‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’: Why Groot’s Last Line Matters

Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

3.If you are one of the millions of fans who’s seen Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

3, you may have found yourself caught off guard by a surprising moment at the end of the film: Groot Speaking.

But the real question we should be asking isn’t how he was suddenly able to talk, but why we were finally able to understand him.

Throughout the appearances of both the original Groot and his son (both voiced by Vin Diesel) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the characters have been known to only say two phrases: ‘I am Groot’ and ‘We are Groot.’ So what changed?…

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