Year: 2017
Director: James Gunn
Country: US
Language: English
When writer/director James Gunn went to helm the first Guardians of the Galaxy there was great doubt among Marvel fans that it would live up to the critical and commercial success of the more mainstream Avengers. The result; a space opera with offbeat humor and a nostalgic sense of the seventies and eighties. In terms of the MCU, it was fairly innovative and exciting.
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's (Chris Pratt) true parentage.
Prior to this picture, Peter Quill was pretty much a Han Solo/Indiana Jones clone. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.II does the character a great service by diving deeper into his history and giving him quite a thoughtful character arc. The inner and outer conflict that permeates the picture pushes the MCU as a whole from a series of style to a series of substance.
Overall the picture is offbeat, bizarre and surprising. There's a scene where hundreds are baddies are falling from railings and a baby tree is seen dropping a man to his death...and it's played humorously. Some films (Deadpool) have difficulty balancing humour and earnest drama, whereas GOTG II does so seemingly with ease. There were many, many memorable moments throughout.
With an important soundtrack reflecting the film's themes of family, companionship, and loneliness GOTG II managed to make me awestruck at how such a feat could be made. It's quite an achievement for a film to show such heart without taking itself too seriously. Baby Groot is also one of the most charismatic characters to ever grace the screen, even if he is 100% CGI.
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