On Despicable Me 2

  I love writing movie reviews. I think movies are very powerful tools that communicate ideas, thoughts, and morality to a wide range of people. Movies are some of life's great joys, but I do believe that movies need to be viewed and understood for what message they are trying to communicate. With all of that being said I think we need to encourage movies that support Christian values and be very cautious of those that don't.

  One of the more enjoyable movies I've seen recently has been Despicable Me 2. This is the sequel movie from the 2010 smash hit, Despicable Me. In this film we are centered around the story of Gru, former master criminal who turns good guy once he adopts three orphan girls: Agnes, Edith, and Margo. The story centers around the AVL, Anti-Villain League, recruiting Gru to work at a local mall and discover who in the mall has a syrum that can create a pack of ruthless killers. (The movie is a cartoon) Well Gru is assigned to work at Bake My Day, the local bakery, and he is partnered with Lucy an agent with the AVL. The movie follows the hilarious hijinks of Gru and Lucy as they attempt to find who has the serum. The viewer gets to see some of the craziness of Gru's minions, the little green guys who speak in a funny language. We are also treated to Gru's adorable girls as they are more grown up in this film, and his oldest, Margo, is even interested in a boy!!! But, the race is on between Gru and Lucy and the conniving villain who is using the deadly serum on his minions! You'll have to watch the movie to see who it is, and if they're able to catch him or her in time!!!!

  But Despicable Me 2 does stay true to its form. If you like the first movie, I guarantee you will like the sequel. It stays true to the first movie with lots of cute lines from all three girls, lots of big cartoonish explosive, exciting super hero and villain scenes and weapons, and the minions are absolutely hilarious. I don't know if they are speaking Gibberish or Pig Latin, but they are really, really funny. In terms of family and moral values the movie is rated PG. It does have a somewhat scary scene that might scare really little ones. There are moments when light crude humor is displayed (they use a fart gun, laugh at someone's butt), but other than that the movie is very clean and a very enjoyable flick for the whole family. Despicable Me 2 does show the importance of one's family and sticking together no matter what, standing up for what's right, and it shows us very clearly that we need to let the people we care about know how we feel. I give it 4 out of 5 stars on family friendliness and 5 out of 5 stars overall. I really liked the movie, and I would highly recommend it if you liked Despicable Me.