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Groot - a fighting talking tree who knows only one phrase ("I am Groot") - sacrificed himself in the first "Guardians of the Galaxy" to save his friends, but managed to survive and in the finale was reborn in the form of a small dancing tree. The script move pleased the audience so much that Baby Groot suddenly became almost the main character: for his sake, the director even changed the plot of the sequel. Why is the wood such an honor?

It's very simple: little Groot brought a lot of money to Marvel and Disney studios bypassing the movie screens. Although he wasn't intended to be the star of the show (Rocket the Raccoon was cast for the role), Baby Groot's dancing melted the hearts of audiences, causing director James Gunn to admit with some surprise, "Groot turned out to be the film's most popular character." Even before the release of the film on DVD, the figures of the dancing Baby in a flower pot were sold in huge numbers. The studio claims that it “did not expect such an effect,” but the phenomenon was there, and something had to be done about it. Of course, Groot should have been brought back in the sequel. But return in what form? After all, the adult Groot was not as popular as his "young" version ...

Now we know from the trailers what the studio did: a significant part of the screen time Groot is replaced by Baby Groot (voiced again by Vin Diesel, although now, after passing through the filters, his voice has become "cartoonish" and completely unrecognizable). He is already older than the tree from the first series, but in general he has become even mile. And the time allotted to him in commercials has increased markedly.

Of course, director Gunn assures that the sale of toys has nothing to do with it, but it just happened by itself. First he wrote about it on Twitter, then on Facebook. But along the way, he himself let slip that he planned to start the sequel not with a small, but with an already grown Groot. Why did you end up changing your mind? The adult Groot idea, he says, "didn't work" (whatever that means).

“Then I came up with the idea to make the second series start shortly after the end of the first and Groot was still small,” Gunn wrote. “And that decision became the key to the whole film, all the parts suddenly came together.” Moreover, the director even reported that he was afraid that the studio would not allow him to leave Baby Groot in the plot.

You can believe these words or not, but there is a suspicion that if the studio wanted to get as much money as possible on little Groot, it would have done exactly this: 1) threw old plot developments into the bin; 2) tied the entire plot to the time zone where Groot remains a baby; 3) increase his screen time; 4) would slightly change its design in order to release new figures; 5) at the end would allow Groot to grow up to spur sales of "adult" figures.

In view of all these “coincidences”, it seems that the matter could not have been done without the recommendations of the authorities. From the point of view of merchandise, Baby Groot is a new character (he even behaves differently than in the first film, becoming naive and playful a la immature Pinocchio), and Marvel always welcomes the introduction of additional characters, especially in cases where it is clear in advance that souvenirs with their image will be swept off the shelves.

Shot from the film "Guardians of the Galaxy"

Gunn does not deny that he understood the financial potential of Baby Groot from the very beginning: “I am not an idiot and I knew that if Baby Groot works, then the whole world will want to buy toys, figures and plush Groots…” Further, however, the director states this: But I wasn't sure about that at all when I was writing this story alone in my office, and it certainly wasn't the driving force behind my decision [to keep Groot as a baby]. I just fell in love with this dude, although at that time he lived only in my head.

There is some inconsistency: on the one hand, the director was aware that Baby Groot had become “the most popular character”, but on the other hand, Gunn for some reason “wasn’t sure” that people would want new toys in the form of Groot, and even “ I was afraid" that the studio would not allow Groot to be left small! That is, he almost begged his bosses to let him earn a lot of money for them.

To anyone who knows how strongly merchandise affects American cinema, such arguments will seem ridiculous. I, they say, didn’t give a damn about toys, and if they sell in large numbers, then this is just a pleasant coincidence. For comparison: it's as if Michael Bay suddenly said that, while filming the sequel to "Transformers", he did not at all plan to increase sales of the toys of the same name and stupid twin robots inserted there with a purely noble goal - for the sake of a powerful plot development. That is, he could say - but who would believe?

After the story that came out that Cars 2 was filmed by Pixar only for the sake of selling new figures (which is very felt while watching the tape), one can only guess how often a “souvenir” becomes a true “plot engine” in Hollywood. Recall, for example, Ewoks - creatures that appeared on the screen purely for the sake of toy sales ... And they really sold with a bang.

