James Gunn On Why Guardians of the Galaxy Was A Hit

It is somewhat surprising to see James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy reach these box-office heights, not because it isn't a good movie, but because the virtually unknown team was Marvel's biggest risk yet.

Guardians of the Galaxy is one of the best, if not the best reviewed superhero movie of 2014, and also the most profitable one in the North-American market.

Writer/director James Gunn recently posted on Facebook his thoughts on why the movie is doing to so well the box-office.   

To quote my favorite little monstrosity, "Oh... Yeah."

And although io9 may be right, that people like the movie because it's funny, I like to believe it's because WE GAVE A SHIT. You aren't numbers to us. You deserve to be given something we the creators believe in and that isn't just seeking a big opening weekend. I love my characters, I care about the quality of the movie, and Marvel was cool enough to let us take some risks.

Hopefully, THAT'S the lesson - that we'll see more spectacle movies coming out of Hollywood that the filmmakers actually believe in, and that take risks, NOT just a bunch of superhero or space movies trying to be funny.

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