Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 doesn’t expand the saga of its quirky characters. It just repeats and repeats what made its predecessor a winner.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Synopsis
After screwing up a contract by stealing from the client, the Guardians of the Galaxy are rescued by a Celestial who claims to be Star-Lord’s father. The Celestial, Ego, then teaches Star-Lord how to harness the power stemming from his lineage. Unknown to the Guardians, though, Ego is no benevolent god and has a far darker intention for Star-Lord outside of a sappy father-and-son reunion. If successful, that plan could even put a swift end to every living world Ego has ever stepped on.
Snappy Review
Prior to 2014, I wasn’t interested, at all, in the Guardians of the Galaxy. My only encounters with them were some episodes of the Marvel animated series, and overall, they just didn’t feel too, I don’t know, heroic?
I mean, an anthropomorphic raccoon, a talking tree with a three-word vocabulary. A team leader with no awesome world-destroying superpower. It’s like, er, pass …
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 made me a convert. I realised with shame that it’s the team’s utter human-ness that made them so likeable, so relatable. (The version in the movie, that is) In many ways, it’s also far easier to fantasize about being a Guardian than say, an Avenger. This, despite the galactic setting of their adventures.
And then, of course, there’s Groot. I mean, gosh, the simple, raw potency of that declaration! I Am GROOT! I AM GROOT! I AM … …
Ahem. The savvy folks at Marvel Studios know the above, naturally, and so Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is all about regurgitating that likeability, albeit in hyper-speed overdrive mode.
Sadly, while there is still some galaxy sundering crisis festering in the background, this made the movie no more than two hours of repetitive, slapstick humour obsessed with the quirks of the lead characters. This is not altogether unfunny, I should highlight, and needless to say, is also going to tremendously push merchandising.
But live up to its predecessor? Expand the saga of the Guardians? I don’t think so. In short, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is like one of those mid-series oh-wow episodes in an animated series that is little more than a fanciful step to the end crisis. It feels pretty forgettable. It also feels rather weak.
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