minions despicable me 3 scarlet overkill

Universal Pictures backed Minions with a $600 million marketing budget. Conclusion: movie audiences will see anything with Minions in it. So let’s build the case for a Scarlet Overkill movie, shall we?Īs of writing this, Minions is the second highest-grossing animated film of all time and also the tenth highest grossing feature of all time. It’d be a shame to let a super villain like her go to waste. Watching her square off against a proper archenemy would be epic. In order for Scarlet Overkill to really shine, she requires an opponent on the level of Vector from Despicable Me.

Upon seeing Minions, it was painfully clear that Scarlet was too much super villain for Kevin, Stuart, and Bob, which resulted in a climactic battle with an awkward power imbalance.

Scarlet Overkill is a dynamic character who could easily headline her own Despicable Me type film. And that’s what we need to talk about, Illumination Entertainment. These shortcomings, however, could have been avoided with a different movie altogether.

That said, she isn’t without her problematic elements: hyper-sexualized characterization, clichéd villain goals, and a weak backstory (though I understand why she couldn’t be too sympathetic- Minions is not about her redemption). Scarlet Overkill is the type of character we need more of in animated features-not just as a villain, but also as an anti-heroine.

Minions despicable me 3 scarlet overkill