The English language even has a special word toyetic (used to refer to any entertainment content with a high "souvenir" potential) - before the era of summer blockbusters, this term did not exist, and the release of toys was never planned before the movie or series became a hit. But today, when figurine collecting has become part of pop culture, the "souvenir" can go on sale even before the premiere, so as not to lose those buyers who rush to the stores immediately after the movie screening.

And this "souvenir", conscientiously calculated by marketers, almost always finds a market. Sometimes she "saves" the entire project (for example, "Godzilla" by Roland Emmerich performed poorly at the box office, but vigorous sales of the "merchandise" associated with it averted a financial disaster). Moreover, with its huge circulations, it may even be in short supply: for example, the Frozen souvenir products sold for more than $ 5 billion, squeezing other toys from store shelves for a long time - and still on Christmas 2013 for Anna, Elsa , Olaf and Co., there were real battles between American parents who were in a hurry to make their children happy ...

Although the ultimate owner of both Frozen and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Part 2 "one is Disney," director Gunn is somehow embarrassed to admit that his employers are interested in high revenue. He resolutely dismisses accusations of "mercantile designs." Apparently, Gann does not want to look like a toy salesman, but wants to look like a man of art - although it is clear to anyone that all of Hollywood is built on commercialism, and the point of producing commercial films is precisely to obtain benefits.

Selling things with the image of Mickey Mouse back in 1934 began to bring Walt Disney more money than his cartoons, and Walt only welcomed this. What's more, Disney not only pioneered film merchandise, it's still the first in this regard today: the company he created owns the Pixar, Lucasfilm and Marvel studios, which are so successful in toy sales. Over the past quarter century, merch has permeated Hollywood from top to bottom. It is simply not acceptable to state it openly. After all, the consumer really likes to think of cinema as an art...

Meanwhile, the Marvel authorities mentioned a year ago that they intended to increase the number of accompanying merch by the release of the sequel, relying on Groot. Gunn may not want to advertise how important the "souvenir" is to Marvel, but the studio itself sees no reason to hide it. And what is it?

Vin Diesel is the only actor whose voice was not dubbed in the Russian version of Guardians of the Galaxy, as he recorded lines for Groot in six languages. In the sequel, Diesel went even further and voiced his character already in 16 languages - another confirmation that the studio has high hopes for Baby Groot.

Groot, we note, is not the first case of this type. There are enough secondary characters that look brighter than the main characters in the history of cinema - take at least the saber-toothed Scrat from the Ice Age, which has become the hallmark of the entire franchise, or the penguins from Madagascar. Of course, the authors were aware that these guys fell in love with the audience, because they tried to insert Scrat and penguins into all subsequent series, and mountains of souvenirs were sold primarily thanks to them. The Penguins even earned their own series. But adjust the main plot for them? This has never happened before. Therefore, apparently, Gann is embarrassed to call a spade a spade.

Obviously, when the unexpected potential of Baby Groot appeared, it was necessary to strike iron without leaving the cash register. Neither Scrat nor penguins are "perishable" products: their appearance does not change from series to series. And the grown-up Groot would quickly lose his childish charm and comedy. And it would sell worse. Therefore, it was necessary to squeeze the maximum out of it, while it was still possible. Whatever Gunn said, in our opinion, Baby Groot was an inevitability.

Another question: is it bad? Certainly not. Both Marvel and Gunn know their stuff: they make money, but they don't forget to entertain the audience. The constant expansion of the cinematic universe by adding new characters has so far been possible for the studio without problems, so Baby Groot will certainly not spoil the mess, and will surely amuse everyone.

Moreover - from the "souvenir" there is an unconditional benefit for the audience. For example, if there were no merchandise, the legendary Han Solo would have gone to the next world 30 years ago. Harrison Ford said that at some point he really wanted to kill this Star Wars hero, but George Lucas flatly refused - for the reason that the figures of dead characters sell worse than living ones. The fact is that thanks to a deal with 20th Century Fox, Lucas always received his main income from a licensed "souvenir" (the studio gave it to him at the mercy, because they did not really believe in the "toyetic" nature of the first film), and now it is already clear that it was an extremely successful deal, since Yoda and his friends have sold $20 billion worth of toys since 1977. It is not surprising that George did not want to give Han Solo, one of his central moneymakers, into the clutches of death.

Lucas, in general, never hid from his colleagues that it was the sale of toys that laid the financial foundation of his film empire (that is, if he had not succeeded in selling merchandise in the late 70s, there would be no world-famous universe of Star Wars today. wars"). Moreover, once Lucas even stated in public that the entire franchise was created just for the sake of toys. That's right: for toys.

