What is good and what is evil? This is the premise behind Megamind. Obviously the same premise was done in Despicable Me as well, but they had different enough plots to both be enjoyed. I think I like Despicable Me's version better only because of the connection to the children instead of him changing for the love of a girl, but I'm sure they were both entertaining for kids to watch.
In this movie, Megamind inadvertently succeeds in "defeating" his arch-nemesis Metro Man. Without a superhero to battle, his purpose in life is lost. Rather than turn to a life of good, he creates a new super hero to battle him, only his creation goes bad and now they are faced with the threat of two villains and no good guy. [spoiler alert] More than an hour in, thinking Metro Man has been killed by evidence of his skeleton that comes flying in in the first ten minutes (don't know what the younger kids thought of that one), the audience now discovers Metro Man faked his own death to live out his dreams of a new identity. He urges Megamind to stand up and become the new hero. Will he or are his evil ways too deep?
It had a satisfying conclusion and good animation and cheeky humor but it wasn't a Pixar film, so few are...
Rated PG
Genre: Superhero/Action, Animation
Comparable films: Despicable Me, Superman
Book connections: Superman comic books
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