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Raya and the Last Dragon and Guardians of the Galaxy have oddly similar climaxes. 1 / 8

Both involve a group of heroes saving the day with a powerful stone. 2 / 8

In Raya, the film's leads unite and trust one another to save the day. 3 / 8

The Guardians manage to save the day by doing the same thing. 4 / 8

However, it's later revealed Star-Lord's Celestial genetics allowed their plan to work. 5 / 8

By comparison, Raya suggests the heroes were saved by their faith in each other. 6 / 8

GOTG's Star-Lord twist sets up the sequel at the expense of the movie's themes. 7 / 8

Raya's climax improves on this by fully committing to the film's message about trust. 8 / 8