James Gunn wrapped up his Marvel tenure with the third and likely final installment, of the Guardians of the Galaxy film series. The filmmaker received praise for his direction and screenplay among several other things and was also a commercial hit. Released alongside major titles like Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels, it has also been considered to be the best Marvel film to release this year. However, there are still some plotholes that are hard to overlook in the threequel that left fans emotional.
James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Doesn’t Feature Star-Lord in His Helmet
Portrayed by Chris Pratt, Star-Lord’s helmet and rocket boots have been staple equipment for his adventures in space. However, the threequel does not feature the character donning any of these, which results in a near-death experience for Peter Quill during the final sequence of the movie.
The final sequence of the film features Star-Lord jumping from the High Evolutionary’s ship to Knowhere, only to get caught in the vacuum of space briefly before Adam Warlock saves him. It could have been avoided if he had his easy-to-carry helmet with him at the time.
Throughout the film, there is no explanation regarding why Star-Lord does not have his helmet or rocket boots. However, James Gunn later explained the missing items in a tweet, saying that his helmet was in “his desk drawer in Knowhere,” and the rockets that clip onto his boots were not around anymore as they were inferior to the “jet packs Rocket has made”
Gunn emphasized that he did not have time to take them as he had to get out of there fast, as saving Rocket was the priority for him at the moment. However, it did not sit well with many fans, as they argued that it could have been easily avoided.
High Evolutionary’s Questionable Abilisk Pit
After Drax, Mantis, and Nebula invade High Evolutionary’s ship, they are captured and locked in a pit with Abilisk, the creatures who earlier appeared in the Guardians of the Galaxy sequel. The creatures, however, are known to feed on batteries and are not interested in actively hunting other beings as prey.
While fear can cause them to react violently, they could be pacified, if approached calmly and kindly. Considering the character takes pride in being aware of the evolutionary nature of every creature, it turns out to be a plot hole for the film that he chose creatures like Abilisk to kill the Guardians.
Considering his expertise, it seems that he would have been aware of many creatures who could have been more impactful to keep in the deathly pit. However, he chose the ones who didn’t even prey on other beings.
