I know that I’m probably overthinking a throwaway joke, but my low-key headcanon is that what’s happening here is some kind of translator issue – Drax hearing what Peter’s saying as a sound-alike word in his own language, which is getting translated back into Peter’s language (which is god knows what sort of mix of English and whatever he grew up hearing on the Eclector) and coming out completely different than what either of them said to begin with.
When Yondu and Nebula do their desperation move and take out all the Sovereign ships using Nebula as a battery (there’s the battery theme again!), I’d noticed that one of the blasts almost hits Drax and Mantis …
But I didn’t notice that Mantis’s hand actually gets burned, and she is obviously in pain.
Poor l’il bug! (And that’s another reason why Drax reacted angrily to the near miss, besides almost getting fried – he was being protective of Mantis!)
She doesn’t flinch away, though; she keeps holding Ego, though she must be having to concentrate through her pain, until the rock hits her.
#GotGPicoftheDay My niece Grace (who was the statue of the little pink girl – the first lifeform Ego meets) with #Yondu, #Nebula, and a whole lotta #blue. #behindthescenes #film #filmmaking #director #gotgvol2 (at Atlanta, Georgia)
I’m sure someone’s made mention of this already, but can I just say one of the most powerful moments of GotG2 for me was Gamora’s line about “little girls across the galaxy that are in danger.”
Just … in superhero movies (other than Wonder Woman) female children aren’t showcased or mentioned. There was some tumblr post a while ago that pointed out how in Marvel movies we have young boys noticing Captain America or baby!Parker getting to fight alongside Ironman, but never do we get a girl doing those things. Boys get a chance to feel like a part of the Marvel universe, but never girls.
And now they’re mentioned, and not just as a casual insertion. It’s not a simple camaraderie moment that will make a kid want to jump around and fight imaginary foes alongside their heroes.
It’s an empowering moment.
It’s acknowledging that girls are in danger, that they’re being abused and cruelly targeted. That line will resonate with any child who’s felt like they have nowhere else to turn. Their pain and helplessness has been given a voice, and they will no longer feel alone. Nebula and Gamora are women they can identify with.
(Plus, the sisters represent both ends of the spectrum in how girls can react to the abuse they’ve suffered, so it’s not a matter of tokenism. No one has to feel like their abuse isn’t valid because they don’t act a certain way)
More importantly, it can give these girls hope or a sense of strength. They can tell themselves that Nebula or Gamora care about them. They can dream about being saved by the sisters if they wish, because their abusers wouldn’t stand a chance. Nebula and Gamora’s strength and power can also be something young girls can aspire to.
It’s just … that line and the entire arc of those sisters really spoke to me. Thank you James Gunn, for finally giving young girls a voice in Marvel movies.
I went back and found all the appearances of the troll doll in the two movies, at least all the ones I can locate. Because this is an excellent use of my time. :D
Flying around in the cockpit of the Milano as Peter is escaping Morag early in GotG1.
Next to his stereo, a couple minutes later.
At the end of GotG1 in the orb. (I don’t think we see it again before this scene, but presumably it’s by his stereo the whole time, since he seems to keep it there.)
In GotG2, on the third quadrant’s console. With its hair slicked down to avoid getting in the way of the screens?
At the funeral, being placed by Peter. (And looking noticeably more beat up since we saw it last … which is probably a props department issue, but we can always headcanon that Yondu’s been carrying it around.)
