An Inspiring Director
To many fans, the dancing Groot was completely absurd. To us, it was unequivocally the best part of the movie, except for the first 125 minutes. The tree’s grooving to Jackson 5’s I Want You Back had to be one of the cutest things we saw that year.
Apparently, the dance moves Groot performed for the fans were taken directly from James Gunn’s book of boogying. Even though he didn’t don the motion-capture outfit, he came up with the simplistic wave-your-hands-in-the-air-like-you-just-don’t-care style that eventually made it on film. If only there were a way to purchase an actual Baby Groot…