The subtle charms of being a supervillain

“Megamind” follows the life of its title character who is convinced that his fate is to be a supervillain. It is a subtle play on the superhero genre that cleverly shows people can make their own destiny.

“Megamind” goes beyond the standard DreamWorks formula for pop culture references with more obscure jokes, such as a poster of Mr. Miyagi and Donkey Kong that are recognizable for older audiences. 

The film’s subtle touches, such as Megamind’s mispronunciation of common words such as “school” and a truly striking attention to detail in the animation, make it a captivating movie.

With the exception of Jonah Hill, whose character looked and sounded very similar to himself, many of the star voices were tastefully unrecognizable. Will Ferrell in particular did a great job of toning down his act to make himself a believable character rather than just being a blue, big-headed version of himself.

And good thing too, because Ferrell’s head doesn’t need to get any bigger.