Guardians of the Galaxy 3 - How to Weaponize Emotion | Film Perfection

[@Filmento]

Ok now that new movies are finally coming out on digital, I'll try the one video per weekend challenge a bit. Transformers next, then Flash, etc.

[@AAlex-wg8ml]

Can't wait, just don't overwork yourself 😅

[@申月営無営月無営有申]

Can't wait for the Transformers one. It was trash. Bayformers better 🥱.

[@AAlex-wg8ml]

​​@@申月営無営月無営有申spoken like a Michael Bay fan, even if ROTB wasn't peak fiction

[@JohnWick-ut1tj]

RRR when!!???

[@Xssan_覺]

cant wait for your transformers vid hopefully its good

[@Lowbrass64]

Let’s not forget: Gamora is changed at the end; she sees the love between the Guardians, yet the movie doesn’t do the cliche thing and give her a change of heart. Instead, we see that she isn’t going to be with Quill, but she is a better person afterwards.

[@somecallmejeremy]

I'm hoping that, that is what should happen to Peter and MJ after No Way Home.

[@Adamkalb1]

*Spoiler alert!* When I watched Avengers: Endgame four years ago, I knew that Tony Stark killing the Thanos from the past _might_ save some of the lives Thanos killed in Infinity War. Loki and Gamora were still alive in Loki and Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, but that was because of them being displaced from their original points in time, rather than erasing Thanos from the present. At the very least, it did not make Infinity War inconsequential, since Vision was still dead in WandaVision and Heimdall was still dead in Thor: Love and Thunder. Still, I am very proud of Avengers: Endgame for doing what Dark Phoenix was too lazy to do in the same year - tell a layered story with a cleverly hidden explanation for why two characters who get killed off are inexplicably alive again in later films. Raven and Jean Grey both die in Dark Phoenix, but that movie does not care about sharing continuity with any X-Men films that take place before and after it, and breaks all the rules of being a prequel because they just didn't care. It never follows canon because Raven and Jean Grey were already alive in the original trilogy of X-Men films that were made before Dark Phoenix, but happen later.

[@milehighgambler]

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@L.Reeves]

Oh she's going to be with quill 😏

[@mousmavire7071]

Every character did

[@n0classified]

This movie has more FAMILY elements than all Fast and Furious movies combined.

[@eliasrodriguez1419]

Fast and furious drove so gotg could fly.

[@dodoburd6096]

Vin Diesel in both

[@josephbassey1501]

How dare disrespect Dom and his Family

[@matthewhowenbrink1770]

@@josephbassey1501 *Groot and his Family

[@ronaldjames]

Shots fired 😅

[@somecallmejeremy]

The High Evolutionary is more Kang in GOTG3 than Kang was supposed to be in Quantumania. There, I said it.

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

Kang is a joke, Spot is legit more of a Kang than Kang himself

[@somecallmejeremy]

@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375 Funny how The Spot was taken as a joke character but ended up more threatening than Kang who was supposed to be taken seriously but ended up being a joke.

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

@@somecallmejeremyThe Irony just writes itself

[@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom]

​@@somecallmejeremyKang is all talk. In Loki, his role was just a teaser trailer. Quantumania marketing was big on him. In the movie, Janet and MODOK played the pronoun game on him. But have we seen what he really do?

[@fearnloathingingeneral]

THANK YOU

[@jacksonmay153]

i cried SO HARD when Rocket and friends "reunited", Bradley cooper and his friends totally sold it

[@cy-one]

Yep. It was done _soo_ well. I already knew beforehand this was the last Guardians movie, I was _totally_ prepared to let Rocket go there. Felt like the rug was pulled out under me when the "not yet" came. I was so happy for Rocket reuniting with Floor, Lylla and Teefs - I wanted him to be happy and at rest.

[@hapcot]

Bro I can barely watch this video without feeling sad. I haven't had a movie make me feel this way in ever. How tf did an MCU movie do this to me man

[@andreivaldez2929]

Externally I was just wiping the tears from my eyes; internally I had the same reaction Peter had.

[@ross-carlson]

When his first word ever was "hurts" I damn near died myself - so well delivered and so crushing.

[@kayskaht2052]

​@@ross-carlsonI cried so fking hard at that part. Literally gutted.

[@captainvader921]

This movie, along with Across the Spider-Verse, should prove that superhero movies aren't dead, or are getting old, they can still be great, as long as the people behind it show that they care.

[@Superlogie]

FACTS 💯💯💯

[@roboninja3194]

True but the problem is Disney and WB keep hiring people who don't care, don't have any passion for the material, and don't know anything about the characters.

[@mohdamerulaidilbinrazisahm7317]

​@@roboninja3194i agree. We need more people like James Gunn to helm these kind of projects. Also, they need start learn give a freedom to them. I mean,gotg 3 doesn't feel like Marvel movie, it's James Gunn movie

[@si2foo]

no super hero movies are dead in there old format of 3 a fucking year in the same universe with no breaks and 3 tv series to fill the gap

[@userunknown1578]

Across the Spider-Verse ain't even close to being on GOTG's level... Spider-Verse was mid.

