Guardians Of The Galaxy Analysis - DISTINCT

DISTINCT
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Setting
Themes
Icons
Narrative
Characters
Textual Analysis

This film is set in space and seems to be slightly futuristic. The main themes seem to be vengeance, comedy and drama. It appears to be about protecting the galaxy, hence the title 'Guardians of the Galaxy', however it also contains comical elements. The main characters include Drax, Rocket, Gamora and Groot who all seem to be major criminals and then the protagonist appears to be an ordinary man, with a minor criminal record, who calls himself Starlord. 'Starlord' gets most of the camera shots which indicates that he is the main character in this film. The use of both high-key and low-key lighting highlights that this film is a hybroid - a mix of sci-fy and comedy. The high-key lighting is used for the comical scenes and the low-key lighting helps to build suspense. The music also doesn't seem particularly threatening like you would expect a sci-fy film to be which definitely adds to the use of comedy in this film.