History TearJerker / Megamind

** The scene that follows is also pretty sad. Megamind willingly turns himself over to the Warden. The look on his face says more than words ever will. He's accepting that he will always be a villain and that he's lost all hope of being anything better (even if it means being with Roxanne). Even the guards are shocked, as they are familiar with the confident and determined Megamind who would always break out of jail without a problem, and are stunned that he's finally ''giving up'' while their city being threatened by a being that is much worse than Megamind.

** The scene that follows is also pretty sad. Megamind willingly turns himself over to the Warden. The look on his face says more than words ever will. He's accepting that he will always be a villain and that he's lost all hope of being anything better (even if it means being with Roxanne). Even the guards are shocked, as they are familiar with the confident and determined Megamind who would always break out of jail without a problem, and are stunned that he's finally ''giving up''.

'''Megamind:''' ''(whispering, heartbroken)'' No.

'''Megamind:''' ''(whispering, heartbroken)'' No...

** Also consider Roxanne's feelings in all this, after she finds out that she's been lied to and tricked by someone who she developed a crush on and thought she could trust with taking down Megamind. From her point of view, this seems to take the cake of Megamind's villainous schemes since he's never once (at least not that we know of) tried to use psychological manipulation at such a level.

--->'''Roxanne:''' Wait a minute. Oh, I don't believe this. [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Did you really think that I would]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion ever]]'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion be with you?]]
--->'''Megamind:''' ''(whispering, heartbroken)'' No...

-->'''Roxanne''': He was always there for us. Dependable. Perhaps we took him for granted. You know, maybe, we never really know how good we have it until it's gone. We miss you, Metro Man. ''I'' miss you. And I have just one question for Megamind: ''[[WasItReallyWorthIt Are you happy now]]?'' This is Roxanne Ritchi, reporting from a city without a hero. [[MoodWhiplash Coming up next, are you ready to be a slave army? What you need to know.]]

--->'''Megamind:''' Okay, Minion! You were right! I was... ''less'' right! We should stick to what we're good at... being bad.

** When you think about the circumstances, it's hard not to shed a little tear for Metro Man, too. The reason Superman turned out so well is because, of ''all'' people, the ones to find him after he landed on Earth were two good, honest, hard-working people who gave him all the love he needed and took care to teach him right from wrong, and overall nurtured his capacity to do good and ''want'' to do good, while also allowing him to establish a semi-normal life outside of the hero identity. (Imagine how cracked he'd be if he couldn't be Clark Kent, if he just had to be the world's greatest hero ''all the time''.) Metro Man may have had it easy in a lot of ways, but what little we see of his adoptive parents indicates that his father didn't even notice he was alive, and neither of them seem to have taken the time to teach him how to use his abilities responsibly, or how to be someone good ''without'' being "the hero." Fortunately, Metro is a decent guy on his own and not a psychopath like Tighten, but he's still a ''really'' emotionally unhealthy person--among other things, the thought of being a superhero any longer because that's what's expected of him is ''soul-crushing'' for Metro Man. It's hard not to wonder, if he'd gotten parents like Martha and Jonathan Kent, would he be so desperate for an out? At least the prisoners who raised Megamind seemed to actually give a crap about him.

* However, you feel about Hal/Tighten, when he sees Roxanne "having dinner and making googly-eyes at some intellectual dweeb" (his words, obviously), he sinks into a depression, and slowly flies away. In fact, Hal looks absolutely ''crushed'' while he's watching Roxanne and Bernard. While he goes ''way too far'' with his feelings with rejection later on, anyone who has seen their crush go out with someone else can sympathize with him in this moment.

* Minion's death. [[MoodWhiplash Except he didn't.]]

Who thought a movie about an alien supervillain with a giant blue head could [[TearJerker make people cry?]]

-->'''Roxanne''': He was always there for us. Dependable. Perhaps we took him for granted. You know, maybe, we never really know how good we have it until it's gone. We miss you, Metro Man. ''I'' miss you. And I have just one question for Megamind: ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion Are you happy now]]?'' This is Roxanne Ritchi, reporting from a city without a hero. [[MoodWhiplash Coming up next, are you ready to be a slave army? What you need to know.]]

