Y'all wanna know why every superhero movie was trash until Marvel stepped in?
It's bc dudes were rushing the action and never developing any plot lines. Y'all want dudes bustin guns, but how many comic books introduce a hero with the first 2.5 hours of reading time only on action?!
GotG introduced 4 main characters, 2 super villains (Ronan and Nebula), 2 alien races (Xandar and Kree), 2 space factions (Ravagers and Nova), 1 infinity gem, and a bunch of ill alien technology.
Ending was kind of silly, but that is who Quill is. Gunn said that one of Quill's powers is staying composed while fumbling for an answer. Anyway at least they didn't turn him into a D1 wrestler just to wrap up the movie.
Imagine if you were a kid and that was your first space movie, you life would be forever changed. Star Wars lvl.