Just as what Elizabeth said, comic relief always occur in the protagonists' sidekick. In The Minions, one of the negative characters, Scarlet, plays a significant role in this movie. Without Scarlet, the film would be less interesting and funny as she serves as the foundation of the promotion of plots. The ending would be totally different without Scarlet; it could be either the minions keep exploring their master or they stop exploring and disappoint to death.
Initially, Kevin, the protagonist, regards Scarlet as the most despicable person and therefore he makes the decision to follow her. They are chosen to follow Scarlet as they expect and Scarlet provide them with training and tools to help her achieve her dream. In a word, Scarlet is the one who provide support and help for the minions.
However, as the story continues, the minions finally do get the crown from the queen and one of them become the king. Scarlet is angry as she thinks she is betrayed and she plans to get her crown back. And here comes to the climax of this movie. Scarlet then acts as a negative character in her best to wipe out the minions.
She creates comical effects when she utilizes all her resources to chase for the minions. Audience stay engaged because they worry about whether the minions would be caught. Comic relief occurs especially at the end, Kevin accidentally cuts off the rope of the pendant lamp above Scarlet and falls on her head. At the time when everyone thinks the story ends and Scarlet is dead, she suddenly jumps out and becomes no longer elegant. At the very end of this film, Scarlet almost success in beating the giant Kevin and starts to laugh furiously, a bomb is thrown to her and that is the real ending. Scarlet dies in a way that is so funny that audience would burst out laughing and feel exciting for the winning of the minions rather than focus on the death of a character.