So Khan was not destined to die. And how many other favorites of the public were saved from death thanks to caps, cups, badges and figurines?

...Returning to the title theme, we can not fail to mention this fact in the end: a few months ago, Vin Diesel blabbed that James Gunn wants to make a Guardians of the Galaxy spin-off entirely dedicated to Groot and Rocket. The question arises: if the studio gives the go-ahead, then only because of the "toyetic" nature of this couple? I would like to believe that it is not, and that the plot of the tape itself will be worthy of the voiced idea. But if money-bearing Baby Groot reappears in the spin-off, we won't be surprised at all.

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First of all, I want to admit that the ancient prophecy has come true: your obedient servant has finally turned into the one he was predicted to turn into. In a refined cinematic snob.

While browsing "Guardians of the Galaxy" I felt it so clearly that I was even frightened. Alas, there is no turning back. From now on, it’s not enough for me to have separate funny jokes in the film - I need twisted intellectual humor and complex irony. I refuse to be satisfied with just good special effects and spectacle - now I need a special visual concept, unique author's aesthetics and artistry. No other way. Otherwise, I get discouraged and yawn right in the middle of the adrenaline action. I need a complex plot. We need deep characters and non-banal villains. I demand that the directors do not take me for an idiot and forget the phrase "Why strain - the viewer already eats."

No, I don't hide anymore. Enough!

What can I say about Guardians of the Galaxy? This film is impossible to scold - it is almost perfect. All I have to do is take a dissenting opinion out of my pocket and hit the Guardians on the head. Keep in mind, dear readers: I have my own IMHO, and I'm not afraid to apply it.

Minority Report

I don’t know what I expected from this film… Long before the premiere, Guardians of the Galaxy was seen by me as a kind of enfant terrible – a “terrible child” in the dull Marvel comic book universe. The Guardians trailers looked more cheeky and humorous, the digital raccoon took out the brain, and the characters in the picture were some kind of losers, not at all like the usual superheroes. Well, a sharp change in the setting to an adventure sci-fi promised some pluses.

But what did I end up seeing? And I saw a typical Marvel movie, which does not differ from its predecessors in any way. "Guardians" are like hatchery chicken, similar to their brothers up to complete indistinguishability. A victim of a frenzied photocopier or stamping press. Clone.

However, first I’ll say something about the pros - I won’t raise my hand to smash the film to smithereens. There is something to praise for Guardians of the Galaxy, it is not for nothing that they have such fees and such a rating.

The visual comes first. The computer picture is drawn flawlessly - finally, fantastic scenery is stuck together to tremble cool! Oh, all those space stations and distant worlds! Those futuristic prisons and starships! Everything looks uncompromisingly chic. And although the described world is thought out extremely carelessly and foolishly (more on that below), from a technical point of view, this is a reference work.

The same goes for digital characters. Guardians of the Galaxy is the first film I've ever seen where computer generated characters are treated as real beings. I had never had this feeling before. None "Lord of the Rings", nor in "Avatar", nowhere. There, digital characters, although they were worked out very high quality, they were still perceived as cartoons, inscribed in a real environment. A tiny uncertainty was always present.

It doesn't appear in Guardians of the Galaxy. The Ever-Memorable Raccoon and his bodyguard Groot look like living creatures - you don't even think about how they are made. They just seem to be real heroes, real actors on a par with people. I give credit - this is a rather strong impression, and here I experienced it for the first time.

The last unequivocal plus of "Guardians" is humor. There are many jokes in the film and some of them are really funny. And even though I laughed heartily only once (a gag with a prosthetic leg), I smiled quite often.

This is the end of the film's bright spots. Everything else I didn't really like.

The local fantastic world is stamped and wretched - one gets the impression that it was invented either for children, or for completely ignorant (or undemanding) viewers. I didn't believe in the world of Guardians for one second. I did not believe in these planets, prisons, ships. I did not believe in pirates, dark lords and technical gadgets. Every millisecond, the film makes you think about the stupidity and illogicality of your own universe. And I'm not even talking about the plot, but about the world itself, where a developed planet has no means of space defense, except for light fighters. Where some dark personalities live on dark asteroids, sitting on a throne with rocket engines (the moment when you want to punch your face with your hand). Where maximum security prisons look like anything but a prison...

