Oh boy, where to start. Well, I saw The Incredibles when it came out, when I was but a wee lass (har har)and I liked it. The jokes were funny, the action was awesome and it entertained me thoroughly.
Then I watched it again as a teen and this time...I LOVED it. Holy moley, did Brad Bird do well. The visuals are amazing each time I see them and watching the behind the scenes makes this movie seem all the more special to me. I could go on about the animation and music and style (and Samuel L. Jackson, squee!) but what caught my attention the most was the characters. In a family of five, we have middle-aged public servant Bob, his home-maker wife Helen who can hold her own and their three kids; the shrinking Violet (again, har har) the slightly obnoxious Dash and the baby, Jack Jack. At first glance, they're a family and I have to give kudos for how right and realistic they were made. Their problems were realistic, their bond and moments together were realistic. Every aspect of their relationship is done to perfection.
For example, Bob is a man (thirties, forties?) who is questioning his seemingly dull life. His job sucks and all he wants to do is go back to the glory days. Sure, not every man is a superhero but this is a very common situation in real life. And they don't just stop with Bob's character development, no, they go onto Helen's worries of a possible affair and keeping the family together. Young Violet is feeling invisible at school whilst having a crush on a boy. Dash wants to show off his talent and potential but is being held back by his parents (for good reason, but held back nonetheless). During the movie, all four of these colourful characters go through changes, some straight-forward and other more subtle moments. This is one of the movie's strongest points, in my opinion, because I bet in theaters families would see this movie with their children and relate. Except for the whole, ya know, powers thing.
I won't comment much on the moral of the movie as it's up for debate but in my opinion it's about family sticking together no matter what comes their way, to trust and love despite all doubt. And when I grow up and have my own family, this will definitely be one of the movies that I, along with my kids, will whole-heartedly enjoy.
One of my personal favourites.
Oh boy, where to start. Well, I saw The Incredibles when it came out, when I was but a wee lass (har har)and I liked it. The jokes were funny, the action was awesome and it entertained me thoroughly.
Then I watched it again as a teen and this time...I LOVED it. Holy moley, did Brad Bird do well. The visuals are amazing each time I see them and watching the behind the scenes makes this movie seem all the more special to me. I could go on about the animation and music and style (and Samuel L. Jackson, squee!) but what caught my attention the most was the characters. In a family of five, we have middle-aged public servant Bob, his home-maker wife Helen who can hold her own and their three kids; the shrinking Violet (again, har har) the slightly obnoxious Dash and the baby, Jack Jack. At first glance, they're a family and I have to give kudos for how right and realistic they were made. Their problems were realistic, their bond and moments together were realistic. Every aspect of their relationship is done to perfection.
For example, Bob is a man (thirties, forties?) who is questioning his seemingly dull life. His job sucks and all he wants to do is go back to the glory days. Sure, not every man is a superhero but this is a very common situation in real life. And they don't just stop with Bob's character development, no, they go onto Helen's worries of a possible affair and keeping the family together. Young Violet is feeling invisible at school whilst having a crush on a boy. Dash wants to show off his talent and potential but is being held back by his parents (for good reason, but held back nonetheless). During the movie, all four of these colourful characters go through changes, some straight-forward and other more subtle moments. This is one of the movie's strongest points, in my opinion, because I bet in theaters families would see this movie with their children and relate. Except for the whole, ya know, powers thing.
I won't comment much on the moral of the movie as it's up for debate but in my opinion it's about family sticking together no matter what comes their way, to trust and love despite all doubt. And when I grow up and have my own family, this will definitely be one of the movies that I, along with my kids, will whole-heartedly enjoy.