Now “Megamind” is a well-made film that will appeal to parents, as well as children. Although it isn't as good as its animated rival film, “Despicable Me,” it is bound to be a hit, and it is entertaining. The plot, as aforementioned, revolves around a superhero/arch-villain rivalry. Megamind, the evil genius, always seems to lose to the spoiled, and vain, superhero Metroman, but one day it appears that Megamind has actually won. Metroman is dead! Or so it seems.
Now, Megamind is left to plunder the city, but he soon finds his life is empty without a nemesis, so he attempts to create a new superhero rival, only to find that the new superhero is, in fact, more evil than Megamind. Will Megamind save the day? Will Megamind become a superhero or remain an arch-villain.
Certainly, there are good elements of the film. Megamind hardly repents of his sins, and we cannot honestly say that he finds redemption, but the ability to turn one's life around is a good moral message for children.
Unfortunately, the film excels in the moral ambiguities of Hollywood. Never does Megamind really distinguish between right and wrong. He finds his life is empty and meaningless, but he doesn't really know why, nor does the film honestly answer that question. This is my biggest problem with the movie. Properly done, the film could be a great moral lesson, but, as written, it is yet another politically correct tale that makes the hero something less than noble, and the villain becomes the sympathetic character.
Now, Megamind is left to plunder the city, but he soon finds his life is empty without a nemesis, so he attempts to create a new superhero rival, only to find that the new superhero is, in fact, more evil than Megamind. Will Megamind save the day? Will Megamind become a superhero or remain an arch-villain.
Certainly, there are good elements of the film. Megamind hardly repents of his sins, and we cannot honestly say that he finds redemption, but the ability to turn one's life around is a good moral message for children.
Unfortunately, the film excels in the moral ambiguities of Hollywood. Never does Megamind really distinguish between right and wrong. He finds his life is empty and meaningless, but he doesn't really know why, nor does the film honestly answer that question. This is my biggest problem with the movie. Properly done, the film could be a great moral lesson, but, as written, it is yet another politically correct tale that makes the hero something less than noble, and the villain becomes the sympathetic character.
