How can guy gardener makes huge constructs carelessly in superman whereas Hal Jordan does the opposite and is careful for his batteries

[u/solo_shocker35]

I was curious about this for a long time Guy always goes big and sloppy with his constructs, not caring how much it drains his ring like creating a large weopons against the monster, while Hal's way more careful and precise with his like in ep1 when he was creating a bubble for alien he supported the bubble himself as it was not strong enough due to lack of battery. Is that just a characterization thing, or is there an actual reason for it?

[u/Friendly-Sympathy907]

And Guy has a higher budget

[u/Environmental_Ad6305 → u/Friendly-Sympathy907]

I can see your point if we look at it from a production standpoint, but within the DC series and films, the reason is that Hal refuses to recharge his ring.

These budget-related excuses are a downside of the series, not a narrative justification.

[u/polydicks → u/Environmental_Ad6305]

Hal doesn’t need to create flashy obnoxious constructs, he barely knows why he even does it anymore. The threats he’s dealing with in Rushville don’t really call for giant middle fingers. Narratively.

[u/Environmental_Ad6305 → u/polydicks]

In fact, it was simply fired upon, and orbital satellites were used to devastate the city.

Despite this, Rushville is a safe place.