Mal12345
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So we ordered VIP seats at a nearby theater and watched Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 today. The plot line was simple even for a comic book, but it's hard to mentally digest because of the constant activity. This is a movie that never "sleeps." Sure there were slow times, but those were mainly aimed at character background and development. For the most part, the main character did not develop. But the others moved a step forward in their spiritual journeys to whatever end their writers have in mind for them. It has a lot to do with family values. The Guardians consider each other members of a sort of family, while at the same time they each have issues with their real families of origin. In between action sequences there were periods of reminiscing and bringing forward awkward feelings that action heroes normally don't dwell on. Nebula and Gamora, who are sisters by blood but somehow their skin colors are different (I'm sure this is by design to symbolize the fact that they are feuding siblings), discuss their feelings in a somewhat smarmy fashion. Quite frankly, I found a lot of it to be rather corny. Rocket, the only character that has no family orientation, is the misunderstood character yet ironically the only character who can understand what Groot is saying. A bit is revealed about his true motivation as someone hiding his deeper feelings behind a tough-guy mask. Drax (played by Dave Bautista) seems to be the naive brute who simply drops funny lines and has no need for character development.
As for Yondu, who is not a Guardian but more of a villainous type, shows another side to his personality and makes it possible for this series to continue on to a third installment.
I rather liked the movie, although my wife fell asleep on my shoulder a couple times. I think she wanted to see Baby Groot more than anything else, just as she watches Lord of the Rings simply to see Gollum and has no interest in the story itself. I don't care for all the action as I am INTP-interested in more mythical subjects. One of my favorite all-time movies is the 1974 Academy award-nominated "The Conversation" starring Gene Hackman along with the first appearance of Harrison Ford who plays a tough guy with a few quiet lines to speak. All in all, it is a very quiet movie about an introverted detective who becomes embroiled in a murder plot, but he mistakes the true murderer as someone else. This was due to an assumption he made while playing back an audio tape created while he was spying on a couple walking around. It's a natural, human mistake to make because they seemed so young and innocent. There is a lot of psychology involved.
So Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was not my type of movie. But I rather enjoyed the first installment and I will be sure to catch the third one whenever it comes out.
As for Yondu, who is not a Guardian but more of a villainous type, shows another side to his personality and makes it possible for this series to continue on to a third installment.
I rather liked the movie, although my wife fell asleep on my shoulder a couple times. I think she wanted to see Baby Groot more than anything else, just as she watches Lord of the Rings simply to see Gollum and has no interest in the story itself. I don't care for all the action as I am INTP-interested in more mythical subjects. One of my favorite all-time movies is the 1974 Academy award-nominated "The Conversation" starring Gene Hackman along with the first appearance of Harrison Ford who plays a tough guy with a few quiet lines to speak. All in all, it is a very quiet movie about an introverted detective who becomes embroiled in a murder plot, but he mistakes the true murderer as someone else. This was due to an assumption he made while playing back an audio tape created while he was spying on a couple walking around. It's a natural, human mistake to make because they seemed so young and innocent. There is a lot of psychology involved.
So Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was not my type of movie. But I rather enjoyed the first installment and I will be sure to catch the third one whenever it comes out.