After Thanos destroyed half of the universe, the Avengers have been shattered. The riveting conclusion to over 10 years of universe-building will be unveiled on April 26, 2019 when Marvel Studios releases the 22nd installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Avengers: Endgame.” Where will you be when the journey ends?
“Peter, I’m your dad.” -Ego INTRODUCTION What does Marvel do when a film is insanely successful? Make a sequel. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2” is the fifteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This film, like the first, stands alone. In fact, without Thanos and the infinity stones, this film stands alone the most in comparison to any other film. It does a lot to get the audience excited to see Avengers and Guardians cross-over. PLOT Just months after the “a-holes” came together in the original Guardians film, the team is now a family and taking jobs across the universe. A run in with the Sovereign and Peter’s father, Ego, leads the team on all sorts of adventures with unlikely team-ups and mayhem. “Guardians: Volume 2” is a smart sequel that helps to tie up loose ends from the original film and introduces the audience to many new characters, expanding the universe. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR “ENDGAME” I honestly have no clue what will happen to the Guardians. Rocket is the only one living after “Infinity War” so only time will tell. STAN LEE CAMEO Stan has his best cameo where he is telling stories about his cameos to The Watchers. Stan also appears in a end-credit scene. These scenes have many believing the Stan is Uatu. I really love that theory and hope it someday comes to pass. END CREDITS SCENE Another staple of Marvel films are the after credits scenes. This wasn’t a new thing for films, but it has been a revolutionary concept in that every movie now has scenes during and/or after the credits. There are multiple end credit scenes in “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2.” First, we see Kraglin testing out Yondu’s arrow. This scene is mostly for fun but it does hint that Kraglin could continue to help the Guardians. Second, we get a scene featuring the original Guardians of the Galaxy including Sylvester Stallone as Stakar, Michael Rosenbaum as Martinex, Michelle Yeoh as Aleta and Miley Cyrus as Mainframe. Third, we see the creation of Adam Warlock. This will likely be continued in an Eternals movie. Fourth, is a peek at Teenage Groot, who we see appear in “Infinity War” with all his teenage angst. Finally, is a continuation of the Stan Lee/Watcher Cameo. CONCLUSION The Guardians are my favorite group of make-shift heroes and the funniest heroes in the MCU. I would literally give my life for more Guardian movies. RANKING Every week I plan to rank the movies in order from favorite (#1) to least favorite (#22). I have to apologize for this ranking. I am just so in love with the characters and the story of “Guardians of the Galaxy” that they have to go at the top of my list. I decided not to put the sequel above the original because that first film was just so special and unique. It was like lighting in a bottle. I also decided that “The Winter Soldier” deserved to be in the top two still just for how much it pushed the universe forward. For that reason, I gave “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2” the number three spot.
HOW MANY DAYS TILL “ENDGAME” 50 days till Avengers: Endgame in theatres everywhere on April 26, 2019. [email protected] @GrahamWoodMedia
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