Despicable Me Movie Cover

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.

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Man aspires to be greatest villain ever

Themes: Achievement, Ambition, Comparison, Competition, Significance, Success

2

Orphan girls threatened with "Box of Shame"

Themes: Adoption, Children, Discouraged, Meanness, Shame, Threaten

3

Gru thwarted by archenemy

Themes: Competitiveness, Extreme, Failure, Stealing, Technology

4

Villain has poor parenting skills

Themes: Parenting, Raising Children

5

Villain frustrated as children discover secret lab

Themes: Creativity, Failure, Frustration, Misunderstanding, Parent-Child Relationship

6

Villain uses children to secretly steal

Themes: Children, Deception, Ego, Innocence, Manipulation

7

Villain and Minions steal from unaware enemy

Themes: Gullible, Nervousness, Problems, Stealing, Success, Teamwork

8

Villain beats cheating carnival booth for child

Themes: Accepting a Dare, Accuracy, Cheating, Obnoxious, Parent-Child Relationship

9

Villain's presentation embarrassingly interrupted by kids

Themes: Embarrassment, Humor, Irritation, Parenting, Raising Children

10

Villain forced to read bedtime story to adopted girls

Themes: Acceptance, Father-Daughter, Persistence, Raising Children

11

Villain steals moon and tries making ballet recital

Themes: Consequences, Parenting, Pressure, Success, Technology

12

Disobedient boy suffers consequences

Themes: Consequences, Defiance, Disobedience, Rebellion, Sin

13

Great Pyramid really inflatable replica

Themes: Fake, Fraud, Outward Appearance, Unexpected, Surprise, Reality

14

Boy unsuccessful in winning mother's approval

Themes: Approval, Insecurity, Mother-Son, Parent-Child Relationship, Pleasing Others, Self-Image, Self-Worth

15

Bully makes everyone around him miserable

Themes: Bullying, Cruelty, Meanness, Rudeness, Selfishness

16

Orphans rejected by adopted father

Themes: Abandonment, Orphans, Rejection

17

Bankrupt man touched by children's generosity

Themes: Compassion, Concern, Encouragement, Generosity, Giving, Helping Others, Support

18

Orphans must trust man who abandoned them

Themes: Faith, Insecurity, Rejection, Risk, Trust

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Adopted daughters change villain's heart

Themes: Adoption, Belonging, Family, Love, Parenting, Raising Children

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