Film Theory: The Minions in Minions AREN'T MINIONS!

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What IS a Minion? That was the question I started with when working on this theory. I wanted to REALLY understand these little guys, so I started searching the movies for information. Well Theorists, I found more that I expected buried in the Minions and Despicable Me movies. A LOT more. So much that I can definitely say that the Minions in the movies are NOT Minions. You'll have to watch to find out WHY!
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Credits:
Writers: Matthew Patrick and Mark Hofmeyer
Editors: Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi, Forrest Lee, and Dan "Cybert" Seibert
Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy
Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

[@silverthehero1295]

What’s really impressive is that Gru has memorized the names of each and every Minion.

[@SilverSaiyanAce]

Probably only the original 230 but still impressive

[@lfkkkfk862]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX-5daCXg6h_a9k .

[@der_saftmon]

Isnt that the same with some Pokémon players(like me)? Now that I think about it... Pokémon are very different in Design, which makes them more memoriz(e)able... and the Minions look like 50%-60% the same, so... the Behaviour has to play a major role for the recognition of an Minion

[@Ms.FortuneTeller]

What's actually impressive is that Gru can tell them apart...

[@der_saftmon]

@@Ms.FortuneTeller thats is true and kinda what I said

[@frostyyogurt7509]

Imagine Ollie just watching his father destroying his childhood through this theories

[@alexthegreat8001]

I mean, not really, it could have been worse, at least he didn't say they were the souls of the dammned or something.

[@nataliaborys1554]

I'm imagining Ollie watching WALL-E one day and Mat just feigning being happy throughout the movie qs he thinks of why the Axiom is ran on cannibalism.

[@gingerb2359]

OMG I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THIS. matpat will definitely expose Ollie to all the originals and if he ever watches this channel then yesss it’ll be his own father. Tho I find Jon solo does an amazing job at ruining childhood too ahahaha

[@abbasshooshtary]

i bet in a few decades mat will retire and ollie will carry on the the game theorist channel as the new ollie pat

[@abbasshooshtary]

i think scott cawthons son will carry on the fnaf legacy when scott retires and make more unsolvable abomanations that made mat and the fans go crazy called fnaf

[@anthonyoliver418]

I like how he calls them “these creatures” when explaining how his son fell in love with them.

[@dndnoob]

Ollie's so adorable, especiallywhen he sees the minion inflatable! Props to Mat and Steph for raising such a rambunctious kid while running so many channels!

[@LonelySandwich]

Gru is the most relatable character. “sometimes I eat instead of facing my problems.”

[@adurodetrola]

Yea true lonely sandwich

[@GreatestOfAllTimeSK]

Yooooo didn't think I would see u hear sandwich

[@mahmoodhassan7887]

Hey lonely

[@Child.DazaiOsamu]

@@GreatestOfAllTimeSK same

[@gordon.sarratt]

You get an A

[@morgue.n444]

Gru is basically Dr. Doofenshmirtz, he tries to be evil but is just not very good at it, and he's a great father.

[@akashagrawal3566]

You forgot the pointy nose 😂

[@atoz7017]

Pointy nose and the voice are also similar

[@kusaisama]

Eh Dr.Doofs better.

[@TheLegoNerds]

Hah that's so true and it makes sense

[@RoyalLegend1000]

And both are accently really really smart, I mean if the was real evil yu know what happened in the second universe there Dr Doof take over the whole word, with no one was able to stopp him, accently Dr Doof stopped Dr Doof

[@shadowmaster5108]

1:57 to 2:05 is just perfect and proves how much matpat cares about his kid or kids

[@joshaopi9805]

gru should ask them who they served between 1939 and 1945

[@kylebutlost]

😂😂😂

[@leonardedwards6013]

The minions: NEIN

[@detrilogue3174]

No one. They were still in the ice cave during WWII.

[@Hypercrystal550]

The nepoleonanic wars

[@Samiho]

MrBeast is currently hiring a bounty hunter to take back his inflatable minion.

[@ggjk8419]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX-5daCXg6h_a9k ..

[@spaghettboy2173]

“Alright guys I paid over $200,000 to have these 4 bounty hunters kidnap MatPat! And they only have 24 hours!

[@stoopid2249]

It turns out the bounty hunter is karl jacobs

[@thedorkknight9684]

@@spaghettboy2173 ngl, i would watch the crap out of that. I mean, mat has 10 years worth of knowledge on how to survive crazy scenarios from games, he could totally survive being bounty-hunted.

