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Nothing goes over my head! My reflexes are too fast. I would catch it.
— Guardians of the Galaxy ‧ 2014
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The joke is Drax's total sincerity: he hears a metaphor as a physical object and swears he would catch it. Dave Bautista's flat delivery made the literal-minded Drax a running gag, and the line is still shorthand for missing a joke or a figure of speech. It also shows how the film makes a killer lovable.
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In context
Spoilers for Guardians of the GalaxyShow the scene
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), the prison escape. Locked in the Kyln's watchtower with Quill, Gamora, Groot and Rocket, the group waits for Rocket's escape plan. Quill calls Drax a walking thesaurus; Drax warns him not to, and Quill says it's just a metaphor. Rocket remarks that Drax's people are completely literal and metaphors will go over his head. Drax's reply is the line. Gamora mutters that she will die surrounded by the biggest idiots in the galaxy. Rocket then switches off the prison's gravity and uses the hoverbots to push the watchtower out of the cell block.
Sources (3)
- Wikiquote: Guardians of the Galaxy (film)Prison escape dialogueReference checked
- Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki: DraxBackground; Kyln escapeReference checked
- Springfield Springfield: Guardians of the Galaxy transcriptPrison watchtower sceneReference checked
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