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Best thing about Metro Man is, that his passion is about music. Not because he is actually quite bad, but its the thing that nothing of his super power´s can help him with. He has to work his butt off practising like normal person.
That's what I got out of it. The big issue with that though is even after he works his ass off and actually becomes good or great at it, will he achieve something satisfying or will he lapse into depression like Megamind did because it didn't bring him the satisfaction that he was looking for? (Possible plot point for a Megamind part 2 maybe?)
One of my favorite quotes from any movie ever is the "Oh you're a villain just not a SUPER one! "Yeah what's the difference?" "PRESENTATION!" This is also easily in my top ten favorite animated movies ever.
That whole presentation scene is, I don't have appropriate words. It's the closest thing I've ever seen to the perfect dramatic entrance. Think about it. Set the humor aside for a moment, give into the drama a little and look at it. First, let's talk about the preceding scenes. The threat is unstoppable. The only power capable of matching it has benched itself, but it points toward another hope. Who refuses it. And walks away. We then enter the darkest hour. The threat has taken the best and most hopeful character in the entire story, and now, even they begin to feel despair. And abandonment. But just before, we got one last promise of hope. So for the whole scene, on top of the despair, on top of the hopelessness, we feel a constantly building sense of frustration! And anticipation. We were right to. Thunder booms, and the unstoppable threat turns to find that, without him even noticing (!), the SKY has been BLOTTED OUT! And this unstoppable, invincible, fallen angel of wrath, floats before a dark storm of lightning and thunder that seemingly fills the whole world. And looks small. Then a voice, filling the air from every direction at once like an enraged GOD! "YOU DARE TO CHALLENGE MEGAMIND!" "this town isn't big enough for two supervillains." And as the visage of the Megamind emerges from the storm, to personally belittle and rain humiliation upon this upstart ant who has managed to offend him, we cut to her. I want to really emphasize this moment. This whole movie, people have looked upon this man with scorn. The only thing he has needed to do to sour the mood, to spread fear and panic, to bring children to tears, is appear. And now, he has appeared again. Grander and greater then ever before. And we turn to look upon the person he might have hurt worst of all. And what do we see? We see hope. We see hope! THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is presentation. I could say more, but I'm gonna cut it here. I hope I got my point across.
That quote is absolutely iconic, but I'm partial to the "Bernard, I didn't know you had... feelings" joke. Tina's delivery has me rolling every time lol
You may have missed the mid-credit scene, where the real Bernard reappears. The dehydration gun reduces things to cubes. When they get wet, they return to normal. So far as we can tell, Megamind never killed anyone. He was never evil, just playing elaborate games. Any super-intelligent person in a normal world, would tend to be bored most of the time. Roxanne got kidnapped roughly once a week, as an excuse for Metroman to come after Megamind. And she'd long since figured out she was in no danger. You can see she's bored and not stressed during the one kidnapping we see. I suspect that if Roxanne and Hal had not intervened, Megamind would have chosen Roxanne to be the next hero. And his plan might have actually worked.
The dehydration gun also explains why all the garbage comes back right after the reveal scene: when he "cleaned up" Metrocity, he just dehydrated all the garbage until it rained...
I have to assume people died when there was that big tunnel explosion. Or we assuming there was no one in the petrol tanker or any of the cars in the tunnel? 37:57
@@whatwhatinthewhat4400 Which wouldn't have happened if Hal didn't have a temper tantrum. I don't think Megamind ever wanted to hurt innocent people, but Hal doesn't care who he hurts as long as he gets what he wants.
@@anib8863 But who made Hal? Sure it was "fate" that chose him. But megamind played a big part, then made hal big mad. Ok its not murder, its like involuntary manslaughter that megamind will get charged with :D
@@whatwhatinthewhat4400 I'm not saying Megamind is blameless, but this is Hals fault. Sure, Megamind provoked him, but Hal is the one who killed those people.
I respect the hell out of this movie not only for the witty gags and superhero homages but for deconstructing the 'nice guy' trope and exploring the concept of incels in a family friendly movie to the point I think this movie should be shown in school.
Yeah, this is one (of many many reasons) this movie is so great, in my view. That they portray the "nice guy" for what he actually is, and that he ends up being the true villain of the story, I feel it highlights how truly scary someone with this type of mentality can be, especially toward the people their entitled expectations are focused. The contrast between Roxanne's calm demeanor during her kidnapping at the beginning (making light of his various plots and contraptions, asking about her Frequent Kidnapping rewards card) and her genuine fear when Hal captures her conveys the true danger she faces from Hal. And the fact that this was all happening before the concept of incels hit the mainstream just amazes me. It's an aspect of the movie that keeps it relevant into today.
There's a visual cue that most people miss because it's so subtle: ~ In the beginning, Roxanne is wearing a red dress - red being the 'opposite' color from blue (Megamind's color) because she absolutely dislikes him. ~ During the flight with Hal and dinner with 'Bernard', she's wearing purple - a mixture of red and blue. She likes 'him' while still disliking him. ~ Investigating Metro Man's lair and kidnapped by Hal, she's wearing white - completely neutral as she reevaluates everything she thought she knew. ~ At the unveiling of the rebuilt museum, she's wearing blue - she now supports Megamind and connects with him in ways she never connected with Metro Man. Another sneaky visual cue are the character's eyes: Megamind's eyes are green; Metro Man's and the Warden's eyes are blue; Minion's and Bernard's eyes are brown. If you pay attention, you can see: ~ When 'Megamind' chastises the prison guards, his eyes are blue because it's actually the Warden. ~ When the 'Warden' casually strolls out of prison, his eyes are green because it's actually Megamind. ~ When 'Bernard' dates Roxanne, his eyes are green because it's actually Megamind. ~ When the 'Warden' releases Megamind from prison, his eyes are brown because it's actually Minion. ~ When 'Metro Man' battles Tighten, his eyes are green because it's actually Megamind. (The one goof in this regard is when 'Megamind' confronts Tighten - his eyes are green throughout even though it's actually Minion in disguise. I suspect that this may have been a deliberate exception so as to not give away the deception.) Also, the school segment - particularly when he dehydrates and rehydrates Minion - sets up the Chekoviest Chekov's Gun ever Chekoved. It's revisited in the break-up scene when the rain rehydrates all the garbage Megamind had dehydrated, including a stray cat that recovers instantly upon rehydration. Because it's a crucial aspect of Megamind both surviving the fall and getting the drop on Hal/Tighten, it's used frequently throughout the story (including Bernard and Carlos, Roxanne's doorman) - "hiding in plain sight". One aspect of the De-Gun I used to ponder was why Megamind never used the dehydration function on Hal/Tighten, but the answer is stealthily hidden in the newspapers during the opening sequence - that Metro Man's powers make him immune to gun. As Hal's powers came from Metro Man, Megamind assumed that Tighten would have the same immunity to the gun (as with the supposed weakness to copper).
I never stopped to check those clippings, and I have been majorly missing out! ...I know what I'm doing tomorrow. (I'd check them now, but it's half one in the morning here)
I always loved the detail of seeing Roxanne after Metroman's "death." The fact that Megamind released her instead of harming her is one of the first signs of his true nature, at least after he was a kid.
Actually when "Megamind " talked to guards his eyes were still green despite being the Warden the same Minion kept the green eyes colors when he turned into Megamind. So my guess is that the device is perfectly calibrated for him therefore anybody who turns into him will have the perfect illusion with the eyes and everything but if you turn into someone else then you won't have his or her eyes colors.
Fun fact I just learned: During Roxanne and Megamind’s scene where she finds out his true identity, where he says “I can explain-“ a poster of his face saying “no you can’t” is in the background!
If you go back to where Metroman supposedly died, you can see a flicker a very very fast flicker on him and the side where you see him in the flashback standing and looking at megamind, it was a very cool detail to see.
If you also watch the scene where Megamind is about to fire his deathray and you can see both of them projected on the museum, at the point that metroman said he was using his super speed, a single frame shows Metroman disappearing from the left projection and he's seen on the skybridge that circles his statue.
45:54 A really nice bit of detail about this exact moment. Is as Megamind is talking, he looks behind himself to see where the invisible car is, and recognized exactly what he needed to do. So his line about Tighten being a fool, and then he winces and prepares for the punch. He knew that insulting him was going to get him hit and the heat was probably going to be strong enough to send him all the way across the street. That is some major dedication right there.