** When you think about the circumstances, it's hard not to shed a little tear for Metro Man, too. The reason Superman turned out so well is because, of ''all'' people, the ones to find him after he landed on Earth were two good, honest, hard-working people who gave him all the love he needed and took care to teach him right from wrong, and overall nurtured his capacity to do good and ''want'' to do good, while also allowing him to establish a semi-normal life outside of the hero identity. (Imagine how cracked he'd be if he couldn't be Clark Kent, if he just had to be the world's greatest hero ''all the time''.) Metro Man may have had it easy in a lot of ways, but what little we see of his adoptive parents indicates that his father didn't even notice he was alive, and neither of them seem to have taken the time to teach him how to use his abilities responsibly, or how to be someone good ''without'' being "the hero." Fortunately, Metro is a decent guy on his own and not a psychopath like Titan, but he's still a ''really'' emotionally unhealthy person--among other things, the thought of being a superhero any longer because that's what's expected of him is ''soul-crushing'' for Metro Man. It's hard not to wonder, if he'd gotten parents like Martha and Jonathan Kent, would he be so desperate for an out? At least the prisoners who raised Megamind seemed to actually give a crap about him.

* However, you feel about Hal/Titan, when he sees Roxanne "having dinner and making googly-eyes at some intellectual dweeb" (his words, obviously), he sinks into a depression, and slowly flies away. In fact, Hal looks absolutely ''crushed'' while he's watching Roxanne and Bernard. While he goes ''way too far'' with his feelings with rejection later on, anyone who has seen their crush go out with someone else can sympathize with him in this moment.

* "[[BeingEvilSucks I'm the bad guy!]] [[DespairEventHorizon I don't save the day, I don't fly off into the sunset, and I]] ''[[DidNotGetTheGirl don't get the girl]]''! [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere I'm going home...]]"

* "[[BeingEvilSucks I'm the bad guy]]! [[DespairEventHorizon I don't save the day, I don't fly off into the sunset, and I]] ''[[DidNotGetTheGirl don't get the girl]]''! [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere I'm going home...]]"

--->'''Megamind:''' (heartbroken whisper): No...
** The fact he answered 'No' could make it even sadder: Even after he was close to being in a relationship with her, he STILL couldn't believe himself as being deserving or worthy of her love.
** There's a more subtle bit of symbolism in there, too: when Megamind jumps out of the car and Roxanne turns to walk away, he calls out "I can explain!" Roxanne doesn't say anything, but we're still treated to her line of thought - as the camera follows her, in the background one of Megamind's propaganda posters comes into view, specifically the bottom half of it: "No, you can't."

* There's the time Minion leaves just before Megamind goes on his doomed date. Then, he goes on his date and you think "Well, at least he's happy now." WRONG! And he goes back to his lair and attempts to find comfort in Minion... who isn't there. Seriously, could they have made that bit any ''more'' tearjerking?

* Two moments:
** First was right after Minion and Megamind have their fight and and Minion leaves. Megamind walks miserably to a broken mirror and changes into Bernard with a heartbreaking smile on his face.
** Second was when he was disguised as Metro Man. Roxanne holds his hand and he just looks so nervous about changing back, you wanna give the poor blue alien a hug.
* The opening sequence definitely qualified - not just his repeated attempts at acceptance from his peers, but in the voiceover, just how much he sounds like [[BelievingTheirOwnLies he's trying to convince himself that he enjoys what he does]].
** Let us examine the opening scene a little more closely. Two planets are sucked into a black hole. Two babies, one from each planet, are sent away. Apparently, both were heading for the mansion... but Metro Man's pod ''pushed'' Megamind's out of the way, causing the latter to land in prison. Sure, Megamind had his own loving family, and the Warden (revealed in a later scene) was almost like a father figure for him. And let's face it, Megs probably would have turned out all right... if he hadn't gone to school. [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer Those kids never gave him a chance]]. Metro Man, the supposed hero, never gave him a chance. Heck, even the ''teacher'' picked on him! Had these kids been nicer to Megs, the entire plot of the movie could have been avoided, and Megs could have lived a happier life. Realizing this... it's impossible for your heart ''not'' to break.

* "[[BeingEvilSucks I'm the bad guy]]! [[DespairEventHorizon I don't save the day, I don't fly off into the sunset, and I]] ''[[DidNotGetTheGirl don't get the girl]]''! [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere I'm going home.]]"
** The scene that follows it also pretty sad. Megamind willingly turns himself over to the Warden. The look on his face says more than words ever will. He's accepting that he will always be a villain and that he's lost all hope of being anything better (even if it means being with Roxanne). Even the guards are shocked, as they are familiar with the confident and determined Megamind who would always break out of jail without a problem, and are stunned that he's finally ''giving up''.

