Guardians of the Galaxy

Plot

After the death of Peter’s mother, he runs away from the hospital clucking the present, his walk-man to be abducted by aliens… twenty-six years after, his persona Star-Lord sets to get a silver orb which holds the Infinity stone. Once he retrieves it, he soon discovers that a Kree revolutionist known as Ronan the Accuser is after the stone for Thanos but Ronan takes it himself. Thanos’s adopted daughter Gamora is also on the case to retrieve it from Star-Lord at the behest of Ronan but she has her own agenda. Then a bounty hunters Rocket and Groot are also on the hunt for Star-Lord, but on Xandar the Nova Corps intervene. They then went into a prison where they meet up with Drax the Destroyer.  From escape to Knowhere and back to Xandar the unlikely crew of the yet to be Guardians of the Galaxy form a bond which starts to peel away to their final confrontation with Ronan.

Overview

Marvel comic movies sometimes shows more at the end of the film which I urge everyone to watch. Thanos seems to be the center character in the movie – even though he is not shown so much. Here in Guardians of the Galaxy, Thanos mostly seen for a two to three minutes than in the end of the movie, Green Lantern. Its my thought that Thanos is a major player in the Marvel Universe.  Peter Quill is a character who is half human and alien like his father – a star child.

Groot played by Vin Diesel is a perfect for a tree like person – “I am Groot.” is a saying that seem to be tiring but with Rocket who understood him was played well. It seems that occasions there seemed to be times that I wonder when will it get funny and before I even thought it, it started with Rocket looking for their bounty Peter Quill. As you can guess Stan Lee and a young woman come to Rocket’s ipad type device and the comedic one liners starts and I laugh out loud.

Of course, Groot deny his drinking as Rocket catches him… Then you see how the laughs follow as well as all the action that this science fiction comic come to the big screen. It is more computer generated but it seem flawless, yet my technical mind could see a slight flaw and not noticeable as you watch the movie. It was just a better movie than Green Lantern.  Like I said that Thanos is the one behind all the evil in the Marvel Universe seems far-fetched but yet his minions seem to play a role – like Ronan the Accuser.

I enjoyed this movie, Chris Pratt seemed to enjoy being Peter Quill aka StarLord even though, the inaptness of the character which seem to show through the whole group of the Guardians. But it also showed that over time people of different backgrounds, race and culture could actually get along. That in itself is the optimum moral to the story. ♠♠♠♠½