‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ review: Action-packed movie has a beating heart globalnews.ca

Perhaps as a result of the chaotic world we’re in, there seems to be a running theme in recent movies: one of family, togetherness, and bonding together in the face of adversity. Sure, we’ve seen the group-of-misfits-banding-up-against-a-common-foe formula before (even in the first Guardians of the Galaxy), but there’s something more to the recent spate of “family-themed” films.