Avengers: Infinity War — Here's what Groot told Rocket in the Marvel film's heartbreaking ending

Avengers: Infinity War has flexed its considerable muscle in theaters worldwide, pulling in over $1.2 billion over the last ten days. But the millions who went to see Marvel’s latest movie were left pretty devastated over its dark conclusion — one which has resulted in plenty of dissection. Warning: Spoilers ahead Infinity War sees a veritable army of superheroes — including Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Ironman (Robert Downey Jr.) and Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) — joining forces to save the universe from the powerful Thanos (Josh Brolin). But the Mad Titan wipes out half the life in the universe, including many of the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy. Also read — Avengers: Infinity War ending explained — who’s dead, who’s coming back and what’s next [caption id=“attachment_4460629” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Groot. Marvel Studios[/caption] One of the Guardians that seemingly perished included fan favourite Teen Groot (Vin Diesel). Before the sentient tree fades away into dust, he shares an emotional, heartbreaking moment with Rocket (Bradley Cooper). Considering all Groot really says is “I am Groot”, albeit with varying inflections, none of us really know what he really meant by it. We have to rely on the Guardians to decipher the meaning of the inflections and give us context. Also read — Avengers: Infinity War is more than a movie; it’s an event: Trade analysts on film’s success in the Indian market Recently, a fan asked Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn what Groot’s last words were and this is what he had to say.

And fans had an immediate meltdown.

Also read — Avengers: Infinity War cements Hollywood’s box office clout in India; what this means for Bollywood With inputs from AFP