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Megamind endures because it asks a question that most superhero films are too afraid to ask: What if I don't want to be the person everyone expects me to be?

Upon release in November 2010, Megamind grossed $322 million worldwide—respectable, but dwarfed by Despicable Me ($540 million) and Toy Story 3 ($1.06 billion). Critics liked it (73% on Rotten Tomatoes), but audiences were confused. The marketing campaign had sold it as a goofy comedy; nobody expected a philosophical treatise on determinism. Megamind

For years, we watch the cycle: Megamind concocts an elaborate, Rube-Goldbergian scheme involving "dehydration guns" and giant spider-bots. Metro Man shows up, yawns, and foils it. They dance the tired ballet of hero and villain. But then, the film executes its genius twist: Megamind actually kills Metro Man. Megamind endures because it asks a question that

The action sequences are surprisingly dynamic. The final fight between Megamind (in a mech suit) and Tighten is shot with genuine cinematic weight, borrowing choreography from The Iron Giant and Spider-Man 2 . The marketing campaign had sold it as a

: Megamind is manipulated into believing he is naturally "bad" and destined for villainy, while Metro Man is conditioned for public adulation.