The hacky setting is backed up by a truly idiotic plot driven by mindless villains and flat heroes. To be honest, by the end, I completely lost the thread of what was happening. Who, what, why, why - do not care. "Guardians of the Galaxy" is difficult to blame for being boring, but they tire with their superficiality and lack of any depth. It seems the film is bright and perky, the characters are humorous without stopping, everything around explodes and shoots, and I had to put it on with the device. It is not interesting. It doesn't catch. The film has no… essence, content. This is a two hour video clip.

And I don’t even remember about petty idiocy, like going into outer space without a spacesuit and other space cranberries. Guardians of the Galaxy's level of f***ing about its own content is staggering. A little more and Marvel Studios will reach absolute zero - the level of f***ing Michael Bay. Before that, there was one step left.

Of course, many will say that I am unfair (and schoolchildren will speak out even more rudely), but I only report on my own impressions. Despite the humor and entertainment, the movie seemed completely miserable. Guardians of the Galaxy is punching without a soul. The film does not look like a product of creativity and fantasy - it looks like a well-oiled mechanism for earning dough, moreover, assembled from standard parts according to an approved scheme (which has been godlessly used by Marvel for five years already).

"Guardians of the Galaxy" - just an attraction, and not very high quality. However, I am not saying that he is not capable of entertaining. According to the reviews, I see that it is capable. But I didn't like it. Seasick.

In general, forgive me, Guardians fans, but for me Marvel has finally turned into an evil empire that sells soulless shit. I don’t even know why I still watch their films - the life path of this studio has long been clear and understandable to me, and how it will end is also clear.

Thank you for your attention. Maine and his votum separatum were with you.

The score is six. Exclusively for technicality.

Reviewer: Main House

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Comments (23)

Well done Maine. At least someone told the truth.

Oh you snob.

Modest but honest IMHO, just another good entertainer, but I don’t understand why fans elevate it to the level of a “masterpiece”.
Not by subject, of course, but by comics, everyone has long been waiting for something new from Zack Snyder (Illustrated Man, Cobalt 60), but he firmly sat down on comics and even signed up for two parts of the Justice League at once after BPS. It is gratifying, of course, to see him in such a project, and he himself is a big fan of comics, but DAMN ... in short, this is bad for you or it will do)

Main House answers:

Zack Snyder famously films comics - "Spartans", "Watchmen" and "ChiS" will not let you lie. But I wouldn't want him to become a studio whore for the DC Universe. Nolan, shooting the Bats, managed to create amazing author's films in between. From Zach, too, I would like to see as much original material as possible (in the manner of "Forbidden Reception"), and not endless sequels. And if he is forced to make ten films about Superman and company, then it will be a waste of his potential, that's all. The experience of Marvel Studios shows that any dude with minimal experience can shoot a special-effect comic molasses - the instruction, that is, why bother? :) And Snyder riveting movies about Superman is like Leonardo da Vinci drawing designs for chewing gum inserts.
IMHO :)

Jokester answers:

Well, BvS could turn out to be a really good movie, a pure Snyder one you might say. Back in 2009, after Watchmen, he longed to make a thread on The Dark Knight Returns, a brutal comic book about Batman, who got all the crap around him and even managed to kick Superman's ass. IMHO, of course, but in my opinion, he deliberately took up the ChiS just to present this material in any form, but most importantly with his chips. For the sake of Batman a la Watchmen, I'm ready to forgive everything, especially Larry Fong, the company operator in the case, but ... DAMN, still two parts of the Justice League ?!
P.S. having earned Warner money, he can produce independent films, but Rise of an Empire, IMHO, is just a semi-parody of the Spartans themselves, not up to the original. Well, at least we will see the Last photographer with his script with or without Bodrov at the helm)

Main House answers:

Snyder is Snyder - of course, BPS will be at least a good film and will certainly have a chic visual. It's just that I think it's completely irrational to waste the talents of such a gifted guy to create another Superman movie. However, in any case, I will go to the cinema to see him, unlike the second "Avengers" and other conveyor stampings.
P.S. But I still like "Rise of an Empire" :) I won't even say that it's worse than the original - it's just less fresh. The original Spartans had a revolutionary visual. Continuation in this regard is no longer able to surprise.

