Metro Man: The False Hero

Despite being raised by a crazy rich family, despite having a privileged childhood and depsite being the most popular kid in class which WOULD make one act snooty, I'm surprised he never let the power go to his head once he grew up

Metroman had the powers and heart but no motivation Tighten had the motivation and power but no heart Megamind had no power, but had both heart and motivation. AND PRESENTATION!!!!

When most movies or shows ask the question "what would Superman be without Clark Kent?", they make him everything from a murderer to a dictator to just a straight up jerk. Whereas having him still become a hero but slowly getting depressed and desperate for any other purpose beyond that makes way more sense and is way more impactful.

11:02 when Metroman tells Megamind not to worry about titan because good will eventually come out on top, he adjusts the the cape Megamind is wearing instead of taking it off him. He literally passed his mantle on to Megamind.

In the past decade, Megamind and Rango are the two films that I still remember and hold in high esteem for their quality as movies for kids; they’re not kids’ movies because they’re dumbed down, but because they’re something kids can enjoy, and they’re high-quality examples of kids’ movies because of how well they convey their themes in ways that kids may not immediately appreciate but could grow to as they become older and look back on these films.

What I love about Metroman is that he EASILY could have been the villain, hell I'm sure one draft probably have him as the main villain, he was privileged, arrogant, narcissist super egocentric, if this was write by a hack like many modern comicbook writers or Zack Snyder or even James Gunn as much I love him he did Brightburn, so I'm was so pleasantly surprise the film never go that road, this is what SUBVERTED EXPECTATIONS really means (takes note DISNEY), a twist no one saw coming but everyone smile at the realization of how smart it was, Metroman never wanted to be a hero, he was treat like it as he have the look and powers, but he never got the HEART or motivations for been a hero, but also he never wanted to be someone like that neither a conqueror, he just want to have a passion for something he truly wanted and that was music, despite been terrible he was passionate about it, and is better he is bad as he actually will struggle, make it fight for what he wants, instead of been GIVEN, as been a hero was given rather than EARN IT.......this is the amazing reversal this movie does when is actually Megamind the one making an effort to get good, to care and protect the people he love, thanks to Roxane and in part to Metroman, he realize his true potential, and I love this decision, it was genius, and for that this movie will forever be a masterpiece.

Plot twist, Megaminds home planet were good, and MetroMans planet was bad. Megaminds dad said he was destined for greatness, meaning he’s supposed to be a hero, so what if Metroman was sent out, destined to be a villain, but because of the life they ended up living in, they became opposites of what they were supposed to be, as the movie mains Megamind and MetroMan.

I wouldn't say Metro Man didn't deserve to be the hero, because he was doing what was best for the city for years, even though it isn't really what he wanted. He had the abilities, and did what was expected of him, and that is something heroic. Rising up to the expectations put upon him, rather than doing whatever he wanted with nobody to stop him for so long. Doing what's expected of you, even against what you want (if what's expected of you isn't evil), is a heroic thing to do because it's a sacrifice you're making for the betterment of others. However, because that's all that he'd ever done, he realized he never wanted to be a hero but he also realized that he couldn't just retire either because of how important he was. I wouldn't say he's a false hero, rather he's just not a hero at heart. He is a genuine hero, but that's not what he wants to be. I don't think he was wrong or right for doing what he did, but he obviously wasn't happy with his own perceived lack of choice in the matter. He made the decision to pursue music because it's something he enjoys, but he's also happy that Metro City has a protector in megamind. He wants his rival/friend to be happy too, even after their years of fighting against each other.

I also love how this is its own Batman and Superman. Metro Man: Has bright colors, alien from another world, has superpowers. Megamind: Dark colors, has no powers, relies on gadgets and inventions.

I love that Metro-Man, and Hal are pretty much warped, twisted versions of Superman and jimmy Olsen, while Roxane is pretty much Lois Lane but hasn’t been changed much, personality wise! 😂🤣😅

He saved the world but the world didn't save him.

Ironically out of the two of them, metro man, the one who was loved and had every thing was the one who had the life crisis and gave up

I thought he would be a gaston like character when I first saw the movie but he was not arrogant, he's just a hero with a burnout

Something that isn’t touched on that I thought I’d bring up that’s brilliant about Metroman’s character is how his parody source Superman could’ve become like him even in his own universe. Metroman is essentially who Superman would be if he wasn’t raised by humble and caring parents like the Kents and instead raised by a rich and shallow couple who spoiled him and gave him the opposite ideals of the Kents in doing his job as Superman more for the sake of fame and adoration and, of course, riches. By going this direction with their Superman character parody, it presents another interesting alternative path that many didn’t consider until this film came out.

I'll say it again: we need major animation studios to make more superhero films. They're so underrated!

Metro Man is the most based Superman pastiche. Solely because the writers, instead of making him generically evil because it's hip, they make him just grow tired of doing the same thing over and over, feeling unfulfilled.Megamind was the most "evil" thing in the whole movie(aside from Tighten) then his City had little to worry about since MM wasn't really all that bad at all! Because when you think about it, Metro Man would be just a guy on his planet. So it would make sense for someone like him to maybe NOT want to be a hero, even if he really could. He'd have his own ambitions.

Another example of a false hero is Marlene (The Last of Us games), Major Man (The Powerpuff Girls), Oz (The Wizard of Oz), and Hans (Frozen).

Metroman was a dangerously close step away from being like Homelander. Thank goodness he didn’t… But then…we got Titan (Tightan).

I once saw a comment on an older video of someone pointing out, that the life metroman chose to become was one he wasnt very good at. That may be because metroman wants to feel that joy of being bad at something and improving upon it, since he never got to feel that before.

I wonder if Metro Man played the hero for Megamind more than anyone else. The dude see to have a bit of a others before himself issues. The only time he see him using the power in the flashback is to help others and a little play around.