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5	''Green Lantern: Beware My Power'' is an animated film based on the DC Comics superhero of [[ComicBook/GreenLantern the same name.]] The cast for the film includes Creator/AldisHodge as John Stewart, Creator/JimmiSimpson as Green Arrow, Creator/BrianBloom as Adam Strange, Creator/JamieGrayHyder as Hawkgirl, Creator/RickDWasserman as Sinestro and other actors, such as Creator/NolanNorth who provides additional voices.
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7	The fifth film in the WesternAnimation/{{Tomorrowverse}} continuity, the film sees John Stewart, a former sniper in the US Marines, wind up being recruited into the Green Lantern Corps when most of their membership is wiped out in a war between Rann and Thanagar. With the aid of members of the Justice League, John will have to prove to himself that he has no fear as he faces off against Sinestro.
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9	The movie released on July 26, 2022.[[labelnote:*]]Although the whole movie was leaked in early July 2022.[[/labelnote]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQcQ-s1i9IQ Watch the trailer here.]]
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11	!!The Movie Contains The Following Tropes:
12	* AbortedArc: [[spoiler:While his short ended with Adam leaping into a Zeta Beam in hopes of being reunited with his daughter, it's implied she's still missing after several years and Adam dies without seeing her again.]]
13	* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: Adam Strange is confirmed to be a metahuman in this version.
14	* AdaptationalWimp: Despero in the comics is such a powerhouse that he can overpower multiple heavy hitter heroes like Superman, Shazam, Power Girl, and Wonder Woman all at once. And even scaled down versions of Despero in other media portrayals are all strong enough to give the main heroes a climactic fight. In this film, [[spoiler: Despero is defeated by a rookie (in terms of being a Green Lantern) John Stewart in one hit and has the added bonus of looking older and frailer than other depictions]].
15	* ArrestedForHeroism: In his first scene, John stops a group of thugs from lighting a homeless person on fire. Some cops apprehend him and consider charging him for assaulting the thugs, but decide against it, since arresting a decorated former marine would look bad.
16	* ArtShiftedSequel: To ''DC Showcase: Adam Strange'', which had a more realistic animation style similar to the DCAMU in comparison to the other ''Tomorrowverse'' films.
17	* AscendedExtra: Green Arrow gets a larger role in this film following his cameo in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheLongHalloween'' and acts as the {{Deuteragonist}} and John's {{Foil}}.
18	* BigBadDuumvirate: PlayedWith. [[spoiler:The Parallax-possessed Hal Jordan is the current leader of the Sinestro Corps planning on destroying and remaking the universe, but Sinestro himself is the [[TheHeavy ultimate mastermind]] behind Hal's corruption, the slaughter of the Green Lanterns, and the Rann-Thanagar war, and despite some initial reluctance at being DemotedToDragon is otherwise perfectly content orchestrating the mad designs of his new master to placate his own sadistic desires.]]
19	* BroadStrokes: The film continues Adam's story after his own ''DC Showcase'' short, though there are some contradictions between the two. The main one is that his short implied Adam lived in a UsedFuture where humanity had expanded into space travel, so it's likely that in this version Adam had been living with alien miners instead. Also the color of the Zeta Beams were yellow in the short but are blue in this film.
20	* TheBusCameBack:
21	** After being absent for the last [[WesternAnimation/JusticeSocietyWorldWarII two]] [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheLongHalloween installments]] in the series, Martian Manhunter returns for a full appearance at the Watchtower.
22	** Since ''WesternAnimation/DCShowcaseAdamStrange'' was made part of this universe, Adam returns after two years.
23	* TheCameo: [[spoiler:''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' would confirm that the homeless man John saves was John Constantine from the DCAMU, doomed to become [[CompositeCharacter Pariah]].]]
24	* CompositeCharacter: John has traits of Kyle Rayner since he is given a power ring by a dying Guardian after the Green Lantern Corps has been seemingly destroyed which makes him the last Green Lantern. [[spoiler:Like in the comics Hal is responsible for killing them.]]
25	* CanonWelding: ''DC Showcase: Adam Strange'' is revealed to be canon in a BroadStrokes sense.
26	* DesignatedGirlFight: While they don't fight on the first encounter, Hawkgirl does duke it out against Lyssa in the climax.
27	* ExperiencedProtagonist:
28	** Downplayed as while John is a war veteran, that does little to help him in becoming a Green Lantern and he's interacting with characters who have been heroes for far longer than him.
29	** The other heroes have been at this for awhile, with the much older Adam being considered a LivingLegend on the cosmic side of things.
30	* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Hal Jordan was once considered the greatest Green Lantern in the entire universe, but after being infected by the Parallax parasite he became determined to force the universe into peace and killed the Corps as well as insuring a war continued between Rann and Thanagar.]]
31	* FireForgedFriends: Between John, Oliver, Shayera and Adam Strange to a lesser degree. They were strangers before the mission and they even tried to kill each other on separate occasions, but become genuine companions by the final battle.
