When watching TV series, the reason why we are able to chase after episode after episode is because we still have not enough meaning. The serialization of the film satisfies this unfulfilled desire of movie fans. After nearly ten years of accumulation of more than a dozen movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has now become the most successful and watched movie territory in the world. Each story is independent and shares the same worldview. It is not as long as a TV series, but it is more convenient to develop sidelines than a long-form TV series, and it is more ambitious than a separate series of movies. In this huge movie map, the "Guardians of the Galaxy" series expands the scene of the story to the boundary of the universe, so we see a magnificent story that takes place in space.
"Guardians of the Galaxy" was born out of the sky in 2014 and gave people an amazing feeling. A group of second-line heroes in the comic world jumped to the front line, laughing and cursing to save the fate of all mankind. This is not the same as the confrontation between good and evil in the past. With the smooth story and excellent production, it became popular overnight.
The second part continues this style and also has greater ambitions. When the Avengers were still busy dealing with the government and infighting, the major members of the Guardians of the Galaxy had already easily resolved another cosmic crisis in the midst of gagging. The plot is not complicated, but the whole process is lively and dazzling, lighthearted, lovable, and nostalgic golden skewer. You think that a smile is enough, nothing more, but at the end, it gives you a gentle blow to your heart. ——This is my favorite point of this movie.
After the film serialization, we often encounter such a situation: the former enemy becomes today's comrade-in-arms. Not to mention that the screenwriter took great pains to keep the characters alive, and how to divide the boundary between good and evil is also a difficult problem. Director James Gunn’s method is to tune with Jun Song to solve his worries. Thus, in the song of "Father and Son", those past laughs and troubles all turned into parting melancholy. At the end of the song, the relationships between the characters that were slightly chaotic before are all as harmonious as the notes in the song. The viewers were moved to tears, and this British folk song from the 1970s was indispensable.
A large number of old songs has become a major symbol of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" series. James Gunn is like a late-night radio anchor, carefully selecting the golden songs for everyone, and compiling a playlist. The high-tech scene with retro music has its own characteristics. Among the tracks on this list, I like "Southern Nights" very much. The singer is the American country music superstar Glen Campbell in the 70s. "Night of the South Country, so beautiful, as far as the eye can see, the breeze is blowing..." As the Rocket Raccoon uses its wisdom to deal with the predators, this song is also an interesting contrast as the background. It is said that this is also a song that James Gunn has loved since childhood. A traditional country music, originally laid-back and romantic, used in fighting scenes, perhaps just shows that life is hard to find quiet.
Because old songs are used a lot, a lot of things are saved in the soundtrack. It's not commendable to take the original soundtrack alone to listen to it, but you are. Like this movie, it is not ugly and has advantages, but it also has many disadvantages. For example, knowing Xingjue’s deep love for his mother, why do fathers have to tell the true cause and the truth, and eventually lead to the rebellion of father and son; Igo knows that the brain is so important, why should he put it in a defenseless world? Where you can go; Mantis has lived next to Ego since she was a child, and the film does not express that she has encountered any abuse. All love, hatred, and enmity are too easy to resolve. Although the final outcome is touching, it is also inevitable that there is a lack of internal logic. All these are the reasons why word-of-mouth cannot be compared with the previous one.
Some people questioned that Marvel's movies are nothing more than pipeline products. When I watched them one by one, I always felt that although I couldn't make all the classics, they all passed the test. Even if it is an assembly line, at least the products produced are qualified or even excellent assembly line products. The film industry still has the benefits of the film industry. It has a clear type and a clear purpose. When you want to watch commercial blockbusters, you have the ability to produce good-looking commercial blockbusters. Even after reading it, I can't remember too much, but I was really happy in those two hours.
This kind of joy is like the southern night with a bright moon and breeze in the song, so rare. Sometimes a movie does not need to carry too much, watching our favorite actors, listening to our favorite songs, and enjoying the universe condensed into a vast starry sky before our eyes. that's enough.
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