Victor answers:

Mayne, we have already talked about the rise of the empire here, but still I can’t resist - the first film takes first of all the content (wrapped in a beautiful visual, yes), and in the second, there is nothing left besides the visual. There are no ideas, and on one embittered Eva Green, the film cannot be pulled out with all the desire.

Oh how =) Maine watched the Guardians)) I watched the movie and I liked the movie wildly (closing my eyes to the stupidity and wretchedness described in the review - I rested) =) What can I not say about the second trip to this film ... The second time I liked it less =) And in HD I didn’t even review it =)

PS: Are you going to play Age of Ultron?=)

Main House answers:

"Ultron" will not watch - why? :) I already know what will be there. Tony Stark will humor and tease everyone and everything. Again, the world will be in danger - some villain with the motive "I am evil." And of course, another delusional artifact will appear in the script, on which everything will depend. Several new heroes will be introduced into action - in secondary roles, if only the faces become familiar and then it would be possible to make separate films about them. There will definitely be a few references to previous films in the universe. From the action is expected: 1) the chase 2) the general final batch with the participation of all heroes 3) the battle in the city or over it.
In the end, one of the heroes will either be killed (pretend to be returned later) or he will disappear in some parallel dimension. Yes, and I'm almost sure that there will be a bold reference to the same Guardians of the Galaxy.
In general, there are no changes on the comic front :)

And I just watched and didn’t think about anything, a beautiful video with a simple plot and unobtrusive humor, I put 8/10. It's just a relaxing movie.

It's like approaching a shawarma from a gourmet's perspective: D Fast food is fast food. Although some especially gifted ones put potatoes and sauerkraut in shawarma, from which even this food does not satisfy that it should. But here, in my opinion, this is not the case. This is true for the mentioned transformers. Be-be-be…

Maine, I've just looked at a new phantom. movie Time Patrol (aka Predestination) with Ethan Hawke. I must say right away that there are practically no stunning special effects. But the movie hooked me in a completely different way. This is what I would say art-house fantasy. No, there is no art-house inflection and glitches, everything is in the Hollywood cover, it just hooked me more than even the same Interstaller.
I advise you to look.

The costume designer for this film was a permanent collaborator with Marvel Alexandra Byrne. I already wrote about her in an article about the first Thor, and she also worked on The Avengers, "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and forthcoming "Doctor Strange".

Working closely with production designer Charles Wood, makeup and hair designer Elsabeth Iianni Giorgio and make-up artist David White, Alexandra created an entire cosmic world.

This is a very partnership film. I worked very closely with all departments. The closest thing is with makeup specialists, because if the silicone pads and makeup just end up in the neckline of a T-shirt, it will just look like a bad Halloween costume.

James Gunn, the director of the picture, wanted the film to have a lot of bright colors.

For this film, color has become one of my most important tools. We used a lot of strong, vibrant colors combined with different skin tones of the aliens.

And here it was very important to have good taste, so as not to overdo it, and at the same time achieve a beautiful picture. In general, color combinations are one of the most difficult topics for an artist, and, despite the many recommendations, in many ways you have to rely only on your intuition.

Peter's costume is one of the most interesting among superheroes.

His cape is a mixture of so many cool things. We took and mixed some of the cowboy, some of the biker, some of the rock star, a bit of technology from a broken suit and added a bit of retro.

All of the Ravagers wore the same style of clothing—the silhouette of a certain type of cloak and a single crimson color. But at the same time, this gang needed to look heterogeneous, so five variants of different types of costumes were created, all personalized.

And for the final battle, the Guardians also don Ravager costumes. Note the single flame symbol on everyone's costumes - Yondu's on his chest, Peter's on his arm, and Gamora's on his shoulder.

It turns out that Chris Pratt's weight loss for the role also gave the costume designer a lot of problems:

It was a real challenge. Chris was cast very early for the role and needed to lose weight. So we had to try to predict what his body would be like when he got into perfect shape. This is very important in terms of the silhouette, but I also know from experience that it is impossible to have only one tailor-made suit ready for the first day of shooting, because you can’t do the rest in one night. We could not say: "Well, when we have a body in the right shape, then we will start sewing things." So we had to make a lot of prototypes of Chris's supposed body. He has an amazing physique and is a big guy, and making it work for the camera was like juggling porcelain. I wanted Peter to look both modern and alien at the same time, almost alien. And, of course, there were a lot of fittings.