I weirdly like how metroman chose to do music which he isn’t good at, it’s probably used as a joke but I like to think since he was basically handed everything and could do so much with his powers easily he wanted to do something that he struggles at so for once he has something he has to work for. I also like how they were basically enemies throughout their whole life but you could tell it was all a show and they cared for each other in a way. They could’ve easily made metroman a complete douche and the bad guy throughout the whole movie but then they actually made people route for him as well by the end.
Absolutely! I've heard this observation before in the comments and I agree. That giving metroman depth and an arc that makes the audience route for him is very smart writing. And having him choose a craft that he has to struggle to improve in - playing music - is a clever way of building on his character. Well said! Thank you for your comment.
Personally I like to think that Metroman wanted to be friends with Megamind even back when they were kids, but true to his arc he felt forced to uphold his reputation as the good kid, and so didn't feel like he could approach and get to know the bad boy. Cause while he does seem really smug as a kid, it is also only briefly shown to us with not much detail and all from Megamind's point of view, we see him as Megamind saw him as a quick and easy way to get the viewers on board with the villain protagonist.
I believe the reason why Metro Man loved music is because it didn't come so easily to him. His whole life everything was handed to him, wealth, power, good looks, etc. But music is the one thing that challenges him and that's why he loves it.
if you go watch it again, notice in the part when they were kids. and you will see metroman playing. showing that its something he liked to do since then.
Such a good movie with so many different character development going on, the fact metro man who is introduced as being a complete tool that we can't stand is actually weighed down by peoples expectations but also knows megamind has the good in him because over the years its clear megaminds plans have never actually been "evil" instead being more the supervillian equivalent of toiletpapering someones house
Megamind was never the type of jerk who hurts you. Not on purpose anyway. He would SEVERELY INCONVENIENCE you any day of the week. He would kick your car across the street without a second thought. He would punch a hole in your house and not feel guilty about it. He would bring your whole day to a screeching halt with his latest scheme just for funsies. But DIRECTLY HURT someone? Never! Not on purpose anyway. Doesn't really stop him from being a jerk though. It just makes him a more sympathetic one.
I'm 46 and watched this when it came out. It reminded me of a time when kids films where made to entertain the adults as much as the kids, and then the kids could grow up and appreciate it on a defferent level.
Megamind was a head of its time, Chad, Alpha, Beta, Incel and Simp all in one movie. When nice guys turn into bad guys, some people handle rejections in a good way but people like Titan don't handle rejections in a positive way. Megamind and Titan gave the best scenes, example: I'm a Villian, i don't save the city, i don't fly and i don't get the girl. He's not evil, he was raise by the wrong people and the wrong place.
6:34 "that teacher sucks". Fun fact, she is actually the most villainous character in this movie! XD (even the prison director kinda had a redemption arc. But not her.).
What's really gonna blow your mind about this movie is around 11:58 in your reaction for a single frame in the movie Metroman disappears from the Observatory while simultaneously appearing behind Megamind. So you actually saw his entire soul searching scene at the beginning of the movie, but at normal human speed.
this movie was so far ahead of its time. from toxic male behavior to hilarious reinterpretations of genre classics like the invisible car... just an amazingly well thought out comedic gem
@@rsrt6910 lol possibly. I might just not understand the nuance 😅 using feminism to be shitty seems like just one of the many flavors of toxicity men have cultivated in their long history of shitty mindsets 😂
@@islandork It's a behaviour typified as "nice guy syndrome" that has become particularly pervasive within the last few decades due to the advent of fourth wave feminist theories and single mothers. Basically by raising boys without a strong male role model, the destruction of male safe spaces and the conjecture that is men behaved more like women than everything would be better. Unfortunately, this fails to address the massive amount of priviledge that women enjoy in western society (which is why you don't see these issues in traditional Muslim societies), that are not afforded men so that when taking their single mom and feminist teachers word for it on how to behave, they find that their needs are completely not met. Worse they have to strong male role models or male spaces to tell them otherwise and most watch on in growing frustration as their more traditional conservative counterparts (such as MegaMind and MetroMan) are achieving all that they are lacking they must make one of several choices: 1) double down on what feminism has taught them is acceptable pathos, which we see Hal do initially resulting in increasingly cringe behaviour. 2) when that fails, the frustration causes them to lash out, which Hal also does (in modern parlance we see this typified in school shooters) 3) ditch the dogma and adopt the habits and behaviours of their more successful conservative brethren. This we never see Hal get to, but it's typified by the neo-male-feminists that tun into and eventually reform themselves from a good strong male role model, or by obtaining competent professional psychiatric assistance such a Jordan Peterson. Hope this helps you on your journey.
@@rsrt6910 lmao yeah it really let me know that you misunderstand feminism and are a big part of the problem. You’re talking about “privileges women are afforded” in western countries, but you’re clearly just another butthurt Hal who confuses *feigning feminism to creep on a woman* with a genuine understanding of issues from their perspectives lol the fact you would try and position Jordan “up yours woke leftists 🤓” Peabody as a good role model or argue conservatism is at all a competent rebuttal to genuine feminist sentiments really underlines how skewed your view on this issue really is. I mean you literally mentioned school shootings as an example of what happens when boys don’t get the girl they want as if most of your typical incel types aren’t completely red pilled. I guess you get props for not going half a step further and referencing full on “dating podcast” bros
@@rsrt6910 - Um, no. Hal doesn't do what "feminism has taught." "Feminism" just says that women are people, and society should respect women's choices and consent...and Hal definitely didn't respect Roxanne's choices or consent. He did the opposite: pursuing her despite her obvious lack of interest, hitting on her just after the death of someone he thought was her boyfriend, and expecting her to fall into his arms just because he became a muscleman. None of that is remotely "feminist." Megamind was also far from a "conservative traditional counterpart," being at heart an intellectual dweeb--just with a sense of dramatic flair. Metro Man is the only one who fits that "traditional conservative" model of masculinity...and he's desperately unhappy, because (surprise) following a model that's inherently unrealistic and limited will eventually make you unhappy.
I LOVE this movie! It is one of my ultimate favorites. I think it was SO UNDERRATED. It was brilliant … and it is animated, but it is NOT a “kid’s movie.” Kids may like it, but this is definitely for adults!! And can I just bring out that they were showing you “nice guy syndrome” before it was really a thing.
What so many studios don't understand, moreso now than in the 80s for example, is that kids love a story that is for adults. Not a super-complicated story for adults, nothing with complicated motivations or ethical quandaries but one with simple-enough motivations that doesn't treat it's audience like children. Star Wars, Indiana Jones, ET, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters. More recently, I bet kids are loving Top Gun 2 right now if they are lucky enough to get to see it.... And it goes the other way too. If you understand the above, a movie can be made for children that appeals to adults for exactly the same reasoning. And I think this is one of the best examples of one that goes that way. It is animated, and colourful and over-the-top. It starts from a position of 'for-kids', but is definitely also 'for-adults'.
So many people agree on this being underrated but don't remember why. On its release it was going up against Despicable Me that same year. Despicable Me seemed to engage a wider audience and Megamind just followed in its trails. I find the witty lines and the certainly the pop culture references more appealing to me. Definitely a great film.
@@saulmadrid9950 I was watching another reaction video and I think they mentioned that Megamind came out in theaters around the same time as a Harry Potter film. (Just looked it up, it was Deathly Hallows Pt 1, which came out two weeks after Megamind). So that, combined with Despicable Me coming out before then likely contributed to families opting to skip it at the time.
one of the things i love about this movie is that it touches on nice-guy syndrome and consent and toxic masculinity without preaching about it or treating men in general the problem of these things like modern tv does. its just part of the characters and the story as a whole, it has nuance and doesnt feel like forced plot points solely used to preach about it by hitting you over the head with it and treating the viewer as if they're too stupid to know its wrong. and now some of my movie recommendations: no one lives (2012) a group of people rob a couple who are moving and then shit goes wrong upgrade (2018) in the near future, technology controls almost everything and a guy who is a self labeled technophobe needs tech to get revenge. repo men (2010) in the future artificial organs can be bought on credit and a guy who cant pay for his heart needs to go on the run before it gets repossessed. they're not kid friendly films like megamind, but they're all underrated gems that any movie lover should watch.
I have seen upgrade and it’s a fantastic film! I have seen most of repo men but not the end, have no heard about no one lives so that’s cool! I agree with your assessment This film touched on so many topics in such a smart way that it left me shook. I was shocked by the fact that a “kids animated film” from 12 YEARS AGO DID A BETTER JOB at themes of consent, toxic masculinity, and “nice guy syndrome” than acclaimed Award winning movies out now! Loved this movie so much!
