Like most adults, I'm sure, I was extremely excited to see this movie. I'm sure anyone who has seen any previews within the last six months have seen one for Minions. The budget for the film, just for publicity before the film was released reached almost $600 million. Anticipation for children and adults alike is very much a weak choice of diction to use. I'm sorry to say, the expectations were at a much higher level than what the film actually had to offer. Many films have done it before, and Minions is a perfect example of a movie that included all of the "tell your friends" funny moments in the previews, leaving little to talk about after watching for 91 minutes.
As we watch the minions quest through hurdles to find the perfect villain to serve, the cuteness factor is definitely there. The three minions to take the stage are Kevin who had a plan, Stuart with his ukulele, and my personal favorite, tiny Bob with the loyal teddy bear in hand (?). With very few words in the film, these minions have a perfect way of capturing everyday emotions such as embarrassment, loneliness, vulnerability, and the most simple, happiness. What little is spoken, much of it had an Italian influence with phrases like "ti amo!" The language of Minions is definitely one that has sparked a student in myself. Minion translators is my favorite current internet binge activity. This is my personal favorite: http://minionstranslator.com/.
The actual quest to Villain-Con in Orlando is likely the best portion of the film. After all, it is "so much fun it's a crime." The minions will soon find their ideal leader, Scarlett Overkill, voiced by Sandra Bullock. I would venture to say that 80% of the population, if not more, are fans of Bullock. A complaint to go along with this is that she could have been incorporated into more of the film. She is a definitely flawless fit for the role.
I would encourage viewers to stay for the closing credits, as these were a bit more entertaining for the film as a whole. It would have been nice to see additional screen time for Gru; however, he is only on screen the last 2 minutes (not including those credits).
Walking away from the film, Minions it seems these cute creatures can definitely star in funny memes, short commercials, and can be star student sidekicks, but not feature in their own film. One takeaway we can all consider and take to heart early on in the film is a rather simple opening line: "They're all different but they share the same goal."
In the event that you would like to read this blog in Minionese, see below:
Ko meja poiuta, Het udo, Ka tos melups elabs da verlo ba ore. Het udo seegem ben hego gad alga previews wopa ta tepo cay aysalb kaylay gad da nunu Minions. Ta lobwo nunu ta hyp, sola nunu netbye bidom ta hyp tos gulbis awetet respin 600 mawaye. Idscoz nunu yokpye yee poiuta lis tis mupa mucha a sel cobcaw de diction da uso. Het bido da tom, ta juggum lemar een fem en a mucha diflax rod pan whaaat? ta hyp hagan da pec. Mublai gum kaylay pin pik bidom, yee Minions tis a absfou spyqi de a ore pak lavova tadda ta "tell tu friends" sim don een ta previews, tika isko ipo da pluka cama temer coryea nunu 91 sacwad.
As pem copa ta minions quest thru hurdles da pen ta absfou villian da pul, ta cuteness sermm tis unex bada. Ta thru minions da nupi ta we fem Lum ben hagan a eth, Fouwet com lo uke, yee mi tiejee lamkeg, libo Yok com ta ped teddy oso een na. Com mupa foop mew een ta hyp, les minions kaylay a absfou via de capturing everyday emotions ko embarrassment, loneliness, vulnerability, yee ta meja pet, happiness. Whaaat? ipo tos baano, mucha de pik hagan nan Podall ohthe com phrases ko "ti amo"! Ta lingu de Minions tis unex da pak hego tuiash a atthuh een tokas. Ka polo gaenu lapa nunu Minions translators. Ba tos mi tiejee lamkeg.
The macoxo quest da VillianCon een Tarhay tos elscob ta obe wyevet de ta hyp. Afterall, pik tis "so mucha agei labada a crime". Ta minions sama kye pen tus hen benhep, Scarlett Overkill, voiced bey Sandra Bullock. Ka polo michow da tom pak 80 de ta wagleu, asa non mas nama azo de Bullock. A agelaw da go ghi com ba tis pak lam tup kaylay bem setand enta mas de ta hyp. Lam tos a unex flawless our nunu ta orb.
I polo dewleg mixla da aloo nunu ta tegli iffmu, sim les fem a jot mas entertaining nunu ta hyp sim a et. Pik polo kaylay bem wed da verlo kabmix screentime nunu Gru yaylop, le tis solo en bedeb nunu elscob ta tepo 2 sacwad non ownmoa be iffmu.
Walking cos da ta hyp, Minions tos resfay de a missa. Pik eat les til creatures pudum unex teebo een sim meems, biz rebjar, yee pudum be teebo atthuh sidekicks, pelo non teebo een tus mio hyp. Da takeaway pem pudum tadda powya temer yee nupi da la ma nii pat en een ta hyp "They're tadda filava pelo feila keg ta mismo goal"
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