‘Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2’ Revisited: “He Didn’t Chase Them Away”

It would have been easy to make Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol.

2 do the heavy lifting of leading up to Avengers: Infinity War.

It has two characters with a close relationship to Thanos, and the film is “in charge” of the cosmic side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Instead, writer-director James Gunn made a personal, separate, and unique superhero movie that is more concerned with family than saving the universe.

Of course, saving the universe is a part of the story, but it’s almost an afterthought for the primary mission of the movie, which is to take …

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