Guardians of the Galaxy story
Peter Quill and a group of extraterrestrial criminals go on the run after stealing a powerful artifact. It is the 10th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
20 total · 5 major · 15 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| attack from outer space by a genocidal enemy | major | It was up to the Guardians of the Galaxy to prevent Thanos and Ronan from using the Infinity Stone to destroy the Xandarian homeworld and perhaps the galaxy. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | The film is premised on the idea that the galaxy is teeming with humanoid alien life, and aliens of all colors are present throughout the film. |
| friendship | major | Each Guardian of the Galaxy went from feeling somehow alone to finding family and friendship within their newly formed group. In particular, Drax the Destroyer explicitly expressed joy in having become friends with Peter Quill and his band of ruffians. |
| plant-like being | major | The tree-like humanoid Groot. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Drax the Destroyer was hellbent on avenging his family's death at the hands of Ronan the Accuser. |
| alien abduction | minor | Peter Quill was abducted from Missouri as a child in 1988 and raised by a group of alien thieves and smugglers called the Ravagers. |
| artificial body part | minor | There was a man with a mechanical eye. [eye] |
| betrayal | minor | Thanos was of the mind that his adopted daughter Gamora had betrayed him by opposing his effort to acquire the Infinity Stone. |
| collecting objects | minor | Taneleer Tivan was obsessively collecting interstellar fauna, relics, and species. |
| coping with the death of a friend | minor | Rocket pointedly mourned the death of his friend and partner Groot. |