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This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.
All good things must come to an end, and here is the final entry in what might have consistently been the best series within the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. For me, these films have always been the most entertaining entries of the Marvel Cinematic Universe because they feel like singular entities within an interconnected franchise, all in part from James Gunn’s work as director and screenwriter. But of course he can’t stay bound to one franchise like this, as we’d seen him bounce from Marvel to DC with The Suicide Squad, so it was only about time that he give a crew that he loved one last go on the big screen. To say he delivers a beautiful send-off is one thing, but in a sea of superhero films that all serve a sort of homogeny, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is an absolute delight.
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