@@rsrt6910 well, as google says: Terry Kupers describes toxic masculinity as involving "the need to aggressively compete and dominate others", and as "the constellation of socially regressive male traits that serve to foster domination, the devaluation of women, homophobia and wanton violence". personally i think thats pretty lame, the first part describes basic animal behaviour and we humans are animals, so thats just describing normal human behaviour to some extend, some people dont like that and say thats bad. and its a term that doesnt mean anything anymore really, because its been misused and weaponized to such a point that most people dont know the real meaning anymore and if they do they twist it to fit their own ideals. that being said im no expert on human behaviour, im just a simple moron who didnt finish school but somehow is more intelligent than alot of people who did... but i do still like that this movie doesnt do the modern thing of trying to make me feel like a horrible person for being white and having a penis ^^
It does also touch upon the fact, the only value a man is what he can provide. Metroman is considered an asshole because he no longer wants to dedicate his life to protecting others. Megamind is hated until someone worse shows up and suddenly hes called upon to provide protection in exchange for acceptance.
@@RanRayu you can also say that nowaday a “weak male” can be considered toxic masculinity because a man that isn’t taught how to be properly masculine can subconsciously lash out in worse ways from years of depression.
"I don't like this, I don't like this one bit." "They are soooo cute!" "Sure, they may be cute now, but pretty soon they're gonna get mean, and they're gonna turn ugly somehow."
I think Tina's performance during the breakup scene was lovely, particularly her realization that Megamind really did want to be with her. If you'll notice, the moment she comes to that realization, the frustration and anger drain from her voice, replaced with earnestness. Her question, did he think she'd ever be with him, is not asked out of mockery or disgust, but honest disbelief and curiosity; she's not even mad, she just wants to know what the hell he was thinking.
And the fact that Megaminds only response is "No", is also great; in that moment, he truly realizes what Shrek learned in Shrek 2: if he really loved her, he'd let her go. Whereas Tighten always had Roxanne on his mind, and, as a result, never learned to realize that he was the problem like Megamind did.
One neat little detail: in the beginning of the film, Roxanne is wearing red. As she gets to know Megamind/Bernard, her clothing color changes to purple, and by the end of the film, she's wearing blue, Megamind's color. I didn't catch that until about the tenth time I watched it.
one thing about metroman is that, at the ending celebration, he was there, showing that he actually was keeping vigilance in the background. though he doesn't want to be a hero, he still have that feeling of responsibilty. meaning that the reason he let megamind win at the start was because he knew megamind was never evil. the city will be okay with metroman not being around.
I found Megamind so precinct about wrestling with societal expectations & toxic masculinity but not with a Jock archetype, you're not entitled to anyone else so I feel like when people see how quickly Hal flips to being a villain when he's turned down: he had that in him from the beginning, he never actually listened to her. So funnily enough I think this is an important film & an opportunity to broach the topic of consent without making people uncomfortable
ABSOLUTELY!! I could not agree more this film genuinely impressed me with the level of depth it had in regards to such important topics! Especially how digestible they made the nuanced subject matter for general audiences.
@@AZDfox Hal didn't show any signs of dizziness, blurred vision, headaches, did not slur his speech or show signs of muscle weakness. Most telling, Hal didn't do anything nor was it implicated that he was "juicing" unless you count that one time "infusion" he mistakenly received from Megamind's infusion gun, but I saw that more as an extension of CRISPR technology more than possible drug overdose.
this movie was so great yet so underrated because it was released at the same year as despicable me and we all know how huge of an impact that movie made. it was just recognized now because people rewatched it and thought this movie was really good.
One little thing to look out for when anyone uses the disguise watch: their eyes. Megamind, Minion, and the warden all have different eye color. You knew it wasn't the warden or Megamind because Minion's eyes are a different color from either of them. It's a great device, but without color contact lenses it only works until you get up close. And notice how Roxanne dresses throughout the movie. She wears three dresses. Red, for her friendship with Metroman. Purple, for her growing relationship with "Bernard". And finally blue, for her now established relationship with Megamind. I love subtle things that have deeper meaning that you might not see the first time around. And the soundtrack was amazing. Licensed music or what they made for the movie, it all hit just right.
So many details in that movie for an example everytime Megamind use his device to change into someone else, his eyes keeps the same green color. That's how you know if it's him or not even as metroman.
When you get a chance, watch this one back. If you look there’s lots of details that show just how carefully planned and made this was. Little hints and details that you’ll notice now that you know some of the twists
Incredibly handsome criminal genius and master of all villainy. Damn right! One of my favorite animated characters and it has a lot to do with Will Ferrel's great voice over work. He is also great as the villain Lord Business in the Lego Movie. Hey Clariss I was just curious, have you ever done or wanted to do any voice over acting, you have a nice voice and I bet you would be great at it. With the right character of course.
Thank you and I have actually! Trying to expand my voice over resume. I love doing voice over work, however the projects I have worked on have yet to be released.
its a whole: nature vs nurture type thing. he was raised in a prison so he thinks all to life is to be bad and he doesnt know how to do "good" cause he was raised by convicts. but now his nature is modern society
I agree with you that there seems to be a real dearth of just enjoying movies, instead of taking them deadly seriously. Not to mention the 'dark, gritty' storytelling, or lack thereof. Watching your enjoyment of this often-watched classic was like seeing it for the first time again. Thank you for that! But seriously, the subtitler on your copy needs to be slapped up alongside the head for 'Tighten'. Seriously? They even spell it out in Roxanne's notes all over her apartment and his laser vision. Titan.
Oh gosh I love this movie. I remember when I first saw it, I didn't get it, but then I watched it again when I was older and it got so much better. The Psychology student in me had so much fun watching it.
Came to see more of your stuff after watching you with Timothee! Loved your reaction to Megamind and Roxanne! This is a favorite for me too! If you haven’t seen the live action Aladdin, I’d definitely recommend it just for Jasmine’s story!
Hal Stewart's name is a combination of of the names of two Green Lanterns, John Stewart and Hal Jordan. Space Dad was based on Marlon Brandon in the 1970s Superman movie when he played Superman's actual father. Subtitles were wrong when Megamind told Hal his superhero name - it was supposed to be "Titan" the whole joke was that dumbass Hal thought it was "Tighten" which should only be revealed when he writes his name using his heat vision.
An incredible detail that almost no one knows about. We know that Metro Man used super speed and went to Megamind's lair for a moment. In the beginning of the movie Megamind is broadcasting to everyone and if you slow down the movie, Metro Man actually appears behind Megamind for a single frame. It's great attention to detail.
I remember watching this movie with my little cousin and absolutely loving it. Absolutely enjoyed the satirical take of superheroes without it being too in your face. Absolute under appreciated gem of a film. Also can’t go wrong with a Michael Jackson dance party finale
the biggest crime in cinema history was the fact despicable me became popular while megamind was left to rot. but as it's often the case, history also happens to fix itself. and as time went on, megamind grew in popularity. it became a bit of a hidden gem.
Yeah. This is why I love this film so much. What DOES, the villain do when he succeeds? And would you trash your kingdom, or try to make it better? So many great thought provoking questions!! Also fun fact. In the beginning of the film, Roxanne wears all white or yellow, like Metro Man. As she starts dating MegaMind, we see her switch to purple clothes. And in the end, she's wearing Blue. Just neat!
One thing I wanna say about this movie that's a fun Easter egg is that Hal Stewart is the combination of Hal Jordan and Jon Stewart, 2 fan favorite Green lanterns of earth
My favorite movie even today. This was great to see your reaction, your understanding of characters and their situations throughout the video. I really reenjoyed being able to see you watch it 🤩
15:43 easily, one of my favorite lines. Came up with my own riff for it. "Clowns? Who taught you the birds and the bees? Like, *actual* birds and bees!" XD
Have you seen *Everything Everywhere All At Once* it's so good: Michelle Yeoh is Everything 💛, the Daniel's are just so ridiculous & I love that they made this audacious thing happen with such a few people plus having 10 times less budget than Marvel productions
I'm a writer and sporadically use the word 'melancholy'; when I do, I think of this movie and laugh. I love his mispronunciation of words. This is such a good movie!!!!
I LOVED This movie, saw it twice in the theatres when it came out. Such a great story with good characters about Heroes and Villains (along with a bunch of other ones), great reaction
The Disguise Watch and De-Gun are two different gadgets. The watch just scans a person and creates a projection disguise copy of them on the wearer. The De-Gun actually has a bunch of settings if you look at it (Dehydrate, Destroy, Demoralize, Debilitate, etc.). Megamind uses the non-lethal/non-destructive Dehydrate setting to turn things into compact cubes that can be hidden (like he hides cube!Bernard in his coat pocket after zapping him in the museum, and in the credits we see that Bernard is accidentally rehydrated when his cube is put in the washer).
