Review of The Incredibles (2004) by Shams U — 03 Jan 2015

1/3/15.

Incredible would be an understatement for this film, though it is in the title. Put simply, it is Pixarâ(TM)s finest, even after a decade (Sorry Toy Story). Since the original release, we have seen tons of comic-book adaptations, especially in the last three years. However, this still stands as a fine example that not all superheroes are filmed, but animated. The plot is unlike anything youâ(TM)ll ever see in a comic or a live action superhero flick: Itâ(TM)s about a family with superpowers. Aside from being cool visuals, their powers have deeper meanings: Mr. Incredibleâ(TM)s physical strength shows his resilience through the discrimination of supers that occurs at the start of the film, Mrs. Incredibleâ(TM)s shows how she has to be in multiple places, Dashâ(TM)s represents his impatient personality, and Violetâ(TM)s shows how she goes unnoticed at school. They all get along like a typical nuclear-American-family: Just barely. This film moves fast, so weâ(TM)re just established what their lives are like, and we get a brief glimpse at the Golden Age of Supers. After that, we see a newsreel of what happens to get supers discriminated (Like a certain group of people with extraordinary gifts) and banned by law for the collateral damage their heroics created. The story follows Bob Parr, AKA Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) and his family when he is summoned to a secret island where he gets to relive his glory days fighting a government robot, gets back in shape after 15 years of being banned from being Mr. Incredible, and then when he returns to the island, a demon of his past returns to haunt him. The animation is brilliant for an animated film of the earlier 2000s, and still holds up today. The hair on the characters moves like real hair, and the eyes look alive, unlike certain CGI films (Robert Zemeckis, Iâ(TM)m talking about you) and the various worlds are vibrant and alive. Michael Giacchino provides a well-done score, used appropriately where it belongs. After a decade of being out in the public, Disney/Pixarâ(TM)s The Incredibles holds up extremely well, and is still the perfect example of animated films, as well as a reminder that not all superhero films are produced with cameras.

3/31/12.

Pixar dazzled me back in 2005 with The Incredibles, a story of Mr.Incredible/Robert (Bob) Parr, 15 years after being sued for saving a suicidal man, and ending the Gilden age of Super Heroes. I also liked how after marrying Elastigirl/Helen, they have super powered kids, from an awkward Junior High girl Violet, who can turn invisible and create force fields, to a hyper active 10 year old boy who runs at incredible speeds, as well as get caught on tape placing a tack on the teachers chair and get off for not having his teacher taken seriously by the principle. Overall, one of my favorite Pixar movies (Best is Toy Story 2) and a great step for animation. A must see for sure.