2) The Balance Of Humor And Action
This isn’t so much a specific moment, but one of the best things about the trailer in general – its grasp of tone suggests the movie is going to be just as big a blast as the first one.
We’ve outlined the many instances of humour found in the trailer already, but it’s clear that there’s going to be a lot of action and peril in the movie, too. For instance, the Abilisk attack and the shots – some of which we previously saw in the teaser trailer – of the Ravagers going after the Guardians. Even if you had somehow completely missed the previous film it would be clear from this trailer that Guardians is a sci-fi action/adventure comedy.
We’ve sadly experienced underwhelming superhero movie sequels many times in the past and it was feared that returning director James Gunn would fall into those old tropes of upping the darkness, losing the humour or tampering with the perfect mixture that made the first one so enjoyable. Thankfully – if we can believe the trailer – it looks like the director has managed to keep the magic in tact. In Gunn we trust.