[@kaoniceli7096]

Ah! You got to it before I could! Eh, gg, to the winner goes the spoils, idk what else to say... :P

[@sincerecinnamon]

Seeing matpat give Ollie minions and calling him bean is the most wholesome thing in the world and it made my day

[@camickoyt7781]

Same

[@sagetheassassin3192]

It was pretty funny😁 Such a nice dad

[@Shep-1701]

Waaooooow big wholesome chungus

[@LilChay]

Yeah it reminds me of Kurt cobain and his daughter who he called Bean

[@clarkepercivaljaeblood4886]

Came here to say this, but knew in my heart it had already been said

[@username57b15]

I used to have a theory that there are multiple colonies of minions each were serving the most evil person of their area but gru found more once he made his plane and gathered them all ( let’s not talk about who the ones form Germany used to work for )

[@fijiism]

lets not talk about the ones who worked at Saudi Arabia

[@emeraldfinder5]

@@fijiism let’s not talk about the Soviet minions

[@Mrmilkman-yb3ql]

I’ve found some more evidence that this theory is correct: in despicable me 3 when the minions escape the prison a select few are sent to the top deck of the flying machine while the rest are in the big bag thing. I can see the original 240 minions on The luxury top deck and the new cloned ones in the big bag

[@ixls4188]

No that’s not right the 230 were in the bag and in the front and plus Stuart which was one of the original was in the big bag

[@louloudaki_]

oliver’s reaction to the minion inflatable is so wholesome

[@largejoe2195]

I read this as “Oliver’s reaction to minion inflation is so wholesome”

[@DeeJame]

@@largejoe2195 It cost you 0$ to not type that.

[@mav4567]

@@largejoe2195 I did too

[@largejoe2195]

@@mav4567 my man

[@Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet]

Mat's reaction, the theft, not so much. Lol

[@null8384]

Mat calling Ollie Bean is the most wholesome and adorable thing ever

[@SonOfAFridge_]

@Lou Lou sus link

[@riyaxziz]

@@SonOfAFridge_ very sus

[@chloemae5618]

THE LINK VENTED! I SAW IT ON CAMS!

[@floop1108]

was just about to comment the exact same thing

[@chloemae5618]

That's it! Vote orange out!

[@paradoxicalpotato8927]

Rise of gru actually proved this theory, because it takes place in the pre-Nefario period and it indeed does have only the original minions.

[@ivanuribe6949]

In Minions : Rise of Gru in the credits we see Gru manufacturing minions/ putting stamps on them so I think the new minions just confirmed your theory

[@lizziethoj139]

Oliver: **Happy to see Minions** MatPat: “I got you some minions, bean!” Me: **Awwing so hard**

[@ggjk8419]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX-5daCXg6h_a9k .

[@egaming1071]

@@ggjk8419 go away

[@adenmitchell7633]

I'm going to torture the minions

[@dominicsdenofhorrors]

@@ggjk8419 bot

[@arealisticbeautystandard8920]

@@adenmitchell7633 watch out, they might get you first.

[@DragonFaerie]

Okay but did anyone else melt at MatPat calling Ollie "Bean"? Because that was adorable

[@sebastianimation6100]

It was

[@ggjk8419]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX-5daCXg6h_a9k .

[@DragonFaerie]

@@ggjk8419 ??? Uhhh... why?

[@spacechase9705]

@@DragonFaerie I found 'em replying to basically every other comment. They're just a bot.

[@beezechurger797]

My heart I can't handle such cuteness

[@TobiasRieperGER]

Not only kids love them... I watched Minions at first in 2015. The other movies flew under my radar... I was hyped... At that time i was in my mid 30s. And now i am over 40, and still love them... It's crazy....

[@IAMOVERKILL683]

'Dog Goes Home'! Ya touched a nerve there, Mr. MatPat!

[@kaitlynm4771]

Matpat calling his son “Bean” has cleared my acne, raised my grades and cured my depression

[@tiffany-up2ii]

It's so Wholsome

[@jelloismylife275]

It same and Ollie's reaction did the same

[@ZudinGodofWar]

You now have 400 likes

[@yassijan836]

@@ZudinGodofWar 427

[@ZudinGodofWar]

@@yassijan836 should have stopped at 420

[@hagros93]

Did Matpat just admit that he's spent hours analyzing the Despicable Me movies despite his kid never watching them?

