The film the Incredibles is made in animation, but contains a lot of adult material. The first thought in my mind when viewing a cartoon is a light comedy; this film threw me for a loop. There were messages about affairs in marriage, sexual innuendos, and death. Those are not things usually seen in a movie directed at children. I found the movie highly enjoyable, but I feel like children would be lost when trying to completely understand the plot. The idea of displaying superheroes as actual human beings, with real life problems, was very refreshing. The storybook characters can become kind of bland when seen over and over again. They even aged the characters when they settled in to their homemaker lifestyle, a very small but awesome touch. If I would have only read the script I would have never guessed that it was going to be a film of animation.
i also agree with you about the plot. i really thought it was an enjoyable film but to deep for small children.
ReplyDeleteThese are great observations. It does bring a few things into question:
ReplyDelete1) Is the more "adult" content influenced by Pixar, or is Disney considering moving away from the "Disnefication" of stories into subjects that more accurately reflect reality?
2) Was this really for kids? Does animation always mean it is for kids?
3) Does this film pave the way for a story like Up . . . with some very heavy storytelling in the first few minutes?
I agree with the entire post.
ReplyDeleteMost "good" childrens movies now days have lots of adult hidden humor within. I think that this benefits everyone because generally the children are not aware of any hidden meanings however; the adults can watch these films and get a good chuckle out of the film.