The invisible car was also actually in that one scene in the rain. the attention to detail in this movie was amazing. Shrek and HtTYD might have bangers but this was an underrated gem.
I _never_ realized when Megamind shrieks "Don't look at me!" at 13:11 everyone in the restaurant turns their head away. It's such a subtle touch to show how much control he holds over the city that his private plea would be taken so seriously by other people.
"Makes no sense" I feel like giving unlimited power to a single person and that ending up in them becoming almost cartoonishly evil makes a ton of sense considering it happens all the time in real life. I mean look at basically every single dictator ever, hell just look at Putin for the most recent example.
And he was only ever disappointed in megamind never cruel or abusive yet when they go off to save the city he wishes them luck i think your right the warden definitely is dad/grandpa
eh, if you read the newspaper clips in the credits you'll see that people actually were up in arms about an infant being kept as a prisoner and he was the biggest advocate for keeping him locked up, saying that he just _knows_ he's evil. my headcannon is that it's a whole government conspiracy to create a villain for metroman to fight against to ensure that metroman himself doesn't turn to villainy, since if he did he would be nigh unstoppable. Warden is in on it and sort of raised him to be evil and think he could never be anything more, but behind the act everyone involved thought was necessary he does recognize megamind's situation and there is some kind of loose parental bond.
megamind is one of my favorite movies ever. Mostly because instead of the typical arc where everything returns to normal at the end, nothing returns to normal. the Hero stays in retirement, the bad guy becomes the good guy, and all the callout references to stereotypical hero movie tropes. It breaks all the stereotypes. and it's great.
Supposedly the "super villain turning superhero" thing is a trope, but this movie does a great job representing such a cartoony idea in such a realistic way. Rather than seeing the error of his ways, spontaneously turning a new leaf, or having no reason to be a villain in the first place, megamind had a reason to be evil: he desired attention because he didn't have a way to fit in and moreover convinced himself that the good vs evil archetype was normal and a way for him to fit in in another sense. There were so many kids that struggled with the same problem in my elementary, kids that resigned themselves to being the "weird kid" for attention, so it's actually an extremely useful message. And then you got Roxanne being the damsel in distress who is just some random lady roped into these shenanigans with no obligation to date anyone as thanks but faces someone who thinks he was entitled to her even before becoming a "super hero". A perfect representation of the "nice guy" culture that wasn't even necessary for the main character's arc. And THEN you have the surprisingly nuanced Metro Man, someone unsympathetic to megamind as a kid and who became a douchebag in both personality and by deciding to let the city fall. Yet on the other hand, the way he treated megamind was because of his own upbringing, and there's also the question of whether it's really wrong for him to want to retire. And this moral conflict is perfectly hinted at by him acting like douchebag while also wanting to give sincere advice to Megamind because Metro Man still leans towards moral good even if he's not willing to be the hero himself. These themes are so enriched and very concisely portrayed. It's just *chef's kiss*
@@someweeb3650 I mean a movie (or series, etc) doesn't necessarily have to change so much in the end to be good, it can, but if it doesnt, it could still work 😭 if pretty much the whole thing was entertaining then you still got something out of it Isn't that also how episodic series work lol
@@louise4152 I agree. It's usually more interesting if something changes but everything going back to normal can still often work if that was the goal all along & the characters achieved it in an interesting way or if a character wanted change for unhealthy reasons but eventually learned to appreciate what they have.
Ame's right Megamind did have a very good soundtrack, I mean there aren't too many animated movies out there boast a killer classic rock/pop soundtrack featuring such staples as AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, ELO, Guns and Roses and Michael Jackson.
@David Whisleman I agree. It was just how that era was. Maybe how it still is, I wouldn't know. Nonetheless, it's nice being able to appreciate it in a good movie for once
not gonna lie, i find the "your weakness is.... COPPER!?" line to be EXTREMELY funny. like, hyper mundane element, and super smart guy NEVER EVER even entertained that idea
I just love that this movie had the confidence to let the viewer come to their own conclusions on MetroMan. On one hand, he faked his death because he knew MegaMind could be a hero if he just had the chance, which he’d never have, as long as MetroMan was there to keep their game going. But on the other hand, he did leave MegaMind to cause a lot of destruction before he eventually got bored. He also chose music as his new passion, specifically because he was bad at it, and his powers couldn’t help him improve, which really speaks to his character. But at the same time, he could have just tried to talk to MegaMind, but he instead chose to keep the public perception of him being a hero intact, by not revealing that he knew MegaMind was just a troubled soul, the whole time.
Not to mention both are actually cared for each other. I mean, keeping up those charades with throwing commentaries at each other flawlessly like that? There's no way they aren't buddies. Even Megamind complimented MetroMan's song when he played it with his guitar. They're truly what "frienenemies" is like
@@ShadeSlayer1911 Having superhuman abilities shouldn’t obligate him to spend his life helping a bunch of strangers for nothing but their gratitude in return.
