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A tongue-in-cheek animation film, the hilarious
Despicable Me displays GUESS, it’s something like the Ram-Ravana syndrome with the avowed villain getting as much a following if not more than the goody-goody Ram. Evil, too, has its followers, it seems. So, Despicable Me is a tongue-in-cheek animation film, which has Dru (voice of Steve Carell) and teen nerd Vector (Jason Segel) trying to outdo each other for the world’s domination of villainy.
But behind Gru’s rough exterior, there beats a kindly heart, though this comes to surface only later. For starters, he is bent on outwitting the convincingly cocky Vector, whose latest exploit is making the Great Pyramid of Giza vanish into thin air. Gru plans to steal the Shrink Ray in order to shrink the moon and steal it away, thus accomplishing an astounding feat not yet matched. However, there’s a mighty gap between concept and conclusion because in between he comes across three delectable little orphans, who bring out his best inner feelings and he cannot help getting emotionally close to these adorable orphans. It’s a cute, hilarious story and Chris Meledandre’s Illumination Entertainment gives the animation a silly, goofy look that cleverly illustrates the farcical story with telling effects. Irreverence is the name of the game and it sinks well into the audience. The evil may not be so contagious but the warmth and love catches on as he endows Margo (Miranda Congrave), Edith (Dana Geller) and Agnes (Elsie Fisher) with the right blend of love and naughtiness that touches both Dru and the audience deep down in the heart. The story also has more than its fair share of good cheer and humour to keep the audience, both kids and their parents, quite riveted.
Screenwriters Ken Daurio and Cineo Paul rework the original idea by Sergio Pablos with intriguing skill and panacea. But it is the sea-change that Gru undergoes that is the focal point of this entertainer and it is here that directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud display a rare sensitivity and understanding of human nature to score heavily with the overall impact, so much so one is reluctant to get to the end unlike some of today’s potboilers where one just longs for the end. But the first 10 minutes are vital. One must be patient
enough to let this alien ambience grow on you. The rest will follow
engrossingly with the three little imps charming the hell out of you.
It is a European concept (French to be precise) but it catches on like
wildfire and is well on par with Pixar and Disney, So do not hesitate.
Run for it — ideal family entertainment.
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