Monday, January 13, 2014

Despicable Me and Family Values

Recently I watched the new movie Despicable Me 2.  The first movie came out when I was serving my mission, and to be honest I could not understand the sudden obsession with all things "minions."  Eventually, I did watch the movie and was hooked.  With the making of a second movie I was interested to see if it was any good as sequels always tend to bomb.  However, before I even saw the movie I noticed a new billboard near my apartment:


The second movie shows Gru taking on the role of being a dad to the three, sweet girls he adopted in the first movie.  He throws a princess birthday party and even dresses up as a fairy princess.  As the story progresses, Gru realizes his daughters are lacking a mother in their lives and by the end of the movie (spoiler alert!) he marries.  I like how the movie portrays traditional family values of a mother-father home.  It shows the soft side of a man who is overly protective of his daughters and panics at the first mention of the word "date."  It is always nice when popular media teaches good values.
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  1. Mindee StokesJanuary 14, 2014 at 10:14 AM

    I love that movie! I never thought about the family values that are portrayed in it. Thanks for sharing :)

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  2. Sarah BellJanuary 14, 2014 at 11:38 AM

    This movie was great! I love the message of family as well. My nephew loves both movies and I am glad to see positive things in media.

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  3. Diana LaceyJanuary 14, 2014 at 4:56 PM

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    1. Diana LaceyJanuary 15, 2014 at 4:33 PM

      I realized after posting my first comment of how much I enjoyed the movie that even though I loved the movie and loved the message of family, marriage and good fathers, there was one part of the movie that I wish was a deleted scene. I was thinking about the movie and realized, "Wasn't that the movie that had a naked minon running down the beach?" I have been noticing that more and more children's movies are including either naked backsides of children, animals, or monsters etc. Where are they going with all of this? Is there a purpose in putting it in such a fun family oriented movie?

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  4. UnknownJanuary 15, 2014 at 3:05 PM

    Great analysis! I love this movie. I didn't really think about any of this before. I always knew that it made me feel good and I was entertained, but now that I think about it, I feel good because it rings true to me! It's nice to have a movie where you don't shift uncomfortably in your chair. It's good, quality, family entertainment.

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  5. UnknownJanuary 17, 2014 at 11:03 AM

    I really liked this movie as well. I felt the same as you, Diana, about the naked minion. I rolled my eyes as my daughter asked, "Is that not modest?" I had to answer yes, it is not modest. It's kind of too bad about that part, but overall it was a really great movie and I liked it a lot.

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  6. Waffle WarnerkiJanuary 18, 2014 at 11:59 PM

    I haven't yet seen Despicable Me 2, but you've put it on my radar. By what you've shared, it sounds like a great option for our group project; I'm guessing this is a large part of why you thought of the wonderful idea of looking at parenting in animated films. =D

    (Thank you much for coming up with the idea!)

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