It is supremely ironic that the genre buster/definer trailer for the latest installment of Star Wars preceded The Incredibles -- that once was the pinnacle of imagination and awesome-ness is now just stagnation
My greater question is how does Pixar continue to do it -- not only CGI -- not only the GOOD WRITING and compelling situations -- the irony is that even the worst Pixar movie is better than 80-90% of movies
THE INCREDIBLES is a brilliant superhero movie -- it has all the setup, the action, the unbelievable cliffhangers, the evil guy monologues of greatness, the teamwork, and ultimately the final problem solving that saves the day
The movie also features probably the most general of audiences content -- in other words, it's not really a kids movie, although it is chock packed with amazing and goofy moments -- it's not really an adults movie, although much of the tone of the movie is very mature
It strikes an ironic balance where adults and kids can be engaged without being alienated by what's going on on the screen
The story is pulpy comicky -- the setup is very ironic and almost satiric of real life -- the overall themes of the movie are very wholesome -- there's really nothing to dislike about it, even the voice acting is superb
And the visuals -- you want to see comic book situations and action -- it's here, in fact, it raises the bar above live action movies -- great stuff
Pixar has re-found its stride after the hit and miss NEMO ... A++
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