Despicable Me

Gru: “Look mom, I drew a picture of me landing on the moon.”

Gru’s mom: “Eh.”

Gru: “Look mom, I made a prototype of a rocket out of macaroni.”

Gru’s mom: “Eh.”

Gru: “Look mom, I built a real rocket based on the macaroni prototype.”

Gru’s mom: “Eh.”



Gru: “It’s like my heart is a tooth, and it’s got a cavity that can only be filled with children.”

Media Analysis:

The message that I think my video and quotes are trying to communicate is that people can change in the most unexpected way and that acting bad doesn't mean that you really are bad from the heart.  Gru from Despicable Me proved that to me.  He had a rough childhood and he is the main character that is communicating the message.  He was picked on at school and his mom didn't really pay much attention to him.  Gru was an outcast in his own life and he felt lonely most of the time, like he had no one in his corner.  So he grew up to become a villain and built an army of minions that would never disobey him and would always be there when he needed them.  But then he met the girls, Margo, Edith, and Agnes and his whole world changed.  He adopted them for his own selfish reasons just to help him with his master-plan but he ended up becoming really close to them and understanding what it was like to have a family.  He no longer felt alone and Gru’s journey from an angry villain to a loving dad really inspired me and made me love the movie. My media is directed to an audience of everyone.  It might be children that enjoy it the most but but this is a story that any age group could enjoy.  It’s about discovering other people as well as yourself and understanding the meaning of family.  That would have a target audience of anyone; it’s not a limited media piece.  This media is special to me and I enjoy seeing Gru grow and change as a person in a funny, heartwarming story.