Despicable Me
"Despicable Me" is a new 3D animated film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment. The movie tells the story of the villain Gru who has a whimsical plan to steal the moon. The plot is set to see the return of the world's greatest villain. The film's comical and interesting actions, coupled with the famous comedian Steve Carell's passionate performance, make "Despicable Me" a highly anticipated film.
Movie Plot
Despicable Me - Stills (20 photos) "Despicable Me" is directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renard. This film is produced by Universal The 3D animation produced by the film tells the story: In a suburban residential area surrounded by white fences and rose bushes, there is a lifeless black house. There is a huge unknown secret hidden here. The protagonist Gru is planning an unprecedented plan - he is planning to steal the moon.
Gru, the protagonist of "Despicable Me", is the world's biggest villain. After he heard the news that the Egyptian pyramids were stolen, he was dissatisfied with the emergence of new thieves in the market and decided to build a rocket and take off to steal the moon. During the planning process, the shrinking ray gun stolen by Gru was snatched away by the new thief Victor. In order to regain the shrink ray gun, Gru decided to adopt three orphans - Margo, Edith and Agnes, and use them to enter Victor's castle to sell cookies to commit theft. After the plan was successful, he secretly disposed of them. However, in ordinary daily interactions, Gru developed feelings for these three children. In order not to affect the careful plan to steal the moon, Gru had to send the three children back to the orphanage. When the plan succeeded, Victor kidnapped the children. The ending is that Gru rescued three imps and sent the moon back to the universe.
The script is set to end with Gru himself becoming a hero. The protagonist changes from a guy who laughs at the neighbor’s dog to a real hero. It is this heroic transformation that allows him to correct his mistakes. Mistakes I've made. From this perspective, this film is full of themes of growth. Perhaps it is this special plot of "desires to rise before they are suppressed" that make this animation bring a different feeling to the audience. [1]
The dubbing cast of the movie is gorgeous, not to mention Steve Carell and Jason Segel, the "bitch" in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" Rock singer" Russell Brand, Danny McBride in "Pineapple Express", "Jack McBrayer" in "3D Comedy", the ace talk show " Kristen Wiig in "Saturday Night Live" and the scene-stealing Korean Ken Jeong in "The Hangover"...all these masters of weird comedy are under their tutelage.
Cast
Character Voice Notes
Gru Steve Carell ----
Vector Jay Jason Segel ----
Dr. Nefario Russell Brand ----
Gru's Mom Julie Andrews /Julie Andrews ----
Mr. Perkins Will Arnett ----
Miss Hattie Kristen Wiig -- --
Margo Miranda Cosgrove ----
Edith Dana Gaier ----
Agnes Elsie Fisher ----
Tim the Minion Pierre Coffin ----
Bob the Minion Pierre Pierre Coffin ----
Mark the Minion Pierre Coffin ----
Phil the Minion Pierre Coffin /Pierre Coffin ----
Stuart the Minion Pierre Coffin/Pierre Coffin ----
Dave the Minion Chris Renaud/Chris Renaud - ---
Jerry the Minion Jemaine Clement ----
Carnival Barker Jack McBrayer ----
Tourist Dad Jack McBrayer ----
An animation with a villain as the protagonist
Summer has always been the highlight of Hollywood The various forces are competing for the peak season, and family-friendly cartoons are always indispensable during this period. In the field of cartoons, Universal is not the most eye-catching force. However, this summer film presented this cute and interesting 3D film with a strong dubbing cast. The animated "Despicable Me" may give people a little surprise. At the helm of this global summer animation tour are two familiar yet unfamiliar directors, Pierre Coffin and Chris Renard. Pierre Coffin’s previous directorial work was a A short film that is not known to many people, and everyone may not be familiar with Chris Leonard's name, but when it comes to the animated short "Squirrel, Nut and the Time Machine" that shows the hard-working squirrel Scott's persistence in nuts. (2006), everyone should be very familiar with it, and Chris Leonard was also nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film that year with this film.
Although the production of this film is mainly organized and managed by the director, it is the president of the producer Illumination Entertainment [Christopher Meledandri] who initiated and fully supported the film. The starting point, he said, "Actually, everyone has a naughty side, no matter he is six years old or sixty years old, and many stories in the past have always drawn a clear dividing line between good and evil. After watching so many of these movies with my sons, I found that the villain was often their favorite when they left the theater, so I decided to make a movie in which the villain was the protagonist.
"When it comes to the formation of the characters and style in the film, Christopher Meledandri admitted that he was influenced by films such as the "007 series". The prototype of Gru is the villain image in the classic "007 series". In order to better shape Gru's psychological characteristics, the two directors drew nourishment from the classic characters of Peter Sellers and Rowan Atkinson, and finally created the final character.
A star-studded dubbing party
Compared with the creators behind the scenes, the film’s strong dubbing cast may be more exciting, and among them, comedy master Steve Carell is undoubtedly the most noteworthy . Steve Carell doesn't often do voice acting for animation, but he seems to be very interested in it in recent years, having appeared in "Over the Hedge" (2006) and "Horton's Adventures in Love" (2008). His voice, and this time he will fully contribute his voice to the villain Gru. According to the crew, Steve Carell gave a very unique voice that they had never heard before in his first audition. Like Russian, a little like Transylvanian." Steve's voice even influenced the screenwriters of the film. They adjusted the script and some dialogues based on his unique voice to create more interesting jokes. Steve It seems that his husband-like voice performance will not be inferior to his live-action comedy performance. Not only Steve Carell, but also many "mean men" in the comedy industry will lend their voices to this film, and Jason Segel will. As the voice of Victor, another villain in the film who is involved in Grub's many villains, Russell Brand, who played the crazy rock singer in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" (2008), will be the voice of Victor. A doctor who assists Victor is voiced, and Asian actor Ken Jeong, who impressed in The Hangover (2009), will also appear as the voice behind the scientist in The Sound of Music. Julie Andrews, whose image as a music teacher in the 1965) film has remained in the memory of countless viewers, is already a veteran in the animation dubbing industry. Since the second part of the "Shrek" series, she has been the voice actor for the role of the Queen in the film. In this film, she will be Gru's mother, becoming a character that makes Gru somewhat tangled.
A tender turn from a villain to a hero
Although Christopher Mai's character is not the same. Redandri said that the film is an animated film with a villain as the protagonist, but obviously, this film will not be a film that highlights the sinister tone of the villain Gru at the beginning of the film. In fact, it is more to pave the way for him to act hurriedly in front of the three orphans. Using the vicious appearance of an adult to show off his confusion and ugliness in front of children has been a tried and tested pattern in Hollywood. Therefore, just like Gram. Rhys Meledandri said, "The world in the film is a subcultural manifestation of this world and a subcultural stage for the villains of this world. However, the character still ends up with Gru becoming a hero himself. He slowly changes and embraces this change enthusiastically. From a guy who laughs at the neighbor's dog to a guy who redefines the meaning of family, a true hero. It's this heroic transformation that allows him to right the wrongs he once made. "From this perspective, the film is still full of themes of growth. A bad guy who appears as a crazy plotter grows up and becomes a superhero because of his father-like status. Perhaps it is this special feature of "suppressing desire first" The plot will give us a different feeling in this summer season.