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He was basically saying he didn't want to go there after hearing how bad it was. Basically like the game when someone of a group has to do something and the group members call out "Not It" to get out of doing it, and the last person to say "Not It" is the one who has to do it. See Nose goes
for more details.
Furthermore, the official script that Disney submitted for the Oscars has him saying "Not it."
^ That seems like good proof there, but someone should check the subtitles just to be sure.
I had a dog-themed avatar before it was cool.
Subtitles on Blu Ray and Disney+ confirm "Not it"
^^^^ That explanation for "not it" makes so much more sense, thanks. Still, the scene is ambiguous enough that it could have been either "I'll pass on that one" or a dry "yup, Vormir sucks".
^^^ That's a great find but, as bwburke said ^^ the official subtitles would be better.
ETA: ^ Cheers!
Followup question: would Screw This, I'm Out of Here! apply for Scott's "not it"?
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Not sure, since it only means he didn't want to do that part of the plan.
From Funny.Avengers Endgame, the scene where the gang discuss the Stones (emphasis mine):
There was a brief tug-of-war (not an edit war, though; different people were making the edits) when the movie was released about whether it's "Noted." or "Not it." I had hidden the example
until people could decide which one applied, but it was readded shortly afterwards with no explanation. (Yeah, ancient history, I know, but I just noticed what happened).
Anyway. I hear "Noted." From the context of the conversation, I can surmise that Scott responded to Nebula's Info Dump with "Noted.", as in: "yup, got it, I'm good.". "Not it." makes no sense; why would Scott say that Nebula's explanation is "not it"? Not what? Not the Stone they're looking for?
...Yeah, this is annoying me. My apologies if I come off as snippy.
Can someone else weigh in on this? Preferably someone with access to the subtitled film, so we can put this to rest once and for all.