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tellytubby101) wrote2010-12-14 09:17 pm
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Movie Review: Megamind
Final Rating: 5.5 out of 10.
Quick Summary: Sometimes the bad guy is the good guy at heart. That even applies to blue aliens with fish-like minions.
This was a cute story. It dragged a bit, but it was pretty funny throughout. The humour was a bit simple, but it worked for the tone of the movie. It was nice not to have to think, just enjoy.
First off, we see a dying planet being sucked up by a black hole. Their last chance is a newborn baby, which they put in a little ship and send off to Earth--doesn't this sound like it has been ripped off Superman or what?!--to accomplish something great. Well, wee little Megamind wasn't the only babe sent to Earth. The black hole was busy sucking up another planet: from which came Metro Man.
Metro Man = all-powerful near invincible Superman-esque character. All round good guy. Strangely resembles Elvis.
Megamind = blue, gigantic head, strange goatee ... and evil. Kind of a-dork-able, but we'll get to that later.
This was an interesting story that worked with the idea: "The bad guy wins. Then what?"
Mega Mind achieved victory over his arch-nemesis and then found his life lacking. He wasn't challenged anymore. Evil reigned. The city was hit to rule. Yet he wasn't happy. So he did what any sane evil mastermind does.
He genetically engineered a "new" good guy.
Let's back up a bit first. Before Mega Mind defeated Metro Man, all his plans failed. Miserably. Even with his fluke victory--copper, really?!--that fact didn't change. So the good guy wasn't really a good guy after all. Yet another mishap failure.
And Mega Mind was a little distracted because he was wooing the heart of a young reporter. She was all for the good of the city. He changed the city for her (stopped most of the destruction and tried making it safe). And then his little pet project fell off the rails and attempted to kill the pretty reporter.
The rest, you'd think, would be straightforward, but the fight was entertaining with different plot twists that actually made you go, "Ahh!" Okay, it wasn't as complex as something like Inception, but it wasn't ridiculously childish and plain like Despicable Me.
Part of me wonders whether the kids get the underlying plot morals about how "evil isn't always evil" or "there's always a choice". It wasn't clear, but I guess the brighter ones would get the message.
This was a movie that had my friend and I giggling throughout it. I wish I could blame the sugar from beforehand, but I sincerely enjoyed the movie. It wasn't as bad as I thought it could've been. :-D
Quick Summary: Sometimes the bad guy is the good guy at heart. That even applies to blue aliens with fish-like minions.
This was a cute story. It dragged a bit, but it was pretty funny throughout. The humour was a bit simple, but it worked for the tone of the movie. It was nice not to have to think, just enjoy.
First off, we see a dying planet being sucked up by a black hole. Their last chance is a newborn baby, which they put in a little ship and send off to Earth--doesn't this sound like it has been ripped off Superman or what?!--to accomplish something great. Well, wee little Megamind wasn't the only babe sent to Earth. The black hole was busy sucking up another planet: from which came Metro Man.
Metro Man = all-powerful near invincible Superman-esque character. All round good guy. Strangely resembles Elvis.
Megamind = blue, gigantic head, strange goatee ... and evil. Kind of a-dork-able, but we'll get to that later.
This was an interesting story that worked with the idea: "The bad guy wins. Then what?"
Mega Mind achieved victory over his arch-nemesis and then found his life lacking. He wasn't challenged anymore. Evil reigned. The city was hit to rule. Yet he wasn't happy. So he did what any sane evil mastermind does.
He genetically engineered a "new" good guy.
Let's back up a bit first. Before Mega Mind defeated Metro Man, all his plans failed. Miserably. Even with his fluke victory--copper, really?!--that fact didn't change. So the good guy wasn't really a good guy after all. Yet another mishap failure.
And Mega Mind was a little distracted because he was wooing the heart of a young reporter. She was all for the good of the city. He changed the city for her (stopped most of the destruction and tried making it safe). And then his little pet project fell off the rails and attempted to kill the pretty reporter.
The rest, you'd think, would be straightforward, but the fight was entertaining with different plot twists that actually made you go, "Ahh!" Okay, it wasn't as complex as something like Inception, but it wasn't ridiculously childish and plain like Despicable Me.
Part of me wonders whether the kids get the underlying plot morals about how "evil isn't always evil" or "there's always a choice". It wasn't clear, but I guess the brighter ones would get the message.
This was a movie that had my friend and I giggling throughout it. I wish I could blame the sugar from beforehand, but I sincerely enjoyed the movie. It wasn't as bad as I thought it could've been. :-D