Jordan Hearring, Life Editor

Plot: Megamind, the supervillain conspiring against superhero Metro Man, finds himself unsuccessful in all of his attempts to capture Metro City and defeat Metro Man.
Both Metro Man and Megamind were sent to Earth after their planets were destroyed by black holes but they both lived very different lives.
During the grand opening of the Metro Man museum in honor of his good deeds and acts of heroism, Megamind plans to destroy Metro Man and take over the
city. After years of failure to take him down, Metro Man is killed. Megamind blows up the Metro Man museum following his success and disguises himself as Bernard, the museum curator, to avoid getting caught by Roxanne, a spunky news reporter and love interest of Metro Man.
Megamind lives a double life as Bernard, catching feelings for Roxanne and taking her on dates in their free time. Megamind realizes while talking with Roxanne that he wants to create a new hero to fight. He is bored of a life without a hero to stop his evil wrongdoings. Megamind creates a serum with Metro Man’s DNA, as he is bored of his evil wrongdoings going about without anyone to stop him, only for this serum to accidentally be injected in Hal Stewart, Roxanne’s cameraman who is infatuated with her. After Hal tries to win Roxanne over after gaining his new powers, he realizes his efforts are futile and dedicates his life to villainy. This forces Megamind to become the hero after Hal, frenzied with rage, destroys the town.

Review: When I first watched this movie after its release in 2010, I was ecstatic and instantly fell in love with the characters. It wasn’t your typical superhero movie where you root for the hero: it makes you realize that the villains can always turn out to be good without possessing the typical superhero qualities. I loved the movie even more when I realized that big names such as Will Ferrell (Megamind), Jonah Hill (Hal) and Brad Pitt (Metro Man) voiced some of the main characters in the movie.
The action-packed film brings you on an emotional journey through forbidden love, intense fight scenes and the feeling of being rejected by society. The struggle
Megamind faced with being compared to Metro Man
was displayed throughout the course of his childhood, and this was relatable to me as a young child who felt like they were also overlooked.
The only criticism I have for “Megamind” is that it feels like a lot of other movies I have seen. While it’s very quirky and clever, I felt like I had seen the movie before. This sentiment is one I share with my 9 year old self, and it’s likely that some of my enjoyment stemmed from nostalgia and my enjoyment of superhero movies.
I thoroughly enjoyed rewatching “Megamind” and I found a lot of comfort in
rewatching it. The quirks, plot development, lovable characters and comedy of the movie aged very well.

Rating: A solid 9/10.

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