32	* {{Foil}}: Green Arrow is an experienced BadassNormal and archer who is familiar with the Green Lanterns due to his friendship with Hal Jordan while John has only just become a Green Lantern which means that despite his military history he often makes mistakes and needs things to be explained to him.
33	* TheGhost: The Trinity and the Flash are all mentioned but do not appear, being busy on other assignments while Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter and Vixen keep the fort.
34	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Learning that his unique metahuman biology will absorb the Zeta Beam from the weapon, Adam sacrifices himself to save Thanagar and Rann.]]
35	* LivingLegend: Adam is this in the cosmic arena. Every Rannian he meets gives him help no questions asked once they realize it really is him, the Thanagarians are implied to respect him as much as they fear him for everything he's done against them and even the Green Lanterns are hinted to have respected him deeply and knew his reputation well.
36	* MythologyGag:
37	** The presences of Vixen and then Hawkgirl, and John interacting with both and the suggestion that he'll likely be working again with each, nods to their portrayals in the [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse DCAU]] ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' series.
38	** [[spoiler: Hal's FaceHeelTurn and the destruction of the Green Lantern Corp are directly taken from the ''Emerald Twilight'' storyline, down to his wearing numerous Green Lantern Rings, while Hal's intention to destroy everything and build a new universe are from the ''[[ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime Zero Hour]]'' event where he was also shot through the heart by Green Arrow]].
39	* {{Narm}}: An InUniverse example as John finds the Green Lantern oath to be hokey and ridiculous, but by the end he recognizes the [[NarmCharm point of the oath and what it stands for]].
40	* PointyEars: Sinestro has always had them, but they're more subtle in the comics while in this they're very [[{{Exaggerated}} noticeable]].
41	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The leaders of Rann quickly believe Strange when he [[spoiler:reveals that the war with Thanagar was caused by a FalseFlagOperation. They also help him try to stop their weapons developers from carrying out genocide against the Thanagarians in spite of how brutal the war has been]].
42	* ReplacementGoldfish: Subverted with Oliver and John. Oliver was best friends with Hal and was furious when he learned that his ring was now in John's possession, and while understandable not wanting to admit his friend was dead he's very short and bitter towards John. However he does start warming up to John as he shows he has potential as a hero [[spoiler:and after learning Hal is alive any resentment he has vanishes]]. In the end it's clear that while the two are now friends Oliver doesn't see John as Hal's replacement and instead as a hero of his own right.
43	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Hawkgirl for the good guys and Lyssa Drak for the bad guys.
44	* {{Stripperiffic}}: Lyssa Drak, one of Sinestro's most loyal followers, is seen in her traditional skimpy outfit.
45	* TheseHandsHaveKilled:
46	** A major part of John's PTSD is how much blood there is on his hands. He tries to avoid resorting to lethal force as a result but the combat situations he's forced into have him clearly tempted to kill again. He manages to make some peace with it at the end, citing his belief that even if crossing the line may be unavoidable at times it can at least be lived with because it was done for the right reasons rather than it just being the easier choice.
47	** [[spoiler: Green Arrow has this at the end. As a proponent of ThouShaltNotKill it heavily weighs on him when he has to kill Hal to stop him. The fact that Hal was his best friend only compounds the issue.]]
48	* ThouShaltNotKill: The movie as a whole explores this idea. Green Arrow practices this and the rest of the Justice League is implied to as well [[spoiler: until he has to break it to stop Hal]] but Hawkgirl, Adam Strange and John have all crossed this line before and are shown to be otherwise morally upstanding individuals. John in particular is seen to struggle with the idea of lethal force, suffering PTSD and being reluctant to use it despite being tempted. The overall idea is shown that while there are times where killing is unavoidable it should be put off unless absolutely necessary and only for the right reasons.
49	* TimeSkip: This film hints that a large amount of time has passed since ''The Long Halloween'' due to: the Justice League having officially become a team as well as having created the Watchtower, along with how they have a close enough relationship with Hal and the Green Lantern Corps for John's power ring to explain the Watchtower to John; Martian Manhunter having returned to Earth and becoming a member of the team; and Vixen making her debut in this film with Wonder Woman also being mentioned.
50	* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:Since Hal was infected with a parasite, it's left unclear how much of his actions came from Parallax or himself. Regardless it's likely that without it he would have remained the hero he once was.]]
51	* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Adam's HeroicSacrifice qualifies as this. While the others take it that he's gone for good, Adam's words beforehand hint that he's not expecting to die but it's not clear if his metagene could protect him from the alterations to the Zeta Beam weapon or if he's simply being optimistic.]]
52	* TheVoiceless: Arkillo, Despero and Kanjar-Ro are never seen speaking onscreen, even though they're all capable of doing so in the comics.
53	* WarIsHell: The film does not hide how brutal and ugly war can really be and how there are no sides that are wholly good or evil but rather specific people with influence who push things forward for better or worse.

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