Guardians of the Galaxy 2

I saw this movie about a week ago and I thought I'd jot down my thoughts of the film. Obviously a movie like this could never be truly great because its just bubblegum popcorn entertainment. However, I can critique and give an opinion on it. One thing to take note is that the movie made 136 million during its first opening weekend. Alien Covenant only made 36 million on its opening weekend and it was a much better movie. Onto the film...

Guardians 2 doesn't really take off where the first one left off. It's not really a true kind of sequel. Instead, it brings a brand new element to the series. Starlord is actually part god or as they call it in the film, celestial. Starlord (played by Chris Pratt) and the gang (Rocket Raccoon, Gamora, Bautista, and Baby Groot) meet Starlord's dad and they end up going to his planet. There Starlord learns that his father is a celestial (god) that formed that entire planet they went to and that Starlord's half god too.

His dad seemed like a pretty cool dude. The movie opens with Starlord's dad driving down a country road with then Starlord's mother in a convertible while she's singing a song. Its the 80s because he had a longhair mullet sort of style going on. It was a good opening. Very memorable even a week later. The rest of the movie not so much.

The basic plot of the movie is that Starlord's dad needs another celestial to power up the planet with a weapon....or something like that. The movie featured a ton of comedy. My favorite part was how Rocket Raccoon made fun of a mini-villain that gave himself the moniker Tazerface. Rocket says,"you call yourself Tazorface!?" He laughs and says,"whats next, buttocks scrotum?" I thought that part was super funny.

You can say that the plot didn't even matter for this movie because its ultimately forgettable. The fact that no more infinity stones were revealed in the movie or in any of the after trailers (there were four) was a bit of a disappointment for me. However, what the movie does do well is remind us that summer is here and that good times are meant to be had. Yeah, its a party movie. Dumb fun, like drinking beers when you're a little kid. I didn't hate it but at the same time its not something that will be talked about for years to come.

It differs from most Marvel, DC, and superhero movies in the sense that its not about action or even having a linear plot. Instead, its about the characters, jokes, and the relationships between them. Its at times funny, awkward, rude, and sometimes even weird. You can tell they were trying to save all the super important lore and story of the Guradians of the Galaxy at bay with this one.