November 8, 2010

• Megamind, a review

  As with Despicable Me, it seems that Hollywood is continuing its tradition of keeping the evil guy down. I suppose I should accept that no one outside of the government propaganda offices will try to make feel-good films starring evil characters. Oh well.

  Our story begins on the distant planet of Eiffel 65 where various azure denizens lived their lives before being summarily killed by an encroaching black hole. The hitherto unnamed main character is blasted off carelessly into space to assume the rather humble moniker Megamind. He becomes a villain while his childhood rival Metrosexual Man becomes the stalwart hero. Blah, blah, blah, a bunch of stuff happens, and by the end he gets some lovely if awkward tail from the weekly damsel in distress, Roxanne.

  Fun fact: From the moment Roxanne's name was revealed, all I could think of was the 1987 Steve Martin movie. I suppose Megamind traded in the de Bergerac nose for a large skull and blue skin. Bit of an improvement, really.

  The movie was funny, but didn't have much substance unless you forced some in. I could claim that it portrayed a profound, eternal balance between good and evil. Both the hero and the villain define their existence by the other, similar to The Joker and Batman. If the hero loses, the villain also loses. Like I said, I could claim that, but I'd be missing the point entirely. It's a comedy. That's all it needs to be.

  I would like to point out that the soundtrack for this movie was spot on. The use of AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, and Guns n Roses was absolutely amazing. Anybody who says different is wrong. As they say, presentation is everything.

  Let me wrap things up. The movie is functional. The humor works. The characters are adorable. The 3D is gimmicky. The score is 8.125601 / 10.23. You may now carry on with your lives, citizens.

  

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