I liked it, it wasn't outsdaing since it was just a standard origin story but it had some creative visuals and the Bargain thing was great.
I'm not very hyped for Mordo though since it's the same sequel hook they use in the Green Lantern film and also Iron Fist. Granted GL2 will never happen but thats still the same villain origin story happening 3 times.
New guy joins order, learns it too fast, beats ancient villain that order fears by using modern methods, and veteran member is mad at how the old ways are being broken and turns evil because of that.
i think this is a bit of a stretch. The motivations of each of these guys was quite different.
Doctor Strange: Mordo is definitely unbending in his belief that certain lines can't be crossed - using the dark dimension or the Eye of Agamotto is unnatural and is sure to have horrible and unforeseen consequences.
Iron Fist: Davos is *ostensibly* serious about the mysticism of K'un-lun the order he's from, but with him it's all personal. He wanted to be the Iron Fist, and Danny, an interloper, took it from this. He struggled to look past this and accept Danny is the rightful Iron Fist and be his support... and then Danny left. He feels betrayed by Danny, and the fact that Danny stole his destiny makes it 100x worse. He has a personal grudge against Danny. The order of the crane or the duty of the Iron Fist or whatever may be something he brings up, but they aren't the real reason he's going on a vendetta against Danny.
Green Lantern: Sinestro has no motivation. It's not even what you suggest about it being mad at the new guy for breaking the rules. Putting on the yellow ring makes no sense. It's just a poorly written hook for the next movie with no thought behind it. To compare it to the other two, regardless of how well or poorly written their execution was, is an insult.
Tying these all together as the same thing happening 3 times is just flimsy IMO. ---
The batman villians all seem to be one big joke that batman refuses to laugh at - SantaRPG