The trailer for this movie says it is fourteen years since the original Incredibles debuted.\u00a0 That must be true but because at that time I had neither children nor grandchildren of an age to watch it I missed its appearance altogether.\u00a0 Probably four or five years ago I read that it was probably the only Disney film of recent vintage without a truly ponderous social justice taint so I took it out and liked it.\u00a0 I watched it with the grandkids and they really liked it too.\u00a0 But when I saw the coming attractions for the sequel I was annoyed to find a bunch of blather about Mr. Incredible being relegated to Mr. Mom and Elasti-Girl (Mrs. Incredible) being the heroic superhero who earns the daily bread.\u00a0 And so, it was with a certain amount of trepidation that I took Camera Girl and the two older grandsons to the dying local movie palace to see the film.<\/p>\n
Well, my fears were unnecessary.\u00a0 The movie is good.\u00a0 By the necessity of a sequel being somewhat derivative by its very nature Incredibles 2 may not rate as highly by some measures and to some audiences.\u00a0 I found it extremely enjoyable.\u00a0 Aside from any measures of technical or visual excellence the story line is meager as expected for this genre but acceptable, the main characters retain their original charm and the interactions between the family members defines the heart of the movie.\u00a0 It is a celebration of the traditional nuclear family.\u00a0 Mr. Incredible is a 1950s Dad.\u00a0 Elasti-Girl could be Donna Reed and the kids are the usual bundle of sibling rivalry, growing pains and mischief but whenever the chips are down the family pulls together to save the day and each other.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll keep this short.\u00a0 If you have kids or grandkids bring them to this movie.\u00a0 And if you don\u2019t, then go see it yourself.\u00a0 You\u2019ll have a good time.\u00a0 My personal favorite scene in the movie is Mr. Incredible coming to terms with his kid\u2019s \u201cnew math\u201d homework.\u00a0 His anguished cry of, \u201cWhy would they change math?\u201d, brought back such memories of exactly the same scene in my home that I probably laughed out loud in the theater like an idiot.\u00a0 Maybe there is still some hope for Disney.\u00a0 I mean I doubt it, but at least they didn\u2019t alter the characters.\u00a0 They\u2019re still who they were and still a lot of fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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