The Incredibles (2004)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2004
	Director: Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, Ratatouille, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol)
	Actors (voices): Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter
	Country: USA
	Genre: Animation, Comedy, Action
	Conditions of visioning: 14.09.2015, Blu-ray, Home cinema
Synopsis: Famous Super-heroes, Mr Incredible and Elastigirl get married shortly before their hero actions become illegal. Years later they have founded a family but the man is not really happy in his new life and cannot let go of his past, until he is contacted by a mysterious organization.
Review: I have loved this movie from the first time I saw it, and the reason is not obvious. Why would I like it better than the other Pixar productions of the same period, like Monsters Inc or Finding Nemo? My best explanation is that The Incredibles can be seen at many levels; it is not targeted purely to a young audience like animated movies usually are, especially in the USA. Indeed some elements can speak to adults like me: the struggle of man to build a family and maintain his couple active in spite of massive changes in his life (like a new job...), and in general daily activities like working for an obnoxious boss, commuting, doing the daily chores, going out with old friends... Other aspects I cannot relate with but borrow from genres that I like, namely Super-heroes and James Bond movies. In fact The Incredibles follows the guidelines of both genres perfectly (if you don't count the family comedy which is also well done), which is something I have never seen in any other movie: on one side the villain has been created by the hero and is jealous of his powers (typical super-hero Nemesis) and on the other there is the remote island, the henchmen, the doomsday weapon... so typical of a James Bond movie like Moonraker for example. Other reasons to love this movie: the jazzy soundtrack (including a scene in which the hero hums his own theme) and the story-telling and energetic editing that I find just perfect. I believe that The Incredibles should be used in cinema schools as editing example to the same level as Back to the Future or Casablanca.
Rating: 10 /10