@@JohnBrown-tw2qi That depends on your personal philosophy. Under some people's philosophies, yes, it absolutely does. Like Spiderman, "With great power comes great responsibility." MCU Spidey put it in a less catchy but also more explicit way. "When you can do the things I can, and you don't do anything to stop the bad things, those bad things happen because of you," or something like that. Under that philosophy, having the ability to do good but refusing to do it means you're the one allowing bad things to happen, and so that means a superhuman who is good absolutely is obligated, morally speaking, to spend their life being a superhero. Captain America has a similar outlook as well, though by the end of MCU Cap's arc, he kinda changed his mind. Outside of specific superheroes, there is also the saying "all it takes for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing." Narratively speaking, it's hard to suggest that a superpowered character is a truly good person if they choose not to use their powers for good. Of course, that is an oversimplification, and there's other factors that affect this stance. But generally speaking, a superpowered good person should be trying to use their powers to save people or do good in some way.
Roxanne absolutely clowning on Megamind during her kidnapping gets me every time. This movie is sorely underrated and overlooked due to Despicable Me, which really can't even hold a candle to it. Wish we'd gotten a sequel.
I remember being so salty as a kid when I heard there's a Despicable Me 2 but no Megamind 2. Absolutely ignored those minion toys in McDonald's or some big fast food chain here because of how salty I am lol.
It was also satisfying to see Megamind clown her by having her give Metroman the wrong location so he can zap him with the death ray lol. Though of course, it didn't last long. xd
It ends perfectly but I kinda hope for a sequel within the same universe. It doesn't have to be Megamind focused, maybe a supervillain minion who wanted to be a musician? It will parallel nicely with Music Man as well. Imagine creating a band and not knowing you're playing with Metro Man, his arch enemy, lol. And even more mindblowing if Megamind, the city's hero, is coming to their concert and then finding out they're old buddies.
Yeah I think calling it shrek is fitting. It’s the shrek of its time. Shrek was made in response to parody Disney fairytales. Megamind was made in response to parody the superhero genre.
One of my favorite things about this movie is how it doesn't really cast judgement on Metroman for his decision. I like Spider-man a lot, but "With Great Power comes Great Responsibility" isn't something that can apply to everyone. Metroman never asked for his powers or to be a nonstop hero. He's sacrificing his happiness and his life for others, but he doesn't do it by choice. Why shouldn't he have the ability to find happiness? The movie poses that question and doesn't answer it, which I think is great and complex without being preachy or pretentious.
Saccing happiness and life of oneself kind of reminds me of soldiers that suffers from ptsd after the war they fight in, one of the notable example is probably audie murphy but then again you become a soldier by choice and not born one like superhero markiplier over here
Definitely up there. I’d say Road to El Dorado qualifies as well, though thankfully it’s gotten a little more attention in recent years because of the memes
@@OldeCat it really is. Honestly, I like Despicable Me, and am not nearly as annoyed by the minions as most people seem to be, but Megamind is just better in pretty much every way
This movie is completely a masterpiece! Not only it has classic 2000s humors, hidden Easter eggs, fitting soundtracks, is well animated, well planned plot, but also it teaches us an important life lesson of how not all 'villains' are bad and not all 'heroes' are good.
11:18 The gasp lol 16:00 No maidens? 18:38 PRESENTATION!! The minion is so cute! So cool to see Ame watched Megamind, such an underrated film. 12 years after people starting to like it because of the memes xD
two of the most beautiful things in this movie is 1) Metroman was the first person to actually think that Megamind had good in him... 2) the warden actually sent Megamind to have an education...
Metroman had everything set up for him to be the pompous, righteous goody two shoes superhero like maybe Superman. But damn he's actually pretty relatable. My 2nd favourite character from this movie
@@reachlol1 the problem with DC tho is they cant permanently end anything because of the constant adding to the canon. Irl, eventually people just die, and are slowly forgotten. Superman is never gonna die and it makes him stale.
@@ordinarytree4678 That's true for every hero owned by Marvel and DC. Batman has no powers, but if DC goes for another 200 years, Batman will live another 200 years.
The fact that this movie got released the same year Gru's movie is probably what sabotaged its success. If I do recall, it's not even a 3 months apart gap.
We gotten good one it just we haven't gotten good one that are big or made by big studios their mostly made by smaller studio that are less well know and don't do much marketing because they don't have the money
Megamind is honestly a super underrated movie, I think the star studded cast might’ve initially made people overlook how well written this movie is, and the subtle jokes added into the background by animators really add to both the story and comedy. I’m glad people are finally rediscovering the potential of this movie.
I always find megamind and bee movie fascinating since they’re both dreamworks movies that cane out and I honestly cant remember anybody really caring about, only to be rediscovered years later and gaining a cult following for entirely different reasons; bee movie for being absolutely insane and having a mostly ironic fanbase, while megamind was a diamond in the rough with some surprisingly great writing that’s only gotten more poignant with the rise of the MCU and the growing awareness of incel culture in characters like titan all make the movie really ahed of its time. Also Ame’s markiplier impression was on point.
