Warning: this blog contains spoilers from “Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3,” so if you don’t want to be spoiled, please avoid this blog.
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Not too long ago, the third and final installment of “Guardians of the Galaxy” opened in theaters, but just recently, I came across a clip on YouTube involving a scene with Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) crying out while drunk that he didn’t ask to get made and he didn’t ask to get torn apart.
Looking at this scene, it made me think of something: that neurodivergent and disabled individuals often think to themselves the same question. Rocket’s meltdown is very relatable on account that developmentally different and disabled individuals will say the same thing. They will often claim that they didn’t ask to be made who they are, but they are made. When we are born with something like autism, that is how we are made.
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Unfortunately, the fear of being labeled as a monster by others because we are different minded or differently made is very real. Maybe it’s because we have this fear of being ostracized by society and our overall peers. In the scene, Rocket also calls out the fact that Drax and the alternate Gamora called him “vermin” and “rodent” which is also relatable that neurodiverse/disabled individuals are subjected to name calling meant to take their self-confidence down.
Now it doesn’t matter that Rocket was drunk in that scene from “Guardians 3,” anyone would have reacted the same way in the same manner if they had a rough upbringing or overall childhood. In fact, all of “Guardians 3” is about Rocket’s tough past and how he struggled to overcome it. Not to say that Rocket is like someone with a disability or a developmental difference who had gone through the tortures at such a young age.
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In recent years, we have seen many individuals that are just like Rocket being called out or bullied just for who they are. It soon gets to a point where they can’t take it anymore and they want to just inflict violence on their tormentors.
Had it not been for Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) intervening, Rocket certainly would have succeeded in ending his torment by hurting one of his fellow Guardians.
In fact, this also leads to the film’s finale where Rocket earns a fresh start with a new team of Guardians of the Galaxy including his longtime friend, Groot, which does bring a sense of familiarity to Rocket as he goes on this fresh start. This further demonstrates that having a shared desire to start anew can help not just one neurodivergent/disabled mind, but two neurodivergent/disabled minds that are in the same boat.
Sometimes we all need a fresh start in life because a fresh start will do you and those around you plenty of good. Besides, the original Guardians of the Galaxy had run their course through their own movies, both “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame,” and their holiday special. Yes, “Guardians” is perhaps the corniest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it is not afraid to pull punches as demonstrated through the character of Rocket Raccoon in this third and final installment.
I highly recommend that you see “Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3” and gain an idea of what you or your nerudiverse/disabled family go through and that you will more than likely sympathize with Rocket and overcome the same similar challenges that he did.
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Catch you all later!!
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