 Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 is only a few days away and while I haven't seen the film yet I have seen the posters. So today we're gonna talk about the trilogy as a whole And I'm gonna be breaking down some of the pros and cons of each of the posters from all three films. Let's do it First we obviously have Guardians of the Galaxy vote. Oh my gosh James Gunn is here Come on over. No, you don't want to. Oh, he just wanted me to tell you to subscribe to the channel Adam does movies because I post tons of movie related content each and every week including poster movie breakdowns So yeah, thank you. Thank you James. I'll make sure I let them know as I was saying before I was interrupted Here we have Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 1. This is a kind of standard but pretty solid poster for the MCU We see the whole team front and center getting ready for battle You'll notice they're facing different directions because obviously the attacks are coming from all sides That lets the audience know that listen, this is a big-scale production. They're not taking out one or two villains There's a overall army going after these guys. It's set in space You can see the planes flying towards the lens a little bit of a blur on them because they're moving fast Even though there's decent color in the poster It's still overall pretty dark tones and the artist wisely knows that he has to elevate the characters Put them in the foreground more which means lighting them up the shoulders the hair There's all a little bit of an illumination off of them Thanks to an explosive solar system behind He also furthers this depth by adding glowing elements such as the flash of the muzzle of the gun You have the reflection off of the sword that Gamora has you have Star Lord's green laser coming out This all adds to extra lighting That's desperately needed to keep these characters from fading into the background Now the Guardians of the Galaxy is interesting because it does have a fun playful tone But there's some very big stakes in these movies people die. There's dramatic elements So the poster does a decent job of showcasing that the characters are all very serious outside of rocket Who has a little bit of an evil sinister smile on his face as he's yelling but outside of the cool clothing style They have there's not much here that tells you it's gonna be that fun of an adventure the later posters will remedy that aspect We have a strong font for the title Guardians of the Galaxy kind of an ugly Chrome lettering rusted over a little bit has a hardened edge to it that tells you that these guys are not soft These are not your typical characters font tells a story and there's absolutely one being told here a decent poster Let's see what else they have to offer I like this poster a lot and that's typically how things go for me when it comes to design less is more I like the openness of it all you get to focus on the key elements which in this case are the lead characters They're all in these very cool GQ style poses has a very big fantasy style to it It kind of reminds me of the Wally poster that was released originally And then they ruined it by putting that terrible artwork on the DVD blu-ray release That first poster was so good though where he's looking up at the stars It's just him against all odds and that's kind of what you have here strangers on a planet clearly on a mission None of them are really acknowledging each other exists. They are a team. They are together yet They're still very much in their own space. There's a ship in the background, which sure looks cool But it's also telling the audience. They're gonna be traveling to different planets. This is very much a space adventure They're gonna be going all over from the studio that brought you Iron Man Thor Captain America the Avengers Comes Guardians of the Galaxy and then at the bottom you're welcome. I love that. It's so confident It's so cocky about it and that's what the Guardians of the Galaxy is the Guardians of the Galaxy two posters really stepped up their game I think this is peak Guardians of the Galaxy you have a kick-ass black and white poster It looks like an album cover or something you'd see hanging up outside of a concert venue and These guys absolutely are rock stars already just a second movie in the only color on the poster is the little Marvel logo and Volume two obviously stating. This is the second one and then it even says obviously right underneath Again telling audiences it's still got that playful wit This might be my favorite Guardians of the Galaxy poster and it goes against what I typically look for in a movie poster It's all over the place. It is freaking wild. The colors are explosive. They're through the roof There are so many things to draw your attention here Look at how all the beams of light point directly to the center of this thing even quill himself has his arms like a Clock pulling your eyes to the center, which is him the main focus of this movie further Drying you in is this little ripple hyperspace tear that's wrapped around these guys really in closing really drawing the Eye into them and when we dig further into this thing There are so many little moments peppered throughout that take place in this movie You have the pirates getting jettisoned out of the side of the spaceship You have that golden alien race peekabooing outside Peter quills head the giant space Octopus they fight at the beginning of the movies flying off to the left It's just a rad poster all around and really has an identity of its own Let's see how Guardians of the Galaxy volume three steps up Unfortunately, this is the best Guardians poster I could find and it's the IMAX release. It's again colorful The whole team is there not just floating heads like you see on a lot of poster we get full framed figures I appreciate the trippy aesthetic. It's going for looks illustrated in a way like it was drawn over in photoshop There's a lot of elements at play here You have space actually seeping through these characters different colors moving in and out Blending the overall impression I get from this poster is that these characters are tired and they're starting to fade Into the galaxy they've built up a legacy and now it's time to rest those weary bones That's what this poster is telling me nothing dramatic Nothing saying I got to run out and see this movie because of this visual No, you're going to see the movie because you saw the other two and they're awesome So you want to finish this you want an epic conclusion? But the poster does the opposite. It's like yeah, we're all kind of just tired at this point. We're sitting down Lounging having a nice little vacation having a nice little holiday. I'm also a little puzzled by Gamora singled out here She's by herself not really part of the team and I'm guessing it's because this is Gamora 2.0 This is the version that we haven't seen before outside of endgame for a little while because the previous version died I do like that psychedelic feel they have but when you compare it to the previous posters It's definitely a step down for me. All right, here's an example of less is more that doesn't really work for me Mainly because I don't find ground all that interesting now There is a story being driven in this poster which is always the sign of a successful piece of art However, it's not done in a very interesting way We see Rocket now the actual Protagonist of this thing and then just shadows of the iconic characters behind him We can easily make out who's who just based on their legs There is really harsh bloom lighting hitting us from that background and I understand It's necessary to get these shadows to cast how they are But that doesn't make it pleasing on the eyes and this one's just not doing it for me Let's do one more quickly for volume 3 And it's only to point out the fact that all these characters look off in this one Peter quill looks like he took that weight gain jab to heart from endgame got himself the bow flex But stopped hitting the weights. He's very skinny on this cover Nebula what in the hell happened? She's doing probably the most unflattering pose a tall thin woman could do all of her shape is completely gone She's very boxy. It's just a bad look for a cover, but even looking at Gamora She's doing the hot cheerleader pose, but nothing about this looks very good and Zoe Saldana is one of the most beautiful creatures on earth and They all look kind of miserable here Again, the posters telling me these guys aren't the heroes anymore. They're just people put in a sad situation They all look deflated I mean except for swole Groot who seems very happy to be there. He's been hit in the gym He's been hit in the iron temple. There you have in my thoughts on the Guardians of the Galaxy posters There's plenty more that have been released fan-made ones some by smaller studios for different promotional events that are actually quite a bit Better than the officially released ones. I'll put some of them up right now I don't really know how to give credit to the proper venues for these But at least we can look at them and appreciate what the graphic artist has created personally for me I think the Guardians of the Galaxy two posters knocked it out of the galaxy I want to hear from you though. What do you think about these? Any of them really do it for you leave a comment below Appreciate a like if you can throw one my way And if you are subscribed which James Gunn has told you to do so I assume you listened also hit the notification bell He forgot to mention that part But that really helps these show up in your feed when further videos come out and hopefully I'll see you next time take care