Despicable me was good not as good as Megamind but man the sequel are down grade you get the sense it was a demanded by executive to milk more money and these day company want a franchise out everything and hurt I hinder artist and creator which is why you see remake and sequel alot and also anything they don't seem safe will get eliminate look how Disney have been toward LGBTQA+ character it gotta be under the radar you can't show them being gay because Disney is afraid it'll piss off the Chinese government or conservative in the westand Disney was the biggest funder of the don't say gay bill show how artist are in conflict with corporation at times
No such thing as the "don't say gay bill", don't get fooled by propoganda. The bill some leftists call "don't say gay" bans all talk of sex and romance for young kids, not just homosexuality, because it's an anti-groomer bill. Teachers shouldn't be allowed to talk about sex with 5 year olds. Especially without permission from the parents. It doesn't ban it for teens and it doesn't ban it in general. Just banning it in schools for children too young to talk about sex. The bill doesn't even say 'gay' once in it. Go read it for yourself and you will see. Anyone conflating this with homosexuality is either a homophobe (by thinking grooming = homosexuality) or a groomer trieing to create false outrage by those too lazy to actually read the bill to protect their grooming practices (as they want to talk to 5 year olds about heterosexual and/or homosexual sex without the parent's permission)
The good thing about Megamind is that as a villain even when he fails it's entertaining. With hero movies they always have to succeed or else it feels like a failure.
damn i just realize hal (titan) didn't even tap into the true power of his borrowed power like goddamn metro man just had gone to light speed or something and this "hero" is so slow compared to him
I genuinely _love_ this movie. I had some, uh, issues in my life when I first saw it. I have bipolar disorder, I did stuff I'm not proud of before I was treated. I was also told "you have high potential", but I wasn't sure I could use it. I loved how Megamind changed - first he _had_ to be evil, then he didn't _need_ to be evil and he _wanted_ to be good, then he just _became_ good. Really helped me, as silly as it sounds.
This was a nice side-by-side vid of Ame watching Megamind. I remember watching it back and the day and finding it hilarious as a backward view of the superhero genre. IT's always nice to look at the perspective of the villain for once - and Megamind does remind me a bit of Gura in nonsensical behavior, apart from having a fish sidekick. The Ame rating for this movie is well deserved. Thanks for this video, boss! 🙏🙏
I imagine Amelia really felt Roxanne when Hal was going full incel mode on her. She's even doing the thing where she predicts all the predictable stuff. That's crazy.
a version of superman whos not evil, out of control, and not even particularly cruel in the way he deals with villains, but one whos, just like, kinda a dick, like all the time. Very true to the way a person would act being that powerful all their life, and true to the way superman actually acts sometimes in the comics, except in this movie they actually acknowledge that.
@@ununun9995 let's be clear, hal is *not* inspired by superman's character, he's his own character made expressly for this movie, and calling him a force of nature is way better than he deserves. Clown, maybe.
@@curvingfyre6810 clown or not, throwing an entire building is not a common thing+ the nerd becoming hero is a fairly common trope amongst super heroes, even superman in a way with his Clark Kent persona.
@@ununun9995 1, he didn't turn superhero, 2, that has nothing to do with what you called him before, 3 clark kent is a huge muscle bound farm boy, 4 what are you a hal fan incel or something?
@@curvingfyre6810 4. already calling me names? Right we're on internet. 3. The whole "random citizen being secretly a hero" was for the reader to identify with superman, this evolve into the nerd trope since the demographic is evolving look at modern comic super heroes. 2 a "force of nature" is also a trope when a character is seemingly undefeatable: super strength, tough skin and all this. A threat like the invicible Lion Herakles defeated. 1 Yes okay poor word choice.
Megamind is one of my favourite movies ever. Period. I watched it years ago when I was younger so a lot of things flew over my head, how I wish I could watch it all over again without already knowing everything
Omg, how is Ame able to guess the plot of the movie, everytime. She did the same thing back then during the Kung Fu Hustle watch-along as well. I didn't join other watch-alongs but I'm guessing she did the same thing with other movies.
MegaMind was one of the very few series in my childhood that stuck me as a classic. It was my most favorite movie, and it still is honestly. I'm glad Ame got to watch it!
YEESSSSSSS I WAS WAITING FOR THIS even though i watched along live I still am gonna watch this. Totally forgot how many memes came from this movie, and just how good of a movie it is in the first place.
One thing I love about this movie is that Megamind never thought about copying the powers of Metroman for himself before Metroman "dies", even though he could have done it without that much effort.
Guess he wanted to beat him himself. Without using anything from him. (also he may not have had any DNA sample from him, it was shown that he never won)
"Oh, is he gonna fake his death"
Flexing her detective skills I see.