[@n0classified]

When you realize that a low C- tier villain like High Evolutionary is more threatening than Kang the Conqueror, the supposed big bad of the MCU, you know you have screwed up scriptwriting.

[@ogheneovieemejor7975]

kang was made like he is the villain of all villains, but action showed why kang is to be feared. HIGH EVOLUTIONARY on the other hand. imagine Thanos and HIGH EVOLUTIONARY working together. The avengers would never stand a chance.

[@sev1120]

They broke the fundamental rule of cinematic storytelling. They broke the rule of "show, don't tell"

[@digitalhouse6969]

@@ogheneovieemejor7975 they will thanks to plot armor and time travel

[@cloudshifter]

@@ogheneovieemejor7975 Imagine if the Avengers actually brought in Deadpool and the Xmen with phoenix and Magneto that are able to singlehandenly destroy whole armies.

[@AceMoonshot]

Just speaking for myself but I feel that Nebula had the best character arc in the MCU. It was a thing of beauty, really.

[@harshgandhi2030]

Yes... Even the subtle nods like her angel wings suit. The "Guardian Angel." Who at the end even starts looking after Knowwhere with Drax the Dad.

[@ChaosAngel667]

Nebula became the guardian she needed as a child.

[@edwardjones282]

I wouldn't say the best. Tony and Steve both came a long way. Tony sacrificed himself for others. Steve realized that he has to make his own decisions on what is right and wrong. Nebulla came about as far with much less screen time. But thats why I can't give her number 1, the journey isnt as documented. I'd probably give #3 but I think she should be a consensus top five among our fellow geeks.

[@tmac731]

@@harshgandhi2030drax the dad. I love that

[@TheeKittyPie]

Yes she’s so underrated!!! It warmed my heart to see how much she has softened and healed since the first guardians movie

[@DeekyRickyyy]

I really loved that each of the guardians fulfilled their arcs: Drax: wants everyone to appreciate him, grows to feel as a father again Mantis: wants to take care of everyone at the detriment of herself, grows to care for herself as well Gamora: heartless and left wandering in life of knowing only war and conflict by thanos, grows to value family among others Nebula: bottles her feelings and is overly defensive, grows to be vulnerable and to feel loved by her peers Quill: holds firm to what he has, grows to learn to let go And my main man rocket: always running from his problems and feelings, he is *DONE* running Groot is fine, just became hornier by every movie, that's what happens when you take away his videogames

[@animepro315]

Groot learns to use guns

[@buragi5441]

Groot learned to pump wood.

[@senny-]

He's a different character from his father now. Back then, everybody saw him as just "Groot Jr." Practically the same character as his dad.

[@ZuluBill]

I am groot

[@kenyaruki9255]

​@@ZuluBillI agree

[@giorgimamalashvili4220]

we live in a world where we are sympathetic with a talking raccoon a lot more than some new and future 'replacement' heroes that act as stubborn and huge jerks.

[@leonndambuki4284]

Mahn I don't like the new heroes they're acting like overgrown children demanding things like respect and power rather than earning it. And someone said that the new MCU don't even save people it's more about revenge.

[@userunknown1578]

​@@leonndambuki4284They are called The Avengers for a reason.

[@gyrozeppeli8303]

​@@userunknown1578actual L comment

[@tylerprime9555]

​@@gyrozeppeli8303*proceeds to not elaborate as to why* okay lol

[@valeriomassimopastorealina3102]

Please! A talking raccoon AND a telepathic dog with more telekinethics than Jean Grey!

[@kinseward5663]

something that never gets mentioned is that I LOVE how the High Evolutionary's men (and right hand woman) attempt to force him to abandon rocket and cut off the exploding sectors of the ship to save their own lives (makes the henchmen feel more like actual people) and when the henchmen in the hangar stand down to let the guardians through (to save their own lives).

[@GrueTurtle]

It also made the whole thing seem way more believable that it would have been if everyone around him just kept following orders like everything was fine and they were incapable of thinking for themselves. There've been too many movies where it didn't make any sense for the lackeys to just keep doing what they were told

[@Alacaelum]

That is a narritive subtlety that isn't used enough or used well, the loyalty of the "henchman". In GOTG3 when they betray HE, what that tells us? That HE actually isnt a good leader, which was show during the flashback and the main story, he is a pissy, highstrung and arrogant asshole, that demands perfection without having a clear image of that "perfection", his henchman obey him because of fear, but when the fear of the situation became bigger than the one the felt towards him... they betray him. But it is a detail that stay in the background, supported but events in the foreground, it show that those that wrote and directed the movie understood the story they were making.

[@jessetorres8738]

When the 1st Guardians movie came out I had little expecations when I went to see it since they were the Marvel characters I knew the least about prior to seeing them on the big screen. I ended up loving the 1st film, the 2nd film, & the 3rd film so much that to me it's the overall best movie trilogy Marvel has made.

[@blastcharge2002]

Don’t forget about the Xmas special make sure you see that if you haven’t.

