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But and this is crucial they failed at their subordinate duties way too often.
Its an amusing origin story thats an appropriate fit for children.
But its actually a retcon to what was established, however subtly, in the previous twoDespicable Mefilms.
They were devoted to him.
You dont see them anywhere else in the world except for in Grus lair, Paul explains.
To us, thats clearly what had happened.
There was never even a discussion about it.
Theyre all biologically engineered from the same strand of mutated DNA.
Its a version of cloning.
Theyre grown in a petri dish, Paul continues.
It was an intentional decision not to show a Minion being created.
It might be too disturbing.
You dont want to see how the sausage gets made or how the Minions get made.
Its a classic villain thing to create your own army, Paul says.
Thats what we were thinking.
It makes sense that Gru would have these Minions.
He didnt put out a want ad.
Hes not hiring people out in the world.
These guys have never been in the outside world.
They dont belong there.
The answer is no.
Theyre in aLooney Tunesworld.
They cannot die.
Paul recalls raising a warning voice to remind the creative team what was already committed to the screen.
My first reaction was,Wait, what?
Its his prerogative if he wants to come up with a different origin story for them.Its creation versus evolution.
For the purpose of the movie, its fun to show them throughout history.
The entertainment value trumps the logic of whatever canon was set up.
The team further backed Coffin given the inconspicuous nature of the bedroom blueprint poster.
Its a lesson to learn, Paul admits.
On a personal level, Paul refuses to acknowledge the lore change.
(Its a very David LynchversusMark Frost situation.)
Hes even rationalized the switch by conjuring up an original concept in his mind.
I feel like theMinionsmovies are Grus bedtime stories that he tells the Minions, he explains.
But thats not canon.
Another thing that isnt canon, but came close to becoming such, was introducing female Minions.
Despicable Me 2is all about romance.
There was also talk of a Minion egg to show a Minion hatching.
Those fell by the wayside and got nixed.
There was resistance to changing what the Minions were too much.
But back to the ice cave of it all.
Lets say that the Minions werent forced into a century-long exile after their Napoleonic folly.
(They accidentally shot Le Petit Caporal with a canon.)
Who would they have aligned themselves with during the two World Wars?
Would it have been aHogans Heroestype situation?
You want them to support delightful evil with Gru.
Hes evil in a way that we wish we could be.
