Metro Man, an alien to our planet, has super powers which have made him the city's super hero. Time after time, he's stopped Megamind's evil schemes until he's a grown adult and tired of this repeated charade. So he quits.
"There had better be an amazing explanation for this."
The question Roxanne wonders is a more than fair question: "How could Metro Man abandon the city to the super villain?"
There's at least one obvious reason why he did it, and it's the one he gave us. He felt trapped, stuck in a rut, going over the same thing over and over again. It would be hard to blame him for feeling this way, since many of us feel this at one time or another. Many films and TV shows show the person experiencing this trying to make a change and get away from the situation. This is exactly what Metro Man does. He doesn't want the hatred of the city, so he basically "kills" himself. From then on, he lives a luxurious life, hidden under the old school house.
Another possible reason is he wanted to make music, but we don't know that he always wanted to do this. Really, too, there's no apparent reason why he can't make music while he's a super hero - the city would love it. That is, if he had any talent at all. Unfortunately, "You're horrible!" so perhaps it is best. Even so, however, Metro Man could have made music on his off time.
If either one of these was his sole reason, he would fail to be any kind of a hero. He would have given up, ceased to care about the city, and gone quite self-centered. It's natural to want something for yourself, but was it right for him to "quit his job"?
I propose one more possible reason.
"It took me a long time to find my calling. Now it's about time you find yours."
Metro Man could very well have been trying to help Megamind out. If Metro Man was in a rut, then the reason he was in a rut is, himself, probably in a rut too. The difference is Megamind didn't seem to notice or care, which makes sense since he was calling all the shots. So it's possible that Metro Man saw that Megamind needed to go beyond this place they were in.
So perhaps Metro Man abandoned the city. But maybe he was right to do so. It was time someone else took over, and mayhap he knew even Megamind could be the one.
~Meggy
"There had better be an amazing explanation for this."
The question Roxanne wonders is a more than fair question: "How could Metro Man abandon the city to the super villain?"
There's at least one obvious reason why he did it, and it's the one he gave us. He felt trapped, stuck in a rut, going over the same thing over and over again. It would be hard to blame him for feeling this way, since many of us feel this at one time or another. Many films and TV shows show the person experiencing this trying to make a change and get away from the situation. This is exactly what Metro Man does. He doesn't want the hatred of the city, so he basically "kills" himself. From then on, he lives a luxurious life, hidden under the old school house.
Another possible reason is he wanted to make music, but we don't know that he always wanted to do this. Really, too, there's no apparent reason why he can't make music while he's a super hero - the city would love it. That is, if he had any talent at all. Unfortunately, "You're horrible!" so perhaps it is best. Even so, however, Metro Man could have made music on his off time.
If either one of these was his sole reason, he would fail to be any kind of a hero. He would have given up, ceased to care about the city, and gone quite self-centered. It's natural to want something for yourself, but was it right for him to "quit his job"?
I propose one more possible reason.
"It took me a long time to find my calling. Now it's about time you find yours."
Metro Man could very well have been trying to help Megamind out. If Metro Man was in a rut, then the reason he was in a rut is, himself, probably in a rut too. The difference is Megamind didn't seem to notice or care, which makes sense since he was calling all the shots. So it's possible that Metro Man saw that Megamind needed to go beyond this place they were in.
So perhaps Metro Man abandoned the city. But maybe he was right to do so. It was time someone else took over, and mayhap he knew even Megamind could be the one.
~Meggy
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