Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

I finally got the chance to watch Guardians 2 tonight.

Managed to be totally unspoiled, so I kinda got blindsided right in the still crusty, oozing wounds there.

I'm Mary Poppins, y'all.

Son of a bitch.

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[Axis of Rotation]

That movie is a double whammy in that regard too.

[Jordanis]

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The funny thing is, I sensed one whammy coming and dodged it. They started doing the wholesome father/son ball-tossing stuff with Ego and my meta senses started tingling. I paused the movie and checked the fanwiki article on Ego to confirm my suspicions and get the other shoe to drop before it could be lifted too high.

I didn't look at Yondu's article, though. Feint with the right, then deliver the knockdown left hook. Whoof.

[abphinsom]

Ouch.

[Axis of Rotation]

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Gah, fate's a bitch isn't she?

I didn't like Yondu's death, besides the obvious reasons (he was a cool character). It was overkill in my opinion. Losing one father figure was enough. Plus, if I remember correctly (been a while) Yondu could have saved Quill without having to die.

[Jordanis]

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I didn't see anything when I was watching the movie. Rocket had one flight rig and one space suit to give to him. Gamora just grabbed a gun when she tried to go back, so presumably there were no more suits anyone knew about. Yondu could have given Peter the suit and rig and left with Rocket, but, well, no he absolutely couldn't have, could he?

As much as it hurt and made a mess out of me, it was the right way to tie up Yondu's character arc. Once Yondu finally reconciled with Peter, his arc was done. Everything they've built up around him over the course of two movies is resolved, basically--internally with admitting his identity and his feelings to himself, and externally with the Ravagers, his crew, and with Peter. There was no place else for the character to go except to hang around, snark, get in the way, and backslide on the perfect moment of reconciliation. Dying froze that perfect moment. He transcended all his flaws and became the coolest dad, forever. The end. That's fairy tale stuff.

Losing one father might have been enough cruelty, but if Yondu stuck around, Peter's authority as leader of the group would feel weird and shaky. It's why every old mentor figure bites it. The hero has to stand on his own two feet.

[Axis of Rotation]

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Yeah, you have a point. Dangit. I absolutely agree, he couldn't have hung around with the group due to weakening Quill's leadership. Still, I wouldn't have minded if he went off into the ether somewhere to make short, fun reappearances. But as you say, his status in the audience's mind wouldn't be as high as it is now with his sacrifice.

Overall, how did you like it compared to the first one?

[Jordanis]

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It's hard to say. I know it's going to stick with me really well due to something of a fluke of timing. I thought some of the humor was a little more grade school than the first one, but maybe I'm just misremembering the first one. It's a strong piece of storytelling as far as wrapping up loose character ends goes, and that always makes a good impression on me. On the other hand, there's always an unreproduceable magic to the first in a series, where you get introduced to a world (like the first Harry Potter book).

I think they stand pretty equal, in the end. Different movies that will scratch very different inches for rewatching (that is to say, an urge to rewatch one will be completely separate from an urge to rewatch the other).

[Axis of Rotation]

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Very true, they are quite different in some respects. I've actually only seen both of them once, so on initial viewing at least I liked the second more than the first, but it's been so long since I've seen the first I couldn't tell you why. If I rewatched it maybe I would like it more than the sequel.

And I completely agree about unreproduceable magic. That's season one mlp for me all over.