Arrow (film)

**Arrow** was a 2005 superhero action film based on the DC Comics superhero, Green Arrow. The film starred Christian Bale, Morena Baccarin, Adam Rodriguez, Ray Stevenson, Taylor Schilling, Jillian Murray, Jean Smart, Griffin Dunne, Jay Ryan, Ben Browder, and Brad Garrett. The film was released worldwide on April 1, 2005 and received positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing $532.7 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.*
Oliver Queen was stranded on an island for five years after his yacht crashed and lover Sara Lance and father Robert Queen were both killed. Oliver washes up on Lian Yu where he met Yao Fei, a POW, his daughter Shado, and ASIS Slade Wilson who was also stranded on the island. Banding together the four manage to stop Eddie Fyers, who was working with a mysterious benefactor to cover-up an assassination attempt as a terrorist attack. However, Yao Fei is killed along with Fyers and all his team. Four years later, Oliver is rescued by Chinese fishermen and returned to Starling City, where he reunites with ex-girlfriend Laurel Lance, best friend Tommy Merlyn, sister Thea Queen, and mother Moira Queen. Laurel is angry with him for not only cheating on her with her sister, but she also blames him for Sara's death, as does Laurel and Sara's father, Quentin.

After Oliver and Tommy are kidnapped, Oliver is revealed to have excellent fighting skills and puts on a hood to save himself and a drugged Tommy, who doesn't see Oliver's face. Tommy reports to the Starling Police Department, where Quentin works, that a mysterious man in a hood saved himself and Oliver, who claims he was unconscious the whole time. Oliver is revealed to have a "List" of people his father gave him before he died. Oliver believes this to be the people who are poisoning Starling, and begins going around as the Hood to stop them. Eventually, Oliver is forced to bring in his bodyguard, John Diggle, and technician Felicity Smoak, who works at Queen Consolidated, Robert's company, now in control of Walter Steele, the original CFO of the company who is now married to Moira. Tommy and Laurel eventually get together, though they try to hide it from Oliver.

The Hood faces the Dark Archer, a copycat archer who is trying to frame Oliver. The Dark Archer is revealed to be Malcolm Merlyn, Tommy's father and a fellow businessman who runs Merlyn Global, who at the same time is trying to destroy the Glades, the bad part of Starling City where Malcolm's wife was killed. Malcolm was also responsible for killing Oliver's father on the yacht. Moira is revealed to be in cahoots with Merlyn, but only because he is threatening her family. Walter is kidnapped by Merlyn when Moira tries to get out, forcing her to stay back in or he dies. Thea meets Roy Harper, a young thug who she begins dating. The Hood saves Walter, who divorces Moira after learning her involvement with Merlyn. The day that Merlyn plans to bring the Glades down Oliver's team bands together with Quentin to stop the Undertaking. Moira is able to warn the public and most of the Glades gets out but Oliver is unable to stop the Undertaking but manages to kill Merlyn. Tommy dies saving Laurel along with 502 other people.

## Cast

* Christian Bale as Oliver Queen/The Hood
* Morena Baccarin as Laurel Lance
* Adam Rodriguez as Tommy Merlyn
* Ray Stevenson as John Diggle
* Taylor Schilling as Thea Queen
* Jillian Murray as Felicity Smoak
* Jean Smart as Moira Queen
* Griffin Dunne as Walter Steele
* Jay Ryan as Roy Harper
* Ben Browder as Quentin Lance
* Brad Garrett as Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer

## Reception

### **Box office**

The film grossed $532,680,671 worldwide, $193,595,521 in the United States, and $339,085,150 in foreign areas.

### **Critical reception**

*Arrow* recieved very positive reviews. The film currently holds an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 73 out of 100 on Metacritic.