“We all let our inner children kind of be vulnerable in the first movie, and then they won. The underdogs won.”
—Actor Zoe Saldana, speaking about her character in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies (E! News)
The Chicago Cubs have always been one of the most popular teams in US baseball. However, until 2016, they had not won a World Series game for 108 years! You might think that people would not want to watch a team like this. Strangely, the opposite is true! These underdogs have some of the most loyal fans ever. This made their 2016 victory a fantastic, almost unbelievable, success.
Many people like to cheer for the underdog, or the person who is least likely to win. Maybe, they want to make this person feel good. Or perhaps, they just have faith that they will win someday, and it will be amazing. The Guardians of the Galaxy movies are about a team of superhero underdogs. Zoe Saldana played one of these underdogs, named Gamora. Fans had a lot of fun watching these poor superheroes finally win at the end of the first movie.
Do you cheer for the underdog? When were you the underdog?