Hello readers and welcome to the last edition of the Short Short Review of the term! This will also be the last edition for a little bit as I’m putting the column on hiatus for the upcoming co-op term. But just as a refresher, in this column, I attempt to review a short film or story in a really short number of words. This week, in honour of Despicable Me 2, I’ll be reviewing the Despicable Me short film Banana in 312 words.
Banana features Despicable Me‘s adorable yellow creatures, the minions. This film features one minion who is working on something and then decides to have a banana for a snack. It turns out that bananas seem to be a highly prized object to minions and chaos ensues. The story is funny, especially to someone who has seen the original Despicable Me film. There is virtually no dialogue outside of “banana” and another word right at the end, but it takes away nothing from the story.
The animation is up the usual standards for Dreamworks films, with bright, colourful environments, and the minions really stand out as adorable yet mischievous looking. The banana also looks quite delicious and it is understandable why a hungry minion would be chasing after it.
Moving onto sound, the film does a stellar job of combing both sound effects and soundtrack to produce a great overall sound. The soundtrack is fitting of the whimsical mood of the film and the sound effects really show off the emotions of the minions.
Overall, Banana is a hilarious short film featuring the lovable minions from Despicable Me. If you like the films or just want some entertainment it is definitely worth the watch. I’m going to give it four minions and a banana. That’s it for now, stay tuned for the return of the column in the future!
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