As James Gunn’s part three of the trilogy Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 released in the first week of May, the fans of the trilogy are flocking to the theatres. The previous two movies of the franchise include volumes 1 and 2 of the series. The team also made appearances in the Avenger movies like Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. The GoTG team was last seen putting up a strong fight in the film Thor: Love and Thunder.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
With the release of the new MCU film, the fans of the trilogy have started comparing it to Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy.
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Fans troll James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy
The fight between the DC fans and MCU fans have going on for a long time. The new release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, has sifted a new debate between the two fan armies. In a recent twitter post, a user posted a question comparing, James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy. He wrote,
“Do you think James Gunn is up there with Christopher Nolan as one of the greatest comic book movie directors? #GotGVol3”
Numerous DC world took to the social media platform to troll James Gunn for the $1.64 billion grossing franchise, Guardians of the Galaxy. As per the DC trilogy fans, James Gunn’s project is nowhere near The Dark Knight trilogy. Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy. It is undeniably one of the most successful film franchises in motion picture history.
Christian Bale in a still from The Dark Knight
A DC fan wrote,
“Can’t judge him based on an MCU work. He will have to make Superman a blockbuster to at least be considered against Nolan. DC’s characters are more challenging to work with as they have complex personalities that are difficult to work out on screen.”
Another said,
“I wouldn’t even put Nolan in the top 10 of good comic book movie directors. Raimi, Russo Bros, Reeves, Burton, Proyas, Cronenberg, Travis, Russell, Wright, and Johnston before Nolan any day.”
Christopher Nolan
A user weighed the pros and cons,
“That’s hard to say, do I think Christopher Nolan could direct a GotG film, I am a massive fan of Nolan, but I don’t he could.”
On the other hand, could James Gunn direct the Dark Knight films, yeah, but they wouldn’t be as good. We never of gotten Heath Ledger’s Joker.
No. Nolan has much deeper characterization and his movies are much more culturally significant than Gunn’s. And Nolan’s ability to create a visually stunning movie without the need of excessive CGI also puts him above Gunn
— Adam (@WolverGoat23) May 5, 2023
No.Don’t get me wrong, he’s good. But Nolan was able to show Batman’s journey from beginning to end without many issues equally well across 3 films while making each feel unique and delving into mature topics. All without completely abandoning the source material.
— Batshineman (@Batshineman) May 5, 2023
Nolan is a better overall director, but his movies don’t really capture the essence of a comic book the way James Gunn does. As an overall director, Nolan is better, CBM director, Gunn is better.
— Ethan (@EthanOfArgoCity) May 5, 2023
Can’t judge him based on an MCU work. He will have to make Superman a blockbuster to at least be considered against Nolan. DC’s characters are more challenging to work with as they have complex personalities that are difficult to workout on screen.
— Lloyd P Babu (@iam_lloyd) May 5, 2023
Haven’t seen GOTG3 yet. I love those movies but I’m my opinion the Dark Knight trilogy is so much better but then again, for me, it’s one of the best trilogy’s
— TheThingAboutMovies (@ThingMovies) May 5, 2023
Can’t judge him based on an MCU work. He will have to make Superman a blockbuster to at least be considered against Nolan. DC’s characters are more challenging to work with as they have complex personalities that are difficult to workout on screen.
— Lloyd P Babu (@iam_lloyd) May 5, 2023
I wouldn’t even put Nolan in the top 10 of good comic book movie directors. Raimi, Russo Bros, Reeves, Burton, Proyas, Cronenberg, Travis, Russell, Wright and Johnston before Nolan any day.
— Middle_Earth_Comics_Houston (@MiddleEarthHTX) May 5, 2023
Numerous fans of Nolan and Gunn expressed their views on the two actors and the famous trilogies.
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About James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy and Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy
James Gunn‘s Guardians of the Galaxy was first released in 2014, which was received well by the audience and grossed $773.3 million. The second one was released in 2017, which performed even better and grossed around $869 million. The third in the series was released recently and received a grand box office opening. The cast of the series comprises Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, etc.
Christopher Nolan on the sets of The Dark Knight Rises
Christopher Nolan‘s Dark Knight Trilogy’s first part, Batman Begins was released in 2005 and grossed over $373.7 million. The next in line was The Dark Knight in 2008, which brought Christian Bale to the limelight as serious and broody Batman. It was a massive hit and grossed over $1.006 billion worldwide. The latest in the release list was The Dark Knight Rises in 2012. It grossed over $1.081 billion and is the highest-grossing Batman movie to date.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is available in theatres worldwide.
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