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Transcript of Megamind Study Notes - Film · PDF fileBefore seeing the film 1. Megamind has a ‘giant...
Directed by: TomMcGrath
Certificate: PG(containsmildlanguageandcomicfightscenes)
Running time: 96minsRelease date: 3December2010
Synopsis:Megamind is themost brilliant super-villain theworld has ever known…and the leastsuccessful.Overtheyears,hehastriedtoconquerMetroCityineveryimaginableway.Eachattempt,acolossalfailurethankstothecapedsuperheroknownas‘MetroMan’,untilthedayMegamindactuallydefeatshiminthethroesofoneofhisbotchedevilplans.Suddenly,thefateofMetroCityisthreatenedwhenanewvillainarrivesandchaosrunsrampant,leavingeveryonetowonder,cantheworld’sbiggest‘mind’actuallybetheonetosavetheday?
The activities in these Study Notes address aspects of the curriculum for Art & Lit-eracy for pupils aged 7-11.
MegamindStudy Notes
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Before seeing the film
1. Megamindhasa‘giantbluehead’whichcontainsahugebrain,butwhichalsogetsinthewaysometimesinnormalday-to-daylife!Createyourown‘Megamind-esque’selfportrait,bydrawingyourselfwithagiantbluehead.Imaginegoingaboutyournormalday-to-dayroutinewithsuchamegamind.Howwouldithelpandhinderyou?
2. Superheroesandsuper-villainstraditionallyhavesuper-powers,likelaser-vision,theabilitytoflyandsuper-strength.Giveyourselfa‘super-persona’.Thinkupagoodnameandgiveyourselftwosuperpowers.Howwouldyouusethemforthebenefitofsociety?
3. WhenMegamindneedstotalktothepeopleofMetroCity,hechoosesasongcalled‘BadtotheBone’(GeorgeThorogoodandtheDetroyers)tomakehisentrance.Whatwouldbeyour‘entrance’songandwhy?Makeupsomefunkywalkingstepstoyoursongasifyou’remakingyourownentranceasasuperherototherestofyourschool.
After seeing the film1. Roxanneisareporter,caughtbetweenMegamind,thesuper-villainandMetroMan,
thesuperheroofMetroCity.ImagineyouhavebeencommissionedtowritethefrontpagearticleonthefightthattakesplacebetweenMegamindandMetroManwhenMegamindactuallywins.Designyourfrontpagepiece–chooseasuitableattention-grabbingheadline,drawapicturethatillustrateswhathashappenedandthenwrite150wordssumminguptheevents.
2. Addtwomoreadjectivestoeachofthefollowingdescriptions:z MetroMan–swaggering,invinciblez Megamind–brilliant,blunderingz Tighten–‘hisownworstenemy’,bully
3. MetroCityendsuphavingthree‘superheroes’,yetonlyoneofthemactuallymeasuresuptobeingatruehero.Asagrouporclass,discussthepersonalitiesofMegamind,MetroManandTighten.Usethewordsthatyoubrainstormedinquestion2tohelpyou.Whichonehasthemost‘heroic’qualitiesandwhy?
Written by Julie Green
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©Film Education July 2011. Film Education is not responsible for the content of external websites.
www.filmeducation.org www.nationalschoolsfilmweek.org