![]() ![]() Then when he secretly retired from the superhero game it inspires the bored Megamind to create Tighten, who Goes Horribly Wrong. Metro Man's combination of Smug Super and Jerk Jock behavior as a kid were directly responsible for Megamind's Start of Darkness.While this does happen towards the end, the trailer makes it out to be that the whole movie centers around Megamind trying to take Metro Man's place as the city hero. Another trailer suggests that Metro Man, upon retiring, immediately passes on his hero mantle to Megamind.At least one theater poster depicted Megamind, Metro Man, Minion and Tighten flying together, implying that they'd all team up and fight side-by-side.None of the ads even mention there being a romantic angle to the film either, despite it being a key element to the plot and Character Development.Also, it looked like Metro Man was being booed by the crowd and he said he gave up publicly.This is, however, just the first act, and even that is not quite what was expected. From the second trailer, this looks like a comedic "wimpy villain vs jerkass celebrity superhero" premise.The word "kill", however, is never said in a serious context, and the word "destroy" is always used to describe Megamind killing Metro Man. ![]() Never Say "Die": Downplayed - the words "die" and "death" are mentioned multiple times in the film.Necessarily Evil: Megamind decides to become a villain after he understands that the position of The Cape has been filled by Metro Man, who needs a foil.Megamind emerges triumphantly to catch the infuser gun which drops into his hands and proceeds to de-infuse Tighten robbing him of his powers and gaining the victory. But, suddenly the dehydration gun lands in the fountain followed by a dehydrated cube. Tighten's eyes are starting to glow with his heat-vision to ends things once and for all. Roxanne tries to flee but ends up pinned down in a fountain with nowhere to run. Near-Villain Victory: Tighten has seen through Megamind's masquerade as "Metro Man" and thrown him high into the air to fall to his death.Done with telescopic vision rather than a telescope, and since it's a kids movie the spied-upon woman is just doing her daily chores rather than anything risque, but the effect is clearly intended. Naughty Birdwatching: In the " Training/ Falling-in-Love Montage" scene.Names to Run Away from Really Fast: As Roxanne has been unimpressed with the predictable nature of Megamind's deathtraps, he takes advantage of the spider's appearance to claim it's also part of his plans and christens it Arachnis deathicus!.My Brain Is Big: Megamind fits the stereotypical representation of a super intelligent alien genius complete with blue skin and a huge, hairless cranium to hold his over-sized brain.Motion-Capture Mecha: Megamind has one.Morphic Resonance: Used subtly whenever somebody uses the disguise watch, their eye-color remains the same.Moses in the Bulrushes: Megamind's parents (and Metro Man's parents) sent their children off in escape pods to escape their planets being pulled into a black hole.Modern Major General: Metro Man becomes a musician after retiring from superhero work, the one area he has no talent in.Mobile-Suit Human: Megamind's sidekick is a fish-like alien creature in a large robot mecha-suit.A Minor Kidroduction: Megamind narrates about his early childhood, which included scenes of him, Metro Man, and Minion as babies and children.Minion with an F in Evil: Minion is so pleasant throughout the entire film, that it's highly likely that he went along with Megamind's evil plans less because of being evil and more because it seemed to make his master/friend happy.Roxanne: Ugh! Girls, girls, you're BOTH pretty! Can I go home now? note In the original script, this went on for several pages, but ultimately had to be cut for time. Metro Man: Warranties are invalid if you don't use the product for its intended purpose! Megamind: Maybe I got an extended warranty! Metro Man: Well, I think your warranty's about to expire! Megamind: But it can be easily reheated in the microwave of evil! Metro Man: It's "revenge" and it's best served cold! Megamind: But metals can be melted by the heat of revange. Metro Man: Justice is a non-corrosive metal! ![]() Megamind: But even the most heartfelt beliefs can be corroded over time. In case you haven't noticed, you've fallen right into my trap. ![]()
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