in fear. Scripture is clear when it says God "will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart" (1 Cor 4:5). throughout scripture God brings to light the deeds of darkness. Darkness is the hidden. And the hidden loses its power when it is exposed. Expose fear and find courage. 

Here is Green Lantern's fallout: Where is our courage? Oprah would be happy with the self and the will being all that is needed to overcome fear, but is that so true? Fear when in the open still has power. But, that is because we have to define what 'the light' truly is. Jesus says, "I am the Light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life" (John 8:12). 

Sorry Hal, there is no exposer of darkness without Christ as the light. Darkness is still hidden until exposed to the one true light. We overcome fear by courage found in the power of Christ. In him we have courage, not in self. 

Overall, loved the movie. Graphics may have been a little much, but how else do you portray another world? Interestingly, my wife wanted more action. I thought that there could have been more, but character development was important. 

B+