Saturday, January 31, 2009

The Incredibles (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) (2004)




About movie...

The Incredibles is marked by a series of firsts, from the first opening logo that doesn't feature Randy Newman's theme music to the first time that human characters are in the foreground. In fact, the film centers on a family of humans (another first). That family is the Parr family, who on the surface may seem pretty ordinary in appearance and behavior. The father, Bob Parr, is an insurance claims adjuster. Helen, the mother, is a housewife who tends to baby Jack-Jack. Two additional kids, the shy Violet and the hyper Dash, round out the family unit. There's more to this typical middle class suburban family, though, because, as the film's opening scenes reveal, once, not too long ago, both Bob and Helen were superheroes protecting the public with their superstrength and elasticity, respectively. They had costumes, names (Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl), and an adoring public. Several lawsuits later, amidst criticism and protest, "supers" became relocated, involuntarily retired, and had their secret identities become their only identities.

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