Megamind is one of the few children's movies whose story doesn't completely break when you think about it for more than 10 seconds. Many animated movies, like Toy Story or The Incredibles, actually teach very warped and perverse lessons (like your self-worth being dependent on someone else, or relying on inherited advantages for success). Megamind, as a self-contained aesop, is quite solid and internally consistent in its message.
Another one you should see is The Incredibles from 2005. It's seen by some as the being among the best superhero movies ever made, and it's easily one of Pixar's finest (and most mature) productions. It even won Academy Awards and the Hugo Award.
I love that this movie while funny really has a good story showing a villian without a purpose then he turns once he finds a new one. Always reminds me of this one Batman Animated series episode where Joker thinks batman is dead so he finds no joy in committing crimes anymore he even has a funeral for batman at a factory lol while also attempting to kill the guy he thought killed batman. It'd be cool to see you do some more comedies too idk how many you've seen but I like This is the End with Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen then the Neighbors movies with Zak Efron and Seth Rogen
Super small detail, but during the death ray scene when you see the 2 screens you can see his screen sorta glitch out, and you can see metro man behind mega mind
I really enjoy how well everything is set up. The disguise watch, the invisible car, the dehydration gun: every single clever turn and twist is foreshadowed according to the rule of threes. So yeah, Megamind never killed anyone afaik. They're all just blue cubes to be rehydrated with no ill effects.
Note the different ways Roxainne reacts when kidnapped either by Megamind or Titan. She knows she's not in danger with Megamind, it's pretty much a 3:00 appointment. Same can't be said for Titan.
Took me a while to realize that the reason Megamind gave up after finding Metroman alive was because he realized that his ONE victory, the ONE time he succeeded, the ONE time he triumphed.... was staged. No wonder his confidence was shattered!
Yeah, I love this movie and it’s so unfortunate how it went under the radar for so many people. It’s truly great and now, in the era of superhero movies, it still stands out to me as one of the best superhero movies out there.
I love that you point out the problem with the teacher. A lot of people skip over her. Megamind is an exaggeration, but at the same time, it isn't. It seems so unreal that all these terrible misfortunes would happen to him, but in reality kids actually do end up in these situations and worse. "Prison nurseries" are actually a thing where mothers give birth in prison and the kid is literally in jail. A lot of kids are like prisoners in their own homes in much worse situations than that. Then it seems highly irresponsible for a teacher to not only allow a student to punish another student but in general let all the other students pick on him, etc. But this kind of stuff happens all the time. Even teachers themselves will directly bully a student. My brother even had a teacher who would falsely mark his answers wrong on a test to give him a bad grade-what she didn't realize was that my mom was studying with him and knew the answers were right. I know of teachers forcing kids to sit in the corner while they taught the rest of the class not because they were misbehaving, but because they were "too stupid to teach" (reality: she was actually racist and sexist against him). Teachers who humiliate students in front of the whole class, who let one isolated child be the scapegoat/get bullied, etc... It's so important to remember that this stuff is actually happening in school and it's not Metro Man who is the problem, it's the teacher who is condoning all of this behavior. A lot of abusive teachers try to hide behind the good teachers to avoid criticism, but they're doing absolutely reprehensible things that there's no excuse for. When you really look at the context, what teacher would let a bunch of students pelt one other student with balls? That's not even dodgeball! That's an absolutely horrible teacher! The way I always saw it is that Megamind represents kids who had terrible luck with what adults were in charge of them growing up. It's a nature VS nurture debate.
If you remember right he learned to dehydrate and reanimate living objects at will when he was a little kid. So when he used the guy on each of them they are simply dehydrated until he puts them back in water. The warden he just tricked into letting him out with a watch that changed there outer appearance he never dehydrated him. And the nerd he keep dehydrated the whole time. If I remember right there is an after credit scene where Mega minds Laundry is getting done and it rehydrated the guy in the wash.
i think im falling in love of your reactions, love your thougts and how you get into the movies and i love your way of be. this movie is one of my favourites for all that you say, i was cheering you up on every plot twist hahaha
This is movie is so underrated. It has always been a favorite of mine. My mother was a pre-k teacher and she would watch the newest movies. She had to stay up to date.
You said you probably could have caught the twist before the reveal if you were paying closer attention. ... you also said that they animated the eyes very well. If you watch it again, pay closer attention to the eyes.
honestly tho at the end you actually realize Metroman was really a good guy. He could literally kill Megamind at any time but he played along because i think somehow he saw Megamind as a brother and just as him Megamind role was imposed by society but he knew Megamind was no evil, he literally never even killed someone and literally only ever kidnapped Roxanne at the point she was not even scared for her life. Metroman knew that even if he left nothing really bad would happen with Megamind in charge. ALSO fun fact at the scene where Metro man "dies" you ca see on the screen a split second where he bep away and appear for a frame behind Megamind on the big screens. DETAILS!
53:07 "Honestly, I'm _also_ really surprised the _animation_ still holds up. Likes it's a really- I was expecting it to _look_ more dated than it was but it- it really wasn't." The _Disney_ company has _always_ prided itself on animation that stands the test of time, all the way back to its _first_ feature-length animated movie, _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs_ from 1937. You watch that, and it's unmistakably animated, but the animation is _incredible._
THANK YOU! You are literally the first person I have seen who noticed Roxanne's lack of personal agency! You should do a reaction for the Disney film Wall-E. It was SO FAR ahead of its time in every respect. If you do a Wall-E reaction I will watch it and comment if you miss any of the subtext, but you are one of the few people who might catch a good deal or even all of it. (There is a LOT of it)
I love this movie so, so much. I think this was the movie that really kindled my adoration for redeemed villains, my favorite kind of character. Megamind, Zuko, Peridot, you name em'!
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Best thing about Metro Man is, that his passion is about music. Not because he is actually quite bad, but its the thing that nothing of his super power´s can help him with. He has to work his butt off practising like normal person.
That's what I got out of it.
The big issue with that though is even after he works his ass off and actually becomes good or great at it, will he achieve something satisfying or will he lapse into depression like Megamind did because it didn't bring him the satisfaction that he was looking for?
(Possible plot point for a Megamind part 2 maybe?)
love it
@@rsrt6910 I think if he got good it would still satisfy him, because he could do STH well, and be honestly proud of himself.
@@rsrt6910 once he gets good with music he can just write never-ending songs.
Yea music has no ceiling. Even the best musicians work at improving their craft and trying to create the next big piece of music.
One of my favorite quotes from any movie ever is the "Oh you're a villain just not a SUPER one! "Yeah what's the difference?" "PRESENTATION!"
This is also easily in my top ten favorite animated movies ever.
Mine too. It's better than 90% of superhero films, including the MCU.
That whole presentation scene is, I don't have appropriate words. It's the closest thing I've ever seen to the perfect dramatic entrance. Think about it. Set the humor aside for a moment, give into the drama a little and look at it.
First, let's talk about the preceding scenes. The threat is unstoppable. The only power capable of matching it has benched itself, but it points toward another hope.
Who refuses it. And walks away.
We then enter the darkest hour.
The threat has taken the best and most hopeful character in the entire story, and now, even they begin to feel despair. And abandonment.
But just before, we got one last promise of hope. So for the whole scene, on top of the despair, on top of the hopelessness, we feel a constantly building sense of frustration! And anticipation.
We were right to.
Thunder booms, and the unstoppable threat turns to find that, without him even noticing (!), the SKY has been BLOTTED OUT!
And this unstoppable, invincible, fallen angel of wrath, floats before a dark storm of lightning and thunder that seemingly fills the whole world.
And looks small.
Then a voice, filling the air from every direction at once like an enraged GOD!
"YOU DARE TO CHALLENGE MEGAMIND!"
"this town isn't big enough for two supervillains."
And as the visage of the Megamind emerges from the storm, to personally belittle and rain humiliation upon this upstart ant who has managed to offend him, we cut to her.
I want to really emphasize this moment.
This whole movie, people have looked upon this man with scorn. The only thing he has needed to do to sour the mood, to spread fear and panic, to bring children to tears, is appear.
And now, he has appeared again. Grander and greater then ever before. And we turn to look upon the person he might have hurt worst of all. And what do we see?
We see hope.
We see hope!
THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is presentation.
I could say more, but I'm gonna cut it here. I hope I got my point across.
