Despicable Me
PG, 2010, Universal Pictures
Director:
Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Starring:
Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Julie Andrews, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett
Plot:
Vying for the title of ~World's Greatest Villain~, Gru - along with his hilarious crew of mischievous minions - plots to pull off the craziest crime of the century: steal the moon! But when Gru enlists the help of three little girls, they see something in him nobody else has ever seen: the perfect dad. (Note: licensees are to use the embedded videos for preview purposes only and they should obtain full-length versions for their public performance needs.)
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Man aspires to be greatest villain ever
Themes: Achievement, Ambition, Comparison, Competition, Significance, Success
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Gru thwarted by archenemy
Themes: Competitiveness, Extreme, Failure, Stealing, Technology
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Villain has poor parenting skills
Themes: Parenting, Raising Children
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Villain frustrated as children discover secret lab
Themes: Creativity, Failure, Frustration, Misunderstanding, Parent-Child Relationship
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Villain uses children to secretly steal
Themes: Children, Deception, Ego, Innocence, Manipulation
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Villain beats cheating carnival booth for child
Themes: Accepting a Dare, Accuracy, Cheating, Obnoxious, Parent-Child Relationship
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Villain's presentation embarrassingly interrupted by kids
Themes: Embarrassment, Humor, Irritation, Parenting, Raising Children
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Villain forced to read bedtime story to adopted girls
Themes: Acceptance, Father-Daughter, Persistence, Raising Children
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Villain steals moon and tries making ballet recital
Themes: Consequences, Parenting, Pressure, Success, Technology
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Disobedient boy suffers consequences
Themes: Consequences, Defiance, Disobedience, Rebellion, Sin
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Great Pyramid really inflatable replica
Themes: Fake, Fraud, Outward Appearance, Unexpected, Surprise, Reality
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Boy unsuccessful in winning mother's approval
Themes: Approval, Insecurity, Mother-Son, Parent-Child Relationship, Pleasing Others, Self-Image, Self-Worth
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Bully makes everyone around him miserable
Themes: Bullying, Cruelty, Meanness, Rudeness, Selfishness
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Orphans rejected by adopted father
Themes: Abandonment, Orphans, Rejection
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Bankrupt man touched by children's generosity
Themes: Compassion, Concern, Encouragement, Generosity, Giving, Helping Others, Support
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Orphans must trust man who abandoned them
Themes: Faith, Insecurity, Rejection, Risk, Trust