She is the strongest member of Hololive after all
@@caskett2585 She IS Haachama's sister after all
(Referring to Metro Man’s power)
“Does the camera man become infused with it?”
or maybe she watched it before and she lying to us XD
@@99batran or maybe she watched it a while ago and faintly remembers it?
4:22 that one flicker on Metro Man's camera was the exact moment he used his super speed. It shows on his facial expressions too.
God I love that detail.
He even appears in Megamind's camera for like one frame at the exact same time.
The invisible car was also actually in that one scene in the rain. the attention to detail in this movie was amazing. Shrek and HtTYD might have bangers but this was an underrated gem.
wow
That's insane. It really does just look like a flicker at normal speed, but when you slow down, you can actually see him move.
I _never_ realized when Megamind shrieks "Don't look at me!" at 13:11 everyone in the restaurant turns their head away. It's such a subtle touch to show how much control he holds over the city that his private plea would be taken so seriously by other people.
Whats even funnier is there is a baby who looks away as well in this scene, but its covered up by ame unfortunately
@@Biosquid239 1:16 *wheezes* look at the top of his HEAD
@@mnkeymasta wheezes LOOK AT HIS LIPS
It's a good gag
"Subtle" isn't the right word but it is a great gag. Reminds me of something you'd see in a Naked Gun film.
"There is no easter bunny.
There is no tooth fairy
and there is no queen of england."
Aged really well.
Dark.
The Queen didn’t lol
There hasn't been a Queen or King of England since the United Kingdom was established.
@@NotAGoodUsername360There is no war in Bang Sin Sei
Nice to have a legit good and interesting Superman take that isn’t about a dumb evil Superman that makes no sense.
Yeaaaa, the whole "There's no such thing as good-guys" garbage got old really fast
I mean, titan kinda was a dumb evil superman.
@@asianpersuasion4901 Nah he was clearly batman.
@@johnnormington1311 no megamind was batman but has a lot of b*tches
"Makes no sense"
I feel like giving unlimited power to a single person and that ending up in them becoming almost cartoonishly evil makes a ton of sense considering it happens all the time in real life.
I mean look at basically every single dictator ever, hell just look at Putin for the most recent example.
"The warden's not a bad guy! :D" if you think about it, he is the closest thing to a father/grandfather MegaMind has.
And he was only ever disappointed in megamind never cruel or abusive yet when they go off to save the city he wishes them luck i think your right the warden definitely is dad/grandpa
@@xxdankmormonkushmasterxx9953 i think hes disappointed because megamind could have use his mind to do good things but use it to take over the city
@@klyedlaserdeath5541 hey, you know what they say, _"local action for global change."_
eh, if you read the newspaper clips in the credits you'll see that people actually were up in arms about an infant being kept as a prisoner and he was the biggest advocate for keeping him locked up, saying that he just _knows_ he's evil.
my headcannon is that it's a whole government conspiracy to create a villain for metroman to fight against to ensure that metroman himself doesn't turn to villainy, since if he did he would be nigh unstoppable. Warden is in on it and sort of raised him to be evil and think he could never be anything more, but behind the act everyone involved thought was necessary he does recognize megamind's situation and there is some kind of loose parental bond.
megamind is one of my favorite movies ever. Mostly because instead of the typical arc where everything returns to normal at the end, nothing returns to normal. the Hero stays in retirement, the bad guy becomes the good guy, and all the callout references to stereotypical hero movie tropes. It breaks all the stereotypes. and it's great.
I can't stnand the "and everything returned to normal~" endings, like okay if everything is the same then why the fuck did I watch this lmao
That is the difference between a classic and a mediocre movie:
*PRESENTATION*
_cue soundtrack_
Supposedly the "super villain turning superhero" thing is a trope, but this movie does a great job representing such a cartoony idea in such a realistic way. Rather than seeing the error of his ways, spontaneously turning a new leaf, or having no reason to be a villain in the first place, megamind had a reason to be evil: he desired attention because he didn't have a way to fit in and moreover convinced himself that the good vs evil archetype was normal and a way for him to fit in in another sense. There were so many kids that struggled with the same problem in my elementary, kids that resigned themselves to being the "weird kid" for attention, so it's actually an extremely useful message.
And then you got Roxanne being the damsel in distress who is just some random lady roped into these shenanigans with no obligation to date anyone as thanks but faces someone who thinks he was entitled to her even before becoming a "super hero". A perfect representation of the "nice guy" culture that wasn't even necessary for the main character's arc.
And THEN you have the surprisingly nuanced Metro Man, someone unsympathetic to megamind as a kid and who became a douchebag in both personality and by deciding to let the city fall. Yet on the other hand, the way he treated megamind was because of his own upbringing, and there's also the question of whether it's really wrong for him to want to retire. And this moral conflict is perfectly hinted at by him acting like douchebag while also wanting to give sincere advice to Megamind because Metro Man still leans towards moral good even if he's not willing to be the hero himself.
