The Incredibles
October 27, 2004 in theaters
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it is time to get back into costume.
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QUOTE
"If everyone is special, no one is."
DID YOU KNOW?
The film took four years to make and required Pixar to develop entirely new cloth simulation software for the superhero costumes.
THE VERDICT
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The best superhero film Pixar made and one of the best of its decade, regardless of studio. The film works simultaneously as a Fantastic Four riff, a John Hughes suburban comedy, and a genuinely tense action film, and it holds all three registers without strain. The family dynamics are observed with real specificity, Edna Mode is an immortal supporting creation, and the film's theme -- that enforced mediocrity diminishes everyone -- gives it a philosophical confidence rare in family films. Essential Pixar and essential superhero storytelling.
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