Year: 2014
Director: James Gunn
Country: US
Language: English
Debuting in a 1969 issue of Marvel Super-Heroes by creators Arnold Drake and Gene Colan, the Guardians of the Galaxy "Avengers" like- team has never really had a consistent run in the comics and therefore is a lot more obscure than the well known names like Captain America or The Incredible Hulk. In this incarnation, Marvel hired Director/Writer James Gunn to put his own spin on the material.
In this, a group of intergalactic criminals are forced to work together to stop a fanatical warrior from taking control of the universe.
Central to the entertainment aspect of this film are the larger than life personalities of each character. Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel) is a giant tree, Drax is played by WWE wrestler Dave Bautista, Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper) is a sly raccoon, Gamora (Zoe Saldana) is the child of ultra-baddy Thanos and Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) is the Futurama Fry-like hero abducted from Earth in the 80's. Each interaction is remarkable, obviously helped by a well-written script that puts our heroes in equally astounding situations.
Rather than any orchestral theme, another one of Guardians of the Galaxy's strengths is the mixed tape soundtrack that ties into a great emotional connection for the main character Peter Quill. The Runaways' Cherry Bomb and David Bowie's Moonage Daydream heighten the emotional intensity of every scene and make each moment all the more important.
While David Ayer's Suicide Squad squandered its selection of memorable pop culture hits, by making them absolutely meaningless in connection to the story, Guardians of the Galaxy is a film that infuses its mainstream music the right way. Its soundtrack, although far from original, provides great depth to a film that is already impressive.
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