5) Ship Goes Down, Soldiers Go Up
It’s hard to work out what’s going on in this next bit, but if you pick it apart there is some interesting info hidden within.
First, it looks like Quill’s frantic piloting in the previous shot was no use, as the ship crashes into the surface of a planet. We then immediately cut to an explosion of blue energy that throws a bunch of military-looking guys up in the air. Put these two images together and we can guess at what’s happening.
After Rocket and Yondu break out of the Ravager’s jail, the Guardians give chase and eventually crash land – or perhaps are drawn to – a planet. Following them, the Ravagers likewise arrive on the world but are repelled by some strange force. If it is the Ravagers again, gravity is really not their friend in this movie.
Also, in the top left corner of the scene (see above), it can be made out that the terrain below is a forest. This heavily suggests that this is the same planet seen in the next sequence…