That quote is absolutely iconic, but I'm partial to the "Bernard, I didn't know you had... feelings" joke. Tina's delivery has me rolling every time lol
I love how both Megamind and Metro Man played the roles of villain and hero like a stage, they both showed a flair for the theatrics.
Megamimd throwing a comcert whemever he appears is just amazing
You may have missed the mid-credit scene, where the real Bernard reappears.
The dehydration gun reduces things to cubes. When they get wet, they return to normal. So far as we can tell, Megamind never killed anyone. He was never evil, just playing elaborate games. Any super-intelligent person in a normal world, would tend to be bored most of the time.
Roxanne got kidnapped roughly once a week, as an excuse for Metroman to come after Megamind. And she'd long since figured out she was in no danger. You can see she's bored and not stressed during the one kidnapping we see.
I suspect that if Roxanne and Hal had not intervened, Megamind would have chosen Roxanne to be the next hero. And his plan might have actually worked.
The dehydration gun also explains why all the garbage comes back right after the reveal scene: when he "cleaned up" Metrocity, he just dehydrated all the garbage until it rained...
I have to assume people died when there was that big tunnel explosion. Or we assuming there was no one in the petrol tanker or any of the cars in the tunnel? 37:57
@@whatwhatinthewhat4400 Which wouldn't have happened if Hal didn't have a temper tantrum. I don't think Megamind ever wanted to hurt innocent people, but Hal doesn't care who he hurts as long as he gets what he wants.
@@anib8863 But who made Hal? Sure it was "fate" that chose him. But megamind played a big part, then made hal big mad.
Ok its not murder, its like involuntary manslaughter that megamind will get charged with :D
@@whatwhatinthewhat4400 I'm not saying Megamind is blameless, but this is Hals fault. Sure, Megamind provoked him, but Hal is the one who killed those people.
I respect the hell out of this movie not only for the witty gags and superhero homages but for deconstructing the 'nice guy' trope and exploring the concept of incels in a family friendly movie to the point I think this movie should be shown in school.
And it did so before that was really a well-known thing. It was ahead of its time.
I can very vaguely remember watching this movie in kindergarten
I 💯agree
Yeah, this is one (of many many reasons) this movie is so great, in my view. That they portray the "nice guy" for what he actually is, and that he ends up being the true villain of the story, I feel it highlights how truly scary someone with this type of mentality can be, especially toward the people their entitled expectations are focused. The contrast between Roxanne's calm demeanor during her kidnapping at the beginning (making light of his various plots and contraptions, asking about her Frequent Kidnapping rewards card) and her genuine fear when Hal captures her conveys the true danger she faces from Hal. And the fact that this was all happening before the concept of incels hit the mainstream just amazes me. It's an aspect of the movie that keeps it relevant into today.
There's a visual cue that most people miss because it's so subtle:
~ In the beginning, Roxanne is wearing a red dress - red being the 'opposite' color from blue (Megamind's color) because she absolutely dislikes him.
~ During the flight with Hal and dinner with 'Bernard', she's wearing purple - a mixture of red and blue. She likes 'him' while still disliking him.
~ Investigating Metro Man's lair and kidnapped by Hal, she's wearing white - completely neutral as she reevaluates everything she thought she knew.
~ At the unveiling of the rebuilt museum, she's wearing blue - she now supports Megamind and connects with him in ways she never connected with Metro Man.
Another sneaky visual cue are the character's eyes: Megamind's eyes are green; Metro Man's and the Warden's eyes are blue; Minion's and Bernard's eyes are brown. If you pay attention, you can see:
~ When 'Megamind' chastises the prison guards, his eyes are blue because it's actually the Warden.
~ When the 'Warden' casually strolls out of prison, his eyes are green because it's actually Megamind.
~ When 'Bernard' dates Roxanne, his eyes are green because it's actually Megamind.
~ When the 'Warden' releases Megamind from prison, his eyes are brown because it's actually Minion.
~ When 'Metro Man' battles Tighten, his eyes are green because it's actually Megamind.
(The one goof in this regard is when 'Megamind' confronts Tighten - his eyes are green throughout even though it's actually Minion in disguise. I suspect that this may have been a deliberate exception so as to not give away the deception.)
Also, the school segment - particularly when he dehydrates and rehydrates Minion - sets up the Chekoviest Chekov's Gun ever Chekoved. It's revisited in the break-up scene when the rain rehydrates all the garbage Megamind had dehydrated, including a stray cat that recovers instantly upon rehydration. Because it's a crucial aspect of Megamind both surviving the fall and getting the drop on Hal/Tighten, it's used frequently throughout the story (including Bernard and Carlos, Roxanne's doorman) - "hiding in plain sight".
One aspect of the De-Gun I used to ponder was why Megamind never used the dehydration function on Hal/Tighten, but the answer is stealthily hidden in the newspapers during the opening sequence - that Metro Man's powers make him immune to gun. As Hal's powers came from Metro Man, Megamind assumed that Tighten would have the same immunity to the gun (as with the supposed weakness to copper).
Wow
I never stopped to check those clippings, and I have been majorly missing out!
...I know what I'm doing tomorrow. (I'd check them now, but it's half one in the morning here)
I always loved the detail of seeing Roxanne after Metroman's "death." The fact that Megamind released her instead of harming her is one of the first signs of his true nature, at least after he was a kid.
Actually when "Megamind " talked to guards his eyes were still green despite being the Warden the same Minion kept the green eyes colors when he turned into Megamind.
So my guess is that the device is perfectly calibrated for him therefore anybody who turns into him will have the perfect illusion with the eyes and everything but if you turn into someone else then you won't have his or her eyes colors.
I ain't reading allat
Fun fact I just learned: During Roxanne and Megamind’s scene where she finds out his true identity, where he says “I can explain-“ a poster of his face saying “no you can’t” is in the background!
If you go back to where Metroman supposedly died, you can see a flicker a very very fast flicker on him and the side where you see him in the flashback standing and looking at megamind, it was a very cool detail to see.
If you also watch the scene where Megamind is about to fire his deathray and you can see both of them projected on the museum, at the point that metroman said he was using his super speed, a single frame shows Metroman disappearing from the left projection and he's seen on the skybridge that circles his statue.
@@rsrt6910yeah, that's the moment he was talking about, just didn't word it very clearly.
45:54 A really nice bit of detail about this exact moment. Is as Megamind is talking, he looks behind himself to see where the invisible car is, and recognized exactly what he needed to do.
So his line about Tighten being a fool, and then he winces and prepares for the punch.
He knew that insulting him was going to get him hit and the heat was probably going to be strong enough to send him all the way across the street.
That is some major dedication right there.
The fact he chose to say "fool thing" instead of something witty or clever I think displays this perfectly.
I weirdly like how metroman chose to do music which he isn’t good at, it’s probably used as a joke but I like to think since he was basically handed everything and could do so much with his powers easily he wanted to do something that he struggles at so for once he has something he has to work for. I also like how they were basically enemies throughout their whole life but you could tell it was all a show and they cared for each other in a way. They could’ve easily made metroman a complete douche and the bad guy throughout the whole movie but then they actually made people route for him as well by the end.
Absolutely! I've heard this observation before in the comments and I agree. That giving metroman depth and an arc that makes the audience route for him is very smart writing. And having him choose a craft that he has to struggle to improve in - playing music - is a clever way of building on his character. Well said! Thank you for your comment.
Personally I like to think that Metroman wanted to be friends with Megamind even back when they were kids, but true to his arc he felt forced to uphold his reputation as the good kid, and so didn't feel like he could approach and get to know the bad boy.
Cause while he does seem really smug as a kid, it is also only briefly shown to us with not much detail and all from Megamind's point of view, we see him as Megamind saw him as a quick and easy way to get the viewers on board with the villain protagonist.
@@callmeclariss did you see the end credit scene of Bernard going rehydrated?
@@loganshaw4527 yes yes I did! 😉
@@callmeclariss lol Bernard was still in megamind's pants when he had them washed lol. He is fine after being knocked out.
I believe the reason why Metro Man loved music is because it didn't come so easily to him. His whole life everything was handed to him, wealth, power, good looks, etc. But music is the one thing that challenges him and that's why he loves it.
And hair... don't forget his perfect hair.
if you go watch it again, notice in the part when they were kids. and you will see metroman playing. showing that its something he liked to do since then.
I like that Tighten gives you legit creepy stalker vibe and when he gets angry with Roxane you feel uncomfortable. Though about Homelander too, lol.