[@meepmeep1601]

yes. yes he did.

[@Luna_shadow]

He might of watched it first and then went on to analysing it

[@louvie1066]

isn't that his job?

[@pamspray5254]

He might have gone through it with one of his team members.

[@nemomukerji]

I was just watch myth pat came here and for some reason I read mythpat

[@M_animations]

Matpat : SOME MINIONS AREN’T MINIONS! Me: DANG IT, THE GAME WAS SET TO HAVE MORE THEN ONE IMPOSTER

[@cavesp1d3rgam1ng]

Minions can reproduce, they lay eggs like Stuart did in Minions Rise Of Gru. The minions laid eggs

[@karmak5461]

Ok. It is SO ADORABLE that Mat calls his son Bean. Adorable. wholesome. Immaculate made my night 30x better

[@asktoseducemiss434]

True they aren't minions, they're a new punching bag for r/fluffycommunity

[@karmak5461]

@@asktoseducemiss434 :D

[@ThatDudeWithBoobs]

My best friend is having his first child born today, he already has so many nicknames for her and it's crazy adorable 😊

[@karmak5461]

@@ThatDudeWithBoobs Awww

[@imgoodnotgreat.3260]

Don't you mean a despicable number of times better?

[@carlos-caracheo-trujillo4835]

He says were all doomed but I know dang well that when Gru dies all these minions are going to serve Margo, Edith, and Agnes.

[@lazerenvy9214]

I'd watch that tv series, all 30+seasons of it

[@mrreyes5004]

I mean, still, the fact is that the Minions are underratedly _terrifying; _ as MatPat pointed out, just _three_ out of 230 basically took over one of the most powerful nations on Earth, and a single rabid Minion could effortlessly tear through layers and layers of Gru's best security technology (the same technology that spawned thousands of those immortal Minion clones to begin with), El Macho genuinely could've ended the world if he had actually managed to sic those thousands of Purple Minions onto the world's cities and governments.

[@themostop6142]

I do not trust Edith with that kind of power.

[@gloomy.5700]

or maybe Gru’s brother or Lucy if they live longer than Gru himself

[@milestone1719]

@@themostop6142 SHE GONNA DESTROY THE WORLD

[@Briwinmka]

Dr. Nefario: 10,400 Minions, with millions more on the way.

[@thenumbertwelve1803]

their real secret is who they worked for around the 1930’s

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

So minions are almost like tardigrades, immortal and indestructible

[@Sup3r10n]

Pretty much

[@wrigsdc9174]

I see you everywhere

[@unusanusshalllive457]

Yup

[@kenmc6525]

Yeah and they live million of years

[@lifelss1078]

Bro y do I see you in every video

[@izy6088]

Matpat calling his kid "Bean" is really sweet

[@owenbailey3845]

When I was his kids age, I was called bean too

[@KevoKraken]

People call me a bean because I'm Mexican

[@Krill_Phil]

My heart literally melted.

[@archiebain1831]

@@KevoKraken 😂😂😂

[@GamerGrovyle]

Came here looking for someone else who agrees

[@arson._.committer]

Fun story : One time when I watched a Minions movie in a cinema as a child ( I forgot my age ) and the moment I stepped out of the cinema was the moment where I wanted to rob a store

[@agamerin]

If you've seen the credits of the new Minions movie this theory is confirmed. It shows a machine making more minions and the G on they're overalls being stamped on them.

[@hacobjansen]

Ok not gonna lie Oliver falling in love with the minions was the most wholesome thing I think I’ve ever seen

[@Gorpolon]

Anybody looking at the reply’s don’t click the link by Lou Lou, it’s just a bot used for getting views for small youtubers

[@immyg_563]

It made my soul happy and I don’t like kids

[@Doopyhpp]

@@Gorpolon we know

[@that1dude474]

[@Bouncy_Skittles]

@@Gorpolon thanks i was about to click on it lol

[@QuietM4n]

My film theory is that minions are the world's natural defense against evil however unwittingly. They’re naturally drawn to “evil” things and want to help them, but inevitably their help accidentally causes failure. Gru not being much a villain is what causes them to thrive with him.

