2014: The Year Of Chris Pratt

I've been a big fan of Chris Pratt for years because of his role as Andy Dwyer in the television show Parks And Recreation. Since then, I've seen him in a few movies, such as Moneyball and Zero Dark Thirty. Sports movies and war movies typically aren't my cup of tea, and it's not like he had a large role in either movie, but he was quite good in both. I also thought he was hilarious in the trailer for Delivery Man. It looked like a good movie, and I really like seeing Vince Vaughn in a dramatic role (or should I say dramedic role because it is what some would call a dramedy?), so I ended up seeing that when it came out. Pratt had a much larger role than I've previously seen him in, and he was great, but he was still just playing a supporting role.

This year is special for me though as a fan of Pratt. He's the lead in two big movies coming out that I've been very much looking forward to seeing.



Even though I've had a LEGO obsession all of my life, I initially wasn't that interested in The LEGO Movie. The marketing of the movie has completely sold me though, and it's possibly my most anticipated movie of this year. All of the trailers and TV spots have been hilarious. I loved Pratt's character, Emmet, ever since the first teaser trailer, when after a long expository monologue by another character, he says, "I think I got it, but just in case, tell me the whole thing again. I wasn't listening." That's an awesome line, and it was such great delivery. Pratt seems perfect for this character. I am so very excited to get to see The LEGO Movie in a couple of weeks.



Pratt is also in this summer's Marvel movie Guardians Of The Galaxy. Even though I am into comic books, I know almost nothing about these characters. I've been interested in the movie ever since first seeing the beautiful concept art though. Pratt is again the lead in this movie, playing the character Peter Quill, a.k.a. Star-Lord. While most fans probably know Pratt as the slightly chubby Andy Dwyer, he has really transformed his appearance for this movie, much like he did for Zero Dark Thirty. I know I haven't seen any footage of the movie yet, but Pratt looks very believable to me as an action star, and I'm looking forward to seeing him in that kind of role. Guardians Of The Galaxy comes out on August 1st, and I'm really looking forward to it.

Next year we'll be seeing him in Jurassic World as well, but now I'd very much love to see Pratt lead a movie, in a purely dramatic role.