Such a good movie with so many different character development going on, the fact metro man who is introduced as being a complete tool that we can't stand is actually weighed down by peoples expectations but also knows megamind has the good in him because over the years its clear megaminds plans have never actually been "evil" instead being more the supervillian equivalent of toiletpapering someones house
"the supervillian equivalent of toilet-papering someone's house" 🤣 Perfect.
Megamind was never the type of jerk who hurts you. Not on purpose anyway.
He would SEVERELY INCONVENIENCE you any day of the week. He would kick your car across the street without a second thought. He would punch a hole in your house and not feel guilty about it. He would bring your whole day to a screeching halt with his latest scheme just for funsies.
But DIRECTLY HURT someone?
Never!
Not on purpose anyway.
Doesn't really stop him from being a jerk though. It just makes him a more sympathetic one.
I'm 46 and watched this when it came out. It reminded me of a time when kids films where made to entertain the adults as much as the kids, and then the kids could grow up and appreciate it on a defferent level.
Megamind was a head of its time, Chad, Alpha, Beta, Incel and Simp all in one movie. When nice guys turn into bad guys, some people handle rejections in a good way but people like Titan don't handle rejections in a positive way. Megamind and Titan gave the best scenes, example: I'm a Villian, i don't save the city, i don't fly and i don't get the girl. He's not evil, he was raise by the wrong people and the wrong place.
6:34 "that teacher sucks". Fun fact, she is actually the most villainous character in this movie! XD
(even the prison director kinda had a redemption arc. But not her.).
What's really gonna blow your mind about this movie is around 11:58 in your reaction for a single frame in the movie Metroman disappears from the Observatory while simultaneously appearing behind Megamind. So you actually saw his entire soul searching scene at the beginning of the movie, but at normal human speed.
this movie was so far ahead of its time. from toxic male behavior to hilarious reinterpretations of genre classics like the invisible car... just an amazingly well thought out comedic gem
Hal is actually exhibiting typical male toxic feminist behavior.
@@rsrt6910 lol possibly. I might just not understand the nuance 😅 using feminism to be shitty seems like just one of the many flavors of toxicity men have cultivated in their long history of shitty mindsets 😂
@@islandork It's a behaviour typified as "nice guy syndrome" that has become particularly pervasive within the last few decades due to the advent of fourth wave feminist theories and single mothers. Basically by raising boys without a strong male role model, the destruction of male safe spaces and the conjecture that is men behaved more like women than everything would be better.
Unfortunately, this fails to address the massive amount of priviledge that women enjoy in western society (which is why you don't see these issues in traditional Muslim societies), that are not afforded men so that when taking their single mom and feminist teachers word for it on how to behave, they find that their needs are completely not met. Worse they have to strong male role models or male spaces to tell them otherwise and most watch on in growing frustration as their more traditional conservative counterparts (such as MegaMind and MetroMan) are achieving all that they are lacking they must make one of several choices:
1) double down on what feminism has taught them is acceptable pathos, which we see Hal do initially resulting in increasingly cringe behaviour.
2) when that fails, the frustration causes them to lash out, which Hal also does (in modern parlance we see this typified in school shooters)
3) ditch the dogma and adopt the habits and behaviours of their more successful conservative brethren. This we never see Hal get to, but it's typified by the neo-male-feminists that tun into and eventually reform themselves from a good strong male role model, or by obtaining competent professional psychiatric assistance such a Jordan Peterson.
Hope this helps you on your journey.
@@rsrt6910 lmao yeah it really let me know that you misunderstand feminism and are a big part of the problem. You’re talking about “privileges women are afforded” in western countries, but you’re clearly just another butthurt Hal who confuses *feigning feminism to creep on a woman* with a genuine understanding of issues from their perspectives lol the fact you would try and position Jordan “up yours woke leftists 🤓” Peabody as a good role model or argue conservatism is at all a competent rebuttal to genuine feminist sentiments really underlines how skewed your view on this issue really is. I mean you literally mentioned school shootings as an example of what happens when boys don’t get the girl they want as if most of your typical incel types aren’t completely red pilled. I guess you get props for not going half a step further and referencing full on “dating podcast” bros
@@rsrt6910 - Um, no. Hal doesn't do what "feminism has taught." "Feminism" just says that women are people, and society should respect women's choices and consent...and Hal definitely didn't respect Roxanne's choices or consent. He did the opposite: pursuing her despite her obvious lack of interest, hitting on her just after the death of someone he thought was her boyfriend, and expecting her to fall into his arms just because he became a muscleman. None of that is remotely "feminist."
Megamind was also far from a "conservative traditional counterpart," being at heart an intellectual dweeb--just with a sense of dramatic flair. Metro Man is the only one who fits that "traditional conservative" model of masculinity...and he's desperately unhappy, because (surprise) following a model that's inherently unrealistic and limited will eventually make you unhappy.
I LOVE this movie! It is one of my ultimate favorites.
I think it was SO UNDERRATED. It was brilliant … and it is animated, but it is NOT a “kid’s movie.” Kids may like it, but this is definitely for adults!!
And can I just bring out that they were showing you “nice guy syndrome” before it was really a thing.
EXACTLY!!! For real like the level of accuracy they nail with Nice Guy Syndrome had me applauding this film!
What so many studios don't understand, moreso now than in the 80s for example, is that kids love a story that is for adults. Not a super-complicated story for adults, nothing with complicated motivations or ethical quandaries but one with simple-enough motivations that doesn't treat it's audience like children. Star Wars, Indiana Jones, ET, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters. More recently, I bet kids are loving Top Gun 2 right now if they are lucky enough to get to see it....
And it goes the other way too. If you understand the above, a movie can be made for children that appeals to adults for exactly the same reasoning. And I think this is one of the best examples of one that goes that way. It is animated, and colourful and over-the-top. It starts from a position of 'for-kids', but is definitely also 'for-adults'.
It s a kid movie. Kid are juqt nos dumb then most think
So many people agree on this being underrated but don't remember why. On its release it was going up against Despicable Me that same year. Despicable Me seemed to engage a wider audience and Megamind just followed in its trails. I find the witty lines and the certainly the pop culture references more appealing to me. Definitely a great film.
@@saulmadrid9950 I was watching another reaction video and I think they mentioned that Megamind came out in theaters around the same time as a Harry Potter film. (Just looked it up, it was Deathly Hallows Pt 1, which came out two weeks after Megamind). So that, combined with Despicable Me coming out before then likely contributed to families opting to skip it at the time.
"And people wonder why women are scared to say 'no' to men." Amen, sis.
one of the things i love about this movie is that it touches on nice-guy syndrome and consent and toxic masculinity without preaching about it or treating men in general the problem of these things like modern tv does. its just part of the characters and the story as a whole, it has nuance and doesnt feel like forced plot points solely used to preach about it by hitting you over the head with it and treating the viewer as if they're too stupid to know its wrong.
and now some of my movie recommendations:
no one lives (2012) a group of people rob a couple who are moving and then shit goes wrong
upgrade (2018) in the near future, technology controls almost everything and a guy who is a self labeled technophobe needs tech to get revenge.
repo men (2010) in the future artificial organs can be bought on credit and a guy who cant pay for his heart needs to go on the run before it gets repossessed.
they're not kid friendly films like megamind, but they're all underrated gems that any movie lover should watch.
I have seen upgrade and it’s a fantastic film! I have seen most of repo men but not the end, have no heard about no one lives so that’s cool!
I agree with your assessment
This film touched on so many topics in such a smart way that it left me shook. I was shocked by the fact that a “kids animated film” from 12 YEARS AGO DID A BETTER JOB at themes of consent, toxic masculinity, and “nice guy syndrome” than acclaimed Award winning movies out now!
Loved this movie so much!
Yeah, but what exactly IS "toxic masculinity"?
@@rsrt6910 well, as google says: Terry Kupers describes toxic masculinity as involving "the need to aggressively compete and dominate others", and as "the constellation of socially regressive male traits that serve to foster domination, the devaluation of women, homophobia and wanton violence".
personally i think thats pretty lame, the first part describes basic animal behaviour and we humans are animals, so thats just describing normal human behaviour to some extend, some people dont like that and say thats bad. and its a term that doesnt mean anything anymore really, because its been misused and weaponized to such a point that most people dont know the real meaning anymore and if they do they twist it to fit their own ideals.
that being said im no expert on human behaviour, im just a simple moron who didnt finish school but somehow is more intelligent than alot of people who did...
but i do still like that this movie doesnt do the modern thing of trying to make me feel like a horrible person for being white and having a penis ^^
It does also touch upon the fact, the only value a man is what he can provide. Metroman is considered an asshole because he no longer wants to dedicate his life to protecting others. Megamind is hated until someone worse shows up and suddenly hes called upon to provide protection in exchange for acceptance.
