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The film begins during a time when heroes, such as Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and Frozone, routinely saved the day. We focus especially on Mr. Incredible (alias Bob Parr), a superhero with amazing strength, who works strictly alone.  Even on his wedding night, he takes time to intervene in car chases, save a suicidal man and thwart bomb-throwing villains.  He is only hampered in his actions by a kid named Buddy, who is his would-be-sidekick, Incrediboy.  Life seems perfect as he marries fellow superhero, Elastigirl and prepares to start a family.  However, the public suddenly turns against superheroes in a series of frivolous lawsuits against them.  All superheroes are forced to assimilate into the culture as regular citizens, keeping their powers hidden.   

The film begins during a time when heroes, such as Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and Frozone, routinely saved the day. We focus especially on Mr. Incredible (alias Bob Parr), a superhero with amazing strength, who works strictly alone.  Even on his wedding night, he takes time to intervene in car chases, save a suicidal man and thwart bomb-throwing villains.  He is only hampered in his actions by a kid named Buddy, who is his would-be-sidekick, Incrediboy.  Life seems perfect as he marries fellow superhero, Elastigirl and prepares to start a family.  However, the public suddenly turns against superheroes in a series of frivolous lawsuits against them.  All superheroes are forced to assimilate into the culture as regular citizens, keeping their powers hidden.   

Several years later into the future, we see Mr. Incredible working in a insurance company that rejects old ladies' for insurance thanks to loop-holes.  Mr. Incredible usually angers his temperamental boss by helping customers instead of exploiting them.  His wife is a stay-at-home mother of three children.  The oldest, Violet, has the ability to become invisible and create "force-fields", but is socially insecure.  The second, Dashiell or "Dash", can run super-fast, but is over-precocious and often ends up in the principal’s office.  The youngest is the baby, Jack-Jack, who is completely normal.  Mr. Incredible spends the occasional evening with his old super-friend, Frozone, listening to the radio for crises to secretly help save.  Mrs. Incredible is disturbed with his night-time antics and believes it is tearing the family apart.

Several years later into the future, we see Mr. Incredible working in an insurance company that rejects old ladies' for insurance thanks to loop-holes.  Mr. Incredible usually angers his temperamental boss by helping customers instead of exploiting them.  His wife is a stay-at-home mother of three children.  The oldest, Violet, has the ability to become invisible and create "force-fields", but is socially insecure.  The second, Dashiell or "Dash", can run super-fast, but is over-precocious and often ends up in the principal’s office.  The youngest is the baby, Jack-Jack, who is completely normal.  Mr. Incredible spends the occasional evening with his old super-friend, Frozone, listening to the radio for crises to secretly help save.  Mrs. Incredible is disturbed with his night-time antics and believes it is tearing the family apart.

Mr. Incredible finally looses his temper at work and seriously injures his boss, leaving himself jobless.  However, when he empties his brief-case, he finds a mysterious offer from a woman named Mirage to return to super-work.  Mr. Incredible lies to his wife, saying he’s going to a conference.  Mirage acquaints him with his mission at a secret government facility on a volcanic island.  Apparently, a unusually intelligent robot decided to assert it’s independence and is wrecking havoc on their island.  Mr. Incredible fights the robot and only manages to defeat it by entering inside and having it destroy itself.  Mr. Incredible returns home and enjoys life as usual with his family.  On the side, he gets himself in shape and asks his old outfit-designer, Edna, to fix his suit.  (Edna calls his old get-up a “hobo-suit” and makes a completely new one.)   

Mr. Incredible finally looses his temper at work and seriously injures his boss, leaving himself jobless.  However, when he empties his brief-case, he finds a mysterious offer from a woman named Mirage to return to super-work.  Mr. Incredible lies to his wife, saying he’s going to a conference.  Mirage acquaints him with his mission at a secret government facility on a volcanic island.  Apparently, an unusually intelligent robot decided to assert it’s independence and is wreaking havoc on their island.  Mr. Incredible fights the robot and only manages to defeat it by entering inside and having it destroy itself.  Mr. Incredible returns home and enjoys life as usual with his family.  On the side, he gets himself in shape and asks his old outfit-designer, Edna, to fix his suit.  (Edna calls his old get-up a “hobo-suit” and makes a completely new one.)   

