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booknerdmusician · 1 year

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there are many things that left me utterly happy about gotg vol. 3, but one I haven't seen many people mention is that Peter refers to Mantis as his sister at least twice in the movie. Like obviously they are all a big found family and they call each other as such. But there's something about the aknowledgement of Mantis put in the same regard as Peter's grandpa on earth. Something about the fact that he considers her as well as a blood relative because they are both the children of Ego, and Ego raised Mantis to be a tool in the same manner he would've done so with Peter if he had the chance, and they were both taken advantage of by him. And despite all that they both went through because of Ego, they at least managed to find each other.

#gotg spoilers #gotg vol 3 #can you tell I love healthy sibling relationships portrayed in media?#also I haven't watched the holiday special so for all I know peter and mantis could've been calling each other brother/sister since then #and this could very well be old news but shhhh #also I watched the latin american dub so i'll have to wait for the digital ver to come out so I can check it there #guardians of the galaxy

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astromechs · 1 year

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I might be sticking my neck out saying this but I watched vol 1 2 3 back to back and honestly I think vol 2 was written better. At least in terms of actually exploring dynamics and deeper understanding of characters outside the main villain and protagonist. Where as vol 3 I think went deeper into the backstory of the villain and protagonist. It created a starker look at the nature of specific kinds of abuse while most everything else was lightly touched upon. I also feel Nebula and Gamora's relationship was better emphasized in vol 2 and Gamora had better writing. In all honesty I haven't seen this talked about much but I think in vol 3 Zoe Saldana carried the weight of the role on her back with little help from the writing. She acted the hell out of her part and gave Gamora added dimension even though she didn't have the history with the guardians to play off of. I know she's said she's done with the role but I think she easily could have done great things with a solo project.

I would say even when it comes to Mantis while vol 2 gave a good start for her, I felt vol 3 didn't give her the strongest finish. After the holiday special I was hoping to get more exploration of her time with Ego and a slightly deeper connection with Peter than what we got. When she decided to leave at the end I felt like the story was ending without us knowing her in quite the same way we did most of the other guardians. She did of course have some heartfelt, humorous and important scenes. But for the end of her arc I felt there could have been more. This all goes back to my main thoughts that plot points surrounding High Evolutionary and Rocket had tight scripting and focus. Lots of details. Other plot points felt like only the surface was scratched enough to have a taste rather than being fully satisfied. I know many people see vol 3 as the best of the trilogy but I'm feeling vol 2 edges it out in some areas.

listen, i am well known among my friends as being a Vol 2 Stan, so this take definitely isn't controversial coming to my inbox! it's not a perfect movie, but god, its character writing is so strong, and the way all its subplots coalesce in the third act is beautiful. so many characters get a chance to shine in that movie, and you feel the emotional resonance of all of them; i've seen it so many times and the end still has me crying buckets. it's my favorite film based on a marvel comic aside from into the spider-verse.

so, for me, that would've made it hard to top, and i'm... not surprised vol 3 didn't top it for me. that doesn't mean vol 3 wasn't a good movie, because it was! but i think its tight focus on rocket as the a plot meant that the b and c plots weren't quite as well-balanced, so character arcs felt incomplete here in ways that they didn't in, for instance, vol 2.

100% with you on this, anon.

#asks #anonymous #gotg spoilers #(i do also think gamora had better writing in vol 2 so i will also agree with you on that)

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little-cereal-draws · 1 year

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Imma be completely honest, I’m literally only here as a Marvel Fan because of MK and WWBN, the writing of everything else is atrocious.

This is my fifth year being an mcu fan so i definitely have not been following it since the beginning but those two definitely are the best of phase 4.

I know this isnt' what u asked for but i'm bored here are my ratings for phase 4:

Moon Knight. I'm not going to write all the reasons i love it bc that would turn into an entire essay lol but this show is phenomenal and has captured my heart and soul

Werewolf by Night. again, just like moon knight, it's creative and cinematic and perfect in every way

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. It's funny, got good action, emotional parts, and i live for shang and katy's relationship. they're so funny and i'm eternally glad they didn't force them into a weird romance

Ms. Marvel. the kids were written like kids and kamala is so dorky and cute. i know a lot of ppl didn't like her for some reason but she also lives in my heart

Hawkeye. This is just bc im one of those comic book nerds and have read every single hawkeye book and have merch and stuff lol I'm a diehard fan and loved pointing out all the little details even if it deviated from the comics

Black Widow. I think people are right that Yelena did steal the show a little bit but i love it anyway. It always makes me cry. every time.

Thor: Love and Thunder. I liked this movie! I saw it in theaters multiple times and enjoyed it. I can see the reasons behind people's critiques and do agree that the first half felt a bit weirdly paced but the second half really saved it for me

WandaVision. I'm just a sucker for Wanda and Vision lol They were my first mcu ship and i'm glad they finally got a spotlight. ppl complain abt the ending but i thought it was pretty good

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. I loved seeing all the different dynamics that came up in this show and the real world problems it addressed. It also made me cry. I loved Sam and Bucky but Karli really stole the show for me and I was on her side the whole time lol

What If...? I actually really liked the reimagining of the characters and the odd pair ups. It was fun to see all the new interactions we would never get in canon. I think the watcher was weird and didn't need to fight ultron but the rest of it was good. Also the animation was beautiful. I was on the edge of my seat trying to get a better look at it the whole time lol

Spider-Man: No Way Home. It was a really good movie but I haven't seen all the og spider man movies so i didn't know who a lot of the villains were. and peter could have thought his little stunt at the end through a bit more but oh well. Still funny though

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It was really exciting to see America (i'm also a fan of her comics) but really I was rooting for wanda the whole time lol Ofc I knew that america would live bc they need her for the young avengers but it was really fun seeing wanda be in her villain era. they did her dirty at the end tho and basically had her learn the lesson she just learned in wandavision... which was also the lesson she learned in civil war. when will they give my girl a new arc? also i'm in denial, I refuse to believe she's dead :) (and also dr strage was in it too ig)

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. This was fun, I had a good time. It was really funny and finally confirmed that peter and mantis were siblings but i don't think i'll watch it any time other than christmas (unlike werewolf by night which is a year round event lol)

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. ok this one got a lot of hate but i don't see why? i didn't think it was bad, i just wasn't gripped by the story. i only watched up to episode three so i can't judge the whole thing but it was a bit too slice of life-y for me to be engaged w the story but as far as i can tell, that's jen's thing. The parts that i did see weren't poorly written and it's not the shows fault the animation was so bad (cough marvelwon'tlettheiranimatorsunionize cough)

Eternals. Same problem as she hulk. it wasn't bad, it just wasn't interesting. I only made it through half the movie before i left but i was really confused by who was who. i kept getting them mixed up

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The only reason this is so low is because I haven't seen it yet. I've heard nothing but glowing reviews so i'm sure it'll go up to the top of the list but i can't judge it until i see it

Loki. I hate this show, i hate it so much. I am so fucking mad abt this bc it had so much potential! I've also read the loki comics and i think those set my bar too high. yes, the show acknowledges loki is bi but they make him fall in love with another version of himself instead of doing anything w that. yes, they acknowledge he's genderfluid but we never see it, not even in flashbacks. he's trying to redefine who he is and stuff but i was so distracted by the horrible self-cest romance, that i was actively rooting against, to notice character development. If you want a good story about a bisexual, genderfluid loki redefining themself in the most beautiful way, read the Loki: Agent of Asgard comic run

#this got long lol #asks #marvel #mcu

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