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Megamind (Single-Disc Edition)
?A smart, аmυѕіng аnd original treat,? Michael O’Sullivan, Thе Washington Post, DreamWorks Animation?s Megamind puts a whole nеw hilarious twist οn thе superhero movie. Super villain Megamind’s (Wіll Ferrell) dreams hаνе come rіght whеn hе conquers thе city’s protector Metro Man (Brad Pitt) gaining hegemony οf Metro City. Bυt whеn a nеw villain (Jonah Hill) іѕ mаdе аnd disarray runs rampant, thе world’s lаrgеѕt “mind” аnd hіѕ comic sidekick Minion (David Cross) mіght really save thе day. Wіth
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What happens when the supervillain unexpectedly wins?,
Megamind is something of a mix, but a excellent one. On the one hand, it takes the existing traditional tropes of comic-book superhero and supervillain and works within them, but at the same time it ventures into territory that one rarely sees, going one step beyond the traditional to answer two questions: (1) What really makes a supervillain truly ‘terrible’? and (2) What happens when the supervillain unexpectedly wins?
The film starts off with a traditional hook – Megamind apparently falling to his doom – and then flashes back to the beginning, with the origins of the two classic protagonists, superhero Metro Man and supervillain Megamind, each sent out as an infant in a spacepod from their respective doomed homeworlds. From here, but, things commence to take a twist. Megamind is the supervillain, but more from terrible luck than anything else (Metro Man’s pod lands in a mansion everywhere he is adopted by rich parents who give him everything, Megamind’s pod on the other hand lands in a penitentiary everywhere he is adopted by the inmates). Megamind doesn’t be converted into a supervillain so much out of evil as much as lack of options, his main talent apparently being wreaking havoc and scaring the hell out of public. He and Metro Man be converted into enemies/rivals in a series of confrontations everywhere, in Megminds own words “Our battles quickly got more elaborate. He would win some, I would ALMOST win others!”.
And, in classic comic-book tradition, a plucky news reporter, Roxanne Ritchie, and her hapless and socially inept camerman, Hal Stewart, are always on the scene when one of Megamind’s schemes unfolds, with the result that Roxanne gets abducted so many times that it becomes nearly routine (“Alligators, yeah, mm-hmm. I was thinking about it on the way over…”).
But things take an unexpected twist when, in spite of all the glitches, Megamind’s scheme really works and Metro Man is apparently ruined, leave-taking only a skeleton bearing his cape behind. At first Megamind is ecstatic, but after only a few days the supervillian finds himself at a loss as to what to do next. What _does_ a supervillain do when he has no superhero to challenge or to be challenged by?
In his existiential angst, Megamind unexpectedly ends up talking to Roxanne, albeit disguised as Bernard, a museum attendent at the Metro Man Museum. From her, he gets the inspiration to make a new superhero to restore the balance in his life. Unfortunately his plot goes hideously awry when the recipient of his superhero formula turns out to be Hal, Roxanne’s inept and all too flawed camerman.
And once again the tale turns back to the inquiry of just what makes a supervillain truly terrible. Hal isn’t evil per se, but he is bone idle, petulant, completely self-centered and prone to tantrums when he doesn’t get his way. Highly destructive tantrums once he discovers that he, as the intended new superhero Titan, has powers that place him beyond anyone else’s hegemony. Jonah Hill as the voice of Hal/Titan manages to perfectly bring out these honest flaws in Titan’s character that result in Titan becoming a far more menacing threat to society than the ostensibly ‘evil’ Megamind ever was.
Craftsmanship-wise, everything in Megamind works well. The animation is colorful and eye-catching, the character point superb, and the voice actors distinctive and entertaining (Will Ferrell as Megamind, Brad Pitt as Metro Man, Tina Fey as Roxanne Ritchie, Jonah Hill as Hal Stewart/Titan, and David Cross as Minion). Here are also a lot of references and in-jokes worked in, some honestly obvious (Minion’s exo-suit with the diving helmet head and gorilla-like body are a direct take from the classicly-terrible scifi film Robot Monster) and honestly subtle (the museum attendant Bernard is voiced by Ben Stiller, who played a museum protect named Bernard in the two Night At The Museum movies).
Though the film was released at the theaters in 3D, you won’t miss a thing seeing it on a DVD. Reasonably frankly, the whole 3D thing is a waste in most movies that have come out with it and Megamind is no exception.
Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys excellent animation with entertaining font and tale.
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|A complex plot with an exciting ending…,
“Megamind” is the tale of excellent vs. evil – or is it? The movie starts out with a very cute blue baby being sent to earth in a rocket by his parents to save the infant from the destruction of the planet. As the small blue outcome is rocketing toward earth, a another outcome (who is very handsome) is also heading toward earth in a similar rocket. Both children crash land on earth, but to uncommon fates. The gorgeous outcome crash lands on a huge estate everywhere he is adopted by a rich family and given everything. Even as the small blue outcome crash lands in a prison and is adopted by the prisoners who teach him the ways of evil. Both children are highly gifted, but due to their circumstances, one grows up to be a superhero -Metroman (voiced by Brad Pitt) and the other a supervillain – Megamind (voiced by Will Ferrell).
Metroman and Megamind spend their lives safe and sound in the classic battle of excellent vs. evil with Megamind always losing and ending up in jail. In anticipation of one day, Megamind’s evil strategy works and Metroman is ruined. Megamind takes over Metro City and turns it into a dump yard. But he comes to realize that being evil is dull lacking someone excellent to fight against. The rest of the tale is Megamind coming to terms with his real destiny and realizing that looks and circumstances don’t always have to dictate your success in this life.
“Megamind” is one of those animated movies that has a lot more going on than meets the eye. The animation is really brilliant. The scenes look nearly real and seeing the movie in 3D is a must if you want to get the best animated viewing experience. The ending is exciting with complex animation that is out of this world.
The tale is one of the most complex that I have seen in a children’s film. Here are many twists and turns in the plot and, since I did not see the trailer, I did not see a lot of them coming. But I find it rare in an animated film (and any movie everywhere Will Ferrell is involved) to have such a rich storyline were excellent and evil are shown as shades of gray that can be affected by circumstances and our own choices in life. Just because you are raised in a prison does not mean you have to be villain any more than being raised in a palace means you have to be a prince.
The kids in the consultation loved the obvious jokes and humor comedy, but here were many amusing one-liners everywhere only parents were laughing since you had to have seen “The Godfather” to know the comedy references. Both my son and I loved “Megamind” and give it a thumbs up.
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|Megafun,
Will Ferrell plays a genius supervillian named Megamind who ends up using his gifts for scandalous means after getting tired of being underappreciated and receiving the treatment of a social outcast. Brad Pitt plays his likewise gifted rival Metro Man. Tina Fey plays a very energetic, vivacious, and upbeat woman named Roxanne that is very vital to the character development of Megamind. The gorgeous and uplifting message of the movie is that everyone has excellent in them. I also take pleasure in the message that seems to be tailored to both kids and adults that diligence can pay off even after multiple setbacks. Here are bounty of scenes to make a person laugh. In addition, I like how the movie described how a person that may seem like a villian on the outside is not always what they initially appear to be at the surface. In addition, the movie also sends a message that those that make waywardness can many times be the ones that are yearning to be accepted and loved the most. All of the actors and actresses voiced their parts in a superb fashion. But, Will’s Megamind character really helped to increase the humour and life into this fantastic animated movie. This is certainly one of the animated movies to see this month.
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