Time passes, and this film which had great success in theaters is already celebrating ten Years of its release this year: “Guardians of the Galaxy” by James Gunn.
It’s been ten years since this Marvel film hit the screens, which changed everything in the landscape of the genre when it was released on August 13, 2014. Directed by James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy managed to be a box office success. of a superheroic team then unknown to the general public and to make it immediately endearing.
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We discovered Chris Pratt in his first leading role in a blockbuster, his body transformed by bodybuilding, we were surprised to hear Vin Diesel just say “My name is Groot” in different ways or to see Dave Bautista playing children in such an imposing build against an impressive Zoe Saldana.
What made the film a phenomenon
Thanks to the common thread of the hero’s walkman, Peter Quill, the film is set to mostly cult music without the image falling into a “clipesque” aspect which would inevitably and quickly have dated it. Due to its music and the relaxation of the team made up of Gamora, Star-Lord, Groot, Rocket Raccoon and Drax, Guardians of the Galaxy exudes an atmosphere where “cool” reigns above all.
But the other pitfall avoided by The Guardians is that this cool aspect does not ruin the stakes of its scenario and does not ridicule anything that could constitute a danger or a threat to the characters. It is precisely this pitfall that films wishing to copy all or part of this recipe will fall into, such as Thor: Love and Thunder, Suicide Squad or Aquaman 2.
10 years later, what legacy for the Guardians?
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The new Guardians
Ten years later, Guardians of the Galaxy had two sequels, a TV movie (Guardians of the Galaxy: Happy Holidays) and its heroes appeared in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame to participate in the fight against Thanos, in in which Gamora has a central role.
The new team is now made up of Rocket, Groot, Kraglin, Cosmo, Adam Warlock and his pet Blurp, as well as Phyla, a child with powers. We’ll undoubtedly see them again in other Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including most likely one of the two Avengers coming in 2026 and 2027.
