It's been nearly 10 years since the first movie featuring UCM's most dysfunctional Marvel superheroes was released. Initially, they were not a well-known team, but now they are enjoying unprecedented success thanks to the management of James Gunn. We're talking about 'Guardians of the Galaxy'the film that made its soundtrack reach number one on the Billboard charts.
Star Lord and the MCU's extraterrestrial connection
When Marvel movies were at their peak, James Gunn introduced the Gala Guardiansxia in 2014, and was a starting point for Marvel to show that superheroes even roam in space. Before them, we had only gotten a glimpse of Asgard and most of the adventures were focused on Earth, but Lord Star, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Goot took the MCU to the next level.
The first film introduced the story of Peter Quill, otherwise known as Star-Lord, and how he would end up forming the Guardians of the Galaxy. A dysfunctional team but a lot of fun That he will come across something very important in the Marvel movies: the Infinity Stone. The connection with Thanos was clear and gave us the hint that an epic adventure will soon include all the heroes of the MCU by showing us that Cinematic universe You have reached a much greater place.
An unknown team achieved success even in music
The Guardians of the Galaxy first appeared in the comics in 1969 and featured a completely different team than the ones we see in the movies. It was not until 2008 that alignment with Star Lord, Drax, Gamora, Rocket and Groot It was introduced and from here James Gunn took inspiration for the film.
To everyone's surprise, including Marvel, this little-known team of heroes It was a huge success at the box office., fans were immediately drawn to them and they became one of the pillars of the MCU. But the success did not stop there, rather the wonderful mix of songs from the 60s and 70s that were part of the film became so popular that It reached number one on the Billboard music charts. We can say that 12 songs from Great Mix Volume 1 Yes they were amazing.
“Guardians of the Galaxy” is a fantastic movie, full of humor and space action, and is definitely worth watching again, and fortunately for us, it will be streaming today on… Channel 7 on TV Azteca at 9:15 p.m Mexico time. And if you want to watch it soon, you can also enjoy it at no additional cost on Disney+.
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