10 Times The MCU Broke The Fourth Wall

6. Baby Groot Stumbles Into The Camera - Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2.

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Never one to play by the rules or deliver what is expected, James Gunn was at it again when it came time to unleash a second Guardians of the Galaxy offering onto those simply champing at the bit to see what was around the corner for the MCU's most unlikely group of heroes.

And, sure enough, it took all of about five minutes for the director to bring one of the most subtle yet unprecedented beats the MCU had ever seen into existence as a little baby tree brought us all straight back down to Earth with a bang.

As the team duke it out with an inter-dimensional beast, as you do, a creature-mounting Baby Groot can be seen getting blasted off the galloping alien and flying towards the camera. Instead of simply capturing the moment, though, Gunn decided to have the camera ricochet off the little plant being, jarring the audience into believing the lovable Guardian had actually just collided with a camera mid-shoot.

It's barely acknowledged and the action swiftly moves on, but Gunn definitely knew what he was doing and has even alluded to having water splash the camera during the first Guardians movie, too.

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