Groot appears in the 2014 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced by Vin Diesel (who performed the voice work for each language the movie was released in and also provided some motion capture elements for the character).[28][29][30] Although initially simply described as Rocket's hired muscle, he shows a softer side throughout the film, growing a flower to give to a little girl and saving Drax the Destroyer's life even after Drax's actions brought Ronan the Accuser's forces to them. He agrees with Peter Quill's plan to stand up to Ronan, and later seemingly sacrifices himself to save the rest of the team by enveloping them in a wooden ball grown from himself as Ronan's ship crashes. At the film's conclusion, Rocket has recovered a twig from Groot, which is shown to be re-growing into the adult Groot. When sacrificing himself, he actually speaks another phrase, "We are Groot", which implies a bond formed between the heroes. Early in the film, Rocket explains that Groot hasn't really grasped speech, and his vocabulary only includes the phrase "I am Groot", thus changing the reason for the repeated line. The film also shows, however, that Groot is articulating complex thoughts, it is simply that every phrase in his native language is composed of the phrase "I am Groot" - with the meaning apparently changing depending on the inflections he uses. Rocket himself can actually understand what Groot is saying: for example, when Quill says he has only "12%" of a plan, Groot remarks, "I am Groot", to which Rocket responds "So what 'it's better than 11%', what the hell does that have to do with anything?"

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