Awesome Movie

Rating: Null/10 (30 July 2015)

*SPOILER ALERT*
A young Peter Quill is taken from his home world of Earth for as of yet unknown reasons to far the far of reaches of the Galaxy. He then grows up to be a professional artifact stealer who steals valuable items and then sells them to his resident benefactor. One such item is an orb that is desired by a group of nefarious individuals lead by Thanos who chase Quill due to the orb containing an infinity gem that possesses infinite power. Along the way, Quill meets other unique individuals that are in pursuit of the orb and himself due to the bounty on his head. They are Gamora the most dangerous woman in the Universe, Rocket Raccoon and Groot then Drax the destroyer who is in pursuit of Gamora herself since she is Thanos's daughter and he wants revenge for what Ronan the Accuser, who is Thanos's right hand man did to his family. In captivity, the all meet together and join forces for a common good, calling themselves the Guardians of the Galaxy in order to save the Galaxy from certain annihilation. The theme of this movie seems to be a focus on plot. None of the protagonists are dominant in the sense that they control the overall movie with the possible exception of Peter Quill and each are very unique in their own ways, bring different talents to the table. The movie places its focus on the main objective, the orb which contains incalculable power that threatens the very existence of the Universe and the characters go to wide variety of different lengths to keep it out of the hands of Ronan the Accuser. Unfortunately, all the events lead up to the point of Ronan actually acquiring the orb for himself and then betraying Thanos. It is through the combined teamwork of Starlord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Groot that the Galaxy and possibly the entire Universe gets another proverbial day in existence.
This film in a lot of ways is akin to many of the Indiana Jones movies, particularly Raiders of the Lost Ark. This has an Archaeologist searching through dangerous areas and being chased by lost tribes protecting the artifact and a dangerous individual who is also in pursuit of the glass skull. Like Guardians of the Galaxy, the main antagonist does manage to gain possession of the item but in the very end its power betrays him and he perishes at the very end of the film.
The lighting of Guardians of the Galaxy is very colorful and brightly lit when they are free, in action and in favorable moments when the team is clearly in positive standing. This uses the illusion of natural light from a Sun. When the team is in captivity or on the losing streak the lighting is very dimly lit which tries to convey a sense of negative conflict within the group.
In conclusion, Guardians of The Galaxy is a fast paced movie that starts off with high speed action form the get go, but not without putting some of Peter Quill's background, which happens to be very sad, into perspective. His character received the most exposure which should not come as a surprise being that he is the leader of this rag tag group of misfits.