Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 spoilers
I need to talk about that scene with the baby raccoons. It’s so gentle and beautiful for so many reasons, but I think one of the best things about it is just that of all the guardians, it’s Rocket. The softest, most tender moment from any of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies (and maybe even the whole MCU, but that might just be me), is centered around Rocket. A snarky, sarcastic, closed-off raccoon who runs around shooting with machine guns, tore a man’s face apart, and is constantly making fun of people and pushing everyone away. He is known for being the toughest out there, and now he’s looking at these little baby raccoons and he’s holding them so gently. They are just like him, except he wasn’t allowed to stay gentle like them. Rocket is the way he is because he’s a victim of horrific abuse, and he has the chance to save these little babies before anything bad happens to them. It’s just so perfect. This movie was so beautiful.