* However you feel about Hal/Titan, when he sees Roxanne "having dinner and making googly-eyes at some intellectual dweeb" (his words, obviously), he sinks into a depression, and slowly flies away. In fact, Hal looks absolutely ''crushed'' while he's watching Roxanne and Bernard. While he goes ''way too far'' with his feelings with rejection later on, anyone who has seen their crush go out with someone else can sympathize with him in this moment.
* After another rejection from Roxanne, Hal yells in frustration, "What's wrong with me?!" This is possibly one of the only moments where Hal shows genuine self-loathing and self-awareness about his behavior. Anybody with poor social skills and standing can sympathize with Hal... but he comes to the wrong conclusions.
* It's a freeze frame moment in the flashback, but after Megamind uses his dye-bomb on the school and is sent home, he glances out the back window of the bus with a huge grin, expecting to see everybody impressed with how good a bad guy he is. When Metro Man flies away with the school, his expression falls into a confused, hurt expression.
* Roxanne's broadcast outside the Metro Man Museum, after Metro Man's death.
-->'''Roxanne''': He was always there for us. Dependable. Perhaps we took him for granted. You know, maybe, we never really know how good we have it until it's gone. We miss you, Metro Man. ''I'' miss you. And I have just one question for Megamind: Are you happy now? This is Roxanne Ritchi, reporting from a city without a hero. Coming up next, are you ready to be a slave army? What you need to know.

--->'''Roxanne:''' Wait a minute. Oh, I don't believe this. [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Did you really think that I would ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion ever'']] [[ArmorPiercingQuestion be with you?]]
--->'''Megamind:''' (heartbroken whisper): No.

** The scene that follows it also pretty sad. Megamind willingly turns himself over to the Warden. The look on his face says more than words ever will. It's like he's accepting that he will always be a villain and that he's lost all hope of being anything better (even if it means being with Roxanne). Even the other cops are shocked, as they are familiar with the confident and determined Megamind who would always break out of jail without a problem, and are stunned that he's finally ''giving up''.

* The way Megamind reacts to finding out Metro Man is still alive is pretty sad. His ''face''...

** Admittedly, it could just be because here he is, Megamind, at Metro Man's museum, and here, Roxanne is about to find him trying to blow the whole place up.

--->'''Megamind:''' Okay, Minion! You were right! I was... ''less'' right! We should stick to what were good at... being bad.

* Megamind has been [[LovesMyAlterEgo disguising himself as Bernard so he can have a relationship with Roxanne]]. Then, on one of their dates, she finds out [[NiceJobBreakingItHero thanks to her touching his disguise watch]]... the result isn't pretty, and then there's the look of hurt on Megamind's face when she ''completely'' rejects him, telling him she would ''never'' fall for him.

--->'''Roxanne:''' Did you really think that I would ''ever'' be with you?

** There's a more subtle point in there, too: when Megamind jumps out of the car and Roxanne turns to walk away, he calls out "I can explain!" Roxanne doesn't say anything, but we're still treated to her line of thought - as the camera follows her, in the background one of Megamind's campaign parody posters comes into view, specifically the bottom half of it. "No, you can't."

** First was right after Minion and Megamind have their fight. Megamind walks miserably to a broken mirror and changes into Bernard with a heartbreaking smile on his face.

* The opening sequence definitely qualified- not just his repeated attempts at acceptance from his peers, but in the voiceover, just how much he sounds like [[BelievingTheirOwnLies he's trying to convince himself that he enjoys what he does]].

* However you feel about Hal/Titan/, when he sees Roxanne dating "some intellectual dweeb" (his words, obviously), he sinks into a depression, and slowly flies away. In fact, Hal looks absolutely ''crushed'' while he's watching Roxanne and Bernard. While he goes ''way too far'' with his feelings with rejection later on, anyone who has seen their crush go out with someone else can sympathize with him in this moment.

Who thought a movie about a alien supervillain with a giant blue head could [[TearJerker make people cry?]]

** There's a more subtle point in there, too: when Megamind jumps out of the car and Roxie turns to walk away, he calls out "I can explain!" Roxie doesn't say anything, but we're still treated to her line of thought - as the camera follows her, in the background one of Megamind's campaign parody posters comes into view, specifically the bottom half of it. "No, you can't."

** Admittedly, it could just be because here he is, Megamind, at Metro Man's monument, and here, Roxanne is about to find him trying to blow it up.
* However you feel about Hal/Titan/Tighten, when he sees Roxanne dating "some intellectual dweeb" (his words, obviously), he sinks into a depression, and slowly flies away. In fact, Hal looks absolutely ''crushed'' while he's watching Roxanne and Bernard. While he goes ''way too far'' with his feelings with rejection later on, anyone who has seen their crush go out with someone else can sympathize with him in this moment.

-->'''Roxanne''': He was always there for us. Dependable. Perhaps we took him for granted. You know, maybe, we never really know how good we have it until it's gone. We miss you, Metro Man. ''I'' miss you. And I have just one question for Megamind: Are you happy now? This is Roxanne Ritchi, reporting from a city without a hero. Coming up next, are you ready to be a slave army? What you need to know?

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[[caption-width-right:350:''“Did you really think that I would '''ever''' be with you?”'']]