![]() ![]() This journey into the heart of the film series includes a reintroduction to the names, personalities, memorable moments, and distinct traits that set each character apart. Ranging from the multi-layered Gru, known for his transformation from a supervillain to a family man, to the uproariously mischievous Minions, every character radiates a unique charm and plays a role in the story. You’ll get the Monitor Weekly magazine, the Monitor Daily email, and unlimited access to yourself in the vivid universe of " Despicable Me" with our comprehensive list spotlighting each whimsical, captivating, unforgettable character. If you’re looking for bran muffin journalism, you can subscribe to the Monitor for $15. We’re about kicking down the door of thought everywhere and saying, “You are bigger and more capable than you realize. We have a mission beyond circulation, we want to bridge divides. We’re known as being fair even as the world becomes as polarized as at any time since the newspaper’s founding in 1908. We’re run by a church, but we’re not only for church members and we’re not about converting people. The Monitor is a peculiar little publication that’s hard for the world to figure out. And I’m going to argue that we change lives precisely because we force open that too-small box that most human beings think they live in. We’re the bran muffin of journalism.īut you know what? We change lives. We’re seen as being global, fair, insightful, and perhaps a bit too earnest. If you were to come up with a punchline to a joke about the Monitor, that would probably be it. Sometimes, we call things ‘boring’ simply because they lie outside the box we are currently in.” My work in Kenya, for example, was heavily influenced by a Christian Science Monitor article I had forced myself to read 10 years earlier. “Many things that end up” being meaningful, writes social scientist Joseph Grenny, “have come from conference workshops, articles, or online videos that began as a chore and ended with an insight. According to the French animator, all of the title characters are voiced by male actors.Ībout a year ago, I happened upon this statement about the Monitor in the Harvard Business Review – under the charming heading of “do things that don’t interest you”: “Seeing how dumb and stupid they often are, I just couldn’t imagine Minions being girls,” Coffin told TheWrap. Why make such a choice in a time when male-dominated children’s movies are so rare? Now, as the "Despicable Me" spinoff movie "Minions" hits theaters, the filmmaker has spoken, and it’s official: all Minions are, in fact, male. One “Despicable Me” enthusiast suggested that, if all male, Minions could be “the new gay icons,” as they demonstrate to children that “a little gender bending is fine!” and even kiss on several occasions in the first movie. Other fans viewed them as boys who occasionally cross-dress: all of the Minions have male names, such as Stuart, Kevin, and Bob. ![]() ![]() One widespread theory was that Minions were gender neutral, since they don both traditionally male and female attire. The gender and sexuality of the tiny yellow troublemakers who first appeared in “Despicable Me" have been debated since the animated franchise’s original film was released in 2010. For anybody who has ever questioned the lack of female Minions, filmmaker Pierre Coffin has some answers for you. ![]()
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