Review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) by Vyke — 10 May 2023

This to me is the best marvel movie, one of the rare ones where the characters set out on a quest and push the plot forward rather than being constantly dragged with the flow. This movie also flips between the classic family friendly schtick and the horror genre, and I feel like both were done at appropriate times and their being in this movie is also justified. It's also one of the few marvel movies where the villain is obviously motivated by something but we never know what his backstory really is, because I don't think we need to know and understand some guy who thinks animal cruelty is a justifiable means to and end. I also didn't find a lot of things to nitpick (and I don't remember any of the nitpicks I had watching) and I generally had a better time enjoying the movie than any of the other MCU movies.

This is also an ensemble cast movie, and I feel like every main character's story was portrayed and wrapped up wonderfully... except for Groot. Who or what Groot is remains unknown. How can he say so little but convey so much? Is he the embodiment of the deepest and darkest of cosmic horrors? Has Groot seen Toys Story before? None of these questions were answered in this movie, and the mysteries continue...