Groot appears in the 2014 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced by Vin Diesel (who performed the voice work for a number of languages the movie was released in and also provided some motion capture elements for the character). Although initially simply described as Rocket 's hired muscle, he shows a softer side throughout the film, growing a flower to give to a little girl and saving Drax the Destroyer 's life even after Drax 's actions brought Ronan the Accuser 's forces to them. He agrees with Peter Quill 's plan to stand up to Ronan, and later seemingly sacrifices himself to save the rest of the team by enveloping them in a wooden ball grown from himself as Ronan 's ship crashes. At the film 's conclusion, Rocket has recovered a twig from Groot, which is shown to be regrowing into a miniature Groot. When sacrificing himself, he actually speaks another phrase, "We are Groot '', which implies a bond formed among the heroes.
what happened to groot in guardians of the galaxy movie
sacrifices himself to save the rest of the team by enveloping them in a wooden ball grown from himself as Ronan 's ship crashes