Guardians of the Galaxy gets bonus points for following The Avengers formula without depending on five origin films to set up all the character development necessary to facilitate the coming together of its main characters. That being said, the film immediately thrusts its wise-cracking protagonists into an intergalactic religious war; pausing only momentarily to produce thin explanations for the necessary plot devices. The complexities of why–or honestly even who–the Guardians are fighting, don't seem to matter to the filmmakers. Thankfully, it doesn't really matter to the audience either.
