Sometimes I procrastinate in doing things. Like, for example, I've been "working" on a blog post for over a month, but haven't gotten to a point where I've deemed it worthy to publish. I also waited until last night to watch Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. I know...what self-proclaimed Marvel fan waits over two years to watch one of Marvel's more popular flicks? Better late than never though, right? I'm going to be upfront with you and get this out of the way quickly: I thought Guardians of the Galaxy was a terrible movie. The only part remotely soul-stirring was the opening scene with Peter's mom (which did, in fact, make me promptly begin to cry), but that was the extent of my emotional involvement in this film. It wasn't funny, there was barely any character development, and it was really hard for me to cheer for anyone considering the complete lack of a moral compass from any of the main characters. I ended up giving the film a 3/10 because at least it had a good soundtrack. But this post isn't intended to be a review. My sister and I were talking (...during the movie, actually, because we were that bored...) about how similar this film felt to a Star Wars flick. Let me explain in pictures: The similar character types... The whole scene where the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Nova Corps lead the attack on Dark Aster felt almost identical to the Rebel Alliance attacking the Death Star... So if they're really so similar, then why did Star Wars work for me but not Guardians of the Galaxy? I think it comes down the classic "good vs evil" storyline. Star Wars made it clear who the good guys were, and it was easy to cheer for them and what they stood for. GOTG? Not so much. The film's creators wanted us to cheer for heroes who spent more time on screen killing people than the actual bad guys did, and that just didn't work for me. What were your thoughts on the film? I'd love to hear them! Feel free to leave a comment below!
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