Arrow: Deathstroke

**Arrow: Deathstroke**was a 2007 superhero action film based on the DC Comics superhero, Green Arrow. The film starred Christian Bale, Morena Baccarin, Ray Stevenson, Olivia Munn, Jillian Murray, Taylor Schilling, Jean Smart, Jay Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, Linda Cardelleni, Maggie Q, Ben Browder, and Jerome Flynn. The film was released worldwide on April 13, 2007 and received critical acclaim and was a box office success, grossing $620.7 million worldwide.

## Plot

*The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative, jumping between the present and past. This is a linear summary of the plot.*
Six years ago, while Oliver was still trapped on Lian Yu, Oliver, Shado, and Slade have been living on the island. However, Anthony Ivo shows up with soldiers, planning on finding Mirakuru, a dangerous substance. However, Oliver learns that Sara is actually alive and she joins Oliver, Shado, and Slade. However, Ivo forces Oliver to choose between Sara and Shado, choosing Sara. Oliver and Sara mourn Shado and when Slade finds out, injected with Mirakuru, he plots his revenge on Oliver. However, Oliver and Sara are able to stop Slade and think they have killed him but Sara is thought to be dead in the process. Oliver is drugged and wakes up in Hong Kong with Amanda Waller.

Two years after the events of the first film, Oliver has left town and been living on Lian Yu. Felicity and Diggle come to get him when his mother finally faces court for her crimes against the city after her case was dropped and Queen Consolidated is on the verge of being taken over by Isabel Rochev, a figure from Oliver's past. Oliver returns to Star City where he is able to convince Thea to see her mother in prison and returns to being the Hood, though with the new nickname, "The Arrow". Oliver also gets Walter's help and gets his company back, forcing Isabel into partnership with him. Quentin has been demoted to patrol officer after helping the Hood while Laurel has fallen into an alcohol addiction.

Roy also tries to fight crime, much to the chargin of Thea. However, while Roy is out he meets a new female vigilante. Oliver, Felicity, and Diggle realize the vigilante is following Laurel and Oliver hunts her down to find out she is Sara, Laurel's sister who he thought died on Lian Yu several years before. Sara then joins Oliver's team, making Felicity feel left out. Moira is cleared of all charges, after almost recieving the death penalty, though she learns that Malcolm Merlyn is alive and he is actually Thea's father. Moira decides to run for mayor against Sebastian Blood, who is secretly the villain Brother Blood who is working for a higher power.

Roy joins the team after learning the Arrow is Oliver and takes on his persona, Arsenal. It is revealed that Blood is working for Slade Wilson, who blames Oliver for Shado's death. Roy is injected with Mirakuru, a substance that can give normal people crazy powers and accidentally kills a policeman. Sara's former lover, Nyssa al Ghul, arrives in town, forcing Sara to reveal herself to Quentin, Laurel, and her mother Dinah. Felicity discovers Thea's parentage and reveals this to Oliver, who cuts ties with his mother. Thea is kidnapped by Slade and is told about her true father. During this time, Oliver is compelled to make a decision for Queen Consolidated and gives temporary command to Isabel, who is able to knock Oliver off the company during her time, letting Oliver know she is working for Slade in the process.

Moira is ahead by a lot in the votes and just days before the election, she, Thea, and Oliver are kidnapped by Slade. Oliver is forced to choose between his mother and sister, but Moira volunteers herself to be killed, and Slade does so. Oliver is shaken by her death, especially when Blood is declared mayor. However, Blood learns that Slade plans to wipe out the entire city, instead of just enough for Blood to rebuild, as he originally thought. Learning this, Blood betrays Slade and gives Oliver and his team, now including Nyssa and the League off Assassins, the cure. However, Blood is then killed by Slade. Launching a final attack on Star City, Isabel is killed by Nyssa, the Mirakuru soldiers are stopped, and Oliver imprisons Slade on an A.R.G.U.S. prison on Lian Yu. In the middle of all this, Thea is saved Malcolm and leaves the city with him to train. Diggle and his ex-wife/girlfriend Lyla Michaels, who works with Amanda Waller and A.R.G.U.S., learn Lyla is pregnant.

## Cast

* Christian Bale as Oliver Queen/The Arrow
* Morena Baccarin as Laurel Lance
* Ray Stevenson as John Diggle
* Olivia Munn as Sara Lance
* Jillian Murray as Felicity Smoak
* Taylor Schilling as Thea Queen
* Jean Smart as Moira Queen
* Jay Ryan as Roy Harper/Arsenal
* Bobby Cannavale as Sebastian Blood
* Linda Cardelleni as Isabel Rochev
* Maggie Q as Shado
* Ben Browder as Quentin Lance
* Jerome Flynn as Slade Wilson/Deathstroke

## Reception

### **Box office**

The film grossed $620,702,951 worldwide, $206.4 in the United States, and $414.3 in foreign areas.

### **Critical reception**

*Arrow: Deathstroke* recieved critical acclaim. The film currently holds an 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 96 out of 100 on Metacritic.