[@Lowbrass64]

Me too. Haven’t cared about anything from Marvel since Endgame. Took a chance and bought GotG 3 yesterday and still can’t get it out of my head. Brilliant film. Every character seemed to have an arc and experienced growth. Gives me hope for the DC movies.

[@AldoHacha]

And that is why I'm convinced DC running after James Gunn the minute Disney kicked him out is the best business move of the century.

[@ronaldjames]

Facts again

[@khairulbasirrudin732]

Same here! The intro for the 1st movie is still the best for me!

[@peterfrank3365]

James Gunn doesn't write plot excuses, he writes people. I recommend the Swedish film 'Tillsammans', which Gunn has stated to be one of his favorites. I think it served as his primary influence when it comes to flawed characters, and perhaps even his needle drops.

[@Havanu81]

Lukas Tylmanson also made Fucking Amal and Lilya forever and they all have that same quality: deeply emotional cores that resonate and make you invest into the characters and story.

[@ensockerbagare]

@@Havanu81 *Lukas Moodysson

[@Havanu81]

​@@ensockerbagareQuite the portmanteau! Lilya4ever was also misspelled apparantely.

[@officialmonarchmusic]

Filmento's weird hatred of Paul Dano is so funny and it gets me every time

[@hades_7727]

How is it weird? Even i hated him in The Batman

[@LetThatStuffGo]

I think he is so good in so many movies.

[@jakubrejak1114]

Unfortunately, typecasting can do that to you.

[@officialmonarchmusic]

@@jakubrejak1114 I suppose it can

[@officialmonarchmusic]

@@hades_7727 Because he keeps bringing it up. It almost sounds obsessive. This isn't an insult, I just find it funny

[@sev1120]

I particularly liked how Kraglin and Cosmo's scenes followef the rule of three. The first two scenes, he calls her a bad dog. In the third, she's a good dog

[@thegeekhustler]

Kraglin was also following his own rule of three... He struggled with the arrow, sorta managed to get it, and then really excelled when the time called for it.

[@bobbygenesis]

The first time I watched this I actually cried during one of the scenes which I don’t think I’ve done ever in theaters. They really nailed this one

[@vineetdesai6396]

For real, I mean the last time I cried in a MCU movie was Endgame and after that not even No way home made me cry.

[@gabrielmitchell9562]

Fr the last time I really cried or felt so much emotional was avengers endgame and that was 4 years ago!!

[@kptmaci4979]

@@vineetdesai6396 same. Ironically, the scene that weirdly got me in Endgame theater was when Rocket met revived Groot after 5 years he was dead and immedieately Rocket had to shield Groot against missile barrage from Thanos. I couldnt see Rocket lose Groot again the first time they meet and even though I thought the Groot - Rocket relationship didnt move me that way, this weird little scene did start the crying for me during Endgame. The next was obviously Tony's death, which was tough moment + the ending, which I honestly didnt expect at all - Cap getting happy life after all and getting his dance with Peggy. Something I didnt even think was possible, after she died and yet, here it was on screen with the same music. Just when I heard the music I know what they are going to show and I wasnt ready

[@AldoHacha]

This movie made me cry twice and I'm not sure that's happened before

[@vineetdesai6396]

@@kptmaci4979 yeah,

[@Velka-.-]

Everything in this movie hits the spot. From the main heroes, side characters, the Villain and even that weird furry axolotl dog thing that adam warlock adopted.

[@shargo498]

The axol dog was my favorite pet in the entire movie. I felt so bad for him when he peed in the ship infront of Gamora. I also love the fact that they took him with them on missions as their own crew.

[@christopherrobinson3857]

I really love what this movie did with Adam Warlock. I hear he's a sympathetic godlike character in the comics. Which is why they did this to him in the movie; you need to add a degree of character to make a character like Adam Warlock work for the big screen.

[@dr_birb]

shit movie

[@ghouldash9761]

I think this may be the very first MCU movie to make me cry. When I saw Rocket in the afterlife, the moment he saw his friends die, and the very moment he saw the baby raccoons, I couldn't hold back the tears. I hated the High Evolutionary for what he did and it worked. I can't wait to see what James Gunn does with DC.

[@kayskaht2052]

I couldn't agree more! Rocket's backstory was so tragic. That dark grimey room and those horrible cages, it literally devastated me. I cried so much, it was just so painful to watch.

[@valeriomassimopastorealina3102]

I cried in public and I am still proud of it! Rocket is my man!

[@foxxberry2752]

when he came back and hugged Quill, really shows despite his tough personality he really is hurting at that scene

[@jojothebard6687]

The difference between Kang the Conqueror and the High Evolutionary is like day and night. Time and time again, we were *told* about Kang’s threats and crimes, but in the end it was all talk. But with the High Evolutionary, we not only *saw* his abuse and crimes, we *felt* it and because of that became my favorite MCU villain ever (yes, he even dwarfs Thanos imo).

[@tromboneman4517]

I f)$king hated the High Evolutionary. And I mean that in the best way possible. He made Thanos seem like a Boy Scout.

