Guardians hits the spot
Friday, August 29, 2014
A recap for the non-comics, Marvel Comics is the publishing house of superhero characters such as Thor, Avengers, X-Men, Captain America, Superman, Batman, Spiderman and the Hulk amongst others. Guardians Of The Galaxy is also part of their franchise.
Back to the movie, this film is a stroke of genius by director James Gunn who blended very different characters to create an interesting dialogue. Gunn is an American writer, director, producer, actor, musician and cartoonist. The other thing to touch on is the setting, as Gunn went all out on this one, creating a futuristic world. In Guardians Of The Galaxy everything is fresh, the gadgets are new to the eye and nothing compares to what we have already seen in other movies.
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