Guardians of the Galaxy thoughts

[tavella]

Guardians of the Galaxy

Saw Guardians last night with folks. Enjoyed it a great deal, enough that I’ll buy it on DVD.
Spoilers below.
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Comments

[transemacabre]

I totally forgot while watching the movie that the actors were not, in fact, talking to a raccoon and a tree on set

[tavella]

Oh, I didn't have a problem with the Guardians and Carina, as you said they would have had no clue. It was more the choices the scriptwriters and the director made.

[joenotcharles]

It was pretty bad on racial diversity, too. One black guy in the speaking cast, and he's a violent evil thug. Who is not painted blue like the rest of his faction for some reason.

[tavella]

Yeah, there's one Asian Nova pilot, and that's the only extra-with-focus I can remember

[transemacabre]

Batista is Asian-American (half-Filipino) and he plays Drax. Zoe Saldana (Gamora) is a black Latina and Benicio del Toro (The Collector) is boriqua. This is actually Marvel's most racially diverse cast -- compare it to The Avengers, which is, aside from Samuel L. Jackson, a totally white cast.