[@DrKrapulax]

Let's hope it's just recency bias because objectively speaking High Evolutionary is a cardboard cutout of a mentally unstable cartoon villain who people hate because he harms cute animals, the cheapest kind of emotional manipulation. Otherwise everything about him is totally illogical to the point of being jarring if you spend just 10 seconds thinking about it.

[@NoahRJitil]

@@DrKrapulax Why do you say so? In my eyes, he's simplistic, but a good simplistic. He wants to force everything to be his idea of perfect - perfect world, perfect animals, perfect ideas. When something is wrong with his creation, he just kills it without any thought of consequences. He hates Rocket because this imperfect creature was smarter than him and can bring down his perfect world. High Evo worked perfectly for the movie he was in.

[@jojothebard6687]

@@DrKrapulax Okay, the High Evolutionary isn’t the most complex villain in the MCU. So what? He’s still an effective antagonist within the framework of the story. It’s not about whether or not your antagonist is complex or simple, it’s how you use that antagonist. If you think HE is a cardboard villain, then Pre-Cut Steppenwolf is your go-to. Also, illogical? The High Evolutionary is guided by tunnel-visioned ego and an impossible standard of perfection for his creations. It isn’t illogical, it’s actually the opposite. It’s pretty logical, just a fucked-up logic. If you want illogical, again Pre-Snyder Steppenwolf and his weird Oedipus complex.

[@oksomynameisjeff4212]

for me personally, sometimes complex villains end up way too symphathizing rather than threatening that the audience aint terrified or against the villain, with the exception like Homelander, Griffith from Berserk, Johann from Monster. Simple evil villains that are just straight up as terrifying or just pure evil as complex villains that it reinforces the audience that the villain is nothing to be messed or have mercy with. Same thing can be said for antagonists.

[@Kagiso22]

The most insane thing about this year’s movies is that both The High Evolutionary and Miguel O’hara (Spider-Man 2099) have felt more like Kang than Kang has. This isn’t even about Majors’ ability as an actor but all boils down to intentional writing verses lazy writing. Movies like Quantumania and Love and Thunder would’ve all been smash hits if written by the same writers behind GoTG3 and Spiderverse, because those writers care about what they’re writing

[@HaelinX]

Miguel O'Hara feels more like Kang? 😳

[@userunknown1578]

What? Miguel O'Hara is the good guy in that movie... Miles Morales is the bad guy trying to destroy the multiverse

[@Kagiso22]

@@userunknown1578 Miguel is the antagonist to our hero and his motivations are not evil but rather coming from a perspective that he must allow people to die in order to protect the broader universe. This is basically how MCU Kang has been presented thus far. He’s been the one holding the multiversal timeline together like Miguel is holding the spiderverse together.

[@Kagiso22]

@@HaelinX dude that’s okay to allow people to die to preserve order, and is motivated by a greater goal than saving individual people. This is basically Kang. Miguel beats out Kang by being able to at this point still maintain this feeling of being intimidating and threatening to our heroes. That’s how Kang should feel. It should still feel like even though Antman escaped, he has not dented the threat that is incoming but rather narrowly escaped it.

[@HaelinX]

@@userunknown1578 No Miles isn't the bad guy, Watch the end of the movie in the Gwen and her Dad sequence and it will give you a hint for the next movie, also watch some videos regarding breakdown of the issues with Miguel O'hara's explanation of the multi-verse, I recommend this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5acZIykYrygrtU It asks some serious question that makes me believe Miguel O'Hara might not fully understand how it works himself... Especially that last bit with Gwen and her dad that was very suspicious.

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

James Gunn tweeted in 2018 "with all the love in my heart" when he finished the script, so this was clearly a passion project to him even before the firing-rehiring saga. And it makes it that much more emotional that he uses animals so heavily in the film since seeing an animal suffer in any way is enough to break anyone. James has said that to him the Guardians real protagonist has always been Rocket and he said that he loved Rocket so much that he was "like his son." and it was just really amazing what he did with this film. Especially since the main message is to spread empathy towards another and grow through love.

[@nairagar7338]

So it really was Rocket’s story all along 😭😭

[@chasehedges6775]

Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 is one of the best MCU movies I’ve seen in a long time.

[@ross-carlson]

It's one of the best full stop.

[@thatsplinter]

​@@ross-carlsonHell yeah.

[@SwegMastah]

It's the only one marvel movie that made me tear up, that's quite something isn't it?

[@AkamoriRivals]

I think Guardians three is actually the best MCU movie period, with the other two close behind. I know a lot of people will disagree, but I can't help but love all three of these.

[@retorikhal]

​@@AkamoriRivalsi cant actually think of a better mcu film

[@cloudshifter]

The funny part was that we all knew from a mile away that all of Rockets original friends would die from the very first momment and they still managed to make it a shocking emotional momment. That's true excellence

[@otrohiperfoco]

I didn't know. Imagine my experience.

