Guardians of the Galaxy

If you are a comic book nerd, then you probably know all about the Guardians of the Galaxy. Thanks to Marvel studios, now the general public is also well aware of these five individuals.

With the success of their main superheroes, I’m sure Marvel took quite a risk in producing a film based on a comic book that is not really well known outside of the comic book fandom. The question is: did their risk pay off?

The film tells the story of the Guardians coming together for the first time. We have Peter Quill AKA Star-Lord, a human who steals an orb and is unaware of its dangerous power. Gamora, an orphaned girl and step daughter to Thanos and ultimately switches to the good guys. Drax, a massive, muscular warrior who wants vengeance for the murder of his family. Groot, a tree-like humanoid who is simple minded and a gentle giant. And finally Rocket, a genetically engineered raccoon who is a bounty hunter and a lover of all manner of weapons.

These five characters team up together in the unlikeliest of ways in order to stop Ronan, the film’s antagonist, from causing total destruction with the aforementioned orb.

Thanos also has more screen time in this film, who is Thanos you might ask. If you were patient enough and waited till the end of the credits of The Avengers, a post credit scene played out which showed a hulking monster with a chin that would put Don Martin to shame. He is Thanos and will most likely be the main villain in The Avengers 3.

Guardians of the Galaxy is indeed a fresh instalment in the Marvel universe, it definitely is a fun movie and has plenty of hilarious moments. The movie is also quite silly at times, yet this was intentionally done as to make it more fun and to show that the film doesn’t take itself too seriously. This doesn’t ruin the movie at all as there will be guaranteed laughter. The soundtrack to the film is also quite catchy and most of the music comes from Peter Quill’s Walkman which contains a wide variety of music that was popular in the 80s.

Performances are really stellar and the film has quite a strong story thanks to decent script writing. The movie is also really colourful which gives it that comic book feel. The two main stars are definitely Rocket the Racoon and his partner Groot who’s only lines in the whole film are: I am Groot.  

So to answer my earlier question; yes, the risk Marvel took paid off tremendously.  The movie is fun, humorous, a fresh take on the usual filming style of Marvel films and an unofficial inclusion into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

So with that in mind, Guardians of the Galaxy gets a galactic 9 out of 10

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