Review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) by Healingtoolbox — 06 May 2023
Not easy to summarize, this is a big, long movie, with 5-10 creative directors (pre-vis, post-vis, VFX technical directors, 2nd unit directors, etc). Two things stand out for me. This is Gunn's Suicide Squad (2021) approach applied to GOTG franchise.
Every character has an arc of some kind--if rarely a consequential arc (this is not easy to do; Gunn deserves much credit for this). However as the many characters each pull in different directions, the emotional thread of saving the life of one main character is utterly lost, overwhelmed.
Some reviewers were affected emotionally. For me, the "save X" plotline played more like the McGruffin in a Hitchkock film: everybody says they care about "X" yet the audience does not have to care about X; we only care how and if the characters survive pursuing "X.
" VFX are better and more engaging than in AntMan Qauntumania. If this is a box-office hit, I will chalk it up as a triumph of excessive spectacle-itis. Suicide Squad 2021 is the better more creative version of this.
This review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) was written by Healingtoolbox on 06 May 2023.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has generally received very positive reviews.
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