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human
[Megamind] Why did nobody tried to stop Megamind after he took over Metro city? And why did the people not leave the city as soon as he did take over but only after it got even worse? And what was the military doing during the entire movie?
gpt
Megamind is a weird clash of incredibly dangerous and completely harmless.

On the one hand, it's very clear if he wanted to, he could do some *real* damage . He's got a robot army, war mechs, shapeshifting and a ray that makes superhumans. If he *wanted* to make something genuinely destructive, there's little doubt he could.

But he doesn't.

The worst crime the man does on screen is petty vandalism and his kidnapping is no longer treated as a threat even by the victims. For all his preening and boasting, he's no Joker. He has no intention of harming anyone. He just wants validation and praise.

This explains the government response- it's genuinely safer to leave him to it. Send in serious resistence, and you risk forcing him into building something that poses a real risk to Metro city, the USA or the World. It's not a risk worth taking to stop a man dancing in front of a big statue of himself.