Sunday, August 3, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy: Best Movie in the Galaxy?

Marvel studios ventures into uncharted territory with Guardians of the Galaxy, a space-adventure (comedy?) that follows a rag-tag group of five companions searching for a magical orb that can crush worlds. A very simple story arc right? Right. And that's a highlight of the film, their knowledge of the story and not letting it stray too far or get out of hand. This can be attributed to James Gunn's (Slither) handling of the film as director. He creates a character driven story with instantly loveable characters. The way the story intertwines together, allowing all these "heroes" to meet is smart and quick, unlike the Avengers. The cast is lead by Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation, Her), Zoe Saldana (Avatar), Dave Bautista, featuring Vin Diesel (Fast Five) and Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) as Groot and Rocket. The real show stealers are Groot and Rocket, Groot can only emit 3 words but is a caring tree and definitely unforgettable. Rocket (Raccoon) is a mischievous character who manages to be compelling with every sentence. Right down to the laugh, Cooper hits every beat. Now straying away from the characters, the cinematography for Marvel movies doesn't have that high of a bar but Guardians surpasses that expectation and more with amazing color hues, saturations, and huge space set pieces. Finally, the soundtrack was truly memorable, a slur of 70s songs that fit the mood perfectly. Overall, there are some problems, the biggest of which are the villains. They aren't given nearly enough screen time to appear menacing or important but that does not matter when the heroes are this fantastic. Marvel has catapulted past all the expectations and created my favorite Marvel Cinematic Universe movie yet in Guardians of the Galaxy.
9/10

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