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The Incredibles

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Village Vidiot

I know that most progressive critics disliked this animated Pixar piece about superheroes forced to deny themselves (it’s all in the blood, superheroes are born not made, it’s biology over environment, normals are totally fickle/superheroes are true to their nature), but all of us liked this engaging and very funny film. Wonderful send-ups of Edith (Edna) Head and the whole superhero comic book culture, it follows the “Incredible” family as they hide from the public in the superhero protection program to avoid lawsuits until the evil “Syndrome,” a superhero wannabe runs amok, killing the supers and attacking them all. Yes, its stereotypical with dad superstrong, mom superelastic, son superwired and fast, the daughter who makes herself invisible and can block out the world with a force field, but its well made, funny, and very creative. Good voiceover work by Holly Hunter, Craig Nelson, and Sarah Vowel from “This American Life” on NPR. So sue us, we liked it

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