From time to time when watching a movie do you ever get sort of a deja’vu? seeing the same plot over and over but it’s just been told in a different way every time, this is an archetype, an original that has been imitated. This is something we can find not only in movies but in literature, art, and mythology. In the film Guardians of the Galaxy , directed by James Gunn there are various forms of archetypes all through the movie, from the crazy journey turned quest the guardians have to go through, the types of charachters we see and the important roles they play with each other, to the whole theme of this film.
Right after Peter Quill, the main charachter, loses his mother to cancer he gets abducted by a spaceship full of aliens who where …show more content…
We can really see these charachteristics spill out from him, as he escapes the place from where he stole the orb he finds out his one night stand, whom he doesnt even know the name of, was still on his spaceship. shortly after that he gets a call from Yondu, leader of the Ravagers (the band of aliens that abducted Quill) and father figure to Quill, gives him a call asking for the orb which Quill denies to handover to him because Quill wants to exchange it and keep all the money for himself. As the movie continues we see how Quill changes from being a selfish and rebelious womanizer. After finding true friends and falling in love Quill manages to change a lot, he went from being selfish to being courageous in order to save others while sacrificing many things. We see this when Gamora is about to die after her spacepod was blown to peices, not being able to breath outside Quill rushes twords her and lets her wear his one and only spacemask so she could once again be able to …show more content…
Groot can be seen as a shapeshifter, he manages to change into what the team needs at the time. He changed from a bounty hunter to a protector to the “glue” which keeps the group together. Although he doesnt say much he is of big help to everyone when they need him. When Quill, Gamora, Rocket and Groot arived at the jail Groot was there to intimidate the rest of the prisinors in order for the group not to get killed. As they tried to escape the prison Groot became all sorts of things, he became their ladder and a wall for them to climb up to the tower in order to escape. Later when Quill and Gamora where captured by Yondu Groot insisted to go after them so that the rest of the team could rescue them. When they walked through the dark Groot released fireflys in order to light up the room. At the end of the movie we see how Groot turns into a giant ball so that he can protect the rest of the team from the impact. Whatever they need Groot turns into that and wont let them down. Groot really can be seen as the group’s glue, he is the one that keeps them together. his last line in the whole movie was “ We are Groot” this can mean many things but i belive the meaning to it is, “We are one” As Groot pulls them in together this is a symbol of their joined identity. Groot is a tree and we know that trees symbolise life and nurturance this is exactly what his role