Beyond Good & Evil (Chapter 1 Adapted)

Rating: 9/10 (5 January 2014)

This cartoon engages the Will to Truth, which continues to tempt Megamind to many a hazardous enterprises and continues to bring him into engagement with seemingly singular escapades with the famous Metro Man of which all citizens of Metrocity have hitherto spoken with respect.
What questions has Megamind not laid before us! What strange, perplexing, questionable questions! The story of his existence is a long one yet it seems as if it were hardly commenced when we meet our protagonist in the the bad guy place. Is it any wonder if we begin with distrust, impatience, and turn away from this maniacal pseudo-genius? We may compare him with the Sphinx who will teach us at last to ask questions? Who is it really that puts questions to us here? What really is this "Megamind" before us?
In fact we make a an hour-long discovery of this Megamind—until at last we came to an absolute standstill before a yet more fundamental question. From the beginning we inquired and were told about the value of this Megamind. Granted that we want Metro Man: why not rather Megamind? And uncertainty? Even ignorance? The problem of the value of Metro Man is presented to us—or is it the viewer who presented the self before the problem? Which of us is the Metro Man here? Which the Megamind?
Megamind, the movie seems to be a rendezvous of questions and notes of interrogation. And could it be believed that it at last seems to us as if the problem had never been propounded before, as if we were the first to discern it, get a sight of it, and risk raising it. For there is risk in raising it, perhaps there is no risk. Enjoy!