History Heartwarming / GuardiansOfTheGalaxy

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*** Personally, I always took Peter telling not to open the Orb a way of telling Yondu he was giving him another orb, and giving him a way to hide from the rest of the crew, saving him from having to cover it up himself and being accused of having being too saft again.

-->'''Drax''': How did you ''do'' that?

* The soundtrack is simultaneously heartwarming and awesome. Is a collection of seventies hits, both well known and forgotten. Within days, the soundtrack became the highest selling soundtrack of 2014. This soundtrack has groups like Blue Swede, Redbone and 10cc who practically have been forgotten ''completely''. Thanks to the sales of the soundtrack, there is a chance that the hype surrounding it may be able to save them from their current and undeserved obscurity.

*** Personally, I always took Peter telling not to open the Orb a way of telling Youndu he was giving him another orb, and giving him a way to hide from the rest of the crew, saving him from having to cover it up himself and being accused of having being too saft again.

* Rocket deciding to protect civilians against immolation initiative, and the Ravagers following him. It wasn'tpart of their plan, and they hadn't actually anything to gain in doing it, but they still [[EveryoneHasStandards decided to protect innocents.]]

* [[spoiler:The Guardians -- minus Groot, who is firewood at that point -- grabbing hands with Peter as he holds the Infinity Gem in order to split the power and help each other survive.]]
** [[spoiler:Including Groot. He comes back from even the tiniest twig. Rocket was holding one of Groot's twigs, splitting the power by 5. Rocket's grief over the "death" of his friend saved a planet.]]

** Seattle Seahawks fan Chris Pratt made good on a side-bet he had made with New England Patriots fan Chris Evans, [[http://ktla.com/2015/02/09/marvel-star-chris-pratt-honors-super-bowl-bet-visits-boston-childrens-hospital/ and appeared with him, in full Star Lord uniform, at a Boston childrens' hospital.]] Had the Seahawks won the Super Bowl, Evans would have appeared at a Seattle hospital in his ComicBook/CaptainAmerica uniform.

* When Drax warily notes how dark it is aboard Ronan's ship, Groot smiles and begins to release hundreds of glowing seedpods from his body like fireflies, casting the huge room in soft orange light. Everyone is amazed.

** Also consider that Peter let Rocket fly the Milano in the final battle on Xandar. Not only does this show how their friendship progressed since one of their first interactions on board the Milano was Peter scolding Rocket for taking apart his ship to make bombs, but also shows how much Peter trusts Rocket not only with his ship but with his most valuable possessions: his mix-tape and the present from his dead mother!

** Similarly, what Gamora says when the group agrees to take on Ronan one more time: "I have lived most of my life surrounded by my enemies. I would be grateful to die among my friends."[[note]]This was also part of a featurette introducing the character.[[/note]]

* During the suicide bombing, there's a shot where a pink-skinned alien rescues as young Xandarian girl. This is heartwarming in itself, but look closely: It's Bareet, Quill's fling from earlier in the movie (James Gunn points this out in the commentary). A small reminder that the hero's one-night stand isn't just some throwaway woman.

** When Drax warily notes how dark it is aboard Ronan's ship, Groot smiles and begins to release hundreds of glowing seedpods from his body like fireflies, casting the huge room in soft orange light. Everyone is amazed.

* When Yondu is about to execute Peter as an example for his men, he turns around with a grim expression. As pissed as he was at Peter, he can't bear to look at him while giving the killing blow. When Peter gives him an out, he grins in relief and immediately welcomes Peter back.

** Being a professional wrestler, he doesn't have much experience in more traditional film acting, and he admits it, but he said he tried his best to learn as much as he could every day on set. As of the film's release, his efforts have paid off, as [[HeReallyCanAct his performance has been well received by fans and reviewers alike.]] He himself said on a podcast that one of the greatest compliments he received was from James Gunn, who had said he was afraid that Drax would be the one character he would have to compromise on, fearing he wouldn't be able to find somebody who had both the presence and the ability to pull it off. When he later said that Bautista was able to put those fears to bed, Bautista was overjoyed.

*** Michael Roker did an interview about that scene and revealed that his thought in that sign was "My boy is going to be just fine". Quill managed to trick Yondu and the captain of the Ravangers is utterly PROUD of Peter and knows that he is going to be ok.

* Quill carrying Rocket out of the jet's wreckage.

** Similarly, the featurette introducing Gamora in which she says "I have lived most of my life surrounded by my enemies. I would be grateful to die among my friends."

* [[spoiler:The Guardians -- minus Groot, who is pretty much firewood at that point -- grabbing hands with Peter as he holds the Infinity Gem in order to split the power and help each other survive.]]

* From the Total Film BTS visit, Drax declaring the other Guardians to be his friends. Even the "green whore".