Peacemaker Builds On A Familiar James Gunn Theme
James Gunn is a beloved cult director in part for the outstanding quality of his work, and in part for its unique consistency of message. There are a handful of tropes and themes that the director loves to incorporate into every project, and one of his best is starting to become central to his ongoing project.
Peacemaker has been incredibly well-received so far, with fans of Gunn's work and newcomers flocking to praise the irreverent series. Its main characters are a ragtag team of government agents and unhinged anti-heroes who have slowly begun to overcome their initial hatred of each other, and behave something like a family.
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The found family trope is not uncommon to genre fiction. From Star Wars to Marvel, to Scooby-Doo, tons of ensemble pieces see their central team gradually shift from coworkers into fire-forged friends. It's a time-honored concept in storytelling, so many narratives about teams are centered around the loose group coming together as one. When the members of the group lack a home of their own or feel all alone in the world, the team becomes their family. Look to the Fast & Furious franchise to see the concept in action or to hear it explained ad nauseam. James Gunn takes a slightly different approach at the trope, however, and one of his works, in particular, shows that off.
Guardians of the Galaxy and its sequel are about a ragtag team of space criminals slowly coming together for the common goal of saving various worlds. It's about laser fights, spaceship chases, and duels with powerful alien monsters. But for all of its thrilling action and beloved pop hits, the narrative is, on all sides, about the individual team members' ruinous families and the new
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