Why does Groot freeze still when Drax looks at him
At the end of the first Guardians of the Galaxy, when Groot is a twig in a pot and at the start of the second film when the Guardians are fighting that Interdimensional monster, we see Groot dancing, but when Drax looks at him, Groot freezes still until Drax is no longer looking at him.
But why is this? I suspect it might be something like how Drax's species doesn't understand metaphors because it's not that Drax doesn't know that Little Groot is alive.
Best Answer
Director gave the answer himself, from comicbook.com
“There was actually a scene that we cut from the movie where big Groot was dancing to 'Livin’ Thing' by ELO,” said Gunn. “And it wasn’t such an elaborate dance. It was more that he was just moving up and down like this, and Drax was dismissive and gave him this look like he was a loser when he did that.”
Gunn added, “Dancing is ludicrous to Drax. I don’t think he understands it. If Drax owned a town, if he was a mayor, the first law would be no dancing. But yeah, so at the end of the movie, little baby Groot didn’t want to get caught dancing, because he would kill him.”
His disgust for dance was more clear in the second film transcripts:
Drax: Everyone in the village flailed about, dancing. Except one woman. My Ovette. I knew immediately she was the one for me. The most melodic song in the world could be playing. She wouldn’t even tap her foot. Wouldn’t move a muscle. One might assume she was dead.
Quill: That does sound pretty hot.
Drax: It would make my nether regions engorge.
Quill: Okay. I get it, yes. I’m a dancer, Gamora is not.
Drax: You just need to find a woman who is pathetic… like you.
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Why does Groot stop when Drax looks at him?
Groot always freezes because he knows Drax disapproves of it. This also happens at the start of Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Drax even explains later that he was attracted to his wife because she stood still and did not dance.Can Drax not see Groot?
We see Baby Groot freeze, at which point Drax seems to no longer see him. Almost like he vanished. I think he then came to the realization that things that don't move or move incredibly slowly are essentially invisible. Similar to how the vision of the T-Rex is described.Why does Groot say I am Groot?
Origins. Groot is a Flora colossus from Planet X, the capital of the branch worlds. The Flora colossi are tree-like beings whose language is almost impossible to understand due to the stiffness of their larynxes, causing their speech to sound like they are repeating the phrase "I am Groot".Is baby Groot the same Groot?
2\u201d director James Gunn seems to have confirmed the fact the pair are not the same person. During a conversation on Twitter nearly, he said it in plain terms: the original Groot is dead. First Groot is dead. Baby Groot is his son.More answers regarding why does Groot freeze still when Drax looks at him
Answer 2
Groot always freezes because he knows Drax disapproves of it. This also happens at the start of Guardians of the Galaxy 2.
Drax even explains later that he was attracted to his wife because she stood still and did not dance.
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