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Originally Posted by Jmacq1

I've read a fair bit of Green Lantern, particularly some of the more recent stuff. I know there are a lot of diverse Lanterns out there, but there's also a whole heck of a lot that are essentially "basic humanoid" types (in the comics).

As I said, I was applauding the movie makers for making characters like Tomar-Re (who was one of the aforementioned "basic human body with rubber mask" designs in his comic incarnation) more alien in terms of body structure. The only thing I was basically trying to get across was that I felt that decreasing/deemphasizing the number of basic humanoid Lanterns in favor of crazier designs was a neat idea.

If sequels are made and they start digging into the character pool, I'd be perfectly OK with the only "basic humanoids" being the Korugarians (Sinestro, Katma Tui, Soranik Natu), the Earthmen, and Arisia.

That's cool and all, but my post wasn't in reply to you. I was replying to someone else's comment about the appearance (and number) of aliens in the movie.

Also, I think that because there are also a lot of "basic humanoid" characters in the GLC, it will help with the toy line by reusing molds to help fund molds for the more unique members. Add to that the recent Blackest Night/Brightest Day story lines where characters had different colored outfits and that increases the number of potential redecos and remolds possible.