When i entered to watch 'Despicable Me' i was somehow under the impression that it was a Pixar creation, and was thus pretty excited to watch the movie. Within minutes, it became clear that despicable me can’t be a Pixar creation. Animation quality was comparable, but human factor was missing.
After a few months, i saw cut-outs of Megamind, i was underwhelmed. I could see a superhero kind of figure, along with a blue bulb-headed villainous character holding a big eyed damsel-in-distress. ‘Typical, Cliché’, I thought. Another few months later, when i actually saw, Mega mind, much to my surprise and shock Megamind is highly enjoyable joyride.
Why combined review of both you may ask. Well if you notice both Gru of Despicable Me and Megamind were aspirants of being greatest villains of all times, and both were NOT as cruel, cunning or <insert a kickass villainous quality here>, as they thought they were. That said about similarity of central characters I have highly contrasting views about both the movies.
Gru somehow never touched me as a character, i never found him charming enough. Megamind on the other hand is playful, full of fun, frolic and has a vulnerable quality about him.
However, there are a few gem of scenes in Despicable Me as well, like the scene in which he tells story of three cats to his daughters. In contrast, Megamind is full of superb scenes. what works in it favor is that it is a parody of Superman Myth and still stands as film on its own. Hats off. This said, it is still not as much fun as Pixar’s ‘The Incredibles’.
I’ll keep it short and simple and recommend Megamind over Despicable Me any day.
Written by- Ali Naqvi
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