[@cancercancer2740]

They maybe part of the earth's natural defense system

[@QuietM4n]

@@cancercancer2740 yes that's what I said

[@perrypoo8933]

This is so good-

[@kevinpcrispin]

@The Film Theorists I'm just posting this here so that maybe people will notice cause this is like the third comment here @7:16 you are kind of wrong there. In the first movie when Kevin bob and Stuart were travelling in the boat to New York, (The part where Stuart imagined Kevin and bob as bananas and tried eating them), Stuarts(Or another minions I kind of forgot sorry) stomach rumbled. And clearly bob pointed to his mouth in a way of asking food. So we can say that the minions do need food. Why did the "space minion" survive weeks without food and start Kevin and bob started hallucinating after a few day? - Well that is possibly just a mistake in the movie. OR I have another theory- The minions which you told were cloned CAN survive harsh conditions with no food but the original minions like Kevin bob and Stuart clearly cant. I dont mean to prove you wrong or any thing cause i really do like your content I'm just pointing out don't take me wrong😄 BUT HEYYY THATSS JUST A THEORYYY, A FILMMM THEORYY This has a slim chance of you actually seeing this in the midst of the other ten thousand comments here but in case you do get it - Your theorist minion has risen (If this is correct that is. ᴼʳ ᴵˡˡ ʲᵘˢᵗ ᵇᵉ ʰᵘᵐᶦˡᶦᵃᵗᵉᵈ...)

[@amarisfrede2]

@@kevinpcrispin Cool point! It would make sense for Gru to make them more durable and less maintanance, as that would cost him more! You do know MatPat is hiring new theorists, right? Maybe send this in as your application. ;-)

[@thesnaggler]

This didn't ruin my childhood, it genetically altered, and mutated it.

[@ivorypartnaite8619]

7:29 He's talking about minion butts and farts to prove Minions aren't robots, what is this channel?

[@sugarbumful]

I just want to pay respects to MatPat who can somehow manage 4 successful channels (Game Theory, Film Theory, GT Live, and Food Theory) and be a great dad seeing how happy Ollie seems. Good Job MatPat

[@blacksenth6116]

Press F to pay respect

[@xlivingxdeadgirl]

@Tram Ngo stop

[@Sinsmoke_]

@@xlivingxdeadgirl who is Tram Ngo

[@Sinsmoke_]

@@xlivingxdeadgirl who are you talking to

[@reneeknights3896]

@@Sinsmoke_ the person who never was

[@eyeroglyph4274]

I’m not taking this as a FILM THEORY ... I’m taking this as canon, Absolute Canon

[@ultimatetnt6245]

I don’t get it!

[@flamexp9867]

Umm... What? What is confusing?

[@TheOneIs1]

@Jordy Doenz shut

[@eriksmentelis]

@@ultimatetnt6245 this is crazy!

[@watermelonbirb2016]

Film canon

[@einaleMelanie]

Your son hugging all the minions is so cute. You’re a great father to get him one

[@theleonpasta7336]

I like to think that Gru did create Minions, he just didn't make them out of nothing, he cloned them from the ones he already had. This would explain how their numbers grow from 230 to thousands, and why Gru has blueprints for Minions in the background of the first movie.

[@acommenter4300]

"The minions seem to trigger something primal in human brains" That would be annoyance in everyone 10+

[@jonajona6976]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ60e2Cuh7ODrLs...

[@ortherner]

*2+

[@Senerski]

idk man they're somewhat entertaining

[@Dirknesss]

Annoyance? Try hatred.

[@iambored4896]

*facebook memes*

[@mrspiffy8587]

Let's be glad the Minions were hiding out in that ice cave during World Wars I and II

[@foggyheadlights9398]

Fr

[@ismaelvillalta3407]

Yep!

[@binamertens6782]

Germany wouldve won

[@basher1904.5]

@@binamertens6782 this is a joke right?

[@JamesLawner]

Oof

[@HarrySpencerMusic]

4:57 Uhhh no, I think you'll find the creator of the Minions is infact Dan Povenmire 😌

[@jsheridan11]

Dear Matpat, the shear thought of this false statement shakes me to my core. I will never forgive you for the slander against minions

[@ElodieStarjem]

just a real quick thing: in the secret life of pets, the animals don't talk, its just a translation for the humans

[@ZaHandle]

Just like the subtitles when you enter japan

[@HidekiShinichi]

so they talk. By your admission. Talking does not always mean human speech, que sign language. As long as information is passed and comprehended by sender and reciever it is talking.

[@elenaKS230]

@@HidekiShinichi they talk to each other but they can’t be understood by humans. That’s what I think they meant. Idk, I haven’t seen it.

