17; incredible Incredibles
November 8, 2009
woohoo I’m back! Yes, two short minutes later and I have changed gears and am ready to talk about The Incredibles. The movie was different than I had imagined. I thought I had seen previews of this film. I had the preconceived notion that this was about a family of superheroes fighting crime, not of ex superheroes wanting to be normal.
Although it was another predictable Pixar film, it was cute.
I, as I’m sure many others did, took took note of Violet’s insecurity issues about her persona, how she hides behind her hair all of the time and you can only see one eye reminding me of that creepy movie, the Ring. After the mother has a talk with Violet about how she will be able to do great things with her powers when the time comes and will know what to do because it’s in her blood, Violet gains confidence in who she is and starts wearing a headband to pull her hair away from her face. How symbolic.
Family loyalty is evident at the children join forces to defeat the bad guys. Dash comes out of nowhere and attacks a spacey-star trek-suit looking man saying, “Don’t touch my sister!” Immediately after that, when Dash is in danger by the same man he has just caught off guard and knocked over, Violet conjures up a force field in order to protect her brother from bullets.
I have to say that the mother’s powers were the most interesting to me. I thought it was humorous how she could tap Mr. Incredible’s ass from down the hall. HA, I mean give it a little pat. I thought it was innovative how she held the bus thing in the air all stretched out and ridiculous. Kudos creaters, for giving some interesting perks to Elastigirl’s super powers.
Another good idea was Dash and Elastigirl being used as a motorboat. Lucky Violet.
One thing that I thought interesting was that Buddy(certified lunatic)’s hair was in the shape/color of a flame. A flame means fire and a fire is daaangerous.
A couple of notable quotes from the film include:
a.) Bob: “I’m sorry. This is my fault. I’ve been a lousy father. Blind. I have been so obsessed with being undervalued, I undervalued all of you. So caught up in the past that I– I– you are my greatest adventure and I missed it.”
b.) “Value in life is not weakness and disregarding it is not strength.”
c.) Sleek-haired woman: “Doubt is a luxury we can’t afford to have anymore.”
d.) Freeze man whatev: “We are talking about the greater good!”
His wife: “Greater good? I am your Wife. I am the greatest good you are eva gonna get.”
Sidenote: Edna was a triiip.
I would also like to announce that I just finished off a half batch of Rice Krispie treats by myself while writing these two posts. Go me.
November 9, 2009 at 2:50 am
The family dynamic in this movie is cute. All of the superheros want to be able to show it, with the exception of Helen and Vi, oh, and maybe Jack-Jack, but hes just a baby. Both Bob and Dash are trying to pair their superhero persona with their new hidden “normal” lives- like when Dash tries to get his mom to let him play sports with the other kids, or how Bob listens to the Police scanners.
November 9, 2009 at 3:12 am
I agree, go you for demising the rice krispy treats! Anyways, I love the quotes you left at the bottom, smart move! I’m also glad you picked up on the set up of the characters looks as representations in the film. I thought violet represent the look of the family, her covered faced being relateable to the family being hidden until the end when the family is except and she pulls her hair out of her face. Buddy’s hair was troll/eveil-ish lookin.
November 13, 2009 at 12:40 am
Courtney–
Wow! Yes I agree! Edna was a trippp! lol I give her 4 snaps in Zformation (haha). But seriously, you bring up Buddy’s hair being shaped in a flame symbolizing danger. I never thought about it that way and it makes sense, almost like his hair becomes a warning if you will to what will happen 15 years later. Interesting! Nice post!