These themes are so enriched and very concisely portrayed. It's just *chef's kiss*
@@someweeb3650 I mean a movie (or series, etc) doesn't necessarily have to change so much in the end to be good, it can, but if it doesnt, it could still work 😭 if pretty much the whole thing was entertaining then you still got something out of it
Isn't that also how episodic series work lol
@@louise4152 I agree. It's usually more interesting if something changes but everything going back to normal can still often work if that was the goal all along & the characters achieved it in an interesting way or if a character wanted change for unhealthy reasons but eventually learned to appreciate what they have.
Ame's right Megamind did have a very good soundtrack, I mean there aren't too many animated movies out there boast a killer classic rock/pop soundtrack featuring such staples as AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, ELO, Guns and Roses and Michael Jackson.
Megamind kinda predated the very same soundtrack style, later used for Marvel's Iron Man...
@@CapitanoAraym uhm… You DO realize Megamind came out AFTER Iron Man, right?
@@jordinagel1184 >_>..
TRUEEEE
@David Whisleman I agree. It was just how that era was. Maybe how it still is, I wouldn't know. Nonetheless, it's nice being able to appreciate it in a good movie for once
4:23 that extremely small detail when metroman just blinked out of a moment on the screen. this movie is so good
Holy shit I’d never noticed that before. I’m pretty sure he flashed behind Megamind there too
Props to Megamind’s camera and the TV broadcast for catching that blink lmao
My respect for this movie has risen even more
not gonna lie, i find the "your weakness is.... COPPER!?" line to be EXTREMELY funny. like, hyper mundane element, and super smart guy NEVER EVER even entertained that idea
I just love that this movie had the confidence to let the viewer come to their own conclusions on MetroMan.
On one hand, he faked his death because he knew MegaMind could be a hero if he just had the chance, which he’d never have, as long as MetroMan was there to keep their game going. But on the other hand, he did leave MegaMind to cause a lot of destruction before he eventually got bored.
He also chose music as his new passion, specifically because he was bad at it, and his powers couldn’t help him improve, which really speaks to his character. But at the same time, he could have just tried to talk to MegaMind, but he instead chose to keep the public perception of him being a hero intact, by not revealing that he knew MegaMind was just a troubled soul, the whole time.
A flawed but generally likable character... That's what makes a character great.
Not to mention both are actually cared for each other. I mean, keeping up those charades with throwing commentaries at each other flawlessly like that? There's no way they aren't buddies.
Even Megamind complimented MetroMan's song when he played it with his guitar. They're truly what "frienenemies" is like
On another hand, even knowing that there was a dangerous villain destroying the city, he still refused to help.
So yeah, nuanced.
@@ShadeSlayer1911 Having superhuman abilities shouldn’t obligate him to spend his life helping a bunch of strangers for nothing but their gratitude in return.
@@JohnBrown-tw2qi That depends on your personal philosophy. Under some people's philosophies, yes, it absolutely does.
Like Spiderman, "With great power comes great responsibility." MCU Spidey put it in a less catchy but also more explicit way. "When you can do the things I can, and you don't do anything to stop the bad things, those bad things happen because of you," or something like that. Under that philosophy, having the ability to do good but refusing to do it means you're the one allowing bad things to happen, and so that means a superhuman who is good absolutely is obligated, morally speaking, to spend their life being a superhero.
Captain America has a similar outlook as well, though by the end of MCU Cap's arc, he kinda changed his mind.
Outside of specific superheroes, there is also the saying "all it takes for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing."
Narratively speaking, it's hard to suggest that a superpowered character is a truly good person if they choose not to use their powers for good. Of course, that is an oversimplification, and there's other factors that affect this stance. But generally speaking, a superpowered good person should be trying to use their powers to save people or do good in some way.
Roxanne absolutely clowning on Megamind during her kidnapping gets me every time.
This movie is sorely underrated and overlooked due to Despicable Me, which really can't even hold a candle to it. Wish we'd gotten a sequel.
I remember being so salty as a kid when I heard there's a Despicable Me 2 but no Megamind 2. Absolutely ignored those minion toys in McDonald's or some big fast food chain here because of how salty I am lol.
It was also satisfying to see Megamind clown her by having her give Metroman the wrong location so he can zap him with the death ray lol. Though of course, it didn't last long. xd
Megamind is a masterpiece and it should remain that way, having too many sequels will only ruin it
It ends perfectly but I kinda hope for a sequel within the same universe. It doesn't have to be Megamind focused, maybe a supervillain minion who wanted to be a musician? It will parallel nicely with Music Man as well. Imagine creating a band and not knowing you're playing with Metro Man, his arch enemy, lol. And even more mindblowing if Megamind, the city's hero, is coming to their concert and then finding out they're old buddies.
Be afraid of your wishes. They may come true
On the Ame scale, that rating is actually really damn high. I am glad. She really does have good taste.
Ames scale is like a Bell Curve.
Ame rates animated movies higher than other movies
Aren't they all basically rated 7?
