tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post2458463530461603690..comments2024-03-26T15:22:25.095-06:00Comments on The Earliad: Caught Off Guardian, Vol. 2Earl J. Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-44204713420381638152017-05-28T15:11:00.054-06:002017-05-28T15:11:00.054-06:00Once again, Jeff, your analysis is bang-on. Once again, Jeff, your analysis is bang-on. Earl J. Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-37711609387782846462017-05-25T20:11:25.461-06:002017-05-25T20:11:25.461-06:00Here's my guess: you liked Vol 2 because it wa...Here's my guess: you liked Vol 2 because it was made up out of good Star Trek episodes. <br /><br />Exhibit A: Vol 1 does really well at the box office. The Star Trek executives are nervous that stodgy Trek will bomb, so they insist that Trek be more like Guardians. <br /><br />Exhibit B: Star Trek Beyond, which is Guardians Of The Galaxy in Star Trek uniforms - cue the swarming spaceahips, the implacable foe, the plucky underdog, and the use of retro music to defeat the enemy while defending an improbably beautiful space metropolis from destruction.<br /><br />Exhibit C:<br />Peter Quill = Kirk, Chris Pine Mode<br />Mantis = Troi<br />Ego = Gary Mitchell<br />The Galactic Boundary = The Galactic Boundary<br />Gamora = Uhura<br /><br />There's a lot of Star Trek in Vol 2. The crew becomes family instead of a source of romantic conquests. The captain becomes tempted by ultimate power but remains loyal to his humanity. Characters enact their rivalries but realize that battling over their differences make them weaker than if they became united as friends. They use reason and friendly dialogue to resolve their issues, but only after a good brawl. Vol 2 is the Star Trek movie that Star Trek should have had, and Beyond is the picture that Guardians should have aspired to. Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.com