Guardians Of The Galaxy: Film Analysis

In this analysis the small group communication of the film Guardians of the Galaxy will be examined. Specifically, the difficulty in achieving agreement with diversity as a factor, the phases of determining leadership, the benefit of the group having a variety of knowledge, and the effect of nonverbal communication shown through the character Groot. To start, some information about the group and the premise of the film is needed for clarification. This movie is centered around the group of not quite what one would call model citizens who eventually have to team up to save the universe from a tyrant; first there’s Rocket, a mutated raccoon created as a result of a crazy scientist who has heightened intelligence and skills with weaponry which …show more content…
This definitely shows that he is shocked about something, in this case Rocket’s statement. From Groot’s nonverbal communication throughout the film, the audience is able to see how Groot evolves just as the other characters do, even though the style of communication for him is different. “Sometimes nonverbal signals are the most important part of our message,” (Knapp, Hall, and Horgan, 2013, p. 25). This is a statement many others agree with, some going as far to say that nonverbal communication is the most important form of communication there is. By the end of the movie the other members are starting to learn how to interpret what Groot is trying to say, having conversations with him with a decent amount of ease. To conclude, there are many examples of small group communication in the film Guardians of the Galaxy. The group of criminals that didn’t care about anyone about themselves morphed into a group of friends working together to reach a goal, protecting the rest of the universe. The phases of determining leadership, nonverbal communication, a diverse group with little crossovers between their knowledge, all important information gained through the experience of watching this