Three years ago, "Guardians of the Galaxy" released by the Marvel Cinematic Universe quietly created a "cosmic expansion" with dense, simple and relaxed smiles, seemingly shallow but warm characters and a nostalgic and memorable soundtrack. trend. At that time, the actors in the film were not well-known. Unlike other Marvel comics, "Guardians of the Galaxy" is not a comic series with a long history and not a big seller. Fortunately, this gave the director team enough creative freedom. As one of the screenwriters and director James Gunn, the film revealed a kind of unintentional and somewhat crude joy. This weird team of arrogant and informal captains, outspoken warriors, and spitting spitting raccoons with bazookas on their backs and not paying attention to their images has attracted countless fans. The second part is coming. The characters like baby Groot and Xingjue's father, who grew up after the sacrifice of the tree man, have appeared one after another. Will this sequel continue the excitement of the previous one?
This is Marvel's space opera:
Before "Guardians of the Galaxy", most of the stories of the Marvel movie universe took place on the earth (except Thor, but that was already a matter of another dimension), and Silver Guard opened Marvel's journey to the universe. In Silver Guard 2, there is even a sense of space opera. In addition to the jumps between galaxies and the emergence of interstellar races, the world is diverse and perilous. Squad members will also go to jail and have to choose to escape. Even the villains of Yongdu's subordinates are also surging and have their own different intentions. A glimpse of the heavens, the sky of the gods appeared, and it even seemed that the earth was just a drop in the ocean. It seems that this silver-guarded version of "Space Cowboy" can tell a lot of stories later. And, the "remote control plane" controlled by the priestess planet is reminiscent of "Ander's Game"!
This cute world:
Silver Guard can be said to be Marvel's cutest movie: Baby Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Mantis Girl and even Drax, all have their own cuteness. Baby Groot, who loves to listen to music and love to dance, naturally goes without saying. It looks sunny and looks especially innocent when staring at two big eyes, whether it’s saying "I'm Groot", pressing a bomb or dancing. …Rocket raccoon, even belligerent and Tsundere are in contrast to each other. The furry animal is a highly lethal mercenary (the movie rocket is called a puppy, a cat, a pet...the official spit it out) , If you are deceived by appearance, you will lose a lot, just like the fennec fox in "Crazy Zoo"~ And, in fact, the funny role in this episode is the hoarse-voiced Destroyer Drax! ! A patient with amnesia always makes some (straight-forward) text jokes, another contrast is cute. He is Dave Bautista, the former WWE superstar nicknamed "The Beast". Now his image is completely "collapsed", well, but there is nothing wrong with him.
Make the Marvel universe more colorful
It can be said that Gunn brought different colors to Silver Guard and even the entire Marvel universe. After coloring "Guardians of the Galaxy" with a resplendent and colorful palette, the vast space is full of vitality, gods, new star legions, predators, various galaxies and even Thanos father and daughter, looking like a kaleidoscope. This attempt was successful. "Guardians of the Galaxy" stood out from many space movies and laid the foundation for the later "Doctor Strange", which gave the Marvel Cinematic Universe more colors.
Crazy Easter Egg
Everyone is accustomed to the tradition of Easter eggs in Marvel movies. Since the end of "Iron Man", Aegis Director Nick Free has appeared from the dark and proposed the establishment of the Avengers Alliance. The Easter eggs have become a favorite. "Routine". Usually, Marvel movie eggs are mostly hinting at the appearance of the next big villain or superhero, or the whereabouts of some ambitions and important items (such as infinite gems). For this silver guard, there are 5 easter eggs frantically inserted at the end of the film. The author is watching the zero-point field. Due to Marvel’s consistent fine traditions, no one of the friends left the scene after watching the movie, and they all sat obediently in their seats. After watching the Easter eggs for nearly ten minutes (probably feel), I waited until the last second to stand. Not only the subsequent priestesses (the cocoon looks a bit like an alien), the predators led by Stallone seem to have a big deal, and even the daily life within the squad-Groot has entered the youth rebellious period!
Facing death
Bucky sacrificed in "Captain America 1", fast silver lost in "Avengers 2", there is no shortage of death in the Marvel universe, but the emergence of various "resurrection" methods will inevitably make death a little unrealistic. In Silver Guard 1, Groot, as a member of the guard, sacrificed to save the team in the final. It was heartbreaking. We did laugh a lot because of his interaction with his good friend Rocket Raccoon. When the Rocket Raccoon cries loudly because of the loss of a friend, we will also deeply feel it. This is the real sacrifice, the price that has to be paid, and it is also a lesson the team has to learn. In the space journey, it is more mature. . Fortunately, we finally got baby Groot. The feeling of losing and regaining made the Guardians of the Galaxy care more about each other. No matter how difficult the situation is, the Guardians of the Galaxy will always be a big family with heart-to-heart.
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First, Yongdu's loyal subordinates were put to death in space one by one in front of him. Facing the corpses floating in the surrounding air, Yongdu's face didn't have much expression. But then when he escaped from the prison and used his little flying arrow to kill again, under unruly and joy, you can feel the hidden sadness. Not to mention that at the end of the film, when all the truth is revealed, Yongdu, a character who is both righteous and evil, finally sacrificed for Xingjue. His good intentions and paternal love for Xingjue are simply tear gas... but critical. It was said that when the predators came to pay homage to their sacrifices, everyone came from the Stardust and returned to the Stardust's beautiful and half-hearted state of mind. It was also a pity that it did not show up well.
There are also some forced laughs in the movie, and the shortcomings of the squad relationship are slightly unreasonable. With these few criticisms, this is not to say that Silver Guard 2 is a bad film, but because of the success of the previous game, we have Expectations are still high. In short, "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" has been replaced by a new Marvel Studios title, and it is also a representative work of Marvel's "second phase". What surprises will the next step give us? Wait and see.
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