Mr. Incredible leaves for the facility for more work.  Shortly after he arrives, he is attacked by a new and improved robot and its creator: Syndrome (a.k.a. Buddy.)  Syndrome is bitter for how Mr. Incredible treated him and has become a clever weapons designer.  He has spent his time exterminating superheroes.  Mr. Incredible manages to escape him temporarily and even get to the computer files showing another of Syndrome’s mysterious plans.  Meanwhile, Mrs. Incredible has noticed that Edna mended her husband’s old suit.  Edna, encouraged by her work on the “new suit”, has created a suit for each member of the family.  Mrs. Incredible realizes that her husband had returned to superhero work.  Edna provides her with a homing device that allows her to know the location of Mr. Incredible.  Unfortunately, the homing device allows Syndrome to capture Mr. Incredible.   

Mr. Incredible leaves for the facility for more work.  Shortly after he arrives, he is attacked by a new and improved robot and its creator: Syndrome (a.k.a. Buddy.)  Syndrome is bitter for how Mr. Incredible treated him and has become a clever weapons designer.  He has spent his time exterminating superheroes.  Mr. Incredible manages to escape him temporarily and even get to the computer files showing another of Syndrome’s mysterious plans.  Meanwhile, Mrs. Incredible has noticed that Edna mended her husband’s old suit.  Edna, encouraged by her work on the “new suit”, has created a suit for each member of the family.  Mrs. Incredible realizes that her husband had returned to superhero work.  Edna provides her with a homing device that allows her to know the location of Mr. Incredible.  Unfortunately, the homing device allows Syndrome to capture Mr. Incredible.   

==Reception==

==Reception==

The film was rated PG by the MPAA for action violence.  The film was released on November 5th and became an instant hit, managing to gross $261,441,092 domestically and $631,442,092 worldwide. <ref> http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=incredibles.htm </ref>

The film was rated PG by the MPAA for action violence.  The film was released on November 5 and became an instant hit, managing to gross $261,441,092 domestically and $631,442,092 worldwide.<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=incredibles.htm</ref>

==Awards==

==Awards==

The film received two Oscar awards for Best Achievement in Sound Editing and Best Animated Feature film of the year.  It was also nominated for Best Achievement in Sound Mixing and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. <ref> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317705/awards </ref>

The film received two Oscar awards for Best Achievement in Sound Editing and Best Animated Feature film of the year.  It was also nominated for Best Achievement in Sound Mixing and Best Writing, Original Screenplay.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317705/awards</ref>

==Anti-Egalitarian Themes==

==Anti-Egalitarian Themes==

The movie ''The Incredibles'' contains what some have discerned to be anti-[[egalitarian]] themes.  Part of the twist in the film is that the superheroes are sued for injuring victims while saving them.  The Incredibles family takes on the alias "Parr" and be "live everybody else."  Critic [[Roger Ebert]] noted, the film "has special qualities, especially in the subtle ways it observes its gifted characters trying to dumb down and join the crowd."<ref> http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041104/REVIEWS/41006004 </ref>  [[New York Times]] film critic, A.O. Scott, noted that, "In the movie's view of things, this kind of misguided egalitarianism, enforced in petty ways at school and work, is not just stultifying but actively, murderously evil."<ref> http://movies.nytimes.com/2004/11/05/movies/05incr.html </ref>

The movie ''The Incredibles'' contains what some have discerned to be anti-[[egalitarian]] themes.  Part of the twist in the film is that the superheroes are sued for injuring victims while saving them.  The Incredibles family takes on the alias "Parr" and be "live everybody else."  Critic [[Roger Ebert]] noted, the film "has special qualities, especially in the subtle ways it observes its gifted characters trying to dumb down and join the crowd."<ref>http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041104/REVIEWS/41006004</ref>  [[New York Times]] film critic, A.O. Scott, noted that, "In the movie's view of things, this kind of misguided egalitarianism, enforced in petty ways at school and work, is not just stultifying but actively, murderously evil."<ref>http://movies.nytimes.com/2004/11/05/movies/05incr.html</ref>

The goal of the villain, Syndrome, is to destroy all the 'real' superheroes so that he can be one himself.  When Mr. Incredible accuses him of not being a real superhero, Syndrome responds:

The goal of the villain, Syndrome, is to destroy all the 'real' superheroes so that he can be one himself.  When Mr. Incredible accuses him of not being a real superhero, Syndrome responds:

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