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opal-inna · 2 months

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I was thinking of Megamind’s theme of heroes being made instead of born and the parallels between Megamind and Hal.

You can see how Megamind is trying his best, but Metroman is more privileged, so Megamind gives up. He had always had bad luck, compared to Metroman, so he thought it was his destiny to be a villain. So when Hal seemingly has everything delivered to his doorstep, it’s destiny that wanted this to happen. Megamind believes that it’s up to forces greater than him that make heroes or villains. And Hal had all the gifts Megamind hadn’t, and he chose to use them for evil.

But then I looked deeper into it. I compared Hal with Megamind. Both of them were social outcasts. Both of them were nerds. Both of them were in love with Roxanne. Both of them were rejected by her. And both turned to villainy when things didn’t go as they had hoped. In a dark twist of fate, one could recite the famous cliche “we’re not so different, you and I!”.

But obviously, they are so different. So what sets them apart?

Both of them wanted approval, but Megamind seeked acceptance from society and Hal sought to win love from another person. Both of them had a skewed idea of how human relationships work and both tried to follow in Metroman’s footsteps to get there.

But obviously, they failed. Because it’s not how it works. Again, they’re similar in this department.

And then it hit me.

Both of them tried to imitate Metroman to gain something- gain approval in their example. But you can’t just win someone’s approval, it’s up for them to decide whether they give it to you or not. And you may only get it by being genuinely good yourself. Even if both chose villainy, time and time again, Megamind proved himself to be good and Hal proved himself to be evil.

Here’s what I found so far.

Hard work

Megamind had worked hard and it gave him no results, so he thought it was meant to be. He put a lot of effort into creating devices that were supposed to imitate Metroman’s powers. Hal had everything given to him, which made him feel entitled to everything he desired.

Humility

Both of them had been rejected and degraded. But Megamind had enough humility to reflect on himself. He didn’t blame Roxanne for rejecting him (albeit the scene where she tells him to apologize and Megamind misunderstands and turns it around is hilarious). Rather, he blamed his status as a villain. Though he didn’t blame his choice to become a villain, but his destiny to be one- “Villains don’t get the girl”. However, Hal had an advantage of a status of a ‘hero’- one given to him, not the one he chose. He feels entitled to her love, so when she turns him down, he blames her. He played his part of being a ‘hero’, but she didn’t play her part of being a prize. She broke the rules.

Megamind had also reflected on what Roxanne told him. He corrected his mistakes, cleaned up the city and returned what he stole. He didn't have to, but he did it to make her happy and made an effort to be actually good.

And Hal has been actively gaslighting and lessening her, just to protect his ego.

Relationship with Roxanne

Obviously, I also had to include their relationship with Roxanne, and oh boy.

I know I’ve talked about it for the entire time, but I need to go in depth, because it’s a whole thing. Bcos Hal didn’t just have had his powers handed to him. He was also privileged even when it comes to their relationship with Roxanne. Hal had lots of time to form a real connection and friendship with her, but he chose to treat her like a prize he could win if he played the game right.

Megamind was doomed from the start, because he’s a villain. Yet when given a chance, he showed her his true self, became vulnerable with her and they shared each other’s nerdy passions. Though under another person’s skin, he showed her his soul and they formed a genuine bond. Megamind proved to be a better person, because he showed her true respect, valued her for her positive traits and just treated her as a person.

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crazywriter1 · 2 years

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Can we PLEASE talk about Hal from Megamind?

Let's be honest, Megamind is an underrated movie, and I am not afraid to admit it. One thing that I've observed from the internet is that the character and antagonist of the movie, Hal is a creep. And I agree. He does take his tactics to get Roxanne way too far, and he does not leave her alone. But Hal strikes me as one of those people who doesn't have any friends and doesn't know how to handle certain social situations. He's super awkward and doesn't know how to talk to girls, and as an adult that is creepy.

Like when he invited Roxanne to a party, and she said she wasn't in a partying mood? And Hal said that there was no one else invited, and there was a bouncy house, and there was a wedding photographer. Yes, that is creepy, and it's even worse that he kept trying to invite her even when she said no. I think his character would have been a lot better off if he had friends, real friends.

If Hal had friends, he would been held accountable for his actions. He would have had a leash on how far he could go for his obsession. If he had friends he wouldn't be so easily manipulated by Megamind being his space dad.

Hal strikes me as the genuine sweet guy that always gets taken advantage but doesn't stand up for himself until he gets some extraordinary power. He goes mad with this power, and starts hurting people around him. His character is honestly reminiscent of Max Dillon, or Electro from the "Amazing Spider-Man 2".

Just like Hal, Max is a social outcast, he's very nice and awkward. He doesn't have friends; he's overlooked by his coworkers and boss so much that they only care about his work and not him as a person. Until Spider-Man saves him, he's so happy to know someone can see him. He continues to be a human doormat until he has a freak accident of him falling down in a tub of electric eels. It's after this tremendous power that he finally gets back at the people who wronged him, or overlooked him. In the end, he's so sick of people taking advantage of him again he isn't going to let it happen again.

One thing that I think is important to mention is that when Hal finally mastered his powers, he flew straight to Roxanne's place and imminently put her in danger. I mean, here, let me save you by throwing you off of your apartment and catching you like we're playing fetch. Who does that? Someone who doesn't have friends and doesn't know how to talk to girls. A social loser, who doesn't think ahead and say, "Oh, maybe throwing her off of the building and catching her and pretending to be the hero isn't the best thing to do."

His character can be sickening, and creepy in a way, but his character is also relatable. Not all of us are great in socializing, and sometimes power can go to our heads. We don't think about the people we're hurting, when we're upset. Sometimes we're so isolated we're beyond repair. But that's why everyone needs a support system, so we don't go down the deep end. This doesn't justify why Hal hurt Roxanne, and Metro City. This sheds some light in how Hal is the antagonist in the show.

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