10 Sci-Fi Movie Openings That Get Worse The More You Think About It
5. Guardians Of The Galaxy
Peter Quill might have ended up as one of the universe's greatest heroes, but he didn't have the easiest start in life.
When we first meet the future Star-Lord, he's in a hospital on his native Earth, watching his mother slowly be taken by cancer. The young boy is distraught when his mother passes away, running away from his extended family and fleeing the hospital.
As if things couldn't get any worse for the nipper, he's then abducted by an alien spaceship!
What a day.
There's a lot to unpack here. Firstly, the pain of losing a loved one so young is bad enough, but Peter clearly doesn't want to stay with the other family members that are supposed to take him in.
We never explicitly find out why this is, but it leaves some very unsettling possibilities.
Secondly, with the power of hindsight, we know that Peter's mother was killed by his maniacal Celestial father Ego.
So, to round that all up, we have a young child running away from his own family members, only to be kidnapped by some aliens because his murderous demigod father killed his mum.
No wonder Star-Lord has so many issues.