[@williamthecoolboy]

Yeah but for some reason in the sequel they were able to communicate with the son Liam for some reason

[@chandraguptaconquerorofind970]

@@ZaHandle 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kheonataracatac5601]

those short clips of oliver, stephanie and matpat being a wholesome family made my morning thank you

[@Brando216]

I agree

[@ibumeng]

I agree with this comment

[@chuu8710]

I agree with this comment

[@Aisha_Luv]

It made my last night!💗

[@losertoons3222]

You left out the fact that in the first despicable me when a minion fell or got punched it was a robot sound it was like a clank noise

[@Ashley-yf4nf]

I'm loving the Ollie-inspired content on this channel nowadays, he's giving the people what they want

[@ivypatty]

Y'all, I don't care how out of nowhere this episode seems; the fact that Dadpat calls Oliver "bean" as a nickname is enough of a serotonin boost to last me throughout the next month 🥺💕

[@ggjk8419]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX-5daCXg6h_a9k

[@notgabriel8624]

I call my best friend bean he ain’t special

[@AaronArtss]

I call my lesbian friend bean because ‘lesbean’

[@badumtiss5288]

@@notgabriel8624 “He Ain’t Special” Lmao

[@uctdruxkgxfuxlhcgic406]

@@AaronArtss *scoffs* ugh they aren't a lesbian they just wanted less beans 😐🙄😒😑 I also want less beans

[@LaunchFoxes]

You have a point. In the minion movie, just 3 minions took over England

[@pokimanz]

lmao why isn’t the military caring about these creatures

[@theREALsilviautism]

@@pokimanz they only look for the most villanous villians according to the movies so idk they probably would've looked for someone else lmao and yes i actually watched and enjoyed the movie

[@melvinhotdogman6926]

@@pokimanz Yeah we don't talk about the accident

[@just_eliza.charter]

Whenever I’m sad I come back to this video, mat’s kid is adorable 😭❤️

[@yesyeshedoesnthaveapoint5096]

...Just the thought of Matt calling his son "Bean" puts a smile on my face...

[@emlu9525]

Mat’s son being happy about the inflatable minion is the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen

[@FragileAsAFlower]

Agreed! Ollie's SO cute!!!!

[@emlu9525]

@Mela (ARYAN AF VIDEOS) no

[@GubbiGap]

Also Mat's voice was adorable in that clip :D I loved it

[@TrueLight848]

I know its so cute

[@natedoesgaming3722]

yes

[@Ark9278]

Alternate theory: MatPat's son is a minion and he seeked out the minions in search for what he once was, and what he lost

[@hoobadoobamaster8551]

This deserves so much more likes

[@lfkkkfk862]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX-5daCXg6h_a9k ..

[@lexieklund901]

Woah.😳

[@F-14B]

Matpat will now be arrested for kidnapping a minion

[@thebois32]

And they went to matpat because he was super evil

[@Catsss_1]

I watched both minion movies and realised a load of things so ima keep looking into the minions

[@oritsegbubemiogbebor7532]

The way you animate is really creeps me out but i love it

[@honord.1811]

The title: *The Minions in Minions AREN’T MINIONS!* Me remembering the Cars theory: Ah sh*t. Here we go again.

[@bashuduwadi7697]

always have not been

[@arsonblack345]

Same

[@goober814]

Pppppp

[@bridges363]

This is no one reply

[@Nick_the_antzzzz]

Oop I was subed befor that came out

[@mraizawa5274]

Why is MatPat giving his son the minion the most wholesome thing I’ve seen in a while

[@luckywolf8171]

Ikr btw hi erasurehead

[@User23-L-23]

Yo,Aizawa u wearing lip gloss?

[@mraizawa5274]

@@User23-L-23 yep 😎✌️

[@realminionwhite1416]

@@luckywolf8171 eri and nezuko swapped is ur pfp right

[@luckywolf8171]

@@realminionwhite1416 yeeeeeeeep

[@clovest3rz]

I’m honestly glad you mentioned a reason I also had, the universal studios ride !

[@Draw.with.me.Jennifer]

I notice seen 11:09 there are 2 models of the same minion like the same one with mini hair and others so I agree with this 100%

[@Chokymilk.]

Budget cut could do that as well

[@Omnomnomfish]

Ollie getting super excited over an inflatable minion is the cutest thing I have ever seen

[@ggjk8419]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX-5daCXg6h_a9k .

