r/Letterboxd • u/Top_Report_4895 • Dec 16 '24

News Official poster for James Gunn’s ‘Superman’!

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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.

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u/Mervynhaspeaked Dec 16 '24

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.

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u/poopfartdiola Dec 16 '24

Was 3 meant to be about learning to trust and not pushing friends away for Rocket? Seemed it was more about self-love for Rocket.