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GOTG3: Wholesome Fun for You and Me

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Poster. Think of it like The Breakfast Club. Photo taken by William Edward Beavers, V 

 

Despite having some tough-to-watch in-depth moments for most of the titular heroes and soundtrack, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was wholesome superhero fun. 

In the third GOTG film, we discover the origins behind Rocket, voiced by Bradley Cooper and motion-captured by Sean Gunn, along with the aftermath of the Peter/Gamora (Chris Pratt/Zoë Saldaña) dynamic after Endgame and future of the MCU space-based protagonists, namely Drax, Nebula, and Mantis (played by Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, and Pom Klementieff).

From seeing Rocket and Quill so bitter in the beginning over their respective tragic pasts, I thought the film would be just as sad as most of the MCU post-Endgame in general. But humor came back in the form of issues such as Kraglin (played by Sean Gunn) struggling to use Yondu’s arrow, Quill trying to go from Han Solo to Swayze, and Adam Warlock’s (played by Will Poulter, who I first saw in We're the Millers) bumbling. It was also funny seeing Warlock take down the might of Drax.

Most of the Guardians had tense moments individually and together, some that may question their fate going forward. But at least they went out with cool music from Quill's Zune.

While it bugs me that people of color have been playing the bad guy a lot lately, the High Evolutionary, played by Chukwudi Iwuji, was a pretty competent villain. His perfectionist vibe and fixed mindset on making the perfect being reminded me of Thanos, and as of today, Dr. Doom. Maybe he could be a close second to Thanos. He was certainly more intimidating than Kang the Conqueror in Quantumania.

Star-Lord’s charm failures provided a good laugh here and there, and some of the settings in the film reminded me of Tomorrowland, Zootopia, and 1950s picket fence neighborhoods. And though the music was bluesy in the beginning, songs by Beastie Boys, Earth Wind and Fire, and The The lightened the mood later on in the fight scenes.

In summary, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was an excellent combination of humor, violence, romance, and intergalactic fun. I am hungry for more adventure, as I’m sure it will make you feel, as well. Great job to the cast and crew. Thank you for making me fool around and fall in love with Guardians of the Galaxy.

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