Rewatched the DM movies again (other than the minions spinoffs), here's my current character tier list! Doesn't feature absolutely everyone, only those I see at least somewhat relevant.
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Unsure if anyone will see this, but I wanted to clarify why I decided to delete my Twitter account and have been entirely absent from the internet since, mainly because I disappeared without explanation and thought I'd do so just to get it off my chest.
Truthfully, I feel like I've changed a whole lot over the last year, mostly in a positive direction. A lot of who I was being online was a person I just didn't feel like I was anymore. I'll always have a place in my heart for DM, but dedicating myself to just that for so long was having a mental effect on me that I could only improve by moving on to some other things and delving into other aspects of life. Doing that has felt really good.
For that reason, I'm not sure when I'll return to the DM fandom, especially since I found DM4 to be a monumental disappointment. However, I wanted to make this post because I've been feeling a desire to use my Swalker account to do other things until I eventually find a desire to make more DM related stuff, if that ever happens. Not sure if I'll make another Twitter account. Honestly, I probably won't. But I may post here, and I may post on my art and fanfiction accounts elsewhere at some point soon, focused on some different topics.
Hope people are well. Until I reappear again lol...
Well, I have watched the movie twice, so here's my full review of Despicable Me 4!
MAJOR MAJOR SPOILER WARNING!
Man, I can't believe this huge wait is finally over. I'm gonna miss the excitement and anticipation, until something else in this franchise is announced I guess lol.
As for the movie itself, I dunno know where to start
DM4, as a concept, is perfect for this franchise. All the family going undercover and being placed into witness protection right after Gru and Lucy welcome a biological baby, and then taking on new identities? Think of the potential! How can this possibly go wrong!?
Well, when we then start incorporating Mega Minion scenes, and Poppy and her parents, and then following a villain alongside all of that. That's how it goes wrong.
All of the ideas for brilliant scenes following the family, developing the characters and expanding on them as people, are rushed through so fast that it felt like they barely even happened. Margo struggling to fit in? Over in a second. Gru and Lucy starting new jobs? Over in a second. Edith and Agnes causing mayhem in their karate class? Over in a second.
Don't get me wrong, these are all AMAZING scenes, especially that karate class one! But again, the chance to really explore these characters is squandered because it felt like the movie was glossing through all of it as fast as possible, just to fit in all the other aspects of this REALLY bloated plot. I enjoyed myself watching those scenes yes, but when I return to this movie in the future, I'm always gonna be left feeling like I just want MORE of them. I'm gonna wear them all out FAST 😅
I also have to be honest. I didn't like Poppy. I wish Illumination would stop pointlessly introducing new characters like her and instead just focus on the amazing ones they already have, especially when we had the baby introduced too. Why not just age Edith up a bit and then have her go on that school heist with him? Would've been more faithful to the franchise imo.
The Mega Minions were also COMPLETELY pointless. Why not just make an entire spin-off movie surrounding this concept? Then, it won't interfere with the pacing of a movie that's also trying to follow the family, a new villain, AND Poppy!
Then, there's the ending. Once again, the concept is AWESOME, the idea of all the past villains coming back that is. But the execution is just...what? Why the heck is Gru singing and being all buddy-buddy with the guy who just stole his baby and turned him into a human-cockroach hybrid, before trying to kill Gru and raise his child as his own? Like, that JUST happened? Excuse me!?
The final fight was also SUCH a mixed bag. In comparison to the past movies, this one doesn't even come close. Gru Junior revolting against Maxime after his dad says he loves him is adorable and a strong moment, but a lot of what leads up to and then follows that is kinda stupid. Didn't really get the same level of anxiety as I did watching DM1 or DM2, or even DM3 for that matter. I guess I just don't buy Maxime as a villain AT ALL.
All I'll say is, that karate class scene and the supermarket scene and the parts where the family are being moved into their new home are the true redeeming moments that save this movie. They're the only parts I'm excited to rewatch again and again and again. The karate scene especially, which reminds me...
Edith getting her own little subplot and attention put a gigantic smile on my face. This movie deserves MASSIVE credit for that, and I don't wanna understate how much I appreciated it! She's SUCH a fantastic character, and when she's given a chance to shine, she definitely✨SHINES✨!! It makes me crave a mini-movie centered around her even more. Out of the gorls, she's been the most ignored in recent times, and this one was an improvement from the last two movies in that regard, even if the gorls in general were still somewhat sidelined.
Speaking of those three, this movie completely neglected the idea of them being concerned that Gru and Lucy would start favoring Gru Jr. as their biological child, and then them both reassuring them otherwise and displaying how much they truly love them. It's a perfect idea that's RIGHT THERE.
This franchise desperately needs a TV series following the family. Like, DESPERATELY!!!
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Since we're discussing Despicable, I've always had a couple of notes for Despicable Me 3.
First, they shouldn't have done the old long lost twin cliche. That is very hard to make actually work instead of just being shock value. Should have just made him Gru's cousin instead.
Second, DM3 should have been Edith's arc. DM1 had Margo learning to trust Gru and DM2 had Agnes wanting a mother. Edith has always been the troublemaker of the girls, and her wanting to join the villain business would have been perfect for her to explore with Dru, a willing mentor while Gru is trying to stay on the straight path.
The whole long lost twin thing in DM3 is the reason why I don't go back and watch it as much as the other two, it takes up a MAJORITY of the plot to where I kept forgetting that Gru and that 80's villain has beef with one another until he popped up in random scenes.
That and honest to God, Dru's voice was getting ear-aching after listening to it for about 15 minutes that i had to mute or turn down the volume whenever he spoke.
But yeah, poor Edith doesn't have much to do in the films in comparison to her sisters, even though they don't have a lot to do as much anyway. It is a shame since they were the driving force in the first movie to begin with.
She's usually just the tomboy of the trio and seemed like she was interested in becoming a villain type career like her father. Remember that whole time in DM2 where she was wearing that ninja outfit, with nunchucks and a SWORD? and was LOVING the thrill of being in on the action? That never got brought up again like she was going through a "phase".
Sirs, she was at most eight years old. That's not really a phase when she's surrounded by so much cool shit in her house.
That could have played into DM3, where she might have joined someone who was a start out villain and worked with them as an assistant, like how Nefario works for Gru, to where it's revealed they are a major threat. Someone like, idk, the 80s guy? (I don't remember his name and don't feel like looking it up)
Then it would be personal cause what's a better way than to get back at your new sworn enemy by tricking one of his beloved daughters into working for him and possibly turning them against each other?
Or even with Dru filling that role as well. She was shown to be fond of him almost immediately, and he allowed her to play pranks on his butler and stuff. With how giddy he was on having his brother rejoin him, it would be even easier to have Edith join him since it wouldn't take much.
I'd see that for that plot real quick cause you know that man would do ANYTHING for those girls, even after seeing one of them join the villains side for a time after he made an effort to leave it for their sake and a better life.
Where's my Despicable Me Slice of Life 2D animated series (with the artstyle of the 3rd movie's end credits)
I need to see more of the Gru family or the 147 dates before their marriage!
Dru and Marlena meeting? Dru taking care of the gorls while the couple is out on a mission? Some school events where the whole fam is there? A family vacation?
So much possibilitiessssss!!!
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Couldn't stop thinking about that episode of The Simpsons where Homer blocks letters on a sign in work with photos of Maggie so it would spell out 'Do It For Her'. It totally sounds like something Gru would do when going through a stressful period at work, or in the underground lab or something. So, I decided to make this...
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