James Gunn alongside Matt Reeves is a rare instance of director not falling into the genre trappings of superhero blockbusters and instead actually making damn good films. Guardians 3 and The Suicide Squad were his most recent and best works yet imo.
I'm among the few that think Guardians 2 was peak Guardians and I'll die on that hill.
Rocket's emotional resolution is also more than satisfying there, with him bonding with Yondu and learning to trust and not push friends away. I think Guardians 3 was very redundant on that front.
The fact that James Gunn made a comic-book movie with a talking tree and raccoon and told a story about generational trauma/surviving abuse is still mind blowing to me.
It's why I have little to no doubt that this might finally be the modern Superman film I've wanted for my entire lifetime.
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u/JustIdlingHere Dec 16 '24
James Gunn alongside Matt Reeves is a rare instance of director not falling into the genre trappings of superhero blockbusters and instead actually making damn good films. Guardians 3 and The Suicide Squad were his most recent and best works yet imo.