The Morning Watch: ‘Star Wars’ Blips, Hidden Meaning In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ & More
(The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.)
In this edition, a series of animated shorts calledStar Wars Blipsfeature Porgs and BB-8’s evil droid nemesis BB-9E. Plus, watch an alien from the future named Garyx Wormuloid reviewGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and go behind the scenes of Netflix’s adaptation ofDeath Noteto learn more about the demon Ryuk.
The officialStar WarsYouTube channelhas been releasing animated shorts featuringStar Warscharacters. Ever since Force Friday II arrives on September 1st, they’ve featured a coupleStar Wars: The Last Jedicharacters, including the First Order droid BB-9E not getting along with BB-8 (above) and the adorable little Porgs hopping around the Millennium Falcon and being blown away by hyperspace travelover here.
Afterreviewing the originalGuardians of the Galaxy, future alien Garyx Wormuloid is back with a closer look at the sequel. By watching the film as an alien examining the remnants of Earth culture, Garyx Wormuloid doesn’t fully understand some concepts of the movie, which leads to him pointing out some flaws in the film in a clever way.
Netflix’s new original movie Death Note, an adaptation of the anime and manga of the same name, is available to stream now. But if you don’t know much about it, you can watch this featurette about the demon Ryuk at the center of this twisted tale about a diary that has the power to kill whoever’s name is written inside it. But beware, there’s a gruesome decapitation early-on in this featurette with blood splattering and everything.