[@mmmahh9056]

Compared to some of the recent Marvel films and shows this one in particular you can tell still had a bit of heart put into it

[@chasehedges6775]

Soooo true. Best MCU film of 2023

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

This is a rare gem from Marvel and it's only thanks to James Gunn

[@chasehedges6775]

@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375 yep

[@somecallmejeremy]

That's what his movies are known to have, heart. No matter the rating of his movie, there's always something to connect or relate to. It's the reason why a character like King Shark, Groot and Rocket are still beloved even when they're just CGI, because the writing for them was made with passion, and well, you already know it, HEART.

[@SL4PSH0CK]

I love the scenario they were in, had a great time digesting the movie

[@blunt_fracture]

"We’ll all fly away together into the forever and beautiful sky"

[@chasehedges6775]

Beautiful

[@gabrielmitchell9562]

​@@chasehedges6775beautiful indeed

[@jonsnow6631]

Amazing villain. He doesn't have to have ridiculous amount of power to be a good villain. He just have to have a good story. Also it's great that they didn't make Gomorra fall in love with Quill, as how other films would do.

[@arcjesse]

I "unfortunately" feel like Gamorra is still gonna fall in love with him, if they ever reunite

[@Spider-Nefilo]

​@@arcjessehopefully not...i don't want GOTG 4 at least for the next 5 years...even if that's too much to ask for the MCU

[@jackkain7141]

I think Gunn handled Gomorra and Quill very well. By the end of the movie, it was clear she COULD see how she may have fallen in love with him, even if she didn't feel it. Quill also matured enough to just let go.

[@Emmuzka]

I had checked out the soundtrack before the movie and I knew the "Dog Days are over" was in it, and of course it had to be the happy ending song, and still it hit with a million feels. They really knew how to reward the audience for the emotion roller coaster they were put through.

[@dox8148]

Didn’t check the track list before watching and as soon as I heard that first note, I knew what song it was and absolutely loved the choice for that moment. Ridiculously amazing

[@Spider-Nefilo]

F*CK i'm still crying just by listening to that song.... there's something about moving on and endings in films specially when done like GOTG 3 that gets me every damn time

[@nekowatt5945]

It would've been too cheesy if it was any other movie, but after everything the Guardians went through, they definitely deserve a cheesy dance number at the end. They were always broken people with issues and now they're finally growing up and moving on with their lives, so yeah they deserve to dance it out. The fact that the song is also "Dog Days Are Over" was a cherry on top.

[@ryba_byba]

i don't know about you, but "Come and get your love" in the ending scene with Rocket and new guardians team killed me.

[@RayMcElroy50]

This isn't an MCU movie This is a James Gunn movie

[@shrithikkothari8220]

I've never been close to crying in a movie theatre ever, but GOTG made me tear up for the first time ever. That scene of Rocket [almost] dying and Pratt trying to revive him, while Rocket's eyes slowly turned black indicating he's going, just crushed me.

[@northernleigonare]

Cried in the cenima when Rocket's friends died. The movie was so emotionally powerful that I texted friends telling them how much they meant to me. Safe to say. My favorite film of 2023 by far.

[@hhfggvogtthehy6451]

The gunshot scene was the best thing to come out of post-Endgame MCU.

[@somecallmejeremy]

More like Gunn-shot, hehe.

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

@@somecallmejeremy*cricket sounds*

[@somecallmejeremy]

@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375 Well, at least I tried, lol.

[@LetThatStuffGo]

@@somecallmejeremy 😂

[@tjarkschweizer]

​@@somecallmejeremyGood one.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

The way Henry Braham uses colors is out of this world I hope he gets to work in SUPERMAN LEGACY

[@jakubrejak1114]

His work on The Flash and The Suicide Squad was spectacular. No doubt James Gunn will pick him for the cinematography once more.

[@wambokodavid7109]

@@jakubrejak1114 the flash sucks it's the worst superheroes flick I ever seen and here I thought bvs was lousy.flash is even worse than 2017 Justice league

[@mohdamerulaidilbinrazisahm7317]

Even his cinematography in The Suicide Squad looks gorgeous. They really got 70s war movies vibe

[@jakubrejak1114]

@@wambokodavid7109 The Flash is good.

[@JE-zl6uy]

Lakia getting called a Good Dog at the end was ridiculously satisfying even though I knew it was coming it was so well done. Legit made me clap

[@WoodyandDaffyDuck]

Bro... Even that opening intro brought me into the emotional feels already.🥺

[@QWERTY-sj2nu]

What hurts me the most is the scene where Floor keeps screaming that they should go. Floor tried her best and she died

[@James-RBG-Mill]

I cried when Lyla die, and she never got to see the blue sky. "it feels good to have friends" 😭😭😭

[@valeriomassimopastorealina3102]

I cried even harder because I read and still remembered the original Rocket Raccoon miniseries and Lyla was Rocky's sweet mate.

[@hahajenkins]

“When relationships get boring, add another person” ~ Filmento

[@ratceo]

This film is a golden standard on how to use a 1/4 billion budget

[@isaacalvarado123]

When Lyla told Rocket that this was his story, i thought about his very first appearance in the first guardians of the galaxy up until that point.

