Or, as BuzzFeed’s Alison Willmore and Adam B. So, despite being a lesser-known title with no famous characters, why has Guardians of the Galaxy received so much critical and popular love? Well, for starters, it has an awesome soundtrack: Lesser films might have populated their soundtracks with a similar assortment of surefire mood-setters (and download-inspirers), but director James Gunn - who also developed an orchestral score with longtime collaborator Tyler Bates - found a way to fully integrate the era-specific music into the plot of “Guardians,” using the music to provide an emotional connection for Star-Lord (Pratt) to his late mother, and by association, his long-lost homeworld. (The movie currently enjoys a 92% rating on RottenTomatoes.) Indeed, the title is almost a second tier property, at least in terms of popularity, and yet it has received almost universal acclaim. And it did so despite not featuring any of Marvel’s more well-known heroes (e.g., Captain America, Iron Man, The Hulk). Marvel’s latest comic book movie has certainly struck a chord with moviegoers, grossing over $300 million dollars to date. Like many of you, I went and saw Guardians of the Galaxy last week.
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