Quill, Gamora and Drax travel to Ego’s strange planet (the unfamiliar situation) while Rocket is attacked by Yondu’s ravagers on behalf of the Sovereign (incidental opposition) as he tries to fix the ship (transitional goal). But when he receives a Reality Check, he makes a Commitment to his New Role.Īct Start Time: 34 of 127 minutes (26.7%) The character Learns the Rules of an Unfamiliar Situation and faces Incidental Opposition in pursuit of a Transitional Goal. Yondu assumes the New Role of Quill’s daddy, kinda.Īct End : On Ego’s ship, Quill takes out his picture of David Hasselhoff while Mantis puts Ego to sleep.ĪCT TWO: LEARNING THE RULES OF AN UNFAMILIAR SITUATION The New Role: Quill assumes the New Role of Ego’s son and a member of a real family. Yondu must choose between his crew and his son. Meanwhile, on Contraxia, Yondu is shunned by his old Ravager buddies before being approached by the Sovereign’s high priestess, Ayesha, who offers him a million units to retrieve the batteries. Quill must choose between remaining a fatherless orphan boy, or believing this aging anti-hero is his dad. He invites Quill, Gamora, and Drax to his home planet, while Rocket and Groot remain behind to repair the ship and guard Nebula. The one-inch man shows up and reveals himself as Quill’s father, Ego, who’s actually much taller than one-inch.
Turning Point One – The Dilemma: Start Time: 22 of 127 minutes (17.3%) – On Berhart, the Guardians all argue. The Guardians are saved by a one-inch man but crash land on Berhart. Turning Point Catalyst – The Disturbance: Start Time: 15 of 127 minutes (11.8%) – The Sovereign come after them after realizing Rocket stole some of the batteries. Rocket feels held back by Quill and the others. Oppressive Opposition: The Kree and the Ravager’s are still after the Guardians. Initial Goal: The Guardians want to protect the Anulax batteries from an Abilisk for the Sovereign in exchange for Nebula. And that was when he learned the difference between left and right. They’ve contracted themselves out to conceited douchebags, the Sovereign. The Imperfect Situation: The Guardians are realizing that keeping a family together is a bit more difficult than forming one.
But when the Sovereign realize Rocket stole some of the batteries and come after them, (the disturbance) they are saved by a man claiming to be Quill’s father who invites them to his planet (the dilemma) to prove Quill is his son (the new role). The Guardians are having a hard time keeping their family together (the imperfect situation) and are still wanted by the Kree and the Ravagers (oppressive opposition) as they attempt to protect Anulax batteries for the Sovereign (initial goal). But when there is a Disturbance to his routine, he faces a Dilemma regarding his situation, and must assume a New Role. Foundations are laid for the main throughline, subplots and central conflict.ĪCT ONE: DEALING WITH AN IMPERFECT SITUATIONĪ character in an Imperfect Situation faces Oppressive Opposition as he pursues an Initial Goal. The story world and its mechanics are established. 2: Story Structure AnalysisĪll of the main characters are introduced. As such, the central plot is shared between Quill’s quest to know his father, and Rocket and Yondu’s connected journeys of redemption, all tied together by the central theme of family. With its multiple character arcs and split storylines, the second installment of the Guardians of the Galaxy is a bit more complex than the first.
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