[@andresf.7563]

"his deceased mentor... Mary poppins" i laughed so hard i started crying, that got me good

[@McKnee__]

I have never cried during a movie, movies have never really brought out a lot of emotion in me. When the movie ended my ass was crying tears of sadness and joy. My favorite marvel movie and one of my favorite movies overall.

[@valeriomassimopastorealina3102]

The theater: *everyone silent and seething as the Evolutionary attacked Rocket, insulting him, depersonalizing him* The theater: Rocket goes "The name's Rocket. Rocket Raccoon!" BLAM! And theater goes WILD as Evo is blasted and mangled and impaled like no tomorrow!

[@Luke101]

The High Evolutionary is exactly the kind of villain we needed. It’s great to have villainous characters like Vader, or Thanos, or Davy Jones, that have tragic backstories or understandable motivations for what they’re doing, but also having villains that are just bad people to their core who you hate like Anton Chigurh can be equally compelling. The High Evolutionary has clear goals and motivations for his actions, but he is so clearly an awful evil bastard to his core, that you hate his guts. The incredible performance by the actor takes him to another level as well. The manic seething anger that he displays is insufferable to watch. The treatment of Rocket and his friends and the way he can so casually wipe out an entire planet of his own creations is chilling. The God complex that this guy has is unreal. When Rocket shredded his face and we eventually get to see the outcome, as well as when all the Guardians come together to kick the shit out of him because they also know what he did, it was so unbelievably satisfying. He was so memorable. This movie felt like a self contained Saturday morning cartoon and I mean that in the best way possible. So refreshing

[@chazjohannsen]

Guardians 3 is a shining light in an otherwise bleak MCU currently. The only reason it was as good as it was is because Marvel gave James Gunn free reign to finish his story on his own terms; no multiverse hopping or interconnecting cross promotion. It’s what Th4r should’ve been.

[@Seoul_Soldier]

Everything in this movie was an emotional rollercoaster, and Chukwudi Iwuji's performance as the High Evolutionary is a blueprint for what Kang should have been. If DC movies end up going in this direction I am 100% on board with them.

[@KyleAlexJohn]

I spent so much time thinking about this movie after watching it...I still feel the feels remembering parts of it. It was just such a damn good movie, man, it can't be overstated.

[@majorknight859]

I was straight up lonely Pablo Escobar I'd just seclude myself and think about what I just watched.

[@_The_Archive_]

Fun Fact: The character Adam Warlock was going to appear in Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017), but his scene was cut since James Gunn felt it would end up having too many characters.

[@jwroot]

Finally, a GREAT MCU movie where we the fans and audiences can at last *care,* *laugh* and *cry* for something! Thank you, Mr. Gunn.

[@GreatBocaj]

This was a higher quality film than a lot of phase 5. Feeling and deeling with past traumas. I really felt for Rocket, Floor, Teefs, and Lylla in the flashbacks. I will still be hesitant for DC until we see the actual trailer for Blue Beetle.

[@maurenovick]

Nebula's journey since the first movie was always interesting to me and seeing where she ends up at the end makes me very happy. She absolutely deserved it. I mean so did everyone else but I always loved her.

[@Thed538dhsk]

9:45 Adam warlock was what billy batson's shazam shouodve felt like. A great parallel to vision. Both are synthetic Superman esque new borns. Adam warlock was amazing!

[@zwergz1122]

I cried more during this movie more than all the other marvel movies combined, hell, more than every movie period, don't think a movie ever made me cry from happiness instead of sadness like the ending did for me, cant hear Dog Days without thinking of the ending

[@buragi5441]

I consider myself a pretty jaded person, but god damn did that movie make me feel things, both good and bad.

[@JPEGRUBYSOUL]

Can't hear On the meantime and Dog days are over without crying a little 😢

[@teo2157]

how did you cry lmfao?

[@buragi5441]

@@teo2157 Oh look, we got Mr. Internet Tough Guy over here.

[@teo2157]

@@buragi5441 it’s not that deep lil bro

[@selpyar8230]

And the thing is no body died in this movie. I have watched theories about who is gonna die in this movie and the fact that this movie can make me emotional without killing off their main characters is incredible. I feel like killing off a character is a cheap trick to make audiences feel sad but it feels bad especially when the reason is stupid. So yeh, JG show us that you can make being emotional and attach to the character without killing off that character.

[@bdbgh]

The film is a perfect example of an olympic sized swimming pool in terms of writing, in comparison to something like quantum mania or multiverse of madness where it looks big on the surface but it's actually shallow as a shower.

[@mrfantasy7854]

That fight scene in the end is one of the most satisfying fights I've seen, noit just due to amazing camera and coregraphy, but also since they're all fighting together and have (more or less) resolved their conflicts. Truly amazing.

[@johnjamesedwards3349]

GotG V3 was the best MCU film of 2023, I absolutely loved everything. It was sad to say farewell to the original Guardians, but that was the beginning of a new team. James Gunn gave it his all for his final MCU film, and I’m sure he has high hopes that he can do very well with his DCU.

