Everything GREAT About Despicable Me!

Despicable Me 4 is here! Who could have predicted 3 sequels and 2 spinoffs? Lots of people prolly. Minions, man. Minions. Anyway, the first one is…well it's the one that started it all. So let's do it! Here's everything right with Despicable Me!

CinemaWins Socials:

[MoonWielder]

Gru knowing every minion by heart should've counted as a win. That takes a lot of commitment to know the names of hundreds of yellow creatures without using name tags.

[BatAmerica]

Like any good arc, Gru's character growth feels appropriate because he shows how he can still care about people despite being a villain. Look at the coffee scene; his action of tipping the barista was unnecessary, but it shows that he has empathy, even in small doses. This makes it easier to sell his character growth when the girls bond later on.

[betsyb]

the thing that makes this movie really sweet is the growing relationship between gru and the girls, especially margo. edith and agnes adapt to their situation relatively quickly, but as the oldest, it takes margo more time to trust gru and accept him as her father. it’s cute how gru and margo both bring each other’s walls down and they all become a real family by the end. i feel like the other movies kinda lack the heart that this one has.

[claytonrios]

Ah yes. The heartwarming story about a famous supervillain who becomes a real hero thanks to adopting 3 special girls. Who get less and less focus in every movie thanks to some hyperactive Minions who are now basically the main attraction for Illumination.

[starryagent]

This movie was one of my favorite funny lines in an animated movie.

“Do you want to explode??”

Kills me everytime 🤣

[emberblazethelyriccat]

The biggest reason I like this movie is biggest I remember watching it with my dad, who passed away when I was 13. When Gru punched a shark, I exclaimed something about that being cool but impossible. And my dad hugged me and said “I’d punch a shark for you”. Sometimes a movie doesn’t have to be good to mean something to you

[main.ignisha]

1st movie was about finding a family through adoption.
2nd movie was about finding a family through love.
3rd movie was about finding a long lost estranged family.
4th movie was about building a family.

I won't deny that the 3rd and 4th movies have lost the message in one way or another, but this is pretty much how I think _Despicable Me_ goes through their arcs.

[pedanticat]

The fustrating thing about the Despicable Me Franchise is that the first movie is genuinely good. But the problem is that as the series went on, it forgot about the most important aspect of what made the first movie so great. The girls and their relationship with Gru. Those three and their relationship with Gru got less and less focus with instead the Minions getting more screentime!

[VanguardJester]

It's so interesting to me to think about how vector would've been a marine biologist without his father there, and Gru would've become an astronaut if his mom had ever once given him the light of day

[adamfoxton]

As a balding guy, voted 'Most Likely to try and take over the World' in his high-school yearbook, who's built some kickass gadgets- including armed ones- over the years, and then got a couple of stepdaughters who absolutely lit up my life... I've never felt so seen 😄

I'm just glad it's also an enjoyable movie!

[RedDragonForce]

I love the fact that the greatest accomplishment Gru's mother was proud of was his parenting. Nothing related to villainy. That speaks deep to the continuity in DM3. Gru was always borderline between good and evil, but it was being a parent that got him off the fence. Also, something else that happens in the DM2.

Still, always love this movie, though Megamind will also have a place in my heart for similarly different unique reasons.

Looking forward to another great EGA video!!

[Bloodhound]

God damn the pyramid being disguised as the sky actually got me i can't believe I've never noticed it.

[ryaneaston]

As was said by Schaffrillas Productions, this movie is just one of two out of the many Illumination films that really had any artistic feel about them. I’ll have to check what the second one on the list was.

[Samuel]

I agree with a take by Cinema Therapy, where they say why the first despicable me movie is so much better than all the sequel is because Gru is actually a villain.

It really isn't the same without a turning point as strong as that, i feel

[pokemonfan]

i love how Illumation was creative with the minions, they could've been lazy and made them all the same and have no personality, but instead, they gave each minion a different haircut, body shape and eye number and gave them a fun and goofy personality, yet they can be serious when they need to be.
and the best part is they made gru a good boss, he can tell each minion apart just by glance alone

[maxmeidl]

“They took a relatively grounded and laidback first movie, and turned it into this obnoxious farce of a franchise”
-Schaffrillas (I know he said it about another animated film franchise, but it also applies here).

[andrewrawlings]

Some kids are afraid of actual Santa. He's big, and loud and sometimes his breath stinks. The fact that he breaks into your house while you're asleep and eats your cookies doesn't help, even if he leaves you presents.

[hillefoozy]

It blows my mind how hard they went with this movie. Like Illumination went all out on the writing, cast, and direction to make as good a first impression as they could. Also shoutout to the score, it's super great and one of the most recognizable parts of the movie.

[dionysisnance]

Gru dodging them missile and backhanding the shark will always be badass

[phousefilms]

Lol, the Minion floating into space and Dr.Nefario taking a minute before saying "I meant to close that...he'll be alright, I'm sure..." KILLS me.