Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 4K 2023 IMAX Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

Peter Quill can't come to terms with the loss of Gamora and now, together with the Guardians of the Galaxy, is forced to go on another mission to protect the universe.

Review 4K Movie

Watching movies like: 'Shang-Chi', 'Eternals', 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' and 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' I doubted the vector of development of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, because these movies were not bad, but still their flaws could not be overlooked. And after watching movies like: 'Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness', 'Thor: Love and Thunder' and 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantomancy', I had lost all faith in Marvel and its director -- Kevin Feige. But the newly released banger from James Gunn managed to change my mind and make me believe in Marvel again, most likely for the last time.

As you may have already realized from what I've described above, I really enjoyed "Guardians of the Galaxy. Part 3." I can't say exactly what it was that hooked me, because the movie gives you, as a viewer, absolutely everything you need to feel part of that side of the screen while in the theater.

If we start to break the movie down aspect by aspect, we immediately want to praise it for its incredible picture work, framing, and camera work. The wide static scenes putting the saddened characters in the spotlight can make you genuinely empathize and feel compassion for them. There is a lot of CGI in the movie, and it is very good. The many shots in space are amazing and make you look at the movie through the eyes of your inner child, and the uninterrupted action scenes capture your spirit as if you were watching John Wick or Ip Man.

Next, we'd like to highlight the music. I can't say much about the instrumental tracks, because I'm not a professional musician, but I can assure you that they work great for the story and make you immersed in it. Here I'd like to talk most of all about the licensed songs, which again impress with their tenacity and accuracy in conveying the state of mind of the characters in the movie. For example: the opening scene where Rocket walks around listening to 'Radiohead -- Creep' in his headphones, while the camera shows the lamplight atmosphere of Oblivion in contrast to Rocket mentally tormenting himself. Also, when the movie plays the lines:

'In a beautiful world,
I wish I was special,
You're so f***ing special
But I'm a creep,
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here'

and Rocket singing along, you realize how much 'Jet Raccoon' considers himself alienated from the world around him, and how much he appreciated those who shared a household with him during his adolescence.

And as you've already realized, next I'd like to talk about the characters. They are filigreed in the movie, and most of them get such wonderful arch completions that it makes you want to tear up. The movie doesn't really tell you who the main character is - Rocket, whose story is told throughout the movie to the rest of the Guardians and the audience, or Peter Quill, who is the mastermind behind all the operations and from whose mouth the story is told. Both characters drag the veil of the central character at different times, and whoever it is in the end, they are both good and this aspect doesn't hinder the movie's experience in any way.

Rocket is fascinating in his tragic nature, and looking back at him in the previous films you understand why he is so irascible and distrustful of the creatures around him, and why before he met Quill his only friend was a tree that could only speak a three-word line: "I am Groot". And the way he deals with his problems make you believe that the character has grown above himself, learned to control his emotions and accepted himself, and now he is able not only to express his love in words, but also with his behavior.

Quill, on the other hand, has been reveling about Gamora since "Avengers: Finale" and for the first third of the movie all he does is brood over his lost love. And when you see Quill on the verge of losing another person close to him, you are genuinely amazed at his sense of empathy and hit tears when Peter pleads for his loved ones to be saved. Quill again shows how humanity can be a powerful weapon against the enemies around him, how well it can unite completely different people into one group, and that what makes a good protagonist is not his universal love of music and film or his goofiness, but his love for his neighbors. I consider the ending of his arc to be one of the best in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, on the level of Steve Rogers and Tony Stark.

Speaking of secondary characters, Nebula was a very pleasant surprise. Behind the cybernetic shell of a cold killer in fact hides a compassionate and warm woman, trying to keep the Guardians close to her from all the problems, jumping into it without any thought. During the movie, she was all I called her - a true mother to the Guardians of the Galaxy team. I'll go over the rest of the characters briefly: Drax is still adorably dumb and straightforward, Mantis is adorably goofy and bland, and Groot is adorably MEGA Cool.

It is also impossible not to touch upon the antagonists of the movie. I will be very brief here, the Supreme Evolutionary came out as I expected him to be - the most repulsive villain, causing zero sympathy for him and only annoying you with his presence in the movie. And that's not a bad thing, because the Guardians treat him the same way. And you know why you and the heroes feel that way about him - the High Evolutionary has no good intentions at all, and what he does is pure evil. Adam Warlock is nothing more than an obstacle for the characters in the movie. The character himself is lost and very much in need of a mentor, and this is not surprising, because the character, judging by the plot, has recently come out of his cocoon and he is nothing more than a child, forced to quickly face the adult world.

To summarize, we can say that "Guardians of the Galaxy. Part 3" is a great conclusion to the story of the team beloved by millions of fans. I don't think it's necessary to tell you that the actors played perfectly in the movie, because judging by the above text it's so clear. I'll be honest with you, I shed tears from the movie five times, and laughed even more. There were fewer jokes than in previous films, but every single one of them is right in the center. It pains me to realize that this is the last time we'll see these characters together, but I'm glad they each found their peace. James Gunn is an incredible human being, and I hope he's okay and can continue to delight audiences with his extravagant delivery, even though he will no longer be working at Marvel.