[@AinsleySunny]

he's a bean >:)

[@xenoemblem7]

"Though He wished for death, He was unable to die. So eventually, That One Minion stuck in space stopped thinking"

[@TryinaD]

@LuisRicoMambo i would love a despicable me/jjba crossover, presumably the minion brought Kars into earth

[@UsefulCompanion]

Actually, given they were in the same universe, the minions serving the pillar men is pretty likely if you think about it

[@plantinapot9169]

@@UsefulCompanion ...? How?

[@corbanoT.V.]

Eventually, Kars stopped thinking.

[@corbanoT.V.]

@@plantinapot9169 the minions have existed since the dinosaur age, and have served every evil thing from vampires to scientists. Its highly likely that the minions have served the pillar men before

[@shawarma723]

Maybe gru used the tattoo on the back of hitman's head but can only be noticed by scanning them or using UV flashlights maybe that is how he memorized the original from the fake

[@kimmccarthy7747]

The number of minions shown on screen varies so much. Most of the time you only see the original 200. It's only in a couple long shots that you get the entire swarm. So where does the swarm go, when the originals go off to France, or jail?

[@Woody_Ben_Woodinger]

I love how the minions go into the ice cave after Napoleon, because we all know who they would have supported in WW2

[@hazemhesham6115]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ60e2Cuh7ODrLs...

[@k-topgaming7498]

Oh no

[@jaddaher3823]

Ye thats what i told my mom when we watched it two days ago

[@hornetisvoider]

Indeed

[@arandomcommenter8395]

Winston Churchill

[@fernquailfilms1130]

The most wholesome thing in this year was Mat Pat calling his son bean. 😍🥰

[@Tank-101]

Ok

[@thewendigo4656]

Yes

[@Waspeil]

on a note to prove this theory after the end of minions 2 the rise of gru there is a moment where an animated scene is shown of minions being created in a factory like setting

[@lauramadej-mb3pd]

MAT CALLING OLLIE "Bean" CURED MY DEPRESSION, FIXED MY GRADES, FIXED MY TRAUMA AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@meggieanne3217]

Hearing that Ollie’s nickname is “bean” .... so CUTE!!!

[@lfkkkfk862]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX-5daCXg6h_a9k .

[@wayz_pickle8372]

Alternate theory: when he cloned them he made them so they would follow his beliefs and not just evil. If he became good (he does) they follow him and after he dies they would seek good and heroes rather than evil

[@sitfish1113]

At the end of the third movie you can see the original 230 leave with the weird twin guy while the other 10,000 stay because they work for gru not evil

[@potatoslayer69420]

@@sitfish1113 good point

[@neonbunnies9596]

That's a good point. Have a like

[@Aditya.sajjai]

I think the original 230 only serve someone for commpanionship but the clones only serve for gru

[@halloweenallyearround4889]

I have to say I related to finding Minions adorable. Maybe that's their master plan. They're much too cute to try getting rid off.

[@ajdembroski7529]

This just popped up in my feed after I hadn't seen you come up in a long time. Weird. I'd just watched Legal Eagle's video on the DnD OGL and he had a little bit of a shout out to you in it.

[@henrebasson5326]

Man, to see matpat as a parent is really just so wholesome. I respect your growth as a creator and a person.

[@alliepotter1796]

Agreed

[@TheFuschiaDragonfly]

I like this theory, it doesn't ruin the character/movies, it actually goes really well with them It could be totally canon

[@hazemhesham6115]

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[@gradyjenkins4854]

For once matpat didnt ruin a franchise

[@graysonloveday8808]

technically it was already canon, a bonus short episode type thing on the DVD release of the first despicable me movie had a training video for minions where its explained to them they are bioengineered creatures made from an altered strain of Gru's own DNA(i think it was gru's but don't quote me on that). So really Matt Patt probably just watched the short and used it for a theory video

[@hornetisvoider]

Indeed

[@LucyWest370]

@@graysonloveday8808 yeah those shorts were part of my childhood lol

[@JaxsonFulbright-ls5qg]

Fun fact: in the rise of gru in the credits there’s a area where it shows minions being made

[@user-lv9rs5qc3m]

film theory idea: the lore of boss baby (why do they need love?)

[@vishnutheetharappan7074]

"There are thousands of minions that aren't actually minions, but minion knockoffs" Just like real life

[@choihayting5039]

I get it Facebook right?

