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Actors: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Vowell
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Incredibles |
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Insurance company desk jockey Jack Parr and his wife Helen (Nelson and Hunter) live a quiet life in a California suburb with their teenage daughter Violet, younger son Dash, and baby Jack-Jack. But in reality, the couple are retired superheroes Mr. Incredible and Elasti-Girl, who went into hidden retirement after a rash of lawsuits drove them and their crimebusting comrades underground. The children have begun to show signs of superpowers of late. Jack misses the old days, and regularly sneaks out with his best friend Lucius ("Frozone," voiced by Jackson), to catch criminals and save threatened citizens. Then Mr. Incredible gets lured into a trap on the remote Pacific isle of Nomanisan, where an evil techno genius who calls himself Syndrome plans to unleash a monster robot on the city so he can swoop in and save the day as a supposed superhero. It's up to Elasti-girl and the kids to save their credulous husband and father, as well as the planet. This delightful animated 2004 Pixar feature has terrific graphics, lots of laughs, and a genuinely fine character-driven plot.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Incredibles |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
If a cartoon...
- animated cartoon
If a parody... of
- superhero movies
How much humor v. drama
- Lot of humor, but significant serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- 40's-50's
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- super strength
- is very quick
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- bulging muscles
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- fire/thunder/weather cntrl
- super strength
- can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- red
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Island?
Yes
Island:
- Pacific Islands
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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