Gebhard said he and his friends watched all of the movies growing up and had genuine excitement for the sequel.
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“The Minions are kind of cult figures and every one of my friends knows them,” said Carl Gebhard, a TikTok user whose "Gentle Minions" video went viral. this minion only appears in the new one (which is a prequel) and gru is extremely annoyed with him within the movie implying gru killed him off screen before the first movie 05:42 AM - 11. Minions Kevin and Otto, Gru (Steve Carell) and Minions Stuart and Bob in Illumination's "Minions: The Rise of Gru," directed by Kyle Balda. Minions: The Rise of Gru is the second Minions movie, a sequel to the original, the second prequel to Despicable Me, and the fifth Despicable Me movie overall.According to the synopsis, 'In the. The first premiered in 2010 and the last before “The Rise of Gru” was back in 2017. On one hand, Gen Z grew up with the franchise, this being the fifth movie the Minions have starred in. Gen Z has a complicated relationship with the Minions.
Many are questioning the trend, wondering if the teenagers rushing to theaters are actual fans of the franchise or adherers to the Minion irony. Gen Z moviegoers are showing up to "Minions: The Rise of Gru" screenings decked out in formal attire. The youth then post to TikTok pieced together clips of themselves: receiving their ticket stubs from a baffled attendant, strutting into the theater in style, and cheering during certain scenes of the movie - all to the tune of “Rich Minion” by the artist Yeat.
Groups of friends - typically high school students - show up to the theater in coats or full-length suits even sporting the occasional cigar for ultimate sophistication status. Minion Otto and Gru (Steve Carell) in Illumination's "Minions: The Rise of Gru," directed by Kyle Balda. Within a few days, the hashtag #GentleMinions had garnered over 22 million views on the social media platform.