reasons why guardians of the galaxy is the best mcu franchise:
-rocket
-banger soundtrack (both score wise and licensed music wise)
-epic found family trope
-sexy action
-hets with actual cute chemistry
-great character arcs that all expand on the themes of grief

-accurate portrayal of abandonment issues and trauma
-nebula
-consistently good all the movies are bangers
-takes an obscure property and makes it awesome
-james gunn direction
-amazing comedy both slapstick wise and one liner wise
-angsty teen groot

-FLEETWOOD MAC AND CAT STEVENS WERE RELEVANT TO THE PLOT I LOVE THAT
-david hasslehoff
-marry poppins

-YONDU HAS THE COOLEST FUCKING WEAPON EVER
-speaking of which yondu ans rockets friendship especially that one scene where they blew up the ship

-ego is the coolest fucking villain who represents the series so well
-drax is the best himbo
-first movies final climax is a DANCE BATTLE

-it was one of the first movies that actually expanded on the infinity stones premise and is as such fundamentally important to the mcu
-the colouring and lighting is consistently gorgeous
-usage of sentimental items lets the movie have its retro theme without feeling forced

-I CANNOT EXPLAIN IN WORDS JUST HOW MUCH I LOVE ROCKET AND NEBULA AS CHARACTERS UGHHHH
-oh and nebula has one of the best character arcs in terms of redemption i’ve seen
-also thor is apart of them now so if you like thor you automatically have to stan them so