Our Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Breakdown is here! Use code SCREENCRUSH40 to get 40% OFF your first Factor box at https://bit.ly/41YV4yK! Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 is a heartfelt end to a trilogy, and a tender goodbye from James Gunn. IN the video we break down all of the MCU connections, talk about the subtext of the film, and of course what's next for the Multiverse Saga in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Thanks for supporting our channel! Check out our MERCH Store Here → http://shopzeroedition.com/collections/screen-crush-merch Go here → http://screencrush.com/ TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@screencrushnews Like us → https://www.facebook.com/ScreenCrush Follow us → https://twitter.com/screencrushnews Get our newsletter → http://screencrush.com/newsletter/ Written and Hosted by Ryan Arey (http://twitter.com/ryanarey) Edited by Harriet Lengel-Enright Also Edited by Randolf Nombrado, Colton Ogburn, and Lee Mazzio #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy #EasterEggs #breakdown In addition to talking about the easter eggs and MCU connections, I’m going to go into a little bit of detail about what we think this movie is going to lead to in the multiverse saga, and we’re going to touch on the larger themes of the movie and the trilogy. We’re also going to be exploring this movie in future videos so subscribe and ring the bell so you don't miss a thing. Doug: you don’t want to miss a thing… First of all, the marvel studios intro is filled entirely with images of the guardians of the galaxy, because this is the last one of these films, in this form. James Gunn has written or co-written and directed every movie in this trilogy, and the Guardians are very personal to him.IN fact, when he completed the script for volume t3, he tweeted this image which read, “every bit of my heart.” And now we understand why. This movie was gut-wrenching, action packed, and one of the greatest MCU movies ever. If you disagree, let me know in the comments. It’s also Gunn’s last movie for Marvel studios. I’m not going to get into the back and forth, but he’s the new co-president of DC Studios, making a fresh take on the DC cinematic universe. So that’s why these credits are the beginning of this farewell to this interaction of the guardians. The intros always begin with comics then show screenplays, and in this one the first line we read it “showtime, a-holes], from here [clip], but it’s also Gunn, telling the audience [showtime a-holes]. So, we start with the origin of Rocket, which continues to work as narrative interludes throughout the movie. The Rocket flashbacks are not only filling in his tragic backstory, but they also work as counterpoints to what's happening in the present. Usually when something good happens in the flashbacks, something bad happens in the present, and vice versa. It’s a pretty common screenwriting technique that each scene should begin with the characters up or down, and end in the opposite way. Like a roller coaster, so it starts exciting. It’s very clever that Gunnused the Rocket flashbacks to pull the audience on this emotional roller coaster. All the other Racoons shy away from the hand reaching into their cage, but Rocket is the only one who is curious about this hand. This is important for a few reasons. One, it shows Rocket’s innate curiosity and intelligence–you could even say this is showing his consciousness. The high evolutionary spends the whole movie trying to discover what makes Rocket special. And here I think it’s implied that, since he was a kit, he had a spark of consciousness, or a soul. When the hand rechies in, for a moment, it's framed like the panel of the sistine chapel where god grants life to adam. But, as Westworld season 1 pointed out to me, that image cleverly hid god inside of the human brain. Implying that the true gift of consciousness came from within–our own minds. That image of god and Adam comes into play later on, which is also important for a huge, future story of the MCU. So right at the beginning, we have this idea that Rocket has a soul. The opening song is Creep by Radiohead, featuring lyrics like, “I want a perfect body, I want perfect soul'.'' It's easy to see where these apply to Rockets, and really the rest of the guardians. They’re all broken, some of them have mangled flesh, like pocket, nebula, and gamora, but most just have tangled souls–like–well, everyone but swole groot. The chori=us of creeps goes, “but I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo, what the hell am I doing here, I don't belong here.” which is how the guardians all feel inside, all the time. Like they’re broken people who don't deserve the love of others. Perfect opening song .