Also, one of the practical difficulties was that he had all these blasters and pistols. It took nine people and the coordinated work of several departments to integrate the pistol holsters into Quill's trousers. We couldn't start designing the sides of the pants until the guns and holsters were designed in other departments so we could know how big those guns would be. And so in many things - it takes a long time and a lot of interaction to make a tiny element of the costume work.

The leather upper is a common motif in Peter's clothes. Cloak, jacket, vest - everything is made of red leather and is very similar in style, repeating the idea of the Ravager costumes.

Apparently, this jacket is very dear to our Star-Lord - even after changing clothes for Nova Corps suits after the battle, he remains in it:

Alexandra herself says that she always draws on comics in her work:

First I study the script, then I move on to the comics. When working for Marvel, they are always the main source of materials. But then I expand my search to different visual areas, compiling a series of images for inspiration and setting the right mood. I'm looking for ideas that will inspire the viewer to discuss the costume. Sometimes it gets too far, and I go back to the comics again to see how it fits into the character.

Also, when thinking over a costume, an actor is very important, this was especially pronounced with Zoya Saldana:

You can draw as many sketches as you want, but until there is an actor, especially for a character with such a strong personality like Gamora, you do not see the physical embodiment of the character. Working with an actress in a dressing room and turning a sketch into a real thing is a completely different thing.

The image of Gamora is a collective image through all the comics in which she has appeared. When I learned that it was Zoe Saldana who would become the performer of the role, a lot of ideas immediately came to my mind, she brought a lot to this role. In addition, Gamora is a warrior, and therefore it was important to maintain the convenience of movement in costumes.

On the question of the influence of the actor on the image - here is how Zoe herself describes the process of creating a character:

How "alien" should Gamora be? And I thought: She just has to be pretty.” I don't usually think of my characters in that way, but since I was supposed to be green here and the only female lead, I wanted the teens to find me attractive. I don't know why I was so nervous during the screen tests, but it was a wild stress. True, these were my thoughts, others had completely different problems: to use contact lenses or not? To dye your hair or not? Wig or not? How to do hair color? What is the length of the hair? And I'm like, just cute. For teenagers. We must like them. But after spending four months green, I began to think - what is beauty? And I realized that my character is very beautiful, and I was surprised how differently I began to relate to her, getting used to her appearance.

I enjoyed making prison uniforms. There are a lot of details here, because I believe that in such a large film, small details are necessary to allow the viewer to believe in the plausibility of the created world. Therefore, we created a kind of barcode that denotes various crimes and is applied to the uniforms of criminals. In addition, we've aged some background character costumes and added personalized art to indicate how long the wearer of the form has been in jail. And we also developed a kind of trading system from beads and jewelry that they made in Kiln.

Personally, I am amazed by this kind of workmanship. Although the viewer does not pay attention to all this, and does not know the symbols, he notices the difference in the barcodes on the uniforms of the captives out of the corner of his eye, sees various decorations on them, and this creates a sense of plausibility of what is happening.

In the case of Drax, the designers had a slightly different problem than with Gamora - the less clothes on the character, the more attention is paid to it and every detail becomes very important. So, for example, it was very difficult to determine the waistline in his trousers.

Dave Batista has a great body and is a pleasure to work with. You just take it and start working with it, inspired by it.

Pay attention to the beads at his belt - the very decoration that speaks of the period of his stay in the Kiln.

Unfortunately, Groot, for obvious reasons, did not have clothes in the film, but real small costumes were sewn for his partner, which were then used on the set and were very useful when “revitalizing” the character with computer technology, since the artists had something to rely on in life.

But when creating Ronan's costume, functionality faded into the background:

Everything about his costume worked for the character, but he also needed to fight in that costume, so it had to be practical. I had a very strong feeling that his suit should echo his ship, as if they were strongly connected. So we worked very closely with the art department who were designing the look of the ship to create a kind of echo between them. And a little later we decided to add a kind of ritual drawings from his skin and to his costume, and this brought the image of Ronan to a new level.

Notice how the costume echoes the architecture of the ship:

And the almost invisible work here also deserves respect, which, thanks to shoulder pads, shoulder pads and other overlays, made it possible to create a broad-shouldered alien from Lee Pace.

Unfortunately, there is no information about the costumes of his main assistant Nebula, so I just suggest to admire the concept art:

The sources of inspiration for the image of the Collector turned out to be quite unexpected:

When you have someone like Benicio Del Toro, you know that you have a great actor to work with, he is someone who can complete the costume with his mannerisms and habits. He used this look very well, and we tried to bring his mannerisms to life. It's like Liberace dating Billy Idol.

