December 3rd, 2009 -- Written by Rodney
The new Dreamworks animated supervillain film OoberMind has split hairs once more and will be tossing the Oober for a Mega.
The title OoberMind for no reason stated at all will now be called MegaMind
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Last night it was announced that Dreamworks Animation had signed a deal with video game company THQ. In the press release, a new name was listed for the upcoming 2010 superhero comedy Oobermind. The new title will be MegaMind, which off the bat is not only a lot easier to say, but gets the point across quicker.
I took it for granted that people understood the colloquial use of the German word Über (meaning “over and above”) It is used in English as a slang prefix suggesting something even more.
Could this by why they dropped the “Oober”? Did they think that people wouldn’t get the Über reference even though they phonetically dumbed it down (which I thought was deliciously ironic considering it referenced a supersmart villain)
It is just splitting hairs and in the end it will make no difference. But I would rather they gave a reason for changing the name instead of leaving us to speculate in the dark.
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I think they took a step back with the name change. I’m with you on this one Rodney, I think maybe they thought people wouldn’t get it.
The original name is so much better. On a side note, i’d be interested in checking out this movie when it comes out.
Lame.
It may be easier to say for some Americans,
But “MegaMind” is nowhere near as cool sounding as “OoberMind.”
I don’t care, I’m still gonna call it “OoberMind”
:P
I it just sounds so much cooler and kinda more original, too (I guess)
“MegaMind” sounds like something on Nickelodian or Cartoon Network
Original name was better. I hardly ever feel like I know more than the average person, and I got it so I don’t see why most people wouldn’t get it also. Megamind sounds lame and generic.