Thoughts on GG3 rewatch
I just finished re-watching Guardians of Galaxy Volume 3 and I’m amazed how much it lives up to the first experience watching it in the theaters. I was in tears watching it again!!
This was a great reminder why this is one of the all-time best of Disney’s Marvel movies. The ending of the film especially is just perfection. Some highlights of the final act of the film:
\-Rocket seeing Lylla (voiced by the AMAZING Mrs. Hawkeye Linda Cardellini) as he’s dying 😭😭😭
\-When Rocket declares “I’m not running anymore” and starts walking towards the interior of the ship, the order they follow him is perfect characterization. Groot and Nebula immediately follow, then Peter, then Mantis, followed by a reluctant Gamora. Conveys so much about the relationships between these characters with zero words.
\-The Guardian’s hallway fight against the High Evolutionary is CHEF’S KISS!! The way they fight together so seamlessly and perfect, having each other’s backs in such a natural way just builds on the fight scenes from the first two movies and shows their progression as a team in such a cool way.
\-Rocket finding the baby raccoons and seeing the species sign on their cage. Plus him still having the key he used to try to save his friends. Like omg who’s cutting onions in my room at noon on a Tuesday? The confrontation with the High Evolutionary simply could not be better, that actor BROUGHT IT with his performance to the point of being one of the most memorable villains in the entire MCU, alongside Thanos and Ultron. His speech as he throws Rocket around, followed by one of the best payoff in the series as Rocket calls himself Rocket Raccoon after saying he wasn’t a raccoon the entire series and fights back. Then the rest of the Guardians appear to help kick the High Evolutionary’s ass, this is a peak superhero film moment. Perfection.
\-Groot saving Adam Warlock and then Warlock saving Peter was yes kinda cheesy, but fits in with the themes and mood of the Guardian movies
\-The ending dance scene is also the best kind of callback that also shows character development. In the previous movies it was established that there was two types of people, people that dance and don’t dance. Seeing the “non-dancers” finally dance, especially “dancing is stupid” Drax and Nebula was such a great feel-good way to say goodbye to this trilogy
I’m sure there’s things people don’t like about this movie and I have friends who wouldn’t even rank it as their favorite Guardian movie (which is fair in some respects), BUT I would still argue GG3 is a masterclass in ending a trilogy in the MCU and is probably easily the best 3rd standalone film other than No Way Home. And it can definitely hold its on alongside the other great Marvel movies, with some amazing memorable moments that rank among my favorite in the MCU.
If Doomsday can even capture half of the emotion and team building that Gunn managed with GG3, I will be guarantee to be a hot mess in the theater on opening day.
This was a great reminder why this is one of the all-time best of Disney’s Marvel movies. The ending of the film especially is just perfection. Some highlights of the final act of the film:
\-Rocket seeing Lylla (voiced by the AMAZING Mrs. Hawkeye Linda Cardellini) as he’s dying 😭😭😭
\-When Rocket declares “I’m not running anymore” and starts walking towards the interior of the ship, the order they follow him is perfect characterization. Groot and Nebula immediately follow, then Peter, then Mantis, followed by a reluctant Gamora. Conveys so much about the relationships between these characters with zero words.
\-The Guardian’s hallway fight against the High Evolutionary is CHEF’S KISS!! The way they fight together so seamlessly and perfect, having each other’s backs in such a natural way just builds on the fight scenes from the first two movies and shows their progression as a team in such a cool way.
\-Rocket finding the baby raccoons and seeing the species sign on their cage. Plus him still having the key he used to try to save his friends. Like omg who’s cutting onions in my room at noon on a Tuesday? The confrontation with the High Evolutionary simply could not be better, that actor BROUGHT IT with his performance to the point of being one of the most memorable villains in the entire MCU, alongside Thanos and Ultron. His speech as he throws Rocket around, followed by one of the best payoff in the series as Rocket calls himself Rocket Raccoon after saying he wasn’t a raccoon the entire series and fights back. Then the rest of the Guardians appear to help kick the High Evolutionary’s ass, this is a peak superhero film moment. Perfection.
\-Groot saving Adam Warlock and then Warlock saving Peter was yes kinda cheesy, but fits in with the themes and mood of the Guardian movies
\-The ending dance scene is also the best kind of callback that also shows character development. In the previous movies it was established that there was two types of people, people that dance and don’t dance. Seeing the “non-dancers” finally dance, especially “dancing is stupid” Drax and Nebula was such a great feel-good way to say goodbye to this trilogy
I’m sure there’s things people don’t like about this movie and I have friends who wouldn’t even rank it as their favorite Guardian movie (which is fair in some respects), BUT I would still argue GG3 is a masterclass in ending a trilogy in the MCU and is probably easily the best 3rd standalone film other than No Way Home. And it can definitely hold its on alongside the other great Marvel movies, with some amazing memorable moments that rank among my favorite in the MCU.
If Doomsday can even capture half of the emotion and team building that Gunn managed with GG3, I will be guarantee to be a hot mess in the theater on opening day.
Commentaires
I thought the hallway fight was a single/long take against HE goons and the fight against HE was in a lab or room of some kind, but not a hallway. TBF, I haven't seen this movie since it was released.
I enjoy long takes in movies.
This movie did have my favorite Quill moment though. When he finally gets his face off and the High Evolutionary starts giving his evil soliloquey and Peter interrupts to tell him he doesn't need to hear from another POS why he's doing evil shit and trying to take over the universe. And it felt like FINALLY, someone said it!
Completely agree about Peter too, I loved Chris’s take on a rougher and beaten down Peter during this movie in contrast to the first 2 guardians. That scene and the entire scene there they sneak into the corporate headquarters is pure Star-Lord gold