[@georgethomas4567]

This is only the second Marvel movie to make me cry while watching. Chris Pratt is amazing. His desperation and heartbreaking scream when Rocket is on the verge of passing. Broke me.. I mean hand over my mouth as tears ran down my face totally BROKEN! It's such a constant gut punch up until that moment and such a massive relief as well when Rocket finally recovered. James Gunn is a treasure. Loved when he made horror movies and I love when he makes hero films.

[@bunchofcds2300]

Honestly, I haven't seen a villain that I wanted to get absolutely massacred like the High Evolutionary since Micah Bell. He's not on Micah's level yet, but if you ask me personally, he got pretty damn close.

[@sonablom]

I hope one day james gunn considers making an adaption of Brian Jacques's Redwall series. This movie made me finally believe someone could do that justice.

[@steffomca762]

This movie made me cry, and i've never cried watching a movie before in my entire life. It crawled deep into my feelings in a way that is unexplainable to me

[@hollowhead23]

What makes James Gunn humor and dialogue work is that most of the time, it fits the scene and the characters. Most recent movies use humor and don't care which character is saying it, making the characters less relatable and more boring. In James Gunn films, you would know which character is saying which line just by seeing the script and not the character names.

[@filmreviewer117]

Won't lie I never saw that Drax was trying to be Peters best friend until you pointed it out but it makes so much sense.

[@iArpanMishra]

What I love about the movie is that they don't clench to the traditional idea of the family but nurture the concept of a "chosen family". It felt more family movie than any of those cliche family movies.

[@barney7822]

The MCU will be lost without James Gunn He literally reshaped the MCU with the first movie, and then saved thier ashes with Vol. 3, after the failure of QUANTUMANIA

[@jonasthemovie]

Nah. The humor that works in GOTG ruined the rest of MCU where it doesn’t work.

[@barney7822]

@@jonasthemovie that's why they can't do without him

[@mariano98ify]

@@jonasthemovie The "humour" in GOTG was already there in the MCU far before James Gunn was hired. And let's not forget James Gunn knows hot nail the humour and then yo use it to fit the plot and not in a serious scene.

[@TheAdvertisement]

God the High Evolutionary and the way he repulsively stands against everything that the Guardians stand for, and really stands against life itself, makes him one of the greatest villains _ever._

[@nakdickson]

Volume 3 is the best of the 3 in my opinion. While there were moments in the first two that I thought were boring, volume 3 got me hooked from start finish. I had many kinds of emotions watching it.

[@Jd1680a]

Rocket Raccoon is a fan favorite with lots of people and we are already emotionally invested before Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. We are now able to see Rocket's back story which he have only hinted in the first movie. Seeing Rocket's suffering and revenge only magnifies from his previous appearance in past Marvel movies. Rocket is really a raccoon. Cosmo is a good dog. I am Groot.

[@CabralCreates]

😂 yeah honestly they did an excellent job with Rocket, you get to see why he's a total jerk when people show him love, It's because deep inside he's afraid of loosing more friends and is also a shield that hides his dark past.

[@binary1045]

Even when going through such a serious movie you can still manage to make a hilarious and meme-filled review, well done

[@gabrielmitchell9562]

The one thing guardians 3 and Spiderman across the spiderverse have in common they are both masterpieces and they in my top 5 favorites movies

[@nyshyn307]

Glad this is getting its proper praise all around. With all the excitement, oddities, and emotional variety this is up there with the peak of what a comic book team movie can and should be. Never a dull moment in this one, props to James Gunn

[@Tushar_KN]

Oh man, when Lylla fell to the ground, I felt like screaming and could feel what Rocket was feeling.

[@TheArtFortress]

This channel has instrumental in helping slowly write my dream movie to be perfect. There is no such thing as a perfect movie, but with your help, your lessens, and your incredible wealth of knowledge I find nowhere else, I think I can get it pretty damn close. Thank you Filmento!

[@ash4dino]

I almost cried in the cinema when Rocket got revived. And I was constantly like “please no no no Rocket cannot die please no”

[@alexdagrate1927]

James Gunn really had me cry over a GCI racoon.😭🤣

[@py16667]

Some people didn’t like the Gamora & Quill relationship in this movie, suggesting that she should never have been killed (Gunn himself included). Tbh I thought it made their dynamic so much more interesting than it ever was & it worked in favor of keeping their relationship feeling fresh instead of predictable

[@GrueTurtle]

I don't think she should have been killed off the way she was in the first place but James done did a damn good job with what he had to work with when he came back

[@robyrandom1148]

Also the fact that the High Evolutionary's assistants even turned against him at the end without any Talk-No-Jutsu from the heroes, but from seeing how destructive his actions are to his people, seeing how his obssesion blinding him to the pain he is causing to his own people so much so that they had to step in to try to stop him on their own. Amazing movie

[@vigneshiyer2483]

There's no other movie that makes me feel the characters or emotions as much as GOTG 3. Emotions obviously include tears and laughter

[@aimilios439]

There is no more heart wrenching relationship in the MCU than Quills and Gamoras. Two different people growing better and perfect for each other, one dies and one is left hopeless. Bringing a different and not willing version of the deceased back makes an analogy to erotic abandonment inevitable. The love of your life is your hope and future and them convincing you that they are indeed not in love with you anymore is another beast of sadness in life. I hope I forget her soon...

