Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a rare and satisfactory way to end a trilogy. James Gunn, who wrote and directed the movie, gives it the same humour and heart as the first two, but the story of how Rocket came to add a surprising amount of sadness.
The Plot
All of the stories that have happened since Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 came out in 2017 are brought together in the movie and made into a fun and devilishly enjoyable story. Gunn does a great job of tying together the different parts of MCU history, which makes this movie a good way to end this version of the team.
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 takes too long to use Rocket, even though he is the emotional centre of the story. The scenes that show his past aren’t very original, and people who saw The Book of Boba Fett may have seen them before. But Bradley Cooper gives a sweet performance as the raccoon, peeling back the rough exterior to show a surprising depth.
During the flashbacks, the High Evolutionary is a very good bad guy. Chukwudi Iwuji plays him with maniacal passion. He says his perverted ideas about perfection with an ice-cold brutality that makes him easy to hate. But in the present, he seems much less dangerous because the risks never get really high.
Visual Effects
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 is different from other Marvel movies in a lot of ways, but the vivid and amazing visual effects are one of them. Everything feels crunchy, gross, and real, from the organic space station made of flesh and slime to the goons made of cyborg animal parts.
The way the artist drew young Rocket and his animal friends is especially amazing. They look both cartoony and real at the same time. The stories of the Guardians go well with the High Evolutionary’s unique brand of evil, which is about control and what to expect.
The Performance in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
Peter Quill misses the Gamora who used to love him, but the Gamora he sees now doesn’t want anything to do with him. Zoe Saldana gives a surprising performance as Gamora. She plays with anger and violence, and she is very impatient with Quill.
On the other hand, Chris Pratt takes the insults with his usual schmucky seriousness. Nebula, played by Karen Gillan, stands out from the rest of the group because she has a bigger part and a new robot arm that can do all kinds of cool things.
But there are some things that could be better. Drax and Mantis each get a chance to shine, but their stupidity has been used too much to make people laugh. Groot is always there to kick ass and say his three favourite words.
Still, since this movie is about Rocket’s past, it’s a shame that we didn’t learn anything about how he became friends with Groot. Adam Warlock, who was hinted at the end of the last Guardians movie, has a shockingly small part, which is disappointing for people who thought he would be the main bad guy.
Conclusion of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
In the end, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is a moving comic book movie that wraps up the present version of the team in a satisfying way. It’s a nice change of pace from the second movie, with a much more serious tone that goes well with the usual silliness and humour of the series.
Gunn is very good at weaving together the different parts of MCU history, which makes the movie a fun and devilishly enjoyable yarn.