Movie Review
Review Guardians of The Galaxy
Peter Quill a.k.a. Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) comes into possession of a mysterious orb that the ruthless Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace) is seeking out. A bounty is placed on Quill, resulting in him crossing paths with Gamora (Zoe Saldana) an assassin, Drax (Dave Bautista) a brute, Groot (Vin Diesel) a walking tree and Rocket (Bradley Cooper) a talking raccoon. Their adventures together strengthen the bonds amongst them and they go on to form the most bizarre team, Guardians of the Galaxy.
Watched it in 3D, the movie is a hyper-diverting adventurer amalgamated with slick action set pieces, legit humor and emotion and spectacular visual impact, the chemistry among its quintet coterie is potently pleasing, the comic timing is on the nose, and the most euphonious trait is its 70s-retro soundtrack, which is a killing nostrum to identify itself among Marvel's other imposing juggernauts.
The movie is at the top of its game when the 5 gather together, bickering and jesting, they never take this saving-the-universe deal too serious, unless things deteriorate into the moment when self-sacrifice is exigently needed, surprisingly Rocket and Groot are granted much more humanity than their human-shaped comrades. Even in the crucial showdown scenes, when Starlord and Ronan stand face to face, a playful stunt conveniently eases audience from the edge of the seat, if the characters themselves don't engage in the plot, why should we the rubbernecks?
There's real emotional depth to the members of Guardians of the Galaxy. Examples being towards the end of the film where I got really teary-eyed at Groot as he attempts makes a tree barrier around the other guardians, causing him to explode into bits of tree and ultimately die. However, he is re spawned when Rocket place one of his twigs in a pot and Groot comes back as a baby.
Chris Pratt is by far one of Marvel's best casting choices since Robert Downey Jr. as 'Iron Man', even beyond this the other acting bodies were cast perfectly. Zoe Saldana was satisfactory as Gamora; she conserves an intriguing backstory that will shape the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After her family was killed by Thanos when she was a young girl, she was tortured and raised as an assassin, only to rebel against him when she learned of his plans to destroy an entire planet. Dave Bautista supplies reasonable and miscellaneous rage feelings as the vengeful Drax The Destroyer. However the most satisfying character arcs in my personal opinion was Groot and Rocket Racoon in particular. These duos have been the main concern on the building of this movie, but they tried to make them look bad-ass and surprisingly affecting on how they become as what they become right now. The visual effects are utterly stunning and the battle scenes are epic, 'Guardians' is a truly amazing and thrilling superhero flick full of visual splendour.
I highly recommend this movie to anyone who is looking for action, compelling characters, a great story, lovable characters, or even a laugh. There are moments of darker and more inappropriate humor that older audiences will appreciate and that younger audiences won't even notice.
0 comments