9) Megamind
In one of those strange cinematic coincidences, two animated movies revolving around supervillains were released in 2010 – Despicable Me and Megamind.
Despicable Me ended up being the biggest success (it introduced the now ubiquitous Minions to the world), but Megamind deserves to be remembered too, as it is an original take on the superhero movie genre.
When Will Ferrell’s Megamind finally defeats his eternal foe Metro Man (voiced by Brad Pitt), he realizes that a supervillain is only as good as his superhero nemesis and finds himself without purpose. It’s an interesting and clever concept that might be familiar to comic book readers (it’s the central conceit of classic Spider-Man comic Kraven’s Last Hunt, for one), but has yet to be otherwise explored in a movie.
The usually-reliable Dreamworks delivered another entertaining adventure with this film, one that will entertain the young-uns and give older superhero fans a kick as well.
Published: Apr 12, 2016 01:16 pm