Review: The Incredibles

The Incredibles is the long awaited film from the brilliant minds at Pixar Animation. I had been looking forward to seeing this for a long time, and maybe I'd seen one too many commercials... because it didn't quite measure up to the likes of Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc. and Toy Story.

In the film, the world is populated by lots of superheroes who save the day whenever needed. The most well known of these folks is Mr. Incredible, who posseses super-strength, but not the ability to fly (which I could have sworn I sw in commercials for this movie). He's on the cover of many magazines and is making TV appearances due to his immense popularity. He drives a car that transforms from a mild mannered sedan to a tricked out sportscar at the push of a button, and he's the kind of person who will stop to rescue a cat from a tree while on the way to catch getaway bankrobbers (who, of course, he catches as well).

A youngster who has no superpowers tries to tag along as his partner, but Mr. Incredible states repeatedly that he works alone. Junior does have a knack for inventing, as demonstrated by the jet boots he uses to fly around. Still, it's no go as far as the big guy is concerned, and it's quite obvious that this will come back to haunt our hero.

The trouble begins when our hero saves someone who has leapt from the top of a building in a suicide attempt, and then stops a train full of passengers from plummeting off an overpass. Both parties sue him: Suicide guy because he didn't want to be saved and now has chronic pain, and the train passengers all have whiplash. Soon all superheroes come under fire and the public calls for the abolishment of them. The funny bit here is that lawyers are the villains that bring down the heroes, but that'll be lost on the kids.

The government creates the "Superhero Protection Program" so that these folks can merge into the common population. 15 years later, Mr. Incredible is stuck in a cubicle at an insurance company, but still tries to do his part by advising clients how to navigate the system to get paid on their claims. His petty boss however is not happy about this and bosses around and berates our hero every chance he gets. Now married, with kids (all with super powers except for the baby) he feels the weight of responsibility but still yearns for the good old days. We see his frustration build to the point where he finally snaps, just in time to receive a mysterious offer to go back into the superhero business (at triple his current salary, of course).

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