Elements of Pixar-like artifacts and mystical transformations are coupled with the whacky minion population held together by the Minion-Chicken baby. Image courtesy of Universal PicturesĪccording to Wikipedia, the movie’s genre is animated comedy, but a more accurate categorization would be “utter chaos.” “Minions: The Rise of Gru” draws conventions from iconic film tropes, such as Hong Kong-style Kung-Fu movies with Yeoh’s Master Chow arc and an Indiana Jones-esque opening adventure sequence. When they reject him due to his lack of experience, Gru steals their prized Zodiac Stone to impress them, inciting a predictable but entertaining chain of events that result in his kidnapping and subsequent mentorship under his favorite (ex) member of the Vicious Six, Wild Knuckles (Alan Arkin). However, despite the backward jump in the “Despicable Me” Universe (DMU, if you will), the fan-favorite minion trio Kevin, Stuart, and Bob look the same throughout the franchise, showing hairlines that are as timeless as the comical value of the minions’ love for bananas.Ī young Gru receives the opportunity of the lifetime when he is invited to interview for a newly-opened spot on the supervillain team, the Vicious Six. Reprising his ethnically-ambiguous (but most likely some sort of Eastern European) role, Steve Carrell tweaks his Gru voice up a few pitches to fully encapsulate the young supervillain, pre-puberty and pre-balding. When viewers get past the spotted banana peel of random, flashy casting and teenage hype, there’s some canonical fruit to be found in “Minions: The Rise of Gru.” The diverse and incohesive cast and crew is initially disorienting, but the film brims with an inexplicable and innocent sense of charm that made Minions a hilarious, albeit primitive, use of moviegoers’ 1 hour and 27 minutes. “Minions: The Rise of Gru” boasts an unlikely array of stars in the cast and on the soundtrack, including Marlena Gru (Julie Andrews), Master Chow (Michelle Yeoh), and Jean Clawed (Jean- Claude Van Damme), along with musical appearances by singer Phoebe Bridgers and rapper Yeat. The film quickly gained a cult following of Gen-Z viewers.
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The premiere was met with hoards of moviegoers dressed in formal attire called “ GentleMinions,” posting their movie viewings to TikTok. But when it was finally ready, the world - mostly Tiktok - was ready. The film’s release was postponed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is officially the highest-grossing 4th of July box office release, generating a whopping $128 million during opening weekend. Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for “Minions: The Rise of Gru.”įive years since the last addition to the franchise “Minions: The Rise of Gru” is the highly-anticipated summertime smash revival to the ‘Despicable Me’ family.
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