Attraction of the Minions
When it comes to film，people usually favor good over evil，focus on the hero and ignore the supporting characters．（36） ______
Originally comedic background characters in the film Despicable Me （卑鄙的我），these yellow pill-shaped nuts，have totally stolen the show and turned into a popular figure．
This summer the characters debuted （首演） in their own self-titled movie in theaters abroad，having the second biggest opening weekend of all time for a cartoon film according to USA Today．Recently，McDonald's has been including Minion toys with kids'meals in some areas，causing loyal fans to flock to the restaurant to collect them all．（37） ______
The movie's huge popularity even surprised its writers．"We never knew the Minions were going to be so popular．It just became a force of nature，"the film's co-writer Cinco Paul told the Los Angeles Times．
（38） ______ For many，the appeal is obviously their cuteness．Their simple nature can easily surpass cultures and age groups．Even children can draw them．Thousands of examples of fan-made Minion art from fingernails to Halloween clothes are visible on global social media platforms．
But there's more to the phenomenon than just cuteness．US entertainment website Hit Fix explains that their way of communicating makes the creatures influential as well．（39） ______ But it seems everyone can understand them through their exaggerated（夸张的） movements and expressions．
More importantly，their childlike mannerisms is a brand of humor that wins hearts．"Clumsy，foolish Minions are recognized as the ultimate B personalities，"wrote Peter Debruge of US entertainment magazine Variety．
They desire nothing more than to serve their most despicable master．（40） ______ "Perhaps we love Minions because they remind us of ourselves，"Huffington Post associate Web editor Sara Boboltz wrote，"or an evil version of ourselves．"
A．So what makes the banana-loving Minions a big hit？
B．Besides，their childlike manner entertains fans more．
C．And this evil characteristic arouses sympathy among humans．
D．Related video games，toys and other goods are sweeping the world．
E．Minions is a 2015American 3D computer-animated family comedy film．
F．But when it comes to the Minions，these conventions （惯例） go right out the window．
G．The largely speak in nonsense words with the occasional recognizable terms like"potato"．