Is it really that hard to get the DC Movie Universe off the ground? Apparently so "“ and a big problem might just be translating the superpowers of the superheroes and supervillains alike. After all, the DC movie failures are much well-known than the Marvel ones. And we can't blame it all on the writers and on the directors. Or can we?

Well, here are 5 superheroes that couldn't be translated too well on the big screens "“ also, since the DCMU is just getting started, we might look a bit into the future too.

Green Lantern

Sure enough, Green Lantern isn't exactly the heavy-hitter from this side of the comic book movie universe. However, and apparently, Warner Bros found it very difficult to adapt any storyline from the comics for the silver screens.

The power of the Green Lanterns can be easily summed up this way: if you can imagine it, then it can be done. A world of possibilities is thus opened for the right writer. However, there is much more to it.

Each Green Lantern depicted in the comics had a personality of his/her own. In the case of Hal Jordan, the studio decided to go with emphasizing his humorous side "“ and not in the better way. So instead of presenting this awesome power in an awesome way, they decided to make fun of it all.

And yeah, Parallax, the main baddie, is depicted like a giant space cloud. What's with these studios?!?

On the next page, the superhero who crossed a universe!