The simple fact: I like this movie. It is not my favorite movie, but I would put it among my favorite computer animated movies, about the same place as Madagascar.
The plot: What would happen if Lex Luthor actually killed Superman. Except instead of Superman and Lex Luther, we have Metroman and Megamind, the latter of which is our villain protagonist. Both of them were aliens sent from their dying planets to earth, but Metroman has the unfair advantage of looking "normal" and having undeserved charisma, while Megamind was raised in a prison and was from a species of blue people with large heads. His flashback reveals he was the designated villain in his old school, being bullied for his differences (being smarter and having an adorable fish Minion). After the flashback, the movie starts with him killing his nemesis and taking over Metrocity, two things he did NOT think he would be able to do.
The twist: Aside from being the dictator/villain, he has a crush on Roxanne, the news reporter who's always being saved by Metroman (and the only female in Metrocity that they cared enough about to put in the story. That bugs me a little, but atleast they didn't make her a screaming moron like Lois Lane). Megamind and Roxanne are ADORABLE, and they have many montages together (Megamind has a disguise, so she doesn't know who he is) to show their relationship building. The problem is, while they can be honest about some things, their whole relationship is based on the fact that she doesn't know he's the villain. It's a typical plot, but it's still played beautifully. There's also a jealous dork called Hal, who loves Roxanne but is very immature and obnoxious. Ironically, he is also Megamind's new superhero (Megamind wanted another superhero to fight. The movie explains this.)
So, the movie was beautiful and the plot was amazing, but some of the elements in the story were too typical. You know that eventually "Bernard" is going to tell Roxanne the truth, and Hal was going to get jealous. Also, the subplot of Megamind and Minion refusing to talk to eachother was really forced. Still, the ending was great, they gave enough time for Roxanne/Megamind shipping AND superhero/villain fighting, and the storyline makes you want to watch it again and again. If you haven't seen it, and you love animated kids/teens movies, see it
Megamind -More realistic than I expected
The simple fact: I like this movie. It is not my favorite movie, but I would put it among my favorite computer animated movies, about the same place as Madagascar.
The plot: What would happen if Lex Luthor actually killed Superman. Except instead of Superman and Lex Luther, we have Metroman and Megamind, the latter of which is our villain protagonist. Both of them were aliens sent from their dying planets to earth, but Metroman has the unfair advantage of looking "normal" and having undeserved charisma, while Megamind was raised in a prison and was from a species of blue people with large heads. His flashback reveals he was the designated villain in his old school, being bullied for his differences (being smarter and having an adorable fish Minion). After the flashback, the movie starts with him killing his nemesis and taking over Metrocity, two things he did NOT think he would be able to do.
The twist: Aside from being the dictator/villain, he has a crush on Roxanne, the news reporter who's always being saved by Metroman (and the only female in Metrocity that they cared enough about to put in the story. That bugs me a little, but atleast they didn't make her a screaming moron like Lois Lane). Megamind and Roxanne are ADORABLE, and they have many montages together (Megamind has a disguise, so she doesn't know who he is) to show their relationship building. The problem is, while they can be honest about some things, their whole relationship is based on the fact that she doesn't know he's the villain. It's a typical plot, but it's still played beautifully. There's also a jealous dork called Hal, who loves Roxanne but is very immature and obnoxious. Ironically, he is also Megamind's new superhero (Megamind wanted another superhero to fight. The movie explains this.)
So, the movie was beautiful and the plot was amazing, but some of the elements in the story were too typical. You know that eventually "Bernard" is going to tell Roxanne the truth, and Hal was going to get jealous. Also, the subplot of Megamind and Minion refusing to talk to eachother was really forced. Still, the ending was great, they gave enough time for Roxanne/Megamind shipping AND superhero/villain fighting, and the storyline makes you want to watch it again and again. If you haven't seen it, and you love animated kids/teens movies, see it