Despicable Me Hero

In Despicable Me, the main protagonist is Gru although he doesn't conform to the stereotypical hero. When we are first introduced to Gru, he is drawn as a menacing, dark man who in most movies would fall under the villainous category and usually is captured on a low angle to make the audience feel intimidated by him and the has a monotonous, dark theme song which triggers audience members' subconscious. He has a foreign accent and is drawn with a tall physique, large nose, bushy eyebrows and no neck or hair. One of his first actions in the film is blowing up a balloon and giving it to a little kid who is crying only to pop it immediately afterwards and smile. This not only indicates that he is evil, but also shows that he enjoys it. It is …show more content…
This is achieved through how Vector is drawn, his actions and his life choices. For example, he wears an orange 'warmup suit' which is quite nerdy and geeky, which are usually characteristics of wannabe characters. Vector is drawn as a skinny, short teenager with a high pitched voice and an adolescent figure. This indicates that he is not very experienced and is not on the villainous level that Gru is. Vector also possesses some quite unusual 'weapons' like his squid launcher which isn't very effective. Vector makes a fool of himself around other people and sucks up to Gru quite a lot, obviously trying to impress him. It isn't until later in the film that Vector displays some of his more evil characteristics, although he does keep his geeky attitude throughout the film. For example, when Gru gives him the moon in exchange for the girls, Vector keeps both the girls and the moon and plays the stereotypical role that most villains play in the climax. At the end of the film, Vector gets what he deserves and is stuck on the moon out in space. This is usually what happens at the end of books or movies to villains, further indicating that Vector is not a