2. "Take My Hand, Peter" - Guardians Of The Galaxy
While it may be renowned for its anarchic sense of humour, Guardians Of The Galaxy kicks off on a major down note. We meet young Peter Quill as very much an ordinary Earth boy, dealing with one of the worst Earth boy problems: a terminally ill mother about to breathe her last. Showing the action very much from the child's perspective, director James Gunn ensures we have a deep emotional connection to the protagonist - not to mention his sacred mix tape - from the get-go, meaning that when we see Chris Pratt's adult Quill behaving like a maladjusted blaggard in deep space later on, we can be at least a little more understanding. The frightened boy's refusal to take his mother's hand just as the life leaves her body is a painfully sad moment - and it all pays off beautifully later on, when Quill hears her voice once more, and must take the hands of his friends to defeat the villainous Ronan.
