To start off this potential series, I am going to be giving you my thoughts on the new Marvel movie, Guardians of the Galaxy. I chose this movie because it is not plot driven at all so I can do a spoiler free-ish review while still talking about certain points in the movie. And that bring me to the first thing that I really enjoyed about this movie. The characters.
Guardians of the Galaxy does a fantastic job indulging the audience into all the characters and their respective backgrounds. Although Groot (big tree thing) doesn't really talk in the movie, you still learn his character and for some reason, find a connection with him. This is where I found Avengers fell apart a little. Aside from Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America, I honestly was not interested in the rest of the gang and couldn't care less about them. I don't know if it's the goofy mood of the movie or something else, but you will truly care about these characters and be invested in their storylines. Without giving away too much, the five main characters all have their own identifiable personalities with quirks. Pretty much after watching the movie, I could write you a line from the movie and you could identify the speaker just by the content of the words. This is one you may know before watching the movie. "I am Groot" Wanna guess who says that one?
The next thing I want to discuss is the very unique approach to a superhero movie that we see in Guardians of the Galaxy. Unlike other sci-fi/fantasy superhero/fighting - esque movies that we see a lot today (Star Wars, Superman, Thor, Star Trek, Green Lantern), this movie takes itself as a enjoyable fun comedy that will make you laugh rather than feel too tense. Don't get me wrong, I love a thrilling and thought provoking action movie as much as anyone else (Dark Knight right? Whoop whoop) but aside from more modern day action movies such as Kick-Ass, Guardians of the Galaxy is the first movie I've watched where the sci-fi thing is taken as a joke. One of my favourite scenes is in the trailer where StarLord (AKA Peter Quill) is caught by this guy and he tries to sound cool by saying he is also known as STARLORD in which the other guy is unaware of the name. It probably isn't funny in words but click here to actually watch it (I already sent it to the right scene, I gotcho back homie). It was pretty refreshing to see a movie question the ridiculousness of some sci fi names (I'm looking at you Khan). All in all, Guardians of the Galaxy serves as a nice break from the oh so common dark movies that we see a lot of now.
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Finally, I want to discuss the actual plot. I already said how the movie isn't plot driven. That pretty much means that the majority of the movie is the characters interacting with each other and developing their personalities rather than it consisting of this crazy journey (which does happen). I'm not saying that the entire movie takes place in one room or anything because there is a pretty big adventure across the galaxy but that isn't the main thing that stuck out to me in the movie. The first thing I said to my friends (who were watching it with me) after the lights turned on wasn't "Wow what a chase" but one of the jokes one of the characters said that was my favourite. I heard that there is a sequel planned already so I'm expecting that one to focus more on plot. All in all, the plot is not the main gem from this movie but that's okay because it is the origin story of the group.
To conclude, Guardians of the Galaxy is a character-centric comedy superhero movie that was an enjoyable and fun ride throughout all 2 hours and 2 minutes. It is unique because it breaks away from the popular dark hero origin story that although is good, requires a break from time to time. If you're looking for a good time, Guardians of the Galaxy is definitely a movie for you.
Make sure to comment below on which movie you want me to talk about next and I'll catch you guys next time!
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