@@RanRayu you can also say that nowaday a “weak male” can be considered toxic masculinity because a man that isn’t taught how to be properly masculine can subconsciously lash out in worse ways from years of depression.
This movie was really ahead of it's time, me and my siblings STILL greet each other with Olo.
This is my favorite animated movie. The plot was exceptional. I believe you would enjoy Galaxy Quest also.
Yes! Galaxy Quest was awesome!!
And Megamind is one of my favorite movies period. I don’t think of it as just an “animated movie.”
Never give up!
Never surrender!
@@rsrt6910 By Grabnar's Hammer!
"I don't like this, I don't like this one bit."
"They are soooo cute!"
"Sure, they may be cute now, but pretty soon they're gonna get mean, and they're gonna turn ugly somehow."
I think Tina's performance during the breakup scene was lovely, particularly her realization that Megamind really did want to be with her. If you'll notice, the moment she comes to that realization, the frustration and anger drain from her voice, replaced with earnestness. Her question, did he think she'd ever be with him, is not asked out of mockery or disgust, but honest disbelief and curiosity; she's not even mad, she just wants to know what the hell he was thinking.
And the fact that Megaminds only response is "No", is also great; in that moment, he truly realizes what Shrek learned in Shrek 2: if he really loved her, he'd let her go. Whereas Tighten always had Roxanne on his mind, and, as a result, never learned to realize that he was the problem like Megamind did.
One neat little detail: in the beginning of the film, Roxanne is wearing red. As she gets to know Megamind/Bernard, her clothing color changes to purple, and by the end of the film, she's wearing blue, Megamind's color.
I didn't catch that until about the tenth time I watched it.
one thing about metroman is that, at the ending celebration, he was there, showing that he actually was keeping vigilance in the background. though he doesn't want to be a hero, he still have that feeling of responsibilty. meaning that the reason he let megamind win at the start was because he knew megamind was never evil. the city will be okay with metroman not being around.
I found Megamind so precinct about wrestling with societal expectations & toxic masculinity but not with a Jock archetype, you're not entitled to anyone else so I feel like when people see how quickly Hal flips to being a villain when he's turned down: he had that in him from the beginning, he never actually listened to her. So funnily enough I think this is an important film & an opportunity to broach the topic of consent without making people uncomfortable
ABSOLUTELY!! I could not agree more this film genuinely impressed me with the level of depth it had in regards to such important topics! Especially how digestible they made the nuanced subject matter for general audiences.
But what does any of it have to do with "toxic masculinity"?
@@rsrt6910 did you see Hal?
@@AZDfox Hal didn't show any signs of dizziness, blurred vision, headaches, did not slur his speech or show signs of muscle weakness. Most telling, Hal didn't do anything nor was it implicated that he was "juicing" unless you count that one time "infusion" he mistakenly received from Megamind's infusion gun, but I saw that more as an extension of CRISPR technology more than possible drug overdose.
this movie was so great yet so underrated because it was released at the same year as despicable me and we all know how huge of an impact that movie made. it was just recognized now because people rewatched it and thought this movie was really good.
I loved this movie when it first came out and I still love it today. One of the most underrated movies of the decade.
Its the fact that the fight between megamind and metro man was all just game to them and i doubt they ever hated each other
One little thing to look out for when anyone uses the disguise watch: their eyes. Megamind, Minion, and the warden all have different eye color. You knew it wasn't the warden or Megamind because Minion's eyes are a different color from either of them. It's a great device, but without color contact lenses it only works until you get up close.
And notice how Roxanne dresses throughout the movie. She wears three dresses. Red, for her friendship with Metroman. Purple, for her growing relationship with "Bernard". And finally blue, for her now established relationship with Megamind. I love subtle things that have deeper meaning that you might not see the first time around.
And the soundtrack was amazing. Licensed music or what they made for the movie, it all hit just right.
"How did you misplace the invisible car?" 🤦♂️ I'm glad you quickly realized your oversight. 😝
So many details in that movie for an example everytime Megamind use his device to change into someone else, his eyes keeps the same green color. That's how you know if it's him or not even as metroman.
When you get a chance, watch this one back. If you look there’s lots of details that show just how carefully planned and made this was. Little hints and details that you’ll notice now that you know some of the twists
Incredibly handsome criminal genius and master of all villainy. Damn right! One of my favorite animated characters and it has a lot to do with Will Ferrel's great voice over work. He is also great as the villain Lord Business in the Lego Movie.
Hey Clariss I was just curious, have you ever done or wanted to do any voice over acting, you have a nice voice and I bet you would be great at it. With the right character of course.
Thank you and I have actually! Trying to expand my voice over resume. I love doing voice over work, however the projects I have worked on have yet to be released.
its a whole: nature vs nurture type thing. he was raised in a prison so he thinks all to life is to be bad and he doesnt know how to do "good" cause he was raised by convicts. but now his nature is modern society
I agree with you that there seems to be a real dearth of just enjoying movies, instead of taking them deadly seriously. Not to mention the 'dark, gritty' storytelling, or lack thereof. Watching your enjoyment of this often-watched classic was like seeing it for the first time again. Thank you for that!
But seriously, the subtitler on your copy needs to be slapped up alongside the head for 'Tighten'. Seriously? They even spell it out in Roxanne's notes all over her apartment and his laser vision. Titan.
i love the facts that Roxannes clothes change over the film, first red, then purple, then fullout blue
The talented cast contributed to their characters' dialog. Did you notice that producer Ben Stiller voiced Bernard?
Oh gosh I love this movie. I remember when I first saw it, I didn't get it, but then I watched it again when I was older and it got so much better. The Psychology student in me had so much fun watching it.
i love the idea that metroman is learning the guitar because its the first time he was ever bad at something
Came to see more of your stuff after watching you with Timothee! Loved your reaction to Megamind and Roxanne! This is a favorite for me too!
If you haven’t seen the live action Aladdin, I’d definitely recommend it just for Jasmine’s story!
Hal Stewart's name is a combination of of the names of two Green Lanterns, John Stewart and Hal Jordan. Space Dad was based on Marlon Brandon in the 1970s Superman movie when he played Superman's actual father. Subtitles were wrong when Megamind told Hal his superhero name - it was supposed to be "Titan" the whole joke was that dumbass Hal thought it was "Tighten" which should only be revealed when he writes his name using his heat vision.
An incredible detail that almost no one knows about. We know that Metro Man used super speed and went to Megamind's lair for a moment. In the beginning of the movie Megamind is broadcasting to everyone and if you slow down the movie, Metro Man actually appears behind Megamind for a single frame. It's great attention to detail.
“ how do you misplace an invisible car” is something that belongs on a T-shirt
15:50 the "bouncy house" sounds suspiciously like innuendo
I remember watching this movie with my little cousin and absolutely loving it. Absolutely enjoyed the satirical take of superheroes without it being too in your face. Absolute under appreciated gem of a film. Also can’t go wrong with a Michael Jackson dance party finale
the biggest crime in cinema history was the fact despicable me became popular while megamind was left to rot. but as it's often the case, history also happens to fix itself. and as time went on, megamind grew in popularity. it became a bit of a hidden gem.
Yeah. This is why I love this film so much. What DOES, the villain do when he succeeds? And would you trash your kingdom, or try to make it better? So many great thought provoking questions!!
Also fun fact. In the beginning of the film, Roxanne wears all white or yellow, like Metro Man. As she starts dating MegaMind, we see her switch to purple clothes. And in the end, she's wearing Blue. Just neat!
She cried tears of joy at Megamind...
...Now let's see her cry tears of agony at Microbrain. Vs. The Doodoo Syndicate.
One thing I wanna say about this movie that's a fun Easter egg is that Hal Stewart is the combination of Hal Jordan and Jon Stewart, 2 fan favorite Green lanterns of earth
We live in a timeline where this has no sequel and we've had how many despicable me movies now? Make it make sense.
I agree, there was no Megamind 2, only dumpsters that were on fire. SHame...
My favorite movie even today. This was great to see your reaction, your understanding of characters and their situations throughout the video. I really reenjoyed being able to see you watch it 🤩
15:43 easily, one of my favorite lines. Came up with my own riff for it.
"Clowns? Who taught you the birds and the bees? Like, *actual* birds and bees!" XD
Have you seen *Everything Everywhere All At Once* it's so good: Michelle Yeoh is Everything 💛, the Daniel's are just so ridiculous & I love that they made this audacious thing happen with such a few people plus having 10 times less budget than Marvel productions
I second this! amazing film
Best film of the year so far.
