MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD - You have been warned
Star-Lord:- his story ark is generic,- things happen to him, he doesn't make things happen. His heroics amounts to defeating evil within himself, which is ineffective story telling device if it enfolds as main struggle instead of it being psychological background of real events.
Gamora:- again, her presence is generic.
Drax:- one of two well developed characters. Humor with him works, his emotional arch is compelling, his heroic actions and his interaction with Mantis are reasonable and conscequential.
Rocket:- he's an *********, and not sympathetic one.
Baby Groot:- he's just stupid and therefore not funny, maybe if for 5 to 9 year olds.
Yondu:- he starts off as clear cut villain, then just because his situation has changed we are supposed to root for him and as luck would have it he dies as the greatest hero at the end. His character representation and/or development is sudden and with little rational foreshadowing. Besides, it took only one weapon for him to not only escape imprisonment but also to destroy entire spacehip with hostile crew, who could do nothing but wait for their turn to die a senseless death.
Nebula:- second of two well developed characters. She is the only reason Gamora has her stand out moment. Confrontation between two sisters was one of too few moments when I cared what was happening.
Mantis:- she had good interaction with Drax, but didn't stand out on her own.
Ego:- he was supposed to be many things, but ends up being nothing in particular. His ridiculously overpowered threat rested entirely in the willingness of Star-Lord to support it. Was there anybody in the audience who thought that would work out for him?
Sovereign people:- nothing but plot device.
Plot contrivances:- Vol 2 was full of them, especially in relation with Yondu. It is when first an outcome is established and plot is written to fit an outcome afterwards. What happens during plot contrivance is of little importance because the only reason it exists is to have a desired outcome and effect by the end of it, making a movie unengaging.
Star-Lord:- his story ark is generic,- things happen to him, he doesn't make things happen. His heroics amounts to defeating evil within himself, which is ineffective story telling device if it enfolds as main struggle instead of it being psychological background of real events.
Gamora:- again, her presence is generic.
Drax:- one of two well developed characters. Humor with him works, his emotional arch is compelling, his heroic actions and his interaction with Mantis are reasonable and conscequential.
Rocket:- he's an *********, and not sympathetic one.
Baby Groot:- he's just stupid and therefore not funny, maybe if for 5 to 9 year olds.
Yondu:- he starts off as clear cut villain, then just because his situation has changed we are supposed to root for him and as luck would have it he dies as the greatest hero at the end. His character representation and/or development is sudden and with little rational foreshadowing. Besides, it took only one weapon for him to not only escape imprisonment but also to destroy entire spacehip with hostile crew, who could do nothing but wait for their turn to die a senseless death.
Nebula:- second of two well developed characters. She is the only reason Gamora has her stand out moment. Confrontation between two sisters was one of too few moments when I cared what was happening.
Mantis:- she had good interaction with Drax, but didn't stand out on her own.
Ego:- he was supposed to be many things, but ends up being nothing in particular. His ridiculously overpowered threat rested entirely in the willingness of Star-Lord to support it. Was there anybody in the audience who thought that would work out for him?
Sovereign people:- nothing but plot device.
Plot contrivances:- Vol 2 was full of them, especially in relation with Yondu. It is when first an outcome is established and plot is written to fit an outcome afterwards. What happens during plot contrivance is of little importance because the only reason it exists is to have a desired outcome and effect by the end of it, making a movie unengaging.
Last edited by Sedai; 06-02-17 at 11:32 AM.
Reason: Added a spoiler warning to First post.