1.3 Personal critical response to the film Despicable Me

If you want to see a Despicably great film then the Imax is the place for you!

Imax

When I went to the Imax, I had noticed that unlike most cinemas that I had seen, the shape building looked quite unique which I thought was interesting. What I also found interesting about the IMAX is that the staff were very polite to all customers. I also got the opportunity for a member staff to explain what they’re occupation was and also how 3D glasses at the IMAX work. Apart from being a state-of-the-art cinema in which films are shown on the IMAX format, the building itself with its innovative, circular design and glass exterior is worth visiting.

While I was at the IMAX I noticed that I could not here any nearby traffic or any other sorts of noises outside of the IMAX. When you’re watching a film, the closest you’ll come to noticing a double-decker bus is by looking at the screen, which stretches up to the height of five of them.

Cast

Steve Carrel as Gru, who is the former world’s number one super villain

Jason Segel as Vector (who is also known as Victor Perkins) and is also the worlds new number one super villain by succeeding in a scheme that put all other super villains to shame. You can also think of this character as an egotistical nerd.

Russell Brand as Dr. Nefario, who plays as Gru’s Scientist Assistant and good friend who has quite bad hearing.

Julie Andrews as Gru’s mother, who can be seen in many of Gru’s flashbacks

Will Arnett as Mr. Perkins, the president of the bank of evil and is also Vector’s father.

Kristen Wiig as Miss Hattie, who is the mistress for a local orphanage that is called Miss Hattie’s home for girls.

Miranda Cosgrove as Margo, who is the oldest out of the group of orphans and she is very protective when it comes to her two younger sisters. Through most of this film, she doesn’t really trust Gru.

Dana Gaier as Edith, who is the second oldest of the group of orphans. She is the only one of the sisters that liked Vector's and also Gru's inventions and weapons

Elsie Fisher as Agnes, the youngest in the group of orphans. She has a very big fondness for unicorns and is the first to like Gru from the start.

Info

Despicable Me is a computer animated comedy film that was made in France. This movie came from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment and the release date for this movie was July 9th 2010. This movie has earned many positive reviews from film critics. And has also grossed over $246 million in North America, when put in contrast with their budget of $69 million, it can be considered as a huge profit. The running time for this movie is 95 minutes.

Synopsis

The story is based on, the former No.1 super villain called Gru, who becomes this when another super villain manages to steal a Pyramid. In order to become the No.1 super villain again, Gru plots a grand scheme but needs a loan in order to complete his scheme. When Gru arrives at the bank, he meets a young super villain called Vector (who happens to be the villain that stole the pyramid). After a short conversation with Vector; Gru meets the head of the bank who denies Gru of a loan until he manages to get an object that Gru needs for his plan to become a success. Although Gru manages to obtain the object, it is then stolen by Vector.

Gru then plots to use to three orphan girls as pawn in order to succeed in his evil scheme, However as he and the girls begin to bond, and Gru gets really attached to them.

Review

If you are interested in the type of movies that are moving and emotional, yet also have a large variety of comedy in it, then this is the movie for you. I have to admit that just before the movie I thought that it would mainly appeal to a younger audience. However, I was completely proved wrong as soon as the movie had started.

There was not a time that I did not believe that this movie was interesting and also there was not a moment that I was not laughing. During the scenes that involved decision making, I got into the storyline so much I felt like talking to the main character Gru. Although this movie had a common plot that is based on a mean protagonist who gains a change of heart as he spent time with the secondary main characters of the film, it had many different forms of comedy put into it. The other major elements that has made this movie interesting was the 3D effects because unlike most movies which only make a few sections of the movie 3d, almost every scene in this movie was 3D. I also liked the scene during the credits which was based on Gru’s minions were trying to see who could go the furthest away from the floor.