I'm a writer and sporadically use the word 'melancholy'; when I do, I think of this movie and laugh. I love his mispronunciation of words. This is such a good movie!!!!
I LOVED This movie, saw it twice in the theatres when it came out. Such a great story with good characters about Heroes and Villains (along with a bunch of other ones), great reaction
legit now whenever I see this movie all I can think about is how much Metro man with facial hair looks like Markiplier and that 'No bitches?' meme💀
Megamind is more a menace then a villain. Like he just likes to play at being bad.
This came out the same year as Despicable Me. One of them ended up with a 6 movie franchise, Megamind never even got a sequel.
The Disguise Watch and De-Gun are two different gadgets. The watch just scans a person and creates a projection disguise copy of them on the wearer. The De-Gun actually has a bunch of settings if you look at it (Dehydrate, Destroy, Demoralize, Debilitate, etc.). Megamind uses the non-lethal/non-destructive Dehydrate setting to turn things into compact cubes that can be hidden (like he hides cube!Bernard in his coat pocket after zapping him in the museum, and in the credits we see that Bernard is accidentally rehydrated when his cube is put in the washer).
This is one of the first movies portraying the "Nice guy"
Megamind is one of the few children's movies whose story doesn't completely break when you think about it for more than 10 seconds. Many animated movies, like Toy Story or The Incredibles, actually teach very warped and perverse lessons (like your self-worth being dependent on someone else, or relying on inherited advantages for success). Megamind, as a self-contained aesop, is quite solid and internally consistent in its message.
I must have watched this film 5 or 6 times. You’ve encouraged me for a re-watch. Love it. Liked your reaction.
The best think about that movie is Metroman is voiced By Brat Pitt but he looks like Markiplier
I finally watched a reaction for this and I was super impressed! I can't believe I never watched this movie but I guess it's better now than never
Another one you should see is The Incredibles from 2005. It's seen by some as the being among the best superhero movies ever made, and it's easily one of Pixar's finest (and most mature) productions. It even won Academy Awards and the Hugo Award.
I love that this movie while funny really has a good story showing a villian without a purpose then he turns once he finds a new one. Always reminds me of this one Batman Animated series episode where Joker thinks batman is dead so he finds no joy in committing crimes anymore he even has a funeral for batman at a factory lol while also attempting to kill the guy he thought killed batman. It'd be cool to see you do some more comedies too idk how many you've seen but I like This is the End with Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen then the Neighbors movies with Zak Efron and Seth Rogen
Super small detail, but during the death ray scene when you see the 2 screens you can see his screen sorta glitch out, and you can see metro man behind mega mind
I really enjoy how well everything is set up. The disguise watch, the invisible car, the dehydration gun: every single clever turn and twist is foreshadowed according to the rule of threes. So yeah, Megamind never killed anyone afaik. They're all just blue cubes to be rehydrated with no ill effects.
As someone who was awkward as a kid and read a lot I totally love how he pronounces words!😂
You missed the post-credits scene. Great reaction and analysis!
Metro man as a music man the way he has a mustache and a beard he looks a lot like markiplier.
Note the different ways Roxainne reacts when kidnapped either by Megamind or Titan. She knows she's not in danger with Megamind, it's pretty much a 3:00 appointment. Same can't be said for Titan.
Took me a while to realize that the reason Megamind gave up after finding Metroman alive was because he realized that his ONE victory, the ONE time he succeeded, the ONE time he triumphed.... was staged.
No wonder his confidence was shattered!
also, you missed the extra scene in the credits that explains some questions you had earlier and i would like to see you watching it as well.
Yeah, I love this movie and it’s so unfortunate how it went under the radar for so many people. It’s truly great and now, in the era of superhero movies, it still stands out to me as one of the best superhero movies out there.
I love that you point out the problem with the teacher. A lot of people skip over her.
Megamind is an exaggeration, but at the same time, it isn't. It seems so unreal that all these terrible misfortunes would happen to him, but in reality kids actually do end up in these situations and worse. "Prison nurseries" are actually a thing where mothers give birth in prison and the kid is literally in jail. A lot of kids are like prisoners in their own homes in much worse situations than that.
Then it seems highly irresponsible for a teacher to not only allow a student to punish another student but in general let all the other students pick on him, etc. But this kind of stuff happens all the time. Even teachers themselves will directly bully a student. My brother even had a teacher who would falsely mark his answers wrong on a test to give him a bad grade-what she didn't realize was that my mom was studying with him and knew the answers were right. I know of teachers forcing kids to sit in the corner while they taught the rest of the class not because they were misbehaving, but because they were "too stupid to teach" (reality: she was actually racist and sexist against him). Teachers who humiliate students in front of the whole class, who let one isolated child be the scapegoat/get bullied, etc...
It's so important to remember that this stuff is actually happening in school and it's not Metro Man who is the problem, it's the teacher who is condoning all of this behavior. A lot of abusive teachers try to hide behind the good teachers to avoid criticism, but they're doing absolutely reprehensible things that there's no excuse for.
When you really look at the context, what teacher would let a bunch of students pelt one other student with balls? That's not even dodgeball! That's an absolutely horrible teacher! The way I always saw it is that Megamind represents kids who had terrible luck with what adults were in charge of them growing up. It's a nature VS nurture debate.
If you remember right he learned to dehydrate and reanimate living objects at will when he was a little kid. So when he used the guy on each of them they are simply dehydrated until he puts them back in water. The warden he just tricked into letting him out with a watch that changed there outer appearance he never dehydrated him. And the nerd he keep dehydrated the whole time. If I remember right there is an after credit scene where Mega minds Laundry is getting done and it rehydrated the guy in the wash.
Or maybe it's a deleted scene one of the two
The late Elizabeth II would love to explain how she doesn’t exist and never did.
There's also a really fun short film that goes along with this movie called 'Button of Doom.'
This reaction to one of my favorite animated movies has introduced your channel to me.
Welcome aboard! We are happy to have you!
i think im falling in love of your reactions, love your thougts and how you get into the movies and i love your way of be. this movie is one of my favourites for all that you say, i was cheering you up on every plot twist hahaha
This is movie is so underrated. It has always been a favorite of mine. My mother was a pre-k teacher and she would watch the newest movies. She had to stay up to date.
As others already mentioned Music is perfect for Metroman, the one thing he found that he actually had to work to be good at.
Man, I love your reaction! It comes across as so genuine and funny.
I appreciate that! Thank you very much!
You said you probably could have caught the twist before the reveal if you were paying closer attention.
... you also said that they animated the eyes very well.
If you watch it again, pay closer attention to the eyes.
Megamind had me in suspense the entire time.
One of my favorite movies, it'll be fun to see your reaction.
32:08 not really, they were just rehydrating from the rain
There's a post credits tho,where Bernard rehydrates back from the ice cube
honestly tho at the end you actually realize Metroman was really a good guy. He could literally kill Megamind at any time but he played along because i think somehow he saw Megamind as a brother and just as him Megamind role was imposed by society but he knew Megamind was no evil, he literally never even killed someone and literally only ever kidnapped Roxanne at the point she was not even scared for her life. Metroman knew that even if he left nothing really bad would happen with Megamind in charge. ALSO fun fact at the scene where Metro man "dies" you ca see on the screen a split second where he bep away and appear for a frame behind Megamind on the big screens. DETAILS!
Megamind's old rivalry is me against one of my classmates which is basically the class's Metro man
53:07 "Honestly, I'm _also_ really surprised the _animation_ still holds up. Likes it's a really- I was expecting it to _look_ more dated than it was but it- it really wasn't."
The _Disney_ company has _always_ prided itself on animation that stands the test of time, all the way back to its _first_ feature-length animated movie, _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs_ from 1937. You watch that, and it's unmistakably animated, but the animation is _incredible._
THANK YOU! You are literally the first person I have seen who noticed Roxanne's lack of personal agency!
You should do a reaction for the Disney film Wall-E. It was SO FAR ahead of its time in every respect. If you do a Wall-E reaction I will watch it and comment if you miss any of the subtext, but you are one of the few people who might catch a good deal or even all of it. (There is a LOT of it)
Best movie with a villain main character. Classic single film. No, there was no sequel and nothing anyone says won't change that.
And hey Respect the Shark Tale its animation makes it unique just like all older animations that were animated in their own different ways
I love this movie so, so much. I think this was the movie that really kindled my adoration for redeemed villains, my favorite kind of character. Megamind, Zuko, Peridot, you name em'!
11:48 😄 _Oh,_ good _god!_ The _metaphors!_