Megamind Review

I consider myself a connoisseur of comedy. I enjoy comedy in most of its forms, the only exception being poop jokes or gags involving bodily functions. I like funny movies, funny books and funny people. This weekend, I wanted to quench my thirst for hilarity with Megamind. I was successful.
Megamind is a super hero story that takes place in a made up city, called Metro City. Megamind and his nemesis Metroman battle for control of the city and the love of fans. Of course, good always wins over evil, so Megamind comes close to winning some of their battles but Metroman is always the overall victor; until Megamind finds a way to actually destroy Metroman during a routine news reporter kidnapping. Now with Metroman out of the picture, Megamind is free to do what he pleases with the city and its inhabitants. And he does, along with the help of his creature friend, Minion.
But eventually he gets tired of running rampant because there's no one there to stop him or throw him in prison or even fight with. He's bored. He decides that he needs a source of good so that he can be completely evil again. He comes up with a plan to make life more interesting to him. Meanwhile, he also starts to woo the reporter, Roxanne, that he's so fond of kidnapping. That's what the movie is about. I'll leave the rest up to you to see.
The general theme of the movie is the constant battle of good and evil, like most superhero movies. This one varies from the norm a little bit because Megamind, the supervillain and self-proclaimed over lord, discovers that he can't be sufficiently evil without someone to do good against. It's like Batman and The Joker: The Joker tells Batman that he can't kill him, won't kill him, because he's too much fun. And we all know, deep inside, that Batman won't kill The Joker because he's not a killer. Megamind feels like The Joker would have if he'd actually been able to kill Batman. The movie is based on this paradox of good and evil needing each other for their own existance.
I truly believe that Will Ferrell is funny down to his very marrow. I know that not everyone appreciates his humor but I truly do. That being said, I think that Megamind is Will Ferrell at his most pretentious, most appalling, most self-righteous, and most perfect. It's what I imagine Ron Burgundy to be if he were placed in the future and had super powers, and better manners. Megamind is cocky and ignorant. (In one preview we see him answer a cell phone with "Ohlow" instead of "Hello".) He changes words to make them sound more fierce, or villainous, like Metro City becomes Metrocity (think atrocity). It's funny and charming. Also, the animators did a great job of putting Will's emotions and expressions into Megamind. If Will were blue, cerebrally unbalanced and extremely skinny, he'd look just like Megamind.
David Cross is the voice of Minion, Megamind's companion and servant. Minion cares for Megamind in many ways. Minion also helps Megamind plan evil things because they're evil doers. I think that I understand that it's usually Minions idea to kidnap Roxanne, voiced by Tina Fey. Minion is another one of those characters that you want one of for yourself because he's resourceful and so damn cute.
Tina fey was her usual eloquent and loquacious self. She's the brains of the outfit, regardless of what anyone he interacts with thinks. Jonah Hill becomes something other than himself and Brad Pitt isn't in the movie much, in spite of how the previews make it seem.
The humor is enjoyable and well paced. I laughed out loud many, many times. There's also a lot of humorous dialogue so we don't really have to watch the background in fear of missing something funny. It did feel a little long for about five minutes, but that may have been my bladder talking. I definitely recommend Megamind. Four out of five stars easily.