‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ Review: A Grounded Return to a Well-Worn Franchise
thewrap.comthere was an Iron Man.But after more than thirty films and TV shows, that universe no longer feels like our own. It’shard to tell a story that feels relevant to the audience’s actual experience when even thebackground extras in these movies are playing people who died for five years and suddenlycame back to life.There’s no status quo to uproot anymore, no baseline normal to turn upside down.
Heck, even something as simple as “telling a story set on our own planet” is a little alienating, since the MCU version of Earth is just a cracked egg with the corpse of a giant space god hanging out of it.So, in a funny way, it makes sense that “Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3” is more grounded than the other Phase Four movies.
Set in the farthest reaches of outer space, the only connection this corner of the MCU ever had to our reality was its vibrant, emotional characters.Even the anthropomorphic raccoon has relatable baggage.
We believe in them, so we go along for the ride when they do unbelievable things like dance battle extraterrestrial despots or somehow still own a fully functioning Zune.In “Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3” they have one of the most relatable storylines in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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