Unfortunately, Russian viewers are not very familiar with Liberace, but he was a very famous singer in America in the 50s-70s, and American viewers probably had no problems with associations. Here are some examples of his stage costumes:

Well, more familiar in Russia Billy Idol:

In general, in fact, this is an extremely interesting topic - what associations the costume designer is trying to put in and how it is perceived by viewers from other countries, and whether it is read or not when watching a film. And, indeed, any detail is brought into the costume for a reason, but to show something, some character trait of the character.

But back to the Guardians of the Galaxy characters. Here's what Alexandra Byrne has to say about the Nova Corps:

And again here the comic is the starting point, we really start with them. And, again, work with color. I think that against the backdrop of a lot of films with dark, gloomy and realistic colors, James was very clear about his vision of color in his film. And, of course, Nova Corps was exactly where we wanted to make a statement with color.

Hull in comics:

And in the movie:

Notice how the folds laid down on the shoulder of the uniform of one member of the Corps are repeated in the clothes of the command. There was a real military uniform created, very unusual due to the beautiful diagonal placement of folds, uncharacteristic of the Earth.

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After the release of the fantastic film "Guardians of the Galaxy" on the big screens, its characters became very popular. Of particular note is the tree-like creature Groot. Small figurines literally flooded the Internet and are sold for decent money. In this article we will tell you how to make Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy out of polymer clay.

Materials and tools for work:

baked polymer clay
work surface: glass or ceramic tiles with a flat, smooth surface
knife or scalpel
toothpick
soft wire
pliers

How to make Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy

To create a woody pattern, we need baked polymer clay in beige, brown and dark brown. If you want a dark wood, then you can take an even darker brown, if light, then add more white.

We roll out layers of baked polymer clay of the same thickness and size.

We stack them on top of each other, from dark to light.

We roll out the resulting layer in length and a little in width. Cut in half and stack the halves on top of each other.

We repeat several times.

When we like the thickness of the strips, we cut the resulting layer into three or four parts, depending on the length.

With toothpicks or wooden skewers of different thicknesses, we press the grooves on the cut pieces across the pattern of the strips.

We roll tubes of the appropriate thickness from dark brown plastic and put them into the grooves. This will help create the knot pattern.

We stack the layers in a pile.

Squeeze a little on all sides and cut across the knots into strips of equal thickness.

We lay out the strips in the pattern of wood. You can change the sequence and sides of the stripes as you like.

Roll out by hand or with a pasta machine. We need a thin layer, because we will wrap the figure with it.

Using pliers, we assemble a frame from soft wire. The head is a loop, the base for the torso and arms.

From the remnants of unnecessary plastic we create a figure.

We give a pose by bending the arms and torso.

Now we wrap the torso and head with a layer with a wood pattern.

We wrap our hands in separate pieces.

Carefully smooth all joints. We form fingers, hair and roots.

The blade cuts through the mouth and eyes. For the eyes, we need pieces of black plastic.

Now, with a toothpick, we scratch along the entire figure grooves that coincide with the wood pattern. Thickness and pressing force can be different to create texture. You can make recesses in the places of knots.

This is what Groot looks like ready to bake.

We send it to bake in a jar that is suitable in size. So the shape of the hair and roots will not change, and there will be no prints left in places where the figure would be pressed against the glass. Bake according to polymer clay instructions.

After the figurine has cooled down, it can be slightly sanded to remove excess chips from scratching with a toothpick. Then carefully cover the figurine with acrylic paint. White for a lighter figure, or black and dark brown for a dark figure.

We give the paint almost dry, and wash off the paint with a damp cloth from smooth surfaces. The paint will remain in the grooves, highlighting the texture. This figure of a character named Groot can be placed in an individual pot or placed next to an existing plant.

Cinemafia has selected 11 of the best scenes from the movie for you. But, attention! SPOILERS!

At a time when Guardians of the Galaxy has crossed the $160 million mark at the box office, we've taken and collected the best scenes. True, you can argue with us.

And, yes, the text contains solid spoilers, including a detailed description of the scene after the credits. So if you haven't seen the movie yet, blame yourself. We warned!

