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If you’re not a comic book fan and mostly engage with the Marvel movies on their own, that’s all we’ve really known about where Rocket came from. However, his past is central to the plot in Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3, and we spend a lot of the movie watching the Bradley Cooper-voiced hero grow up in a lab where he and other intelligent animals are subject to violent experimentation, and are constantly in a general state of distress. There are elements of animal body horror, abuse, and intense grief all centered around Rocket and his animal peers, and for a Marvel film, it can be hard to watch.

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While we won’t deal in spoilers, it’s worth noting that if you’re a person who has a lot of trouble watching animals suffer, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 sits with this story for a great deal of its runtime. Maybe I’m just sensitive to this kind of thing having lost a pet recently, but I cried more than a few times watching Rocket’s story unfold. I really loved where the movie ended up in the end, but if you can’t watch Marley & Me because you don’t like seeing animals suffer, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 might not be for you. Be prepared.