[@antonioemiliovargassoler1119]

This man has not slept counting minions for a video. That is dedication

[@hazemkaram7111]

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[@ggjk8419]

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[@TheFuschiaDragonfly]

I love him ahah

[@joshuapalmer4138]

8:15 CALL of GRUTY

[@gatorgamer3819]

2:23 the pets don't actually talk we just hear what they are saying to each other, the pet language is just translated to english for us

[@taylorjenkins658]

I don't know but I find it adorable seeing the dad side of matpat and heartwarming hearing calling his son bean he makes time for his kid😭👏🏾

[@starfull8808]

Do you remember when matpat said “I currently own a child” *wipes tear* memories

[@timwoods2852]

Oh, bean, I thought he said "V" and I was very confused.

[@imstefan_]

Oliver when he discovers these channels: DAD, **starts crying** WHY!?

[@syrusangi8743]

-YYY NOT?!

[@JastwatchingYT]

Hopefully he doesn't find the bust size video.

[@Ozguryalnik]

@Ba DoaiI thought it was about this video.

[@WhiteWolf-zy4bd]

I just love that Matpat calls his son bean and a few seconds ago called minions ticktack shaped

[@loyalecho4074]

Gru in 2099: *200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way.*

[@jacksquatjb]

My favorite part of the Minions movie was how they conveniently got frozen in ice for the first half of the 1900s, as if they filmmakers didn't want them to be serving a particularly despicable master lmao

[@robertwilloughby8050]

What, Kaiser Wilhelm II? (now, that would have been quite interesting, actually!)

[@micro_is_missing]

@@robertwilloughby8050 ...no...

[@windlegendz3570]

@@robertwilloughby8050 Close, but not quite...

[@thatoneroyalguard7060]

Mustache man

[@avitallichtenfeld813]

Yeah that… would’ve been to much. To say the least

[@angiey.6266]

Ollie getting excited over minions is just too wholesome and precious

[@jonajona6976]

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[@ggjk8419]

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[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

I kinda sorta grew out of Minions back in 2018, but Ollie's reaction to the Minion Inflatables was quite cute.

[@janhil33]

KEEP THIS CHILD SAFE!!!

[@LordKanashi]

Matpatt puts out so many bangers

[@SourCandy2134]

Ok so I don’t know for sure but in the credits scene of rise of gru it shows minions supposedly being made in a factory.

[@RoseMimikyu]

What's neat is that in the third movie we see exactly what MatPat is talking about at the end of the video. The minions, despite still having strong attachments to Gru, can't resist running away with his brother Drew to go cause havoc. Luckily it does seem like some of the minions formed meaningful relationships besides just having an evil master. Dave and Jerry for instance stayed with Gru throughout the film when the other minions all quit to find new jobs. It shows that the minions don't neccessesarily have to serve an evil master but under the right conditions can learn to follow whoever they want. They'll still have that primal urge to cause mischief, but as with humans they may be starting to learn how to control those urges to a degree and find happiness in other parts of life.

[@Andreatzl]

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[@baronvonpiano7625]

Kevin, Stuart and Bob probably would've stayed with Gru too if they were in the movie.

[@collegemaster5683]

in "The Secret Life of Pets", there aren't any talking animals. The movie is about seeing what they see, we're looking from their perspective. They're still just barking and meowing (and whatever sound a rabbit makes), it's just being translated to "Human".

[@robinasebastian1873]

Rabbits squeak

[@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263]

@@robinasebastian1873 bun buns honk n stuff.

[@kevinboros7427]

Very weird how every animated movie makes animals talk between different species.

[@ajh22895]

AnimalCommon

[@katierenee5699]

Fair enough, but they are intelligent enough to drive cars and have complex relationships. So that's something? I dunno this whole universe is a mess.

[@aynsleyyost5168]

I love how matpat is such a good dad it is just so sweet

[@YourRulerKingDedede]

Not only did rise of gru confirm this in most ways needed, but he explained a lot

[@koolaidman8242]

Mat Calls his Son Bean??? hold on I need moment that's just so sweet

[@Darktree6621]

I forget which GT Live video it was, but Matt explained it. They would play something called the Bean Game where they name the beans, and it ends with the "Ollie Bean"

[@treeonahill3557]

Sweet beans?

[@aidencardany4052]

@@treeonahill3557 or coco beans lol

[@PurooRoy]

"But what are they, outside of merchandising goals?" Moms on Facebook: _Komedi_

[@thewlf1226]

what i was looking for lol

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Step 1 - collect underpants...