[@darkknight3326]

I think another big thing is that all of these little petty conflicts and small interpersonal interactions make the characters feel like actual people and not just a bunch of one note archetypes

[@VideoGameCityGamer]

When Floor kept screaming, Rocket, Teeth, Floor go now, over and over. I nearly cried. :( 10/10 would take a bullet for friends.

[@MrYarwood.]

Not really the type of person to cry because of a movie, but this movie made me so emotional, and this was the first time I cried.

[@edrick106]

While watching the movie for the second time I was reminded of your video about Dead Man's Chest, because of the 3 pillars of a good plot: Goal, Stakes, and Urgency. Guardians of the Galaxy 3 explains all 3 in the first 10 or so minutes. Our goal is to find the passkey for the kill-switch. Rocket's life is at stake. And the time to do it is NOW because Rocket doesn't have much time left. Plot. And of course they keep adding layers to it. To get the passkey we need to infiltrate in this facility. Now we gotta find this guy because the passkey is actually in his head, now we gotta enter another facility, so on and so forth, everything always tying back to Rocket's life being in danger.

[@joe94c]

in december 2024 i finally got around to watching it. My wife and i were in tears over this film. The ability of James Gunn to get us so emotional of a cgi racoon is insane

[@phunk8607]

Best MCU in Years… god i cried with joy at how much i fall in love with MCU again. The Villain is captivating and every characters has satisfying respectful arc.

[@michaelsuezo]

Pretty cool how James gunn wrote this story after all the stuff from endgame and thor love and thunder that he had no control over.

[@1zxtv]

One thing I love about your videos, and props to you and whoever else works on these with you if anyone, is your use of memes and pop culture references. They're always on point, like the opening sequence of this video. The Guardians theme with the scenes you chose and the Interstellar clip playing on the side perfectly encapsulates how most people felt and simply put it's just funny and true, you're always consistent with that.

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

I just love that he brought us a mixture of toka azar & beebop ocksteady and had judy greer voice one

[@senny-]

QOTD answer: Yes, this movie gave me hope for the MCU. I really hope James Gunn would once again direct another MCU franchise. The entire universe needs it.

[@markgosline3986]

‘ people aren’t capable of crying for two hours“ well, he’s obviously never met me😭😭😭😭

[@StormTrooperEX]

this was truly a 10 out of 10 film for me everything just works

[@DoubleK1990]

Saw your video posted Went to watch the movie, to understand your criticism Came back, showered in tears, only to cry some more. Thank you.

[@invisiblejaguar1]

Put it this way, when you showed the she's a good dog clip in this video I literally laughed and cried at the same time. You don't just do that, this movie is amazing.

[@kenshintakamura6596]

And let's not forget the music is great in this trilogy, especially the come and get your love the one that opened the gotg and the one that closed it! Such a masterpiece.

[@nightmayor6114]

After a long time a movie really felt like a real adventure i went on with the characters. Even though my friends told me spoilers my heart was racing throughout the climax. Gotta say GOTG is best trilogy of MCU

[@pimpslickbilly1373]

Ive never experienced true joy that made me cry until the "good dog" and "mary poppins" sequence

[@firefiy8789]

This has to be the best thing out of the mcu in years. Even the smallest details are hugely satisfying. For example, the setup of those gravity boots rocket made in the first scene. That paid off in rocket's final confrontation, and was the PERFECT counter to the high evolutionary manipulating gravity. Edit: Still salty that starlord just happened to leave his signature rocket boots and space mask at home, creating that scene where adam had to save him. I liked the scene, but that felt like a massive contrivance

[@My6119]

the awesome A grade character writing aside, I just loved how creative and otherworldly the background designs were. It's like reliving 2001 Space Odyssey or Avatar.

[@mbryson2899]

I'm not much of a comic superhero fan, but I did enjoy the first Guardians movie. You made me _really_ want to see this one. ps- The Matthew McConaughey reaction shots were GOLD!

[@musikalora]

Guardians of the Galaxy is so beautifully done! James Gunn really understand how to tell a story with solid characterizations. He makes you really care of what's happening in every scene.

[@KimiTarii]

A CGI raccoon screaming in this movie had more emotion than Superman's 'death' in Justice League, think about that for a moment.

[@carlososoriohernandez3979]

Do you mean "Batman v Superman"?

[@TobyKBTY]

One of the veeeeery few good superhero movies in recent years. Honestly wasn't excited to see this because of MCU fatigue, but joined a friend at the cinema to watch it and was very pleasantly surprised. Absolutely loved it. Totally gave in to all the feels and the roller coaster James Gunn put us on.