It was in 2010 when the first ‘Despicable Me‘ movie hit theaters. That means that 14 years ago we met for the first time the Minions, Gru, and, obviously, the little Margo, Edith, and Agnes.
Well, now, after 4 sequels and the double spin-off of the Minions, and surely many more installments, there is a constant that very few have noticed and that has remained a mystery (until now), why have Gru’s daughters not grown up at all in all this time? Well, now we have the definitive answer.
‘Despicable Me’ director reveals the reason why Gru’s daughters don’t grow up
Despite being animated, there are many films where the characters appear to undergo a significant change in their appearance when they grow up, some great example is Andy himself from Toy Story, whom we meet in elementary school and ends up going to college; Riley from Inside Out, who recently hit puberty, and so on.
However, after 14 years, Margo, Edith, and Agnes, Gru’s daughters in ‘Despicable Me’ still look the same, or? Well, finally, one of the directors of the fourth installment spoke about it.
Chris Renaud, who co-directs the film with Patrick Delage, was asked about this issue, specifically, whether we will see the three girls grow up and face the problems of puberty, high school, and college. Although the director admitted that it would be very interesting and nourishing for the universe of the franchise to explore these issues, the reality is that the plans are to keep not only the girls but also the other characters where they are.
“It’s funny, it comes up a lot. I don’t think the audience cares,” explains Chris Renaud for NBC: “First of all, we could do a story about Margo who is 18 years old and goes to college… but we’ve taken a Simpsons-style approach where no one ages.”
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Well, this would be the real explanation for why the girls and the other characters of Despicable Me don’t grow up, they are frozen in time, just like the Simpsons (who are the same age and practically the same appearance since 1989): the world will simply age around them forever.
“They are frozen in time,” Renaud added. “I’ve seen the film with an audience several times and I don’t feel like people go out to see it as a problem and wonder, ‘Why didn’t Margo grow up?'” the director continues.
In reality, it seems that the team behind the film is not concerned with seeing the girls mature or Gru and the other characters age, but would use this decision to focus on much more childish stories. However, the question now is: if everyone is frozen in time, why did Gru grow up…?