[@niksooxyz]

exercise? i thought you said extra fries 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@gwendolyn4914]

Lets see if this is true in the new movie coming in july or it had been out

[@cordeiro.justin]

I like how you explain minions are not minions there’s something I been wondering have you ever thought of doing a film theory about veggie tales because that will be great one to talk about.

[@eddienewman1586]

Do a theory on how much money Phineas and Ferb spent throughout the summer.

[@mikemagnus9447]

YES!!

[@moontivity9997]

I actually want him to do a theory on how they acquired it. Did they steal it? Did they have summer jobs? Did they use their parent's money? Because if they stole their parent's money the parents would surely notice since they're middle class and aren't exuberantly rich..right? Very interesting.

[@ParadoxPerson02]

Are you sure that's possible? Yes, Yes I am

[@kimmycassie]

@@moontivity9997 it's pretty much canon for the fandom that their money comes from the sales of the perry the platypus action figure

[@endigolikesarson]

@@moontivity9997 plot twist: Perry pays for it. I mean it's cannon he gets money and he cares a lot about the boys so he might be who pays for it

[@silky9530]

The minions are a hit or miss though. Gru used them as henchmen successfully, but every one of their leaders in the past, the french, dracula, dinosaurs, etc faced their doom because the minions are clumsy and mess up. That kind of balances them out.

[@getonthelist5620]

A record like that is not hit or miss. Almost everyone that the Minions have worked for has died horribly and their evil legacy was usually so thoroughly snuffed out that many of their former masters are thought to only be legends. The Minions seem to be evolution's way of fighting evil like a retrovirus. The only reason that Gru (It's always hilarious that no one gets the joke behind his name) is not feeding worms right now stems from him not actually being evil. Gru does lots of despicable things, but he's mostly just a really smart guy who has grown too frustrated with society to 'people' today. Admittedly he does a lot of things that have a fantastic potential for being incredibly bad, but nothing ever comes of it. Arguably the most notably terrible things he does are turning humans into Minions and trying to use kids to advance an evil agenda. The latter turns out to be a catalyst that eventually transformers him into a hero. The former is unquestionably tearing apart lives and families, but in doing so Gru expanded the greatest threat to the existence of Evil by fifty fold. That seems like a morally grey area to me, but hey that's just my opinion. My film opinion.

[@CaptainDecimus]

@@getonthelist5620 What is the joke behind Gru’s name? The only lead I could find was IMDB mentioning it comes from the Russian military intelligence agency, the G.R.U. which uh, isn’t much of a joke. Maybe I’ll never know…

[@getonthelist5620]

@@CaptainDecimus have you considered what it means that you had to look up the G.R.U. to know what it was? Everybody in the world knows about the F.B.I., C.I.A., K.G.B. and MI agencies. The G.R.U. runs parallel to the K.G.B. and a lot of Russian people don't even know about it. They are almost as esoteric as the MSS. It may not amuse you that two people that clearly have high-level covert training named their kids after one of the most undercover of agencies and a German 'research' facility. It is funny as heck to me though.

[@CaptainDecimus]

@@getonthelist5620 I’ve heard of the G.R.U before, the piece of the puzzle I was missing must’ve been that I have no idea who Gru’s parents are. If they’re spies or something, fair enough. Still not the funniest joke in the world to me, but like you said, that’s what makes it a spy joke.

[@getonthelist5620]

@@CaptainDecimus a sapphire is a sapphire. Your inability to appreciate it doesn't make it a completely meaningless rock to everyone else. Thank you for your insights on the quality of my wit, but you might have a more positive impact on the world if you tried making your own jokes instead of trying to improve mine.

[@burritohead3150]

the question is: why is gru cloning more minions?

[@yinriader]

@The Film Theorists Another fun fact is that the minion is also exposed to the sun's deadly rays at 6:45 as it is not in the earths shadow says a lot. Plus we don't know if they ever got round to bring the minion back from space which would mean its exposure is well beyond the 24hr mark. Minions are literally the next level of evolution and humans are yet to try use their DNA to gain the following; 1-Immortality 2-Invulnerability 3-Permanant skin tone adjusted with a varient of the PX41 mutagen 4-Create a varient of Mundo from LOL also using the PX41 mutagen varient or the HULK Gamma rays (becoz minions are immune to the suns harmful effects while in space - No Ozone layer protection) P.S. Minions are the missing link