Genre: Animation, Kids & Family, and Comedy
Film was made by: Universal Pictures.
On a windy and wet Friday, my classmates and I took a day trip to South bank IMAX cinema to watch Despicable Me 3D; we were the first people to see the first ever showing at the IMAX and the experience was definitely one to remember. When we arrived at the IMAX we were greeted by a red carpet, which definitely made us feel welcome and special. The atmosphere was very friendly and warm. As soon as I entered the IMAX I thought I was dreaming because the space in the IMAX was so large and had a very high ceiling, it was vey clean and covered with a red carpet.
Although it took a bit long to get our tickets to actually see the film it was all worth it in the end. We were all full of excitement as we were part of the first group of people to see the first 3D showing of the film ever at the IMAX. After we got our tickets we then got a talk from the Head of Education, Charlie Roberts who gave us an overview about the BFI IMAX: The British Film Institute is a charity funded by the government. Last year they made a whooping £2 million. The screen is the same size as 5 double decker buses and films are turned into polarised 3D.After our talk with Charlie Roberts we made our way up the stairs to where we got our popcorn and drinks so we were ready for the show. We then got our tickets checked at the doors and made our way into the cinema room, which was mind-blowing due to the fact that the screen was absolutely huge.
Despicable Me was absolutely great. In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn and a monstrous vehicle on the drive. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon (Yes, the moon!) in Universal's new 3-D CGI feature, Despicable Me. Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world's greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.
He uses these three little orphan girls to steal a shrink ray from his enemy Vector so that he can go on with his arrangements for stealing the moon. But his plans soon backfire, he ends up losing the orphans due to them being kidnapped by vector. Vector also stole the moon from Gru but what Vector doesn’t realise is that the moon gets larger after being shrunk, so Vector is sent to outer space with the moon when it gets back to its normal size.
The opening of the movie grabs your attention straight away because of the music that is played and there is an introduction of our main character Gru who is doing his daily routines. Gru is very happy at the beginning of the movie, which makes us wonder what will happen next due the fact that a character is never completely happy throughout the whole of the movie.
The film is funny, energetic, teeth-gnashingly venomous and animated with an eye to exploiting the 3-D process with such sure-fire techniques as a visit to an amusement park. It is very comical and full of action that keeps you interested and makes you keep watching. I think the plot was very good because it flowed very well throughout the film and everything that happened in the movie was unpredictable.
Characterisation is the movie’s strong suit: Carell’s bizarre accent threatens to make Gru a tough sell, but when his three well-defined and loveable charges enter the picture this irascible, prickly exterior becomes more transparent. We learn that Gru is really a soft guy with feelings, just like every other human being, under a mask of evil.
I like the way that the streets and the houses looked realistic. The designs of the houses inside were very detailed and it looks to me like it was set in Los-Angeles.
I think the ending was very good due to the fact that it was unpredictable and unexpected. No one would of thought that the moon would go back to it original size and float back to outer space with Vector on it.
I would definitely recommend this film to families and children because it is full of comedy and action. Overall this movie is great for all of the family to enjoy and have a laugh. So go on, what are you waiting for?
List of sources that helped me create my critique:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323594/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despicable_Me
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