megamind

today, PIG mum took me to see the movie 'megamind'! here are all the things from imdb:
trivia first!
-The film was originally titled "Master Mind." However, the name had already been trademarked by the makers of the 1970s board game and TV show, so it could not be used.
-The film was going to be titled "Oobermind", which was a misspelling of the term "über-mind." The word "über" refers to something that is large or great; in this case, the title character's over-swollen skull/brain. But it didn't sound right, so it was revised to become "Megamind".
-The film's plot was based on the premise: "What if Lex Luthor defeated Superman?"
-Roxanne Ritchi was named after Roxanne Simpson, the reporter from Ghost Rider (2007).
-To promote the film, Will Ferrell assembled 1580 of his friends and their acquaintances at a superhero costume function. This party set a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of superheroes.
-Megamind starts his first years on Earth in the Metro City Prison for the Gifted. This is a parody of Professor Xavier's School for the Gifted, as seen in X-Men (2000).
-According to director Tom McGrath, the film draws inspiration from Batman (1966) and Superman (1978).
-The body that Minion wears is a take off on the monster from the film Robot Monster (1953) movie which featured a man in a gorilla suit with a diving helmet on his head.
-The observatory was modeled after the Griffith Observatory outside Hollywood.
-Metro City, is located in Michigan, U.S. This can be clearly seen in a shot where Megamind's satellite is in orbit around the earth.
-Megamind's invisible car is a homage to Wonder Woman's invisible plane.
-Will Ferrell had earlier appeared in the animated series "Cow and Chicken" (1997), which had lampooned the Superman story by having a Spanish-speaking hero named Supercow.
-SPOILER: Hal the cameraman is seen wearing a yellow "sad face" badge. This is a tribute to the Alan Moore comic 'Watchmen', where a superhero (the Comedian) wore a yellow "smiley face" badge. Considering that the Comedian was an unbalanced vigilante, this could foreshadow Hal's corruption and instability...
-SPOILER: The process Megamind uses to transform Hal into Titan is a homage to Captain America, who underwent a similar process that enhanced his physique (but didn't give him superpowers however).
-SPOILER: Metro Man quits his superhero career to become a musician. This pays tribute to an urban myth that claims music legend Elvis Presley was a fan of Captain Marvel Jr, and consequently that Captain Marvel was written in the comics as being a big fan of Elvis.
-well, i'll continue with my goofs and trivia later tonight; stupid hina's already late! ><
cheers,
em. ^^