Dancing Star Lord

The second "opening scene" we see after Marvel's intro is Star-Lord (aka Peter Quill) dancing on the abandoned planet Morag to Come and Get Your Love. This moment is imbued with a non-trivial combination of wit and fun, which creates a very right mood. Right there right now. Later we will once again see Chris Pratt dancing as he challenges Ronan the Accuser to a "dance battle". Let's just say that such a bold technique does not work so harmoniously in every blockbuster.

The Legend of Kevin Bacon

One of the funniest jokes is dedicated to Kevin Bacon. When Gamora informs Peter Quill that she is an assassin and a warrior, and therefore does not dance, he answers (we quote the phrase as it is in the dubbing):

There is a legend on my planet about people like you. It's called Free. This is the story of how a great hero named Kevin Bacon taught an entire city of puffed up turkeys the great art of dancing. And it was incredible.

To which Gamora replies, "Who swindled those turkeys?" This shows how literally everything is perceived on the other side of the Galaxy.

Note: The 1984 film Loose, starring Kevin Bacon, is an American classic. According to the plot, the main character arrives in a small provincial town where dancing is prohibited. And only he manages to change these old-fashioned orders.

Rocket jokes on people with disabilities

The first time we encounter this is during the Prison Break, when Rocket asks Peter Quill to get him a prosthetic leg from one of the prisoners. A little later, when discussing the plan to attack Ronan's ship, he tries to convince everyone around that the false eye of one of Yondu's Ravagers is the most important element. Even in the most "hot" situations Raccoon does not lose his signature sense of humor

Drunk Rocket Speech

Possibly the most powerful moment of Raccoon in the film is the scene in the bar where Rocket vents all his feelings and emotions. In particular, resentment that he is called a "pest". He's crying because he didn't seem to be asking for laboratory experiments on him that turned him into a monster. At this point, we understand that specific humor and insulting others is just a defensive reaction. This scene is really dramatic, because for a moment you completely forget that the Raccoon is just a computer character.

100% asshole

Let's make a reservation right away that in the original it sounds like 100% Dick. Thus, working out a plan to destroy the Black Aster, Star-Lord sends a "dick" message to one of the representatives of NovaCorps, which says that he, of course, is an "asshole", but not one hundred percent. And asks for help.

Yondu Udonta and his arrow

Michael Rooker's Yondu is more than just a savage. He managed to turn this character into a very charming "bad guy". When Yondu's ship crashes, he is surrounded by Ronan's servants. But with the help of his faithful arrow, he calmly cracked down on twenty opponents. Yondu collects figurines on his dashboard, which, on the one hand, throws us straight to the Firefly, and on the other hand, shows a soulful nature. You know, like bikers who actually work in a flower shop.

Groot smile

Groot's smile is literally the icing on this Guardians of the Galaxy pie. Making their way to Ronan, Drax, Star-Lord and Groot stumble upon an entire army. Which Groot destroys... hmm... brutally. And then he turns around with an innocent and sincere smile, as if asking: “Have I done something good?”. Yes, Groot, you really did a good job.

We are Groot

Towards the end of the film, Groot saves the entire team by forming a "protective nest" around them. At the same time, the hero, who throughout the film says exactly one phrase - "I Am Groot", this time says "We Are Groot", which can be read as "We Are Friends". Yes, it was possible to do something completely different and give Groot fundamentally different words at the end of the film, but the creators went exactly in this way, thereby endowing the usual words with a completely different meaning.

Dancing Groot

The first scene after the short credits shows us a dancing little Groot against the backdrop of Drax rubbing knives after the battle. It all happens to the Jackson 5's I Want You Back. This moment gives the audience its positive charge, and people leave the hall smiling (although we know that no one leaves the Marvel films after the first scene).

Listen baby. Ain't No Mountain High Enough

The final scene, when Peter Quill finally unpacks his mother's farewell gift - the Awesome mix 2 cassette, literally breaks the heart, not without the help of the song Ain "t no mountain high enough. We understand that the heroes finally found not just friends, but a new family. Yes , it's a great moment.

Howard the duck

Yes, here it is, the main spoiler. The scene after all all all credits shows us how the unfortunate Tivan the Collector inspects the damage done to his collection. And then Howard the Duck appears with a snide comment. Fans are still arguing who gave Howard the voice - Seth Green, announced on imdb, or Nathan Fillion, whose cameo everyone was waiting for.

UPD. Still Seth Green!