@@Boyzby she rates most things a 6.9 so yeah
@@snausages43 cause shes animated omega brain
“Oh, you’re a villain, alright! Just not a super one!”
“What’s the difference?”
*”PRESENTATION!!“*
That line goes so hard.
And the bgm that followed that OH GOD
*AC/DC plays in the background*
still on my mind after all these years
That scene is genuinely badass
@@justiron2999 That's "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses
It's the modern day Shrek, and we have the HoloEN's funny detective to react and watchalong with it too. Thanks for the highlights, my dood.
I wouldn't call it modern, it came out ~10 years after shrek, which is also ~10 years ago
@@lochiegriffiths4712 Maybe he talk about theme of the movie.
Since Sherk setting in Fairytale theme while this one is modern superhero theme.
@@bakacdaz no, still not anything like shrek
@@erickmejia4602 The badguy thats perceived as evil turns out to be a misunderstood good guy?
Yeah I think calling it shrek is fitting. It’s the shrek of its time.
Shrek was made in response to parody Disney fairytales.
Megamind was made in response to parody the superhero genre.
You know it's only now that I realize Metroman did the "You're Breathtaking!" Before Keanu did.
It's impressive to see the amount of memes this movie has, it's up there with shrek I think
One of my favorite things about this movie is how it doesn't really cast judgement on Metroman for his decision. I like Spider-man a lot, but "With Great Power comes Great Responsibility" isn't something that can apply to everyone. Metroman never asked for his powers or to be a nonstop hero. He's sacrificing his happiness and his life for others, but he doesn't do it by choice. Why shouldn't he have the ability to find happiness? The movie poses that question and doesn't answer it, which I think is great and complex without being preachy or pretentious.
Saccing happiness and life of oneself kind of reminds me of soldiers that suffers from ptsd after the war they fight in, one of the notable example is probably audie murphy but then again you become a soldier by choice and not born one like superhero markiplier over here
@@krisnaputramaulidan2843So regular Markiplier
16:00 The meme
19:05 The other meme
21:52 The more obscure meme
you miss you a villian alright but not a super one
I'm not one for fart jokes, but the Metroman fart meme gets me... every... single... time.
21:52 More like, the not PG-13 meme
Metro-man being Markiplier meme?
DING DONG MUSIC
This is the best underrated movie DreamWorks has ever made
Definitely up there. I’d say Road to El Dorado qualifies as well, though thankfully it’s gotten a little more attention in recent years because of the memes
Rise of the guardians as well.
It's just too bad that this released too close to despicable me premiere...
I honestly think this is better tho
It is definietly up there with the likes of the Kung Fu Panda movies
@@OldeCat it really is. Honestly, I like Despicable Me, and am not nearly as annoyed by the minions as most people seem to be, but Megamind is just better in pretty much every way
4:24 Metroman appears behind him for a frame
Damn nice detail!
Never noticed that
Yoo, if you pause really quick, you can definetely see Metroman's face behind Megamind 🤯
"Theres no military or anything" I mean, everyone just watched him kill metroman, I think any military would be too scared to try and fight him
This movie is completely a masterpiece! Not only it has classic 2000s humors, hidden Easter eggs, fitting soundtracks, is well animated, well planned plot, but also it teaches us an important life lesson of how not all 'villains' are bad and not all 'heroes' are good.
11:18 The gasp lol
16:00 No maidens?
18:38 PRESENTATION!!
The minion is so cute! So cool to see Ame watched Megamind, such an underrated film. 12 years after people starting to like it because of the memes xD
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Forgot the fart at 19:20
17:39 hal/tighten stare
18:23 there is no queen of england
19:18 (my death was greatly) exaggerated
21:54 penis music
19:06 glow up
Where did you watch it..on dc?I can't find it
two of the most beautiful things in this movie is 1) Metroman was the first person to actually think that Megamind had good in him... 2) the warden actually sent Megamind to have an education...
13:38 just noticed that the invisible car is behind him here.
Metroman had everything set up for him to be the pompous, righteous goody two shoes superhero like maybe Superman. But damn he's actually pretty relatable. My 2nd favourite character from this movie
Superman isn't like that when written properly. JL animated has the best Superman imo, he's just a farm kid trying to do the right thing.
Both are chained by their destiny.
That why he choose to retire to find his dream he choosing by himself.
@@reachlol1 “you’re from krypton aren’t ya!”
“I’m from Kansas”
Is probably my favorite line from Man of tomorrow
@@reachlol1 the problem with DC tho is they cant permanently end anything because of the constant adding to the canon. Irl, eventually people just die, and are slowly forgotten. Superman is never gonna die and it makes him stale.
@@ordinarytree4678 That's true for every hero owned by Marvel and DC. Batman has no powers, but if DC goes for another 200 years, Batman will live another 200 years.
The fact that this movie got released the same year Gru's movie is probably what sabotaged its success. If I do recall, it's not even a 3 months apart gap.
