![]() (A quick plot summary for those who have yet to suit up for a screening: In the 1970s, a pre-teen Gru gets revenge on a league of flamboyant villains by swiping their powerful stone, which one of the Minions-a scene-stealing newcomer named Otto-misplaces after mistaking it for a pet rock and falling in love. movie is released, we see as much of a lean into Italian stereotypes as they did with the Irish in the 40 seconds this clip comes from.This is to say that there’s money in Minions-just ask Pharrell Williams, whose soundtrack for 2013’s Despicable Me 2 brought us the flashmob-irritant “ Happy.” Another Producer of the Year winner, Jack Antonoff, helms the soundtrack of the franchise’s latest installation, Minions: The Rise of Gru. I sincerely hope that when the Super Mario Bros. What did we ever do to the French? The bar was on the ground and Illumination Studios brought out a shovel. This film has absolutely nothing to do with Ireland. But they didn’t have to bloody name it “Another Irish Drinking Song!” Thankfully, the one good thing the film did in regard to this was make the lyrics indecipherable. The lyrics of the original song reference many Irish stereotypes, not just alcoholism. Illumination Studios had set the bar so low: First they leaned into ethnic stereotypes - which I can’t mention without a nod to the main villain of the film, a Mexican villain named El Macho - and then they followed up with a film filled with war crimes. There are some antics that could be associated with drunkenness, such as a Minion wearing a knight’s helmet backwards swinging around a mace, a pair holding another stumbling Minion up and another Minion flirting with what appears to be a trash can with a face drawn on it. Hell, there is even a full dry bar in the film. Either this means that ice cream is intoxicating to the Minions or there’s something else going on here. One Minion, who is carrying a tray of steins, also has shot glasses on the tray. “The Star-Spangled Banner” is set to “ The Anacreontic Song ,” which was a drinking song created by the Anacreontic Society. Traditions of drinking songs have carried on to this day, but not in the same vein. Drinking songs have a long and storied history in Europe, but especially in the nations of the British Isles. They are all carrying steins of ice cream - remember, this is supposed to be a children’s film - while singing a drinking song. The scene in Despicable Me 2 features the Minions partying after a not-so-hard day’s work for Gru. You see, the song is a parody of the chorus of another song of the same name by Da Vinci’s Notebook. So, how does any of this relate to this 40-second-long “song” from the unnecessary 2013 sequel of the film that spawned the bane of my existence ? Well, that’s a bit of a story. It isn’t clear how the holiday ended up being the way it is, but it would likely stem from that intertwining and stereotype. One of the most prevalent Irish stereotypes in this current day is that of alcoholism. This led to pubs and the Irish-American population being seemingly intertwined. ![]() Pubs in the east coast of the United States were meeting hubs for the growing Irish population. Patrick’s Day traditions stem from the wave of immigrants that left the island after the Great Hunger in the 1840s. To honor him, a feast is held annually to his name. Considering that Ulster has yet to be reunited with the rest of the island, that hasn’t worked out. ![]() ![]() Patrick is that of him driving all the snakes out of Ireland. One of the most prominent stories featuring St. Patrick made his name converting the Emerald Isle to Christianity, but is now better known as a folk hero. Patrick was born in Roman era Britain, likely in Scotland. Much like the “Irish” pubs that dot the landscape, Patrick wasn’t truly Irish. Patrick, which is what the modern holiday stems from, honors the not quite Irish saint. This holiday, which is to honor Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, has somehow morphed into an unofficially-official holiday of drinking until you drop in the United States. Bottles of liquor from Bailey and James’ son litter the floors, and the bars have found more profit than on any other day. The Chicago River is slowly losing its hue.
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