4:45 wow she called it
I mean she's a detective for a reason y'know...
Sasuga detective xD
@@azomrade5518 yep that is true
Ame's got a lot of giggles and they're all cute
Great comedy. And a modern classic. We haven’t had a good animated comedy movie in a long time.
We gotten good one it just we haven't gotten good one that are big or made by big studios their mostly made by smaller studio that are less well know and don't do much marketing because they don't have the money
"NOOOOOO WALMART SUPERMAN!" this comment killed me.
Ame's giggles during movie watchalongs are a cure.
Megamind is honestly a super underrated movie, I think the star studded cast might’ve initially made people overlook how well written this movie is, and the subtle jokes added into the background by animators really add to both the story and comedy. I’m glad people are finally rediscovering the potential of this movie.
I always find megamind and bee movie fascinating since they’re both dreamworks movies that cane out and I honestly cant remember anybody really caring about, only to be rediscovered years later and gaining a cult following for entirely different reasons; bee movie for being absolutely insane and having a mostly ironic fanbase, while megamind was a diamond in the rough with some surprisingly great writing that’s only gotten more poignant with the rise of the MCU and the growing awareness of incel culture in characters like titan all make the movie really ahed of its time.
Also Ame’s markiplier impression was on point.
A solid hic/10
Sigh, glad to see Megamind is getting more appreciation. I've enjoyed it when it first came out. Better than Despicable Me in my opinion.
Minion is better than the minions.
Despicable me was good not as good as Megamind but man the sequel are down grade you get the sense it was a demanded by executive to milk more money and these day company want a franchise out everything and hurt I hinder artist and creator which is why you see remake and sequel alot and also anything they don't seem safe will get eliminate look how Disney have been toward LGBTQA+ character it gotta be under the radar you can't show them being gay because Disney is afraid it'll piss off the Chinese government or conservative in the westand Disney was the biggest funder of the don't say gay bill show how artist are in conflict with corporation at times
No such thing as the "don't say gay bill", don't get fooled by propoganda.
The bill some leftists call "don't say gay" bans all talk of sex and romance for young kids, not just homosexuality, because it's an anti-groomer bill. Teachers shouldn't be allowed to talk about sex with 5 year olds. Especially without permission from the parents.
It doesn't ban it for teens and it doesn't ban it in general. Just banning it in schools for children too young to talk about sex. The bill doesn't even say 'gay' once in it.
Go read it for yourself and you will see.
Anyone conflating this with homosexuality is either a homophobe (by thinking grooming = homosexuality) or a groomer trieing to create false outrage by those too lazy to actually read the bill to protect their grooming practices (as they want to talk to 5 year olds about heterosexual and/or homosexual sex without the parent's permission)
The moment Ame realized the Bee Movie is a DreamWorks product is just lol
Thanks for the clip mate, it's a really entertaining one!
I'm still waiting for a sequel to this movie.
There's a made for tv sequel thing
@@Kaazikin Really?
Its already perfect tho
Its perfect as it is xD
@@prinnyhayate5517 It is perfect, which is why I want more.
This movie had more memes than I remember
I was waiting for this
Same
Same chan
"...and there is no Queen of England."
Correct!
Bro: Come on man, The worst thing she could say is NO
Her: Do you REALLY think, I would EVER be with a guy like YOU?
2:55-2:57 Calli picking up Smololive and proceeding to yeet them
When the highlight reel is basically 1/3 of the movie.
You are a boss, my esteemed colleague
“There is no Queen of England.”
“Well, not right now…”
3:05
"YOU'RE Breathtaking -Ranodm Citizen- "
16:57 nice to see Music Man has a confirmed fan
To be extra fair to Megamind Metrocitie had it coming why the hell did they let prisoners raise a baby
Probably a parody/riff on Batman villian Bane backstory
She did the worst thing ever.. she read the chat while watching the movie, never do that.
16:01 for the meme
Oh God he's dead-uh!
The good thing about Megamind is that as a villain even when he fails it's entertaining. With hero movies they always have to succeed or else it feels like a failure.
damn i just realize hal (titan) didn't even tap into the true power of his borrowed power like goddamn metro man just had gone to light speed or something and this "hero" is so slow compared to him
Metro man had his power since birth and Hal only had it for like a month or something.
"I made a gallon of dip."
"That sounds like fun. But not with other people around."
same
Metro-Man is such a good guy that he's actually been rooting for Megamind the whole time. What a pal.
Markiplier-man*) 😂😅
It's funny how creeped out Ame is of Hal, she's definitely met a guy like that before lmao
Fantastic cuts between Ame singing along with the movie to then just singing to herself in silence.
I genuinely _love_ this movie. I had some, uh, issues in my life when I first saw it. I have bipolar disorder, I did stuff I'm not proud of before I was treated. I was also told "you have high potential", but I wasn't sure I could use it.
I loved how Megamind changed - first he _had_ to be evil, then he didn't _need_ to be evil and he _wanted_ to be good, then he just _became_ good. Really helped me, as silly as it sounds.
i absolutely love when you do these movie highlights. it must be a lot of work, more than most of us realize, do thanks a lot!
This was a nice side-by-side vid of Ame watching Megamind. I remember watching it back and the day and finding it hilarious as a backward view of the superhero genre. IT's always nice to look at the perspective of the villain for once - and Megamind does remind me a bit of Gura in nonsensical behavior, apart from having a fish sidekick. The Ame rating for this movie is well deserved. Thanks for this video, boss! 🙏🙏
Ame is learning from this oh no guys she’s stronger now
21:11 Goomba face.
That is what the fish said also no because there is a fountain.
Megamind pulled a 200IQ moves at the end
Ame's reactions in movies are always such a treat - her watchalongs are so fun
I'm still waiting for someone to call Metroman Markiplier while reacting to this
I still can't believe they casted Markiplier as Metroman.
We have Smol Ame, and now we need MegaAme
4:44 man, Ame really showing she's the detective of the group
Ka-el: Justice
Metroman:Chivalry
Homelander:Homocide
I imagine Amelia really felt Roxanne when Hal was going full incel mode on her.
She's even doing the thing where she predicts all the predictable stuff. That's crazy.
a version of superman whos not evil, out of control, and not even particularly cruel in the way he deals with villains, but one whos, just like, kinda a dick, like all the time. Very true to the way a person would act being that powerful all their life, and true to the way superman actually acts sometimes in the comics, except in this movie they actually acknowledge that.
Thing is there is 2 superman in this movie. Hal taking the role of the out of control force of nature
@@ununun9995 let's be clear, hal is *not* inspired by superman's character, he's his own character made expressly for this movie, and calling him a force of nature is way better than he deserves. Clown, maybe.
@@curvingfyre6810 clown or not, throwing an entire building is not a common thing+ the nerd becoming hero is a fairly common trope amongst super heroes, even superman in a way with his Clark Kent persona.
@@ununun9995 1, he didn't turn superhero, 2, that has nothing to do with what you called him before, 3 clark kent is a huge muscle bound farm boy, 4 what are you a hal fan incel or something?
@@curvingfyre6810 4. already calling me names? Right we're on internet. 3. The whole "random citizen being secretly a hero" was for the reader to identify with superman, this evolve into the nerd trope since the demographic is evolving look at modern comic super heroes. 2 a "force of nature" is also a trope when a character is seemingly undefeatable: super strength, tough skin and all this. A threat like the invicible Lion Herakles defeated. 1 Yes okay poor word choice.
“I thought I killed you!”
“Well…. HelloeverybodymynameisMarkiplier”
Hal is SUCH a "nice guy"
I keep coming back just to watch Ame's reaction. It's so cute when she gets all wushy gushy during the romantic/emotional parts
19:24 the part where Ame thinks Metroman farted was super adorable lmao
Ame is slowly becoming one of the Bois by learning all our inside jokes
Megamind is one of my favourite movies ever. Period. I watched it years ago when I was younger so a lot of things flew over my head, how I wish I could watch it all over again without already knowing everything
Metroman stronger than Super Man confirmed, he can see through lead
18:23
Titan predicted the future, saying the Queen of England doesn't exist
There is no queen of England is true now
Omg, how is Ame able to guess the plot of the movie, everytime. She did the same thing back then during the Kung Fu Hustle watch-along as well. I didn't join other watch-alongs but I'm guessing she did the same thing with other movies.
She might have watched it already in real life... :|
@@exumbra1399 Or she is that well-versed in the language of film tropes?
I've gotten so used to Mega Man farting I cant see the original scene as original anymore.
MegaMind was one of the very few series in my childhood that stuck me as a classic. It was my most favorite movie, and it still is honestly. I'm glad Ame got to watch it!
I just watched this last night lol. Wild how this movie has like 5 memes in one.
Dang wish I watched this live
4:23 Always that forshadowing:
Sad that this movie was overshadowed by Despicable Me since they came out at around the same time.
"Damn she got a fat head!"
I love you Ame oml.
After watching Bee Movie, Megamind was a great palette cleanser for Amelia.
18:55 when i try to pull out of my parking spot
I really enjoy your watchalong summaries, thx form making them
YEESSSSSSS I WAS WAITING FOR THIS even though i watched along live I still am gonna watch this. Totally forgot how many memes came from this movie, and just how good of a movie it is in the first place.
My man has blessed us with another highlight
One thing I love about this movie is that Megamind never thought about copying the powers of Metroman for himself before Metroman "dies", even though he could have done it without that much effort.
Guess he wanted to beat him himself. Without using anything from him. (also he may not have had any DNA sample from him, it was shown that he never won)
Fishes, Aliens, Monkeys?
This is Ame's niche definitely.
Funny how the caption says Titan but i distinctively remember it was